THE NEWARK JOURNAI
Published Weekly
1F. CRAIG, EDITOR AND PUBLISHEI
Entered at the post office at Newark
Ark., as second class mail.
Patriotism and the
Governor’s Race
Although he has held a posi
lion in Arkansas for which the
state paid him a salary of $250(
a year for more than 12 years
Dr. Brough never paid a poll
tax in Arkansas until six years
ago.
Dr. Brough’s father, a Yan
kee carpet-bagger, went from
Pennsylvania to Mississippi dur
ing the Reconstruction period to
accept a government appoint
ment under carpet-bag rule.His
father went from Pennsylvania
to Mississippi because he was
offered a good job at a fat sal
ary. Dr. Brough came to Arkan
sas for the same reason—be
cause he was offered a good job
at a fat salary—and he never ev
en thought enough of Arkansas
to pay his poll tax until he be
gan to want to runtorgovernor,
Now if everybody were like
Dr. Brough was when he firs!
came to Arkansas, there woulc
be some need of these 10.00C
additional tax assessors the doe
tor wants to put in office, bui
most of our citizens are patriot
ic enough to pay their poll tax
es without having to be huntec
down by special assessors.
Dr. Brough may be bij
enough to be governor of Ark
ansas, but to The Journal’swaj
of thinking, he is not made o:
the right sort of stuff.
We believe in a man having
at least a little bit of loyaltj
and patriotism about him.
Loyalty Always Pays
Big Dividends
We read much in the public
press today of “loyalty to our
country.”
It is well, for if any man on
earth has reason to feel loyal
to his country for benefits con
ferred, that man is the Ameri
can citizen.
But there is another loyalty
which ranks side by side with
that of country and that is “loy
alty to home and home people.”
We have a community here
in which any people might feel
a just pride, and we have a peo
ple wholly on a par with the
community, though there arc
times when we are neglectful
of our interests and unmindful
of the disintegrating conse
quences which invariably ensue
Loyalty always pays a divi
dend, but loyalty to home and
home people pays a double div
idend.
Let’s be loyal to our country by
all means, but let us be doubly
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loyal to our home people ani
i our home institutions, for it ii
by this means only that wema;
thrive, and flourish, and grow
. until Newark and this eommu
nity enjoys the full measure o
progress and prosperity thatwi
’ rightfully deserve.
The Toledo Blade says Thom
as Edison, Guglielmo Marconi
Nicola Tesla and Alexande
Graham Bell have done grea
things. But we should not for
get the inventor of the cai
' opener and the safety pin.
Every farmer within a radiu:
of five miles of Newark shouk
plant at least one acre of toma
toes this year. The Canning
Factory is a valuable industry
for Newark* and helped th<
farmers immensely last year.
Thrift and economy form th(
basis of financial independence
and the man who practices
these, year in and year out.wil
never be “hard up” very lonj.
at a time.
The hand of industrial op
portuniy is knocking at New
ark’s door. Why not w'ake uf
and invite her in,
Cheapness is not always sc
much what you pay, as it i;
what you get in return for you]
money.
A man can sleep better aftei
after a hard days work than ht
can after a hard day’s idleness
Earle C. Casey
Issues Statement
To the Democratic Voters o
. the Third Judicial District:
In announcing my candidacy
for the office of prosecuting at
torney, I desire to lay befori
you some of my reasons for en
tering the race at this time.
With several years experi
• fence in the practice of law, I be
r lieve I am wrell qualified to dis
< icharge the duties of that offici
in a manner that will satisfy thi
lawr and the people of the dis
trict.
Two years ago I made th<
(race against Mr. Gibson o
'Lawrence county, Mr. Mathen:
and Mr. Gray of Independenci
county and Mr. Williamson o
■Stone county. Nothwithstand
ing there were three of us fron
Independence county in thi
race, my majority in the thre<
counties of Lawrence, Jacksoi
and Independence was 71?
votes.
