Governor Sends Optimistic
Message to His Friends
Just before going to press yes
terday The Journal received the
following message from Governor
Donaghey:
“Tell my friends in good old In
dependence county that the Dona
ghey landslide has already started
and the next day or so will see the
bottom fall out of the Robinson !
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campaign, just as it did in the cam
paign of two years ago. I want my
friends to remain active and watch
ful and never cease fighting untill
the polls are closed and we will
show this gang under a mass of
lallots so high that the enemies of
good government will give us no
more trouble.”
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| Local Doings J
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Big line of white goods Edwards,
Batesville.
Howard & Foster oxfords at Ed
wards, Batesville.
Earl Fugett was down from
Batesville Sunday.
Asa Pelley of Dunnington was
in town Wednesday.
G. H. Robinson of Batesville was
in town on business Friday.
Geo. L. Green made a business
trip to Little Rock Tuesday.
You will save money on wire
fence at Edwards, Batesville.
Don’t buy your wire fence until
you get Edwards prices, Bates
ville.
The Missionary Society will
meet next Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. M. A. Eller.
Dick Brooks and Dick McHenry
arrived home Wednesday night
from a trip to Memphis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Johle left yes
terday for Bartlett, Tex., where
they will probably locate.
Misses Mary Alexander, Pearl
Poe and Willie Roe went to Bates
ville Wednesday to attend the
Teachers Examination.
The Journal’s big newspaper
press broke down while making
the first run of presswork for this
issue, delaying us several hours.
A message to Mrs. H. E. Haw
thorne yesterday morning brought
the sad news that her father,
Lewis Hilger, was dangerously ill
at his home at Heber Springs, and
Mrs. Hawthorne will leave for his
bedside this morning.
Lee Herrington is a candidate
for city marshal, as will be seen
by reference to announcement
column. Mr. Herrington says he
thinks he is just about the right
size to fill this office in the proper
manner, and is perfectly willing to
take the job and do his best. He
is well known to the voters of the I
town and will probably prove a'
strong candidate.
CAMABELL VS. OLDFIELD
Those of Black Rock’s citizens
who take an interest in politics
were on their toes last Saturday
morning when the Chronicle came
out stating that Campbell was
coming over to meet Oldfield on
debate here that night. Campbell
did come in on the 1:30 train and
spent the afternoon handshaking
with the boys here.
Oldfield did not get in until
about 7:30 at night, being delayed
by the bad roads.
The festivities started at 81
o’clock sharp and lasted until near- i
ly 11.
Oldfield opened with defense of j
his own record and a sharp ar-!
raignment of Campbell’s career in
the Arkansas legislature. Campbell,
came back opening with a defense I
of his legislative record that
brought Oldfield to his feet giving l
the lie to Campbell. At cries of
“set down Bill,” Oldfield set down
and listened to a bitter attack up
on his record in the halls of con
gress. Oldfield offered no rebuttal.
If the noise was any criterion it
was a Campbell house. — Black
Rock Chronicle.
VETERINARIAN COMING
I)r. G. F. Maynard, veterinary
surgeon, of Batesville, will be in
Newark, at Edgar’s barn, on Sat-,
urday, March 23, prepared to do
all kinds of veterinary work,
especially spring w ork.
LARGE CROWD HEARS
GOV. DONAGAEY SPEAK
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not fulfilled every obligation he
had made to the people in this
building, and went on t > say that
Arkansas has the finest Capitol for
the money in America. He stated
that there had been no extrava
gant expenditures, and that every
thing about the building was per
manent. He went father to state
that he had done much more than
the legislature provided for when
he saved $100,000 on appropria
tions made for the construction of
the building and done additional
work with that. He said his op
ponent does not know any more
about building a Capitol than Dr.
Cook did about the North Pole.
“I have stated heretofore that
the only difference between the
State of Arkansas in its penitenti
ary matters, and the cannibals is
that the cannibals cook their vic
t ms before they eat them. We eat
our victims, the state convicts,
raw. We suck out their life blood
to supply gold for the convict con
tractor on which he feeds his fam
ily, which is practically the same
as feeding the blood direct to the
family, of the contractor.”
Gov. Donaghey passes up the
Turner-Jacobson bill with the
statement that it is now merely
political thunder with which the
opposition endeavors to turn votes
for him. He says the revenue act!
will be voted on next September,
before which time he will tour the
the state aud explain the law to
the people. He said the large
tax dodgers are claiming that it
will burden the poor man with
taxation, when in reality it will act
the opposite, by making the large
tax dodgers pay their just taxes,
thus relieving the man who is now
paying more than his rightful
share.
The Governor causes consider
able amusement by the way he
compares the oratory of his oppo
nent to the rail-splitter, saying the
State of Arkansas needs rails and
he has been splitting them for the
past three years, or ever since he
came into office. Gov. Donaghey
gives his opponent credit for be
ing one of the best orators in the
South, but says the state now
needs something more than ora
tory to make it financially prosper
ous. He charges the corrupt Sen
ate of 1911 with making extrava
gant appropriations in an effort to
discredit his administration and
bankrupt the state. He charges
his opponent with being backed
by the railroads, the liquor inter
ests, the book and cotton trusts.
