Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
JOE ROBINSON IS A FIGHTER
WHO KNOWS NO BITTERNESS
Vice Presidential Candidate
Boasts Strong Body
and Voice.
Tasted His First Victory as
"Just a Country
Boy"

Written exclusively for The star and North
American Newspaper Alliance,
HOT SPRINGS. ARR. september L.
Joe Robinson of ArkanSas-and don't
YOU smile--for it Is time TO lay the
Arkansas Joke books aside when you
come TO Joe Robinson in campaign
H has dimples. IL is true, and an un-
mtStakable Celtic spark in his blue eyes
In washington he is known as an un-
excelled raconteur. But right now he
is the Democratic candidate for the
vice presidency, and when Joe Robinson
is candidate for anything, beware. He
is a grim fighter And the more you
smile. the more formidable he gets.
IF Samuel Taylor Rice were living he
could tell you as much. Rice announced
himself candidate for Congress in
1902: he was running in newly or
esnized Arkansas district; he was
popular and had proved his political
worth in various county Offices. But
ne made the fatal mistake of laughing
quite good naturedly-at Joe Robinson
Young lawyer of Lonoke, a town OF
no fame except that of producing the
present minority leader Of the United
States Senate.
Just Country Boy.
who's running aein YEP" the farmers
asked Rice
Nobody" chuckled Rice. except q
country boy named Robinson from
Lonoke.'
The object of this miSStatement is not
entirely apparent 1t appears however,
that some of the folks up Lonoke way
had boosted of the political potential
tiles OF their boy, Joe and Rice had
heard of IT. Now, Joe Robinson didn I
intend to run for anything. He re-
membered the advice of his old law
professor al the University of Virginia,
which he attended two terms: Don't
run for anything until you have been
praeticing law for 10 years You need
the experience"
But when Joe Robinson heard Rice
was making game OF him, he called, as
Southern gentlemen do, and an
nounced:
Sir, II this keeps up, l will run
against you and beat you"
At which Mr.. Rice chuckled the
louder He didn't chuckle. however.
when Joe Robinson was elected TO Con-
gress from the district a few months
later. And MFR. Rice did not become
Representative Rice until Representa-
tive Robinson was elected Governor of
Arkansas in 1913, a position which he
resigned Immediately to become Senator
Robinson.
Senator Robinson and Mr.. Rice, how
ever. we're lifelong friends Most of
Senator Robinsons political opponents
are his personal friends He fights. but
he fights like a gentleman.
Fights without Bitterness.
AS matter of fact. telegram from
Senator Curtis of Kansas lies on Sem
ator Robinson's desk nova telegram
OF congratulations, containing this SEN
tence:
II hope nothing will lessen the warm
friendship that now exists between US
and which hope will last always"
He fights, but he leaves no bitterness
behind him. only the remembrance OF
his mighty voice and the granite OF his
convictions.
There is also a book on the Senator's
desk--a copy of Emil Ludwigs Bis
marck.'' the chancellor of blood and
iron--a book which Senator Robinson
scans between conferences and dicta-
tons. He would read that kind OF book.
and just before campaign, too. Bis
marck Is not too stout tonic for him