The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-03-21
WHAT WE NEED.
Comments on the shAmsfu, Practice ot
 ArFesting Our Legislators.

ATcsting Our Legislators.
 The Hon. Mr, Hudgins, cf, Polk county, A representative tn tha Arkansaw legislature, has harrtedty leA the State house. This was not done to bring dls- grace upon the state, but, on the part oi
 MT. Hadgins, to protect himselL The
 governor of Georgia issued q rtquIsisioa for MT. hudgins, charging him with ar- son. The honorable gentleman was ar rested, ba. the governor of Atkansaw--- justly 90, too released him on account of an informattsy in the proeeedlngs. Shortly aher being released, ME Audglns took flight and Is nov a wandeses. it ls not the province of this paper to say whether or not Mir Hudgins Is guilty, ba. we do request the governors of ad- joining states not to get la the habit of Arrestiag our lsgislasors. We dent want our legislators to hide out every time detective comes Aronnd. The constitu. ton Of the Uni,sd States says that a de- teciive should not break up legislative body tha, at least two detectives are necessary to such performance. We hope that our legislators may under stand this. and that those honorable members who sough, the woods sev. eyal days ago may return and agais engage h the transaction oi important business The legislature was thsowu into a tremulous state of excitement when Mir. Hudgins was arrested, and. justly %, for no ono could pretend to say whose time would come next. No one planes . man for running away when he ieela that he is in danger, yet it Is rather hu- mil!ating to think that ell our lAw makers should seek the quiet glades when detective makes his appsarascs. We hope that the governors Of other states will allow us to quietly make oar laws. Interruptions, though informal annoy us. We kaow that our legislature ought to be imprisoned, but we do ask that respect should be shown during heated debate. it is wrong to put the handcuds on . man juss as hs arises and says Mir. Speaker" 1t is not respectful to arrest . man at such time. The constitution Of the United States says that no legislator shall bs snatchsd ioE an os. dinary crime while he is engaged h ds. bate, or while listening to the prayer ot the chaplain. Therefore, the arrest of Mir. Hudgins was unconstitutional. Sesas Of the witnesses say that be was ciamped while he vas walking h the Stats house yard, but stretching ths coastisasioa, which ws do on every oceaslon, the de- tsetives had no right to srsss him. This paper is in favor of justiea We believe that man, even though hs bs isgisls. tor. shosld bs treated with respect. MT. Hudgins was . quiet man. H hs had been in the habit of making spsschsA vs would commend hts arrest but as t is, SC must say that he has not been treated fairly. He should have been givsn . chance to run. The tendency to concen- trate the nationsl government is wrong, and we hope that ths present democratic administration will do much toward stop ping the evil course. We must have . government of and for the people. We must protect our legislators. When man with . warrant comes around, we mus. say, "wait awhile. Wait til the clouds roll by, Jennie" Members of the English parliamen. are not sabjsct to ar sest. Why should our state governments sink below such humans scaief Rep resentstive Hudgins, of Polk county msy have lighted to- many matches ia days of some time ago, and may hsvs barned up stors-hoose that was well insured, but he should not have been ssszed vkiis he wss member of car legislature. Ths laws of ATