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Should Change Date for
Holding Democratic Primary.
It has developed that there is no legal way of choos
ing delegates for the Democratic National Convention,
except to elect them.
This brings up again the question of an earlier pri
mary, and Governor Brough has indicated that he will
issue a supplemental message to the legislature when the
special session convenes, thereby giving the legislature
an opportunity to pass a law changing the date of the
primary.
It has been suggested that a special primary be held
for the election of delegates. It will cost $50,000
or $60,000 to hold a special primary—who is going to pay
the bill?
The position of delegate to the National Convention
is purely an honorary one, and only involves a heavy ex
pense upon the men selected as delegates. Will the del
egates be willing to pay the cost of the primary, in addi
tion to paying the costs of attending the convention ?
The Journal hardly thinks so.
We believe there is no way of charging this expense
to the state, and if there were, would it be right to do
so? Are the taxpayers of Arkansas willing to assume
this additional burden ?
It occurs to The Journal that the best solution of the
problem is for the special session of the legislature to en
act a law setting the date for the regular primary in
March, as it was formerly held.
There is some objection to this on the ground that the
weather is bad; that watermelons are not ripe; that open
air picnics, with red lemonade, peanuts and popcorn are
not seasonable, therefore the farmers will no go out to
political speakings.
Those who argue that farmers cannot get out to po
litical meetings when the primaries are held in March,
seem entirely to overlook the fact that if the primaries
are held in August, a farmer cannot be a candidate for
office without abandoning his farming operations, while
if the primary is held in March, the farmer who desires
to mix a little politics with his farming, can make the
campaign and still have time to make a crop. If he is
defeated, he will have his crop to recoup his losses, and if
he is elected, he will have time to make his crop and ar*
range his private business to better advantage before as
suming his public duties.
The argument that the weather is bad in the spring
carries but little force. When the primaries were held
March, as they were for many years, who ever saw the
weather so bad that it had any effect upon the number
of candidates, the interest in the campaign or the number
of votes cast?
The Journal believes it is more desirable to shiver a
little over politics in February and March than to fume
and sweat over politics when the mercury hovers around
“blood-heat” in July and August. What the candidates
and the voters lose in heat in the early spring is more
than off-set by what they will suffer from the excessive
heat in July and August.
So, in order to avoid the necessity of calling a special
primary for the election of delegates to the national con
vention,it occurs to The Journal that it would be the part of
wisdom to change the date of the primary so that the
delegates may be elected at the same time the other party
nominees are chosen.
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POTENT STUFF
“Is this hard cider?” asked the prospective purchaser.
“Sure,” said the rural dispenser.
“But how hard is it?”
“Well, my hired man who never wuz right peart be
fore, filled up on the stuff ’tother day and lit out down
the road yellin' “Glory halleluiah! I am still in th’ home
of the brave an' the land of the free!”
“Gimme a gallon.’,
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THE WRONG TEXT
The preacher selected this for his text: “Be ye,
therefore, steadfast.’
But the Cross Roads Herald printed in next day: “Be
ye there for breakfast.”
Little things like that is what makes the mortality
rate so high among printers and editors.—Common Prop
erty.
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HAMBONE SAYS. Some folks figguhs dey’s hurtin
de church wen dey gits mad and quits, but dey’s wrong
'bout dat—hit don’ nevuh hurt de tree fur de rotten ap
ples to fall off!
Too Far From the
Country Sunset
Fire is in the air. It is the blaze of destruction, the
emanation of coals of jealousy and hatred, the spirit of
dissent and greed—fanned by ignorance and genuine dis
tress. The sparks fly upward and the bulwarks of the
nation vibrate with anxiety.
Flags of turbulence threaten. Rabid agitators urge
the overthrow of civilization. Extreme iconoclasts, tossed
on by a tidal insanity which is approaching its high mark
and will soon begin to ebb, are openly proclaiming the
coming of a communism and a reversed social order.
Through bloodshot eyes, large numbers of men in great
industrial centers are seeing red.
Out where the air is crisp and clear, untainted by the
gases and grime of great Shielters and manufactories, the
fields are still brown and green as of old. The fences
are friendly; the old shepherd dogs are kindly; the sheep
need protection; the cows come in at sundown to be milk
ed; folks barter homely gossip; there is a whistle in the
wind as it strikes the trees of the old wood lot. Things
are very much as they have been at this season for many
years.
More than half of the American people live in the
country. That is one fact that argues stability and in
sures sane votes against any program of bolshevism.
Perhaps the world is growing a-wearied of its cities
and the time has come to begin a miracle of disintegra
tion, which should not be wrought too quickly. Smaller
farms and more small towns are possibly the answer.
Like babies who have outgrown their cradles, old Earth’s
children have become cramped and restless. Poor and
blind and lacking in wisdom, they are striking out for
something bigger and better—they know not what. Per
haps, after all, the world is more in need of “mothering-’
than of disciplining. It is the time for charity, along
with a firm hand. Someone has said that it is not pov
erty that lies at the source of our troubles, but an effort
to find a way toward fuller spiritual expression. That is
perhaps somewhat nearer the truth than most of our be
spectacled pedagogues generally come. But, after all, our
industrial squall has blown up by the unleashed breath
of human nature—that old steadfast friend, our worst
enemy.
