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Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS.SA TURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1905. NUMBER 123.
DAVIS’ CHARGES WELL ANSWERED.
Attorney General Gets Best of Governo
In forrest City Speech and Crowd
Turns Against Davis.
The meeting of Governor Davis
and Attorney General Rogers
upon the same platform at For
rest City Thursday lacked non<
of the expected dramatic scenes,
The former made a score o;
thrusts at the candidate for gov
emor, who has a mind and wil
of his own, but to each attacl
Rogers was prepared and deal
blows that made “Jeff’s’
charges react upon their maker
St. Francis county has always
been a Davis stronghold, but th<
unwarranted fight he is making
upon Rogers caused the crowd t(
refuse him the right to reply t<
the attorney general’s countei
charges.
The governor spoke first, up
holding the record of his admin
istration, the compromise witl
the railroads, the reasonableness
of Clark’s fee of $30,000 and at
tacked Berry’s record on the
Hatch anti-option bill.
He declared that the next gov
ernor “should have a backborc
" big as his old grip, becaus<
that crowd Of Tsditical vampire'
and blood-suckers in Little Rod
have been left out of the gov
ernor’s chair so long (during his
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gry and you want a man wh<
will stand against them like 2
stone wall.” Such a man, h*
said, Bob Rogers was not.
He referred in the most un
, measured terms of denunciatioi
to two citizens of Little Rock
calling one of them “a great, bij
drunken beast, weighing 30(
pounds, with his face as red a:
the rising sun and his nose th<
color of one of the apples tha
grew down in Mr. Logan’s par
of the state, whiskey oozing ou
of the wrinkles in his skin an*
staiting from every pore.” Con
tinuing, he declared:
“I would rather be seen upo;
the streets of Little Rock witi
the commonest prostitute than ii
company with either of thesi
men, and if I live sixty days
intend to put them in two of th<
prettiest pairs of striped breeche
you ever saw.”
He referred to Rogers’ opin
ion, that home companies coul*
reinsure in trust companies ou.
side as being worth $50,000 t
the insurance companies, and re
fleeted upon his ability as a law
yer in not having written th
decision.
Rogers opened his speech ii
the afternoon and Gov. Davi
sat throughout, trying severs
times to interrupt him, and a
r the close to get a hve minutes
answer, but was howled dowi
ny the crowd.
, Rogers declared that he woul*
not reflect upon their intelligenc
by trying to dictate their choio
in another race. He had beei
elected on his promise to remaii
. free from any clique, and fo
this course he had been single*
out for abuse. •
Passing to the imputation cas
by Gov. Davis upon his ability a:
a lawyer, he asserted:
“I am a lawyer. I have no
the good fortune to be the son o:
a great lawyer, as that mai
was,” and he turned to shak*
his finrer in the governor’s face
“ahd some allowance may b<
made for my shortcomings if
am less brilliant and learned ii
the law than he is.”
This sally was greeted with i
roar of laughter, the thrust evi
dently reaching close under th*
^governor’s ribs.
thei.He ably maintained that th*
packag
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railroads should have been^madf.
to pay the full assessments, de
■j daring that any reputaole law
[ yer would have done the-work
j for $250, for which Clark re
ceived $30,000.
THE COOK NOTE.
j . ‘ ‘The governor says that he will
spring something on me at Ozark
, or, the 16th which will show that
I have had business transactions
j with M. D. L. Cook. He says
’ that he ‘has the dope’ on me. I
I will save him his dope. I'll tell
■ you what he has:
; “When I was working in the
’ Iron Mountain shops at Little
' Rock there came from Lonoke
j county a big, gawky country boy.
; He was assigned to me as helper,
j That boy was M. D. L. Cook.
, | That was fifteen years ago and
,! during the last fifteen years I
■ know little or nothing of him. I
do remember, however, that one
. day at noon while I was acciden
. tally struck on the nose by a
i ball thrown by one of the clerks
i and my nose was broken in the
. manner you now see. , I fell
! senseless from the blow. It was
M. D. L. Cook who picked me up
. and carried me in, washed the
: blood from my face and sent me
i to the hospital.
;j “Fellow citizens, I am a poor
: J man. When I made my race for
attorney general I had no money,
i I borrowed money of all my
■ friends. When I was nominated
> onU rent rouftv tn pmnp tf> T.itt.lp
i Rock with my family, I still had
; no money. I needed funds to
pay the expenses of moving and
■ starting housekeeping in Little
l Rock. I happened to mention
. my need to some friends one day
; in the lobby of the Capital hotel
> in Little Rock. Cook was stand
3 ing there and he at once said:
; ‘Come over to bank across the
t river and I will indorse your
t note. ’ He said he was interest
t ed in the bank. I accepted his
1 suggestion and he indorsed my
■ note for $450 for six months, at
10 per cent. During the six
i morths following I stumped the
i state for Gov. Davis, going
3 wherever the Democratic cen
3 tral committee designated. I
[ spoke in thirty-seven counties,
3 paying my own expenses. Con
3 sequently I was unable to pay
the note when due. They re
- newed it willingly and I paid the
1 interest with money which I
- borrowed from 0. C. Ludwig,
> j the secretary of state.
■j “In the meantime Cook, as I
i now understand, got W. W.
3 Dickinson and perhaps some
others, to sign the note or in
1 dorse it. Of this I knew noth
3 ing at the time. He did it en
* tirely on his own motion and Mr.
t TM mill fnll VAII +V,of T
never did ask him to sign the
1 note.
