The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White River Country, where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark* Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 1, 1912
Vol. 11, No. 47
SOCIALISM A PANACEA
Detherow Says it Will Bring Re
lief to Opressed and Down
trodden Humanity.
Editor Journal—So much has
been said and written in recent
years as to why the farmers pro
duce so much wealth and retain
so little of it, and so many reasons
and remedies have been advanced,
that I thought a few lines giving
the Socialist idea of the cause and
the remedy might be'interesting
to the readers of your valuable
paper.
In the first place, I will say un
der our present commercial sys
tem, all charges are shifted to the
farmer. When the merchant buys
the farmers’ produce he takes off
enough to pay freight and all
other costs; then it goes through
a dozen or more of others who
take a rake off; then the manufac
turers, the jobbers, the wholesalers
all take another whack at it, and
it comes back to the retail mer
chant; he takes another profit and
charges the cost of the whole trjp
to the farmers.
Now, I will say nothing about
the profits of the jobbers and
wholesalers and the cotton gam
blers and many others I could
mention, but will only mention
the profits of the spinners and re
tail merchants.
A bale of cotton costs the spin
ner an average of about $50. The
total cost of spinning it is from
$35 to $100 per bale. It brings
them Uom $200 to $2,500 per bale.
The average cost of spinning is
$50 per bale and the price it brings
is $500 per bale, which leaves a
profit of $400.
Now, let us see about the wool
we sell; According to the report
of the tariff board appointed by
President Taft, the farmer gets
$1.55 for the wool that goes into a
$25.00 suit of ’clothes. The cost
of making the suit is $3.74 and
the necessary trimmings, includ
ing the making of the cloth, is
$4.90. Add this together and you
have $10.19. Take this from $25
and it leaves a profit of $14.81.
In the face of these facts our Dem
ocratic and Republican statesmen
tell us there is no better way.
. But what about the retail mer
chants? Well, let us see: Secre
tary Wilson tells us that he takes
a profit of 35 cents on the dollar,
and under the so-called competi
tive system the average of them
are not any more than making a
living. Why? Because there are
too many of them in business—
their trade is so divided that each
has to take a big profit in order to
live.
If one merchant in Batesville
could get all the trade, he could
sell goods at a profit of five per
cent.
But as it is, there are a half doz
en wagons that travel the same
street, each one serving one house
and missing five. The same is
true of the butchers and all other
business that is run for profit.
If the mail business was run the
same way, and we had half a doz
en postoffices in town, it would
cost us considerable more to have
a letter carried than it does under
our present system. Now, I be
lieve that ail will agree that the
above is • true. . But you” want to
know our remedy.
Well, we Socialists claim that a
government should be run in the
interest of the masses, even if it
doe* hurt the lasses. We believe
if the people find out that it is
useless to have our products go
through the hands of a dozen men
that we have a right to stop it. If
we find out that the wealth that
the farmers and laborers create is
beiqg wasted through an insane
system, that we have a right'to
stop it. Now, I will give you a
sample of how we will do it. The
Socialists have charge of the city
of Milwaukee, which has a popula
tion of 400,000. They found that
the butchers were charging 50
cents on the dollar for their meat.
The first thing they did was to
take steps to build a city packing
house and put up city butcher
shops so they could pay more for
hogs and cattle and sell meat
cheaper to the city workers. We
claim that the people of this gov
ernment support all institutions,
and they have a right to use the
power of government to establish
iny institution of their own,
whether it be a postoffice, a bank,
l store, a packing house, or any
thing else, and regardless of who
t puts out of business. If the
farmers had been financially able
there would have been co-oper
itive stores all over this land
which would have put the mer
chants out of business.
In conclusion, I want it under
stood that we Socialists do not
ala me any individual for present
conditions, any more than the ‘peo
ple blamed the private postmaster
ar the toll bridge or toll road man,
aut'we insist that the people have
i right to change them and must
change them, before tney can get
relief. W. P. Detherovv.
Batesville, Arkansas.
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The E'M F and Flanders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $500 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batcsville, Ark.
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A premium given with every
$5 cash purchase at Moore Bros,
Co.
J. I). Sturdivant went to Bates
ville Thursday on a tax-paving
expedition.
J. H. Smith of Carmel, Ind., will
read The Journal in future,
through the courtesy of J. I).
