The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 23, 1912
Vol. 11, No. 46
W.P, SMITH ANNOUNCES
Candidate For Prosecuting Attor
ney Sets Forth Principles
on Which he Stands
In announcing my candidacy
for the important office of Prose
cuting Attorney of the third judi
cial circuit, I do so with full confi
dence that if I am elected by the
people that I can fill the positior
satisfactory' to all, except the
criminal element. My motto is
and will be if elected, to enforce
the law that is upon our statue
books against all alike, both smal
and great, and to persecute ne
one. The moral well-fare of the
people of each county in this dis
trict, as well as the financial condi
tion of same, depend upon the
manner in which your Prosecut
ing Attorney handles the states
cases, and the advice and assis
tance given to the grand jurors and
the court.
i aon t Deneve m invoious in
dictments, and will do all I can, if
elected, to assist the grand-jury
in returning only a fair-minded
trial jury, but do beleive in return
ing such indictments.
Arkansas is my native home
and I experienced the toils of the
different walks of life, and reaped
a reward for every honest effort
put forth among the people that 1
call upon to elect me. I promise
to faithfully perform the trust
placed in me by your support, and
to endeavor to leave the different
counties in a better condition, both
as to the enforcement of the law
and financial condition from court
expenses on the part of the State,
or will not offer for re-election at
the end of two years.
It will be impossible for me to
make a house to house canvass
of this district between now and
the 27th of March, when the pri
mary election will be held to
name your Democratic candidate
for this office, as I will have to
look after the interest of my cli
ents who have already employed
me, but will try and be able to
meet my distinguished opponent
in a joint canvass, and discuss the
different reasons why I should or
not be elected, and why you should
or should not elect him.
I want to say further that if in
order to be elected to this office 1
h_-;; to place myself under obli
gation to any person or corpora
tion, outside of the obligation of
assisting in the inforcement of the
‘ law, I don’t want to be elected, so
^ with this statement I submit my
candidacy to the people of this
. district for your investigation and
leave it to you on the 27th day of
March to name between myself
and my honorable opponent the
- one that you will employ to repre
sent the State as an Attorney, in
the courts which will be at the
same price.
Respectfully yours,
W. P. Smith.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told
J. C. McGill spent Monday at
Batesville on business.
A. C. Stoner made a business
trip to Sulphur Rock Monday.
Rev. W. S. Story will preach at
the Methodist church next Sunday
night.
The young folks enjoyed a sing
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Kent Saturday night.
Edgar Holcomb of Curia spent
Saturday night here with his
brother, B. B. Holcomb and fam
ily.
W. M. Lindsey of Desha visited
his brother, G. J. Lindsey, and
! family, from Thursday till Satur
day.
Miss Theo Brogdon entertained
quite a number of her friends
with a birthday party last Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGee of
Cave City spent Monday night
here with Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Weaver.
Miss Iva Griffin and brother,
i Henry, of Pleasant Hill, spent Sat
urday night here with Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Kirkland.
Miss Alma Lane, who is attend
; ing school at Sulphur Rock, visit
! ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
i Lane from Thursday till Sunday.
WHO’S A TAX-DODGER?
Congressman Joe T. Robinson
charges Governor Donaghey with
; being a tax-dodger.
Let’s see: During the last ten
years, Mr. Robinson has drawn
$100,000 from the public treasury’
| in salaries paid him by the people
1 as an office-holder, lie has made
some good investments 'and is to
j day reported to be one of the
! wealthiest men in Lonoke county.
Mr. Robinson pays $350 taxes.
I Who said tax dodger?
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Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
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LAWYERS FQRR08INS0N
Like the Man’s Frogs, I hey Make
Lots of Noise But are Hope
lessly in the Minority
Mr. Editor.—I have been read
ing with a great deal of interest
what has been said relative to the
gubernatorial race. I am a farmer
and have devoted most of my time
attending to my business and try
ing to make a good citizen. I have
never taken very much interest in
politics, consequently I am not
what you would call a politician.
It has been my pleasure to sit
and listen to both candidates for
governor, Mr. Robinson and Mr.
Donaghey. Mr. Robinson impress
es me as being a splendid speaker.
He is what I would call a Fourth
of July orator, and, in my opinion,
should be preserved for that pur
pose. We farmers are tired of this
big rip-roaring speech making and
are demanding more real active
service, and we think Governor
Donaghey fills the bill.
I am creditably informed that
the opposition to the T-J bill origi
nated right in Little Rock with the
Electric Street Railway Company.