“The next thing I heard of
* this note, while I was abroad in
1 Chicago in the prosecution of the
? suits against the beef trust, the
1 note falling due, was protested.
1 When I returned I was met with
r ’ this information. I had no
*! notice. No demand was ever
made on me. No warning was
t given me. I never had a piece
5j of paper protested before. I
hastened to a friend of mine and
t he indorsed my note for $500 and
l I got the money in gold and went
i over to the bank—to Bill Fau
; cette’s bank, where the note was
, —and tendered the full amount,
» interest, protest fees and all.
[ What reply do you suppose I got?
l I saw Faucette himself. He said
to me- ‘No, sir; you can’t have
L that note. You recently signed
. your name to a complaint against
>j me to stop my pool room over
j here. You did me an ill turn.
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MURDER IN PIRST DEGREE.
Grand lury finds Indictment Against
James Harmon for Murder in
first Degree.
Court adjourned Friday after
noon until Monday morning, only
a few cases being disposed of
after the Bains trial. The grand
jury has returned four indict
ments in all, one against James
Harmon, for murder in the first
degree, and his trial has been
set for Monday of the fourth
week of the present term.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
State vs. Foster Bates, disturb
ing peace, continued to next
term and set for the second day.
William Young, a-sault with
intent to kill, continued and set
for second day.
Matt Robinson, selling liquor
without license, attachment for
Coley Penn, cause continued and
set for second day.
Mary and Dave White, cases
dismissed by grand jury.
John Adams, case dismissed by
grand jury.
J. W. Ladd and 0. E. Puckett,
attachment for witness dis
charged.
ELEVEN GENTS MINIMUM.
Southern Cotton Association Rids far
mers Stand Firm for Eleven
Cents a Pound.
The executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Association held
its meeting at Asheville, N. C.,
last week and the question of
fixing a minimum price of this
crop was the matter of greatest
interest to the people and coun
try at large. The eyes of th«
whole cotton world were center
ed on Asheville during the 6tl
and 7th days of September whil«
the executive committee was ir
session.
The price finally agreed upor
after long and tedious delibera
tion was 11 cents, basis middling
at all interior points in the south
The condition of the crop up t<
August 25th was found to b<
i 73.03 per cent, as compared witl
j a condition of 84 per cent for th<
same period a year ago. The es
timated yield of the crop as re
ported by over 15,000 correspond'
ents from all the cotton growinj
counties indicated a yield this
season of 9,588,133 bales, as com
pared with a crop of 13,900,00C
bales last year.
Letters from farmers allovei
; the belt advised a minimum prict
j all the way from 10 to 12 1-i
j cents, some figuring as high as
15 cents. But the final resull
was 11 cents and farmers all ovei
(the sonth will foe. expected t(
I stand firmly together this fal
I and winter to maintain thai
price. By determined effori
i prices can be forced up above 11
{cents later on and farmers shoulc
ideterrrine now to move theii
i crops slowly and not rush th<
j market.
The only way we can secure
and maintain our price is to re
fuse to sell for less and make the
buyers come to our figures. IJ
cotton is thrown on the markel
and sold anyway it will be diffi
I cult to force prices up until mucl
later in the season.
Let those who are able and car
hold back do S3, and thereby
: help those who are forced to sel
to meet their maturing debts anc
; obligations with )he supply mer
chants and guano dealers. Bank
; ers will be glad to advance fron
8 and 9 cents a pound on cottor
in storage and thus assist ir
financing the situation. We are
up against a hard fight,' but il
will be easier to get 11 cents foi
! a small crop than 10 cents for s
' 13,600,000.
BAD HEALTH. |
MMraavr
Worry, Overwork, Hasty Eating, Ex
cessive Use of Liquors, Loss of
Sleep, Neglect of Nature’s
Calls. These Bring on the
Deadly Bright’s Disease.
Thousands Die of it Every Year.
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Kidney disease is the enemy we have i
most to fear as a result of the feverish ■
restlessness of modern civilization. It
is a treacherous enemy, working out its
deadly effect under cover of the most
trifling symptoms. The first indication
of changes in the urine, frequent head
aches, digestive troubles, should be the
signal for prompt remedial measures.
Prickly Ash Bitters is a kidney remedy j
of the greatest merit; it is soothing,
healing and strengthening, quickly re
lieves the aching or soreness that always
appears in advanced stages, checks the
progress of the disease and through its
i excellent cleansing and regulating effect
! in the stomach, liver and bowels, it
brings back the strength and ruddy glow
of vigorous health.
Accept no substitute. Insist on having
the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the
large figure 3 in red on the front label.
Sold Everywhere. Price $1.00 per bottle.
Alfred Benjamin & Co., New York.
The gentlemen who have attended our open
ings in the past need no urging to come again.
Thousands of men whose aim is to be well
dressed wait for these occasions to get the
season’s latest and best, without indulging in
the extravagance of patronizing an expensive
merchant tailor and being compelled to select
the style, from a fashion plate or the cloth
from a small sample.
Here You See the Suit^or*the'Coat as It Is.
You can select the style which will be most
becoming to you and the fabric which pleases
best. Courteous salesmen will take pains and
' pleasure in aiding you in selecting.
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Our this year’s offerings,which are very attrac
tive, include a wide enough range of styles
and fabrics to suit the most exacting dresser.
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THE AMERICAN
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