Sturdivant. •*
County ^fudge A. .1. Craig of
Batesville spent Wednesday in
; town in the interest of his candi
dacy for re-election.
Ruben Cleghom and Miss Lena
Weaver were married at the home
of vSquire M. E. Burt Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m., Squire Burt officiat
ing.
Under the rule of the State Cen
tral Committee, today is the last
day for candidates to get their
names on the ticket. Candidates
who have not already done so,
should immediately file their pledge
and pay the necessary fee to the
secretary of the county committee,
C. D. Metcalf, at Batesville.
CHARLOTTE C! PH HRS
Mrs. W. M. Kent is real sick at
this writing.
Bond and Jim Moore went to
Sulphur Rock Saturday.
Chas. Wasson of Batesville spent
lytiday night here with J. C. Mc
Gill.
A. B. Weaver and son, Allison,
spent Thursday night at Bates
ville.
G. J. Lindsey and G. L. Brittain
made a business trip to Batesville
Thursday.
Miss Virgie Jernigan has been
sick for several days, but is better
this week.
Rev. W. L. Storey did not fill
his regular appointment at the
Methodist church Sunday night on
account of the rain.
M. M. Rutherford of Rutherford
spent last Thursday night here
with G. J. Lindsey and gave the
farmers of this section who are
contemplating building a vat a lec
ture on tick eradication, which
was highly appreciated by all pres
ent.
COMPETENT AM) DESERVING
Hon. Tom Campbell candidate
for congress, has a list of about
fifteen appointments in White
county this week and next. Mr.
Oldfield is not staying in Washing
ton, “attending to business”, as
his friends boasted he would, but
is now trying to build up his polit
ical fences over the district where
Campbell has torn them down.
Mr. Oldfield has served two long
terms as congressman, at a salary
ofabout $15,000 per term; and the
people are wondering if it is best
to give a third term to this fat
position. As for Lawrence county,
count us for our neighbor, Tom
Campbell, who is both competent
and deserving.—Walnut Ridge
Times.
J P. FOR 32 YEARS
A news item from Mobley says:
“John Tillman Foster has announc
ed for justice of the peace again.
He has held this office for 32 years
and during this time has officiated
at nearly 400 marriages. Mr. Fos
ter has often been urged to make
the race for county judge, but he
declares the office of justice of the
peace is good enough for him.”
FROM JL'DSONIA
Editor Journal- We loaded our
car on Thursday, the 22nd at Sul
phur Rock and started for the
strawberry fields of White county.
However, the car did not arriv<
here until Saturday and we die
not get unloaded uptil Mondaj
and oh my! the mud; hut no worst
than Sulphur Rock and Newark
People are busy getting read)
for the rush of berry picking, ant
they say that prospects are gooc
for a fine erop. People are com
ing in cxery day; some looking al
the country with a view to locat
ing here, while others are getting
ready to run cold drink stands
pop corn and candy stands and
other such things as we see onl>
at picnics up there. Residence;
were plentiful a month ago, bul
now it is getting to he a hard mat
ter to find vacant houses, and
about a month till berry picking
time, too. Property, I think, i;
much cheaper in town than in the
country. Land that don’t look
near as good as the hill land;
around Sulphur Rock and Newark
is worth ?100 here, and would be
the same there if the people would
put it in berries.
With best wishes to you and
yours and my many friends there
I am, respectfully,
J. C. Gibson.
Judsonia, Ark., Feb. 27, 1912.
DOT A DOINGS
Rev. Jackson, who has been
; very ill for some time, is slowly
improving.
Wm. .Rainwaters, atter an illness
' of several days, we are glad to say,
is able to be up again.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Kennedy are
; the proud parents of a fine boy,
| who recently took up his abode
1 with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pickens
: and little son, of Cord, spent Sat
urday night and Sunday very
1 pleasantly with his father, J. W.
Pickens and family.
A. T. Best, one of our most suc
cessful farmers, made a business
trip to Charlotte Sunday and went
i from there to Newark to visit his
j father, W. C. Best, who is quite
feeble.
Miss Addie Page closed a very
successful term of school at Oak
Till last Friday and returned to
her home at this place. She will
enter school at Sulphur Rock next
Monday.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather and the impassibility of
the roads, Rev. Thompson failed
to fill his regular appointment at
the Presbyterian church Saturday
! night and Sunday.