I am certain it did not originate
with Bill Jones and Jim Smithwho
have always assessed their hogs,
cows, mules, horses, sheep,wagons,
buggies and household goods for
nearly as much as they are worth.
Such men as these are not opposed
to the T. J. bill, but are in favor
of it because it will bring the cor
porations “out of the vines” and
make them pay on an equality
with the small tax payers. Our
criminal laws were not made for
men who never commit crime.
Neither was the T-J bill intended
for the man who wants to assess
his property; it is intended for
“Tax Dodgers;” and the people, a
majority of them, are going to
stand pat with Mr. Donaghey when
they have an opportunity.
I notice in the last week’s issue
of the Times Dispatch, the editor
mentions ten men who are for Mr.
Robinson. One of them is a college
professor, one a merchant, and the
other eight are lawyers. Well Mr.
Robinson is a lawyer, too. I can
find hunders of farmers in Law
rence county who are for Donag
hey. Mr. Editor of The Times
Dispatch, do you know the farmer
is doing his own thinking today
and that he is not going to vote
for Joe Robinson because the ma
jority of the lawyers want him to
do so? Why, you meet up with
one of these lawyers, and mention
the Governor’s race, he will, at
once tell you that Joe Robinson
will be nominated by an over
whelming majority. Oh, they
make a gieat noise about it. They
remind me of the fellow who
went to a restaurant to sell the
proprietor ten thousand frogs. He
had a pond near his house that he
claimed contained as many as ten
thousand bull frogs. The proprie
tor of the restaurant told him
that if he would bring them in on
a certain day that he would take
them. On the appointed day the
fellow that was to furnish the
frogs steped into the restaurant
with only two frogs, whereupon
the proprietor expressed surprise
at his bringing only two frogs
after having engaged ten thou
sand. “Well,” said the man,“from
the noise they made, I actually
thought there must have been ten
thousand, but after I drained the
pond, I’ll be darned if there were
not but just the two.” Now the
Robinson men are just like these
two frogs; just a lot of noisy fel
lows, and after the “pond is drain
ed” will be just about as numer
ous. Just a Farmer,
In The Walnut Ridge Blade.
SENATOR DAVIS SPEAKS
Large Crowd Present to Hear His
Speech Hut Enthusiasm
Was Rather Shy
Senator Jeff Davis addressed a
iarge crowd of voters here Satur
day in the interest of his candida
cy for re-election.
The senator was in bad voice,
being very hoarse from continued
| speech-making. He was introduc
ed by Hon. F. M. Martin and spoke
i for two hours, his speech being
along the same lines as those here
tofore delivered by him in this and
former contests.
Except for a detailed account of
j his famous cob-web speech in the
i senate, which long ago became a
bewhiskered joke, the senator’s
discussion of his record in congress
was very brief,and his silence upon
the much-discussed “Sunk Lands
! Bill” was very eloquent.
The conflict between labor and
capital was dealt writh at length
and the senator predicted that it
1 would end in a bloody wrar unless
! conditions were more equitably
adjusted.
During his speech a fight started
in the street over near the depot
and the crowd came near desert
ing him but was finally quieted
and he proceeded with his speech.
Except for this he was given good
attention but the speech failed to
arouse any enthusiasm among his
! hearers and elicited no applause
except at the close when he wras
cheered timidly by 15 or 20
persons.
The senator and his wife left on
the night train for Newport.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The Big Bottom, Magness and
Wycough township Sunday School
Association wili meet at OakGrove
on Saturday, March 23. The fol
lowing program has been arranged
for the meeting:
Opening services. -Rev. Z. T.
Griffin.
Standard Sunday School.—Sid
ney Pickens.
Qualifications of the Sunday
School Teacher.—R. M. Galloway,
T. J. Raney.
The Organized Class. —J. A.
Page.
Decision Day.- Rev. A. H. Du
laney.
Rally Day.—J. L. Mayhan.
Temperance Day. Mrs. J. P.
Magness, Mrs. F. C. Hoyt.
Missionary Sunday.— Miss Maud
Magness, Miss Minnie Lyn Martin.
Teachers’ Training Class.—Rev.
C. F. Hively.
The Spiritual Sunday School.—
Rev. G. L. Fink, Will Lawhon.
DONAGHEY AND THE FARIT
His opponents charge that the
State of Arkansas today is burden
ed with a Governor who has done
it no material good, but much harm,
Yet land values in Arkansas have
increased $5 per acre for everyone
of the 53 000 square miles in the
State, since he became governor.
