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The Newark Journal.
Published in The famous white River Country, where Alfalfa is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, Tlay 26, Id 11
Vol. II, No. 7
OPPOSE WOMEN VOTING
Instead of Purifying Politics,
Would Lead to Chaos With
Greater Corruption
Editor The Journal.- In reply to
“A \V riter’s” system of purifying
politics and in defense of my form
er article, will have a few more
words on the subject. Will say
first a good woman IS the great
est of all God’s creation; but do
they command the respect of all
men? I say no. Why? Because a
majority of boys of the last thrye
or four generations have grown
up without the home teaching that
they should respect women, men
or morals. Not only have boysi
grown up under such conditions, j
but there have been a proportion
ate amount of girls, and I suppose
from “A Writer's” argument this j
is the element with which he in
tends to purify politics. Now to
prove that it would be necessary
to rely principally upon this ele
ment, we would take a canvass of
the l nited States; see how many of
the mothers and grandmother over
lifty years of age would exercise
the right, if it were given them.
And 1 think it would he found less
than six percent. Now “A Writer"
say man is not supporting woman |
and cannot do so under our pres
ent system of government, and
for this reason she should he giv
en the ballot with him. Let us
make a calculation in percentage
and addition and see if there is any
reason in his argument. Records i
show man suffrage 7U per cent,
corrupt; woman suffrage 10 per,
corrupt. This would make an av-1
erage of two honest, honorable
women to one honest man, still
the corruptionists would be largely
in the majority.
Yes, we have a lot of useless of
ficers, and women who own pro
perly pay taxes to help feed the i
fat purses, hut their votes would
not decrease the taxes, hut would
be the direct cause of increasing
them. The campaign fund and the
lobbying funds would naturally he
increased. Then we would pay
more taxes to the government and
the corporations.
Yes, “we have progressed, and
we have built and we have^ent
missionaries to carry the light to
distant tribes,” and left it so blam
ed dark at home that we have be
come so badly scared, so degene
rate, and so weak-kneed that we
want to give women the right to
vote, get her in the lead, and then
be like Adam, lay the blame on
Eve.
Now, Mr. A Writer, don’t you
feel just a little hit guilty when
you say a great battle for right
has just been lost in Arkansas? I
think it is a great victory won for
the members of the Arkansas As
sembly to show that they had the
principle to shoulder the responsi
bilities for women, as has been the
intention of our Creator from the
begin ing.
Yes, many men are falling into
the ranks because of weak-knees
and a scared vision of what ap
pears on the horizion of the poli
tical world, but a MAN will walk
out firm and without fear and say
his wife, mother, sister and daugh
ter are far too dear to him to go to
the voting places and mingle with
the meanest drunkards and vilest ,
negroes in the state, but if it takes
war to undo the work of corrupt
law-makers, trusts and combines,
and to restore confidence, peace
and harmony and to safe guard the
interests of his home, and those
dependent on him, he is in the bat
tle even until death.
I do wonder if \Y. I*. I)., of
Batesville really thinks that girls
should not he taught that virtue is
their greatest treasure? I can
agree with him that men need the
teaching all right, in regards to
morals, hut cannot see the point of
his cause of women wanting to
vote. Laws that are enacted for
the masses do not discriminate be
tween men and women holding
property hut special legislation
very often discriminates between
combinations and the masses.
Now, we all know that women
like to keep up with fads and fash
ions. (live women the right to
vote, then let some combination
want some certain person elected
or special legislation enacted then
get some society woman to set the
trap, and, presto, the game is
caught. Now we would like for
W. 1’. 1>. to tell us what is the per
cent of women voters in Colorado,
Idaho, Ctah and Wyoming, then
we may know if woman suffrage
made these laws he mentions.
A Reader.
Dunnington, Arkansas.
LLLIS-SANDERS
li. T. Lllis of Newport and Miss
Lila Sanders of Sulphur Rock were
married at the home of the bride's
mother in Sulphur Rock Wednes
day afternoon, Rev. II. T. (libson
officiating.
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PLENTY AND TO SPARE
The 125,000 Visitors and V eterans
\V ho Attended Reunion Were
Amply Provided for
Little Rock, May 22.—It is just
becoming known that thousands
of dollars worth of provisions went
to waste in Little Rock during the
Reunion that was not called for.
Thursday night and Friday many
wagon loads of sandwiches and
cooked hams and other foodstuffs
were dumped into the river, or
carted off to feed hogs. In order
to provide against all possible emer
gencies, car loads of bread were
brought in, and vast quantities of
it were not used. The crowds were
here, the railroads reported over
108,000 visitors brought in the
city, and over 14,000 veterans, but
the fact is the city was over-stock
with food. There was no reason
for any one to go hungry, if he
had a nickel or a dime for a sand
wich.
borne ot the restaurants mane
money one man took in over $2,
600, but his meat cost him $360
and he paid his waiters $5 a day.