1 was born and reared n
Stone county, as was Mr. Wil
liamson and it was reasonabh
to suppose,with fair countofth*
votes in that county, that th(
ft'ote in that county would bt
divided bewecn Mr.Williamsor
and myself. Two yeai*s ago
when the election was over
many of you willremembertha
it was impossible to secure ar
announcement of the returnso
Stone county on the prosecuting
attorney’s race until six oreigh
days after the election, ant
j which was after the return:
from the other three countie:
I had been officially announced
I made a trip to Mountain Viev
j for the purpose of securing th<
j vote on this race, and while th<
secretary of the committee hac
the returns of all theothcrrace:
tabulated, he had no informa
tion to give out on the prosecut
ing attorney’s race in thatcoun
ty, and six or eight days aftei
the election and after the re
turns of the other three coun
ties had been given out,the sec
retary of the committee inStom
county announced that Mr.Wil
liamson had received 819 vote:
in that county, which was mor<
than the usual vote of the coun
ty. With this announcement Mr
Williamson appeared to have •<
majority of 42 votes over me ir
the entire district.
Many of my good friends ir
Stone county, as well as theoth
er three counties of the district
expressed to me their disgustai
■tbic action of Mr. Williamson’!
friends at Mountain View ii
withholding the returns in this
manner, seeing no reason whj
they b’^ouid do so, £l§gs th?j
WHAT HOME IS
Aunt Jane in Home and Farm
Nothing is more frightful
- than homelessness! To see the
> night coming on and to have no
place to lay your head! To feel
L weak and sick, with no one to
t care whether you live or die,no
home to go to!
Whatever of ill we have done
, in the world, few of us deserve
[ a punishment so severe as home
■ 'lessness. There should be ai
rways one upon whom we may
depend in our utmost need and
wickedness. Fortunately, most
of us have that one, who, whe
ther we deserve it or not, whe
ther she understands or not,
; refuses to judge and keeps the
door of heart and home wide
-open for us. Blessed be that
one! Compassionate tenderness
has saved more sinners than all
■ preaching and punishment in
■ the world!
1 A little girl who had been
disobedient was senttoherroom
for punishment. When released
| from her confinement she
, brougt a short poem she had
. written, ending with the follow
ing definition of home, “Home
is where they are not mad at
. me.” It is a good definition of
, home. Home is not simply a
place of refuge, but a place
where we can be happy.
wantel to wait until the official
^ returns of the other counties
• were announced in order to see
how many votes were needed
to put Mr. Williamson in, and
these friends insisted that I in
r stitute a contest to determine
■ the validity of the count in
i Stone county.
With a desire to prevent dis
cord in the democratic party,
- and after mature consideration,
- J decided to wait two years and
- carry the matter before the peo
i pie of the district when Ibeliev
i ed, and still believe, justice will
- be done.
And among other reasons
■ this is one why I am opposing
l Mr. Williamson for a second
T term. I also believe I canrender
; better service than has Mr.Wil
li liamson, as the records of the
- courts in Jackson, Eastern dis
i trict of Lawrence and Indepen
; dence counties showr that out of
; the 324 cases disposed of in the
i courts during Mr. Wiiliamson’s
> term up to January, 1916,there
(were fines assessed in only 121
t cases, and 203 were lost, and
■ the taxpayers of these counties
1 had to pay the cost; in other
■ words, the taxpayers had to pay
s the cost in 63 per cent of the
i cases.
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Many of you ask why your
script is so low and your taxes
are so high. Do you think it
would help the matter any if
you had a prosecuting attorney
[who would convict in a greater
number of theindictmentsfound
by the grand jury?
Out of 104 jury trials tried
by Mr. Williamson in the three
counties above named, there
were only 36convictions.Wouln
you retain a lawyer for your
private practice who had lost
that great a percentage of your
eases?
While 1 was deputy prosecu
ting attorney of Independence
county, I filed 244 informations
before a justice of the peace of
Independence county and the
record shows that out of this
number I obtained 185 convic
tions, which is 76 per cent.
v Although Mr. Williamson
had the benefit of the grand
jury investigation and witness
es furnished by said grand jury
he obtained convictions in only
37 per cent of his cases, while
i I obtained convictions in 76 per
i cent of my cases, and had to se
cure the witnesses for the state,
i having to judge my casesbythe
■ statement, not sworn to, of one
, who was usually interested.