1 ELEPHONE SERVICE
The Newark Telephone Com
pany’s operators have been in
structed to charge all parties, that
are not subscribers. We can no
more afford to give you free talks
than your grocer can give you
free sugar.
We are not climbing poles for
the fun of it.
It will cost you no more to have
a telephone in your home than it
costs your neighbor.
H. D. Eller, Manager.
OPEN BIG DITCH
The main ditch in the Drainage
District No. 3, east of Newark, has
; been opened and during the heavy
rains Sunday a veritable sea of
j water was carried away through
| the new ditch. The main ditch
and the several laterals will drain
I a vast area of land east of town.
from c. o. McClendon
CANDIDATE FOP TREASURER
To the Democratic voters of Inde
pendence County:
i take this method of advising
my friends throughout the county
that I have been detained at home
for several days on account of
sickness in my family, but now
I that conditions are so that I can
get out among my friends, it is
my desire to meet all the voters in
the interest of my candidacy be
tween now and the primary elec
tion, but should I be unable to do
so in the limited time, I ask you
to give my candidacy your careful
consideration, assuring you that I
shall deeply appreciate your sup
port and influence, and that if
elected I will give you honest and
capable service.
Sincerely yours,
C. 0. McClendon,
Candidate for County Treasurer.
WHISKEY Ok PAINT
There was a sentence in the
Progressive Farmer of January 13
in small type that ought to be
printed in about as big type as the
New York Journal carries. The
sentence we have in mind was a
quotation from Mr. F. H. La
Baume, of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad, and read as follows:
“I wish that for every gallon of
whiskey carried on the farms of
the South, the purchaser thereof
was compelled to buy two gallons
of paint instead —and the price
paid for one gallon of common red
j liquor will buy two gallons of good
! paint in any maraet.- Progressive
i Farmer.
MEET AFTER 40 YEARS
G. W. Weast of West Second
street is enjoying a visit from his
brother, C. C. Weast of Atkins,
Ark., who is en route to poiuts in
Marion county.
The brothers had not met for
forty years and as they are both
nearing the allotted span of man’s
time on earth, the visit is especial
ly enjoyable to both of these ven
erable and highly respected citizens
who carry their years so lightly
that they will no doubt enjoy many
more reunions. — Newport Inde
| pendent.
BUT THAT’S DIFFERENT
As a candidate for governor,
: Congressman Robinson favors
! short sessions of the legislature.
As a member of the legislature in
i 1895 he voted twice for an exten
j sion of the legislature, once for an
extension of 30 days and once for
an extension of 26 days.—Para
gould Soliphone.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
G0V.D0NA6HEY WINNER
l^ost Only Two Counties Two
Years Ago—Says He Will Qet
Them This Time.
Discussing the governor’s race
with a newspaper friend the other
day the governor said:!
“You ask me what are my
chances for re-election? Don’t be
uneasy about me. Don’t worry.
The people are not going to turn
down the truth when it is put be
fore them; and I am putting it be
fore them. I am showing up the
gang that is fighting me—the
gang that is stabbing the people
with one hand and shooting at me
with the other. It is the same
gang that fought me two years
ago, and it is the same people that
stood by me two years ago who
are going to stand by me now.
“Also, it is the same gang which
shouted for my opponent two years
ago that is shouting for my oppo
nent now'. I do not charge ill is
against my opponent personally.
"When the smoke of battle
cleared away twro years ago, I had
all but two counties in the state.
I am back after those two coun
ties now, and I expect to get them.
After the primaries my friends
will stand in the front ranks; but
my enemies will get exact justice
—which is a thing many of them
don’t want.”
CARD FROrt BAKER
To the Voters of Independence
County:
Gentlemen: Doubtless you have
asked yourself: Why does not Ba
ker make house-to-house canvasses
like other candidates? I have two
reasons, namely: I taught school
this winter, which has just closed.
Second, I oppose long campaigns.
If it takes three or four months
campaigning in a county to win,
then I do not win. It is enough to
tax your patience to listen to a
twenty days’ campaign. It is not
my nature to eat you up in a bush
whacking love-feast, and wrhen
election is over, forget you. I am
just w'hat I am. I wall come to
you on my record in the presence
of my opponents during the twen
ty days’ canvass. If that record
was not in the interest of the peo
ple, then I deserve every vote ob
tainable to defeat me. With thanks
to those who may feel an interest
in candidacy, Respectfully,
W. D. Bakek.
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