“Don’t turn loose of your farm
for a song—stay with it. A few
years more, and the poorest acre
in your county will be worth more
than the richest is today. The eyes
of the world are on Arkansas,’’
Governor Donaghey said in a re
cent speech.
PETITIONS POURING IN
Little Rock, Feb. 20.—The ini
tiative petitions, for state-wide
prohibition are pouring in rapidly
| and the prediction of Rev. Ander
i son that 75,000 names may be se
I cured may be realized. Every mail
brings its contribution of petitions
| to the office of Rev. Frank Barrett
1 where they are recorded to be filed
I later with the Secretary of State.
AU who have petitions are urged
! to circulate them as rapidly as pos
i sible and send them in. The per
I son who sends in the largest nura
j ber of signers by May 1 will be
awarded a free trip on the state
wide special through Arkansas
next summer. He will be given
transportation, sleeping car and
dining car service free of charge.
It is announced that any contest
ant may get the signature of any
1 legal voter anywhere in the state.
Up to the present time, Rev. C.
F. Hively of Sulphur Rock, has
sent in the largest number of sig
natures to the petition.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
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Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Woodson’s
infant died Friday night.
A fine son was born unto Mr.
and Mrs. Zed Griffith last Friday,
j Say, what about the postal sav
ings bank, and how many favor
|it?
C. W. Wasson of Batesville was
here a few days on business this
week.
J. P. Osborn will leave in a few
days for Parma, Mo., to make his
future home.
F. M. Pridmore, who has been
quite sick for two weeks was re
ported better Monday.
A. J. Craig, of Batesville, candi
date for re-election as county
judge, was shaking hands with
friends here last week.
Mrs. John Cole wasstrickenwith
paralysis Sunday night at Maple
Spring church, and died before
her husband could get her home.
Bud Bullard has taken about 12
degrees in Woodcraft and as there
are only two more he says he
j wants to take them as soon as
passible.
J. T. Kent of Shelbyville, Ky.,
who is 71 years old, has been
visiting relatives near here for
some time, came over and spent
three or four days with his cousin,
' C. B. Kent, whom he had not seen
; in 39 years. He left Monday for
his home.
An unknown crazy boy was
i taken in charge Friday evening
i by Deputy Sheriff Ed Hankins,
iand upon a committment from
j Squire J. L. Outlaw, was taken to
jail at Batesville. It is thought
that the boy escaped from the
Jackson county poorhouse.
Cherry Camp W. 0. W. meets
j Saturday night, the 24th, and it is
j hoped that every member wall be
present as there are some import
I ant matters to attend to, among
them being a movement to levy
| an additional five cents per month
i assessment for a sick benifit fund.
CAMPBELL IS GAINING
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Congressional Candidate Hakes
Friends at Every Place he
Speaks in District
A good sized crowd was out
Tuesday and heard Tom Campbell
candidate for Congress, present
the claims of his candidacy.
He was introduced by Ben N.
Yates in a few well chosen words,
and spoke for one hour and half
on his opponents record, the nation
al issues, and explaining a part of
his own platform.
He stated that his opponent Hon.
W. A. Oldfield had been invited to
be present, and that he regretted
hisabsence. He stated further that
he beleived thoroughly in the
Democratic doctrine of two terms
and out, but that there were great
er issues between Mr. Oldfield and
him than a difference on this point.
He severely arraigned his oppo
nent for having introduced the
Sunk Land Bill, and read that bill
in full, explaining its every feat
ure. He branded it as the most
nefarious measure that had been
introduced in the American Con
gress within the past 50 years. He
contended that in introducing this
bill, Mr. Oldfield, knowingly, or
unknowingly, became a tool of the
moneyed powers and betrayed the
trust the people of this district had
placed in him.
Mr. Campbell disapproved of the
appropriations for rivers and har
bors. He comdemned the action
of Congress in making such vast
expenditures for the army and
navy, while nothing was done to
wards building good roads. He
said that if elected to Congress he
would introduce a bill creating a
good roads fund of $50,000,000 to
be distributed among the states
instead of letting this amount be
wasted on the army and navy.
In justice to Mr. Campbell, we
will state that his speech was well
received here and made him many
friends.—Williford News.
FINGER BAPI.Y MASHED
Little Roy Craig got the index
finger on his left hand badly crush
ed under the cylinder of the news
paper press in The Journal office
Wednesday evening, when the
first run of presswork was being
made or\, this week’s paper. Dr.
Poe dressed the injured finger and
: it will probably be all right in a
day or two, as the bone was not
broken.
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