I have no mud-slinging ram
. ipaign of personal attack to
i make on Mr. Williamson, and
i only censure him for accepting
an office which he knows was
upt l&irly Wcfrt, ant} I critftisfc
t
Every member of the family
makes the home. One cross,
cruel person can mar the hap
piness and progress of the;
(household.
1 The real history of the world
{is written in the home, where
jmen and women are made or!
marred. The health of the body!
j depends upon the sanitation of
| the home, and the food that is
provided. The home teaches
truth, industry, purity, or it
teaches falsehood, laziness, im
modesty.
If the father and mother have
character and ideals, the child
ren will feel the influence, and
it will spread abroad through
the neighborhood. When we en
ter the house we know that the ;
inmates are living their own!
lives, not trying to imitate an
other’s. We can feel the call to
the best that we know. We can
[express what is wise. There is
| an atmosphere of simplicity,
kindness and serenity.
Wealth is not required to
make such a home. We all must
have homes, and few of usaave
wealth. The industrythatbrings
a sufficient income to provide
us the simple things of life, the
character to take these and
make the most of them, these
are necessary to the making of
home.
his ability, or rather lack of a
blity, to properly discharge the
duties of the office.
■' I will greatly appreciate your
vote and influence in this race,
as I believe I am entitled to the
office, and in conclusion I make
this pledge to the people of the
district, that if my record does
not excell Mr. Williamson’s for
the same length of time. I will
not ask the people for a second
term.
Yours for right and justice,
EARL C. CASEY.
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A SHORT HONEYMOON
At the end of six weeks of
married life a Southern darkey
etuned to the minister who had
; performed the ceremony and
asked for a divorce. After ex
plaining that he could not give
divorces the minister tried to
dissuade his visitor from carry
ing out his intention.
“You must emember, Sam.
that you took Liza for better or
for worse.”
j “1 knows dat, boss,” rejoined
the dakey; “but she’s wuss dan
I took her fer.”
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WILL ORGANIZE
FRATERNAL CONGRESS
Little Rock, Jan. 19.—It is
expected that steps will be tak
en eafly in February for the or
ganization of a Fraternal Con
gress for Arkansas. There are
a large number of fraternal in
surance organizations operat
ing in the state, and all iagree
that an association of the man
agers and head officials would
be most desirable.
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PROHIBITION AT HEBER
Heber Springs, Jan. 17.—The
state-wide prohibition law has
had its effect in Heber Springs.
Since January 1 little liquor has
been shipped to this point, and
not a single arrest for drunke
ness has been made. Men who
were opposed to prohibition
[have expressed themselves as
being in favor of havingthelaw
strictly complied with.
WHAT HE NEEDED
“Speaking of Christmas pre
sets, why don’t you give him
the mitten?” the friend asked.
“It isn’t a mitten he needs,
it’s a air of socks; he’s got cold
feet.”—Selected.
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P. O. ROBBERS GETS $70
Kensett, Jan. 15.—The Ken
sett postoffice safe was blown I
yesterday morning, the robbers:
secuing $70 in currency. Offi-:
cers have no clue totherobbers. j
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•The Newark Journal $1 ayeai j
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You win by being able to get
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vou want it.
You win by being able to get
it at a price that is always con
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You win by trading with a
firm that backs up every state
ment it makes, that stands be
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sells.
You win in every way when
you buy your lumber and other
material from us.
EWARK LUMBER GO
Newark, Arkansas
FINE FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale a tract of 450 acres
of the finest land in Big Bottom, lying be
tween White and Black Rivers near Jack
sonport and convenient of access to that
place. Sixty acres of land in cultivation, is
the most fertile, and produces more stuff
than any land in Big Bottom. Fine cane
pasture of 350 acres under good woven
wire fence and will support several hun
dred head of stock the year round. More
than 1,000 bearing pecan trees on the place
About 400 acres of this place is susceptible
of cultivation and when cleared and put in
cultivation, which can be done at an ex
pense of $10 per acre the land is easily
worth $60 an acre. Can be bought now for
$18 per acre.
HENDERSON REAL ESTATE COMPANY
H. E. Hawthorne, Manager
Newark, Arkansas
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