Fire breeds fire. Insanity is merely a result of
brooding thought concomitant with brooding environment.
The health of the anxiety-stricken portion of our popu
lation depends very largely on removing certain of the
more troublesome protestors and organizers from each
other, from the conditions which give rise to their ac
tivities, and from the people to whom they are appealing.
Deportation undoubtedly is necessary, but, save in rare
instancs of merited punishment, it must assume the form
of a wise redistribution of the disturbers.
The only way to restore the balance of the world is
to deal patiently—with the sympathy of a family doctor
and the skill of a scientist. Some of our human family,
distressed over the war experiences of the old country, are
at heart homesick and in need of steamship commutation
back to the place from whence they came. Some of oul
more nearly well-to-do radicals should be prescribed a
rest-cure at some quiet mountain resort, or a hunting trip
in the timber. Some of our ailing ones require but a
change of scene and fellowship to restore their mental
perspectives. Most of the folks who are talking so wildly
if they only knew it, would rather go out and saw wood
on the old farm, with just enough' Jack Frost in the air
to make the blood leap, than do anything else in the
world.
There is drudgery on the farm but there are compen
sations abundant. Farming never heard of stikes or lock
outs, of eight-hour days or a minimum wage, of profit
sharing or the Plumb plan, or any of those other mysti
fications of modern industry which have addled the reason
ing faculties of so many workers and capitalists of fac
tories and mines.
Social and economic evolution has proceeded with
such marvelous rapidity that it has brought to the world
a case of “nerves.” Breakdowns of leadership, national
ideas, human conscience, have tumbled one upon the other
with bewildering and discouraging suddeness.
Just beyond the urban limits there is a sunset every
night. And after the red disk dips below the edge, there
comes a peace and comfort to the watcher in the fields.
Gray twilight lets down its blanket on beds of mellow
brown. Hope reigns in the spirit; freedom in the heart.
The country—from whence comes the sustenance of tho
man and beast—remains faithful through unfaithfulness
and turmoil and blasphemy. It continues to function as
the hub of civilization, the balance wheel of politics, the
mother of misled humanity.
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Good roads make it possible for families living miles
apart to spend the evenings with each other, make con
solidated schools possible; the consolidation of churches
with better salaries for pastors and better service for the
congregation, neighborhood social centers, civic improve
ment organizations, farmers’ clubs and other similar
movements possible. Let us assist in the movement fcr
good roads.
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Fewer acres, better preparation of the land, more in
tensive cultivation will increase crop acreage yields and
make higher grade products that will bring more profit
able returns.
Report of Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NO. 9022
At Newark in the State of Arkansas,
at the Close of Business on De
cember 31, 1919
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, in
cluding re-discounts_ 98,873.73
Overdrafts, unsecured_ 355.12
U. S. Government secur
ities owned: Deposited
to secure circulation (U.
S. Bonds par value)
$25,000; Owned and un
pledged, $28,792. Total
U. S. Government securi
ties - 53,792.00
Stock of Federal Reserve
Bank (50 per cent of
subscription) _ 950.00
Value of banking house,
owned and unincumber
ed - 7,000.00
Furniture and fixtures_ 1,000.00
Lawful reserve with Fed
eral Reserve Bank_ 22,202.21
Cash in vault and net
amounts due from na
tional banks _ 55,890.92
Net amounts due from
banks, bankers, and trust
companies (other than
those included in Items
12, 13 or 14)_ 96,480.42
Checks on banks located
outside of city or town
of reporting bank and
other cash items_ 1,066.66
Redemption fund with U.
S. Treasurer and due
from U. S. Treasurer_ 1,250.00
TOTAL
$338,861.06
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in_ 25,000.00
Surplus fund_ 6,000.00
Undivided profits, $6,829,
30; Less current expens
es, interests, and taxes
paid, $3,468.84_ 3,360.46
Circulating notes outstand
ing _ 25,000.00
Cashier’s checks on own
bank outstanding_2,113.89
Individual deposits subject
to check _ 261,696.74
Certificates of deposit due
in less than 30 days
(other than for money
borrowed) _ 102.82
Certificates of deposit pay
able atfer 30 days, or
subject to 30 days or
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15,587.15
TOTAL _$338,861.06
State of Arkansas,
County of Independence, ss.
I, W. W. Jernigan, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. W. JE1RNIGAN,
Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
C. M. EDWARDS,
R. B. ADAMS.
E. R. MOORE,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn ot before me
this 12th day of January, 1920.
SAMUEL C. KNIGHT,
Notary Public.
My Com. Expires Mch. 21st, 1920.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
The Journal is authorized to an
nounce B. F. Adams as a candidate
for re-election as Circuit Clerk, sub
ject to the action of the* Democratic
party.
FOR TAg ASSESSOR
The Journal is athuorized to an
nounce G. 0. Madness as a candidate
for Tax Assessor, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic party.
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