Gov. Donaghey also informs his
audience that he is sure to be re
nominated, and this brings cheers
from his listners.
une or tne catchy things ot
Gov. Donaghey’s speech is the lik
ening himself to a boxcar, which
carries and delivers the frieght,
and his apponent is the flower
laden Pullman car, comparing his
oratory to the flowers. He also in
forms his audience that the opposi
tion to him today is the same as
that of two years ago, it being the i
same old gang of Donaghey haters!
He says that the result will be
about the same as it was two years
ago, his opponent being a beaten I
man this far from the primaries,
and his tide still ebbing.
MARTIN ANNOUNCES
F. M. Martin announces in to
day’s paper as a candidate for
city marshal. Mr. Martin is one!
of Newark s best known citizens,:
having been closely identified with
the best interests of the town for
a number of years, serving at
various times on the school board,
the town council and in other ca
pacities. He is always in the
forefront of any mo\ einent for a
grea' rr and better Newark, and
should the people elect him to the
position he now seeks, he would ;
doubt render them gopd service. 1
DAVIS FACING DEFEAT
The uncertain g.-oum1 on which the
politician stai Is h well illustrated in
the ease of Senator Jeffreys Davis.
And a peculiar thing about his im
pending defeat is that nobody seems
to care.
Only a few years ago almost every
candidate for any office from governor
down let it be known far and wide that
he was a “Jeff Davis man”—always
had been—always would be. Now you
cannot find a candidate for any office
state, district or county tnat dares ad
mit publicly that he Is for Davis.
Only a few years ago Davis went
about the states bluffing and brow
beating and bull-dozing both politi
cians and private citizens by theseore.
People stood before him with fear and
trembling. Now no one, however hum
ble, is afraid to look him in the eye
and tell him to “go to blazes.”
A few' years ago when Davis took
snuff the politicians big and little
sneezed. Now when he takes snuff no
body sneezes—except Davis.
A few years ago when Davis order
ed a charge, the “old guard” respond
dd with enthusiam. Now when he sends
out distress signals n body answers.
What does it all mean?
Tt means that Brundidge has him on
the run: it means rout; it means de
feat.
And nobody seems to care! V< >TER.
HY PLATFORH
To the Voters of Big Bottom town
ship.— I want to give you some of my
ideas along the line of good roads
working.
1st. I beleive the road overseer
should make an itemized statement of
his work done, with the cost of same,
every time he settles with the court,
and have same published in some pa
per.
2nd. I beleive he should be a man
who is not tied up with other work so
that when the roads need working, he
ean work them at the proper time to
do the best work.
3rd. I beleive he should be a man
subject to road duty.
4th. I beleive he should work the
free labor where the hands travel
most, so they will Take more interest
in the work.
5th. I beleive the work which is
hired done and paid for by the tax
payers money should be divided
among the working class of men.
If elected, these ideas I have given
you will be ray rule to follow. If you
think I will make a good overseer,
consider my claim and vote for me.
Your vote will be appreciated
E. A. HlTSLKY,
Candidate for Road Overseer Big
Bottom Township.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING
The Black River Dota and Logan
Township Sunday School Association
will convene at II tpewell church Sat
urday March 30. The following pro
gram has l>een arranged:
Opening service.—W. A. Parr.
The Elementary Division.—Mrs. Su
sie Reaves.
The Sunday School Teacher, his
qualifications, preparations and duty.
— Duke Ward.
The Secondary Departments.— G. A.
Forester.
The Sunday School, The Pastors
Opportunity.—Rev. W. S. Story.
Devotional Service.—A. T. Best.
If Christ came to Sunday school.—
Victoria Pickens.
How are the state and county as
sociation related to the local schools,
and how maintained.— Prof. S. E.
Wells.
The biggest thing in the world.—
Rena Bullington.
The adult division.—Ethan Polston.
Strengthing the moral Fiber.—Nora
Best
The organized class.—J. A. Page.
J. A. Page, President.
C. A Reaves, Secretary.
TAX PAYERS SHOULD
PAY BEFORE APRIL 10
Under New Law There Can be No
Extension of Time Eor Paying
To Tax Payers. Having a desire
to make it generally known that there
can l>e no extension of the time for
paying taxes without penalty after the
10th, day of April, 1 call your atten
tion to the the fact again, hoping no
taxpayer will fail to understand this
matter clearly. 1 would be glad, lie
cause of the short crops last year, and
the close condition of money matters,
to give an extension of the time, as
has been the custom for many years
in this county, but the last legislature
changed the law concerning the mat
ter, making the collector chargeable
with ten j>er cent of all taxes collected
without penalty after the 10th day of
April.
1 would suggest to those who are
prepared to pay, to come in soon to
avoid failing to get to pay if you were
to come during the rush that is sure to
come later on. Very Respectfully,
W. H. Shelpman.
Collector of taxes for Iudejiendence
County.
To The Democratic
Voters
Of Independence County:
Franklin Perrin, known to many of
you as “Uncle Frank,” is now serving
you faithfully and efficiently as County
Treasurer.
He desires through the columns of
this paper, to thank you for your loyal
support, and to respectfully ask your
vote for re-nomination as Treasurer at
the Democratic Primary to be held
Wednesday, March 27, 1912.
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Uncle Frank promises only as close
attention to, and as faithful performance
of duty in the future as in the past, as
his BEST is all he can do.
His many friends realize that age and
physical infirmities prevent him from
making a personal canvass of the
County, but he is counting on the same
loyal support this coming Primary that
he has received from them in the past.
He assures them their kindness will
not go unappreciated. f
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