Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19
TONEY'S FIRST GUN
TURNED ON MCRAE

Judge K. L. IoneY ol Ouio0s
county fred the first gun in the
state gubernatorial campaign here
Saturday addressing large crowd OF
Randolph county citizens. Judge
Toney was introduced by State Sen
ator w. A. jackson, who stated In
his preliminary remarks that Mr..
Toney had wisely chosen the banner
Democratic county IN Arkansas IN
which TO open his campaign.
The Judge, in his opening remarks
referring to the words of Mr.. Jack
son, paid high tribute to the plo-
neers of this county, who in earlv
DAYS, laid the foundation for the
building up of staunch democracy
here. He spoke for nearly Two
hours aud was given good attention
His slogan was, "Keep faith with
the people " This he charged Gov
McRae had failed to do. he said
that the present administration had
been the most extravagant one In
the history of Arkansas aud that
the present governor was nominated
by SO per cent of the Democratic
voters of the state IN the last pri-
mary. He criticized particularly the
present management of the state
penitentlary and promised general
change in the present management
of the state institutions should he be
elected.
Mr.. Toney said IN part, "l am
not here to speak Ill or engage In a
quarrel with Gov. MoRae. Person
ally agree with his staunchest
friends that he is splendid old gen
tlemen; but | am here to discuss his
public record-to analyze his pecu-
liar policies and then ask IT you
favor his further endorsement at
the polls. In this campaign | have
adopted as my slogan, keep faith
with the people The good men
aud women of Arkansas who have
urged me to become a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Arkansas have done so be-
cause they have recognized in the
present administration lack OF
faith with the people, a failure to
keep the solemnly made promises to
the people of Arkansas. You and
each of you, If you heard any of the
campaign speeches Of T. @. McRae
when he was on the hustings seeking
political favor at your hands, will
remember that he promised an econ
omic administration of public affairs
aud a consequent relief from the
heavy burden of taxation. Recog-
nizlng In t. G. MoRae banker of
years of experience and man well
acquainted with financial affairs, y
man whose keen instinct Is trained
to the pulse of financial affairs, the
Democratic voters in that last state
primary, a. least 26 per cent of
them, were deluded into his support
through the accepted sincerity of
his campaign pledge. l here and
now charge that the administration
of T. G. McRse for the year of 49,
81 and the first and only full year
of his administrator has been the
most expensive IN all the history of
the state of Arkansas and far bevond
the financial ability of the people of
Arkansas to support. Has he kept
faith with the people? Since this
full year of the administration of
L. G McRae has shown itself to be
the most expensive, and | might add
extravagant, In all the history of
our glorious state, what will the sec
ond year show and what indeed
would the third and fourth year
show? am not unmindful of the
fact that | am asking the Democrats
of my own beloved party to alter
custom of years and elect another
governor before the incumbent has
served four years. This second term
claim Is unprecedented also IN the
history of our party IN Arkansas.
The fact that the present governor
was elected with 30 per cent of the
support of the people Is precedent.
The slogan of democracy Is the rule
Of government by the majority. !
charge here and now that any Demo
crat who holds Office by the suffrage
of 26 per cent of the Democrats has
no claim whatever on being con
tinued IN Office by the majority of
the Democrats. The McRae admin
istratlon during the year of 1921
has cost the people of Arkansas S6,.
702,637 l3 The report of State
Auditor Guy Tucker shows that year
In both expenditures and the number
of warrants issued, TO be the largest
IN the whole OF or states history.
| ask you aud each Of you, here TO
ask yourselves what new benefit has
come through this increased burden
of taxation? II the present incum