All of them did not make money,
however, and many lost money.
And there were thousands of
cots and beds unoccupied. One
man, for install nee rented one
hundreds cots at $1.75 each, and
took in $28 during the Reunion.
The lodging committee had thou
sands of available beds left, indi
cating that there was no lack of
accommodations for all who came
and more.
Little Rock feels justly proud of
the manner in which the Reunion
was handled, considering that the
crowd is admitted to have been
the largest in the history of the
Reunions, and far in excess of the
wildest dreams of the committee in
charge. Visitors and commanding
otlicers all unite in singing the
praises of Little Rock, and only in
remote instances have there been
complaints.
MAO NESS riUSINCiS
Little Opie Ladd is quite sick
with the fever.
Rev. \Y. \V. Young ofBatesville
will preach here Sunday.
Jessie Brogdon of Cushman is
visiting in town for a few days.
City Marshal John Miller is re
ported some better, after several
days illness with the fever.
Herbert Snapp and niece, little
Miss Mona Smith, left Sunday for
Jamestown to visit relatives and
friends for a few days.
Fate Owens returned Monday i
night from Lawrence county,
where he was called to the bedside !
of his father who is seriously ill.
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Miss Ada Tomlinson returned
home Thursday night from Buf- j
falo, after spending a week with
her brother, Winford Tomlinson.
WOULD CLOSE SALOONS
Little Rock, May 23. It was
announced today that the three-:
mile petition which seeks to close
all the saloons in Little Rock, will
be presented to County Judge Ash
er some time this week. Rev. Frank
Barrett, who in charge of the work
says he has secured the signatures
of fully 65 per cent of the adult
population of the city to the peti
tion, and he is confident that the
court will sustain the efforts of
the temperance people.
CIRCLE UNVEILS MONUMENT
The Woodmen Circle, last Sun
day afternoon, unveiled the monu
ment recently erected at the grave
of Mrs. Mamie Tharp in Blue
Springs cemetery. Quite a large
crowd was present to witness the
ceremonies. An excellent address
was delivered by Rev. L. A. Horn.
SOLOMON COMES BACK
Still Insists That Bible Upholds
His Position as to Suffrage
and Liquor Questions
Yea. verily. Brother Editor, the
replies in your Journal to my gos
pel article on “woman’s right to |
vote," are all vanity, vanity, and j
vexation of spirit. To all I
have offended, let me first quote!
the Bible for my apologies.(1 Tim.
j 2:9-15.) “Let woman learn in si
lence with all subjection.” How
does this suit the woman who
wants to vote and teach? “Let
women adorn themselves in mod
est apparel, with shame-facedness,
and sobriety, not with braided hair,
gold and pearls, or costly rain
ment.” How is this for the ladies
who wear rings and bracelets of
gold, and stylish, beautiful cloth
ing, rats and braided hair? “For
Adam was first formed, then Eve."
This clearly explains why woman
should be considered inferior to
man. “Adam was not beguiled,
but the woman being beguiled,
has fallen into trangession.” This
explains why the Bible places
woman lower than man, and not
fit to vote. "Suffer not a woman
to teach, nor usurp authority over
man, but to he in silence.” Does
this show that woman is a second
ary and inferior creature to man?
After the Lord could not pass a
beast off on Adam, as it regretful
ly says “there was not a helpmeet
for Adam (Gen. 2-20.) lie made
woman and brought her to the
, man” (Gen.2-22,) never took the
man to the woman, and she was
not asked how she liked him, or
his ways. Why should she be con
sulted now? “He, husband, shall
rule over thee(Gen.3-16) A ruler is
a master, and they rule their in
feriors and not their equals. “Even
Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him
Lord” (l-Peter-3-6) and this was
the first family of the Bible spoken
of in the New Testament.
Mow, I could go on and quote
many more passages from both the
new and the old bible to show
that woman is inferior to man,
but trusting that the foregoing
will silence all objections on this
point, 1 will now proceed to quote
some bible on the liquor question
to show that the men have already
brought our government up to
a bible standard, as one writer in
sists they should do.
“Give strong drink to him that
is ready to perish, and wine to
those of heavy heart; let him
drink and forget his poverty and
remember his miseries no more,”
(Prov. 31:1-7.) “And thou shall
bestow thy money for whatsoever
thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or.
for sheep, or for wine, or for strong
drink,” (Duet. 11:26.)
According to these Scriptures it
is right for a man to spend his
money for anything he wants and
a woman has no right to open her
mouth about it, for its none of her
business, its her business to obey
her husband. Isiah 22:13 says:
"And behold the joy and gladness
* eating flesh and drinking wine;
let us eat and drink for tomorrow
we shall die.” So you see if a man
wants to die as full as a tick, its
all right, the Lord will take care
of him, and its none of his wife’s
business; it she has been a dutiful
and submissive wife and has obey
ed her husband, the Lord will pro
vide for her.
It was said of Christ, by disin
terested witnesses: “Behold a glut
tonous man and a wine bibber,”
which means a drunkard (Luke
7:34.) If Christ was a wine bibber,
why is it a disgrace for a common
man to drink, or even to get drunk
if he wants to? “Drink no longer
water, but use a little wine for thy :
stomach’s sake and thine often)
infirmities,” (1 Tim. 5:23.) Ac
cording to this, if we get thirsty
we should drink wine and not
water; and the main reason the in
spired writers placed woman under
subjugation was that they could,
with prophetic eye, see that wom
en would want prohibition and
would make it complete, if allow
ed to vote.
Listen to these words of King
David, the man after God’s own
heart: “Wine maketh glad the
heart of man.” What’s the dif
ference if David did give Uriah a
little the worst of a family affair,
has any woman the hardihood to
go against this Scripture? But
listen to stronger evidence by the
immortal judges that governed
God’s chosen people: “Wine cheer
eth God and man,” (Judges 9:13. )
What woman would dare take
cheer away from these two part
ners, God and Man,’by stopping
the manufacture or sale of wine
and whiskey?
In the light of the above Scrip
tures, is it safe to say that man
has brought this government up to
the full Bible standard on this;
question? Therefore, to claim the I
right of women to vote, or that I
she is entitled to equal rights in
the goverment with men, or that)
man has not got the God-given j
right to spend every cent of his j
money for booze if he chooses to
do so, that he has not got a right
to get as drunk as a lord, and I
come home and rule over his wife,
is to deny the truthfulness and di
vinity of the above Bible. Will you
do it?
Don't go dodging around the j
stump; be plain in your answer, for j
the Bible says, “All Scripture is1
given by inspiration of God’’!
(2-Tim.3-16.) This being true, the
above is as much inspired as any.'
You must take it all or none, (Rev.
22:18-19.
According to the Bible it requir
es wine to serve the Lord. Next
thing, 1 guess, women will be
wanting the Lord to get on the ;
water wagon, then we will have to1
use Sassafras tea, or tomato cat
sup, in the sacrament. Now 1 be- j
believe that these few apologies!
will more than answer all the ar
gument of all four of the writers
on the points of suffrage and liq
uor question. Solomon.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
We have posted our pastures
and will allow no hunting in them.
Ellek Bros.
AVIATORS ARE COMING
Birdmen Will do Fancy Stunt* at
Travelers Meeting in Little
Rock June 2 and 3
1 he Little Rock Chamber of
Commerce has arranged for a two
days meet of the Curtis aviators
to be held in Little Rock the 2nd
and 3rd of June, and the flights
will take place each afternoon at
the Country Club grounds. Fancy
flights of all kinds will be made by
a number of aviators of the Curtis
troupe, now the most spectacular
before the people of the United
States. One of the spectacular
flights will be made by Wilmar,
who will start from the Country
Club grounds, circle Fort Logan H.
Roots, dropping an imaginary
bomb upon the arsenal of the
army post, then head for the Ar
kansas river, scooping down upon
the surface of the water after
passing over the Iron Mountain
bridge, under the Pulaski county
free bridge, then over the Rock
Island bridge and back to the
starting point. In addition to this,
Ward is expected to repeat the
stunt he pulled off in Fort Smith
recentR, when he gave chase to a
buzzard and gave the carrion bird
a very busy five minutes trying to
keep out of the way of the ma
chine. In order to be sure of hav
ing a buzzard on hand, one will be
caught beforehand to be liberated
at the proper time, and in case
this bird cannot be secured, a
crow will be used for the chase.
A HISTAKE CORRECTED
Some one has reported to the
people that 1 had nothing to do
with the work in my shop at Sul
phur Rock. This is a mistake. It
is a tact that I sold some of my
tools, hut I bought some more,
and I rented to Mr. Rill Clark the
right to work in my shop and
look after my coffin trade when I
am away from home.
When at home 1 will continue to
work at my trade, and will shoe
horses, do repairing and all work
in the line of general blacksmith
ing. So when you want work done
at the same old reliable shop,
bring it to my shop, and if I am
not here, Mr. Clark will attend to
your wants.
I have a nice line of coffins,
caskets and robes, and can buy
more, so when you need anything
in this line, Mr. Clark, or Mr. An
derson or my wife will wait on you
if 1 am not at home.
W. F. Wayman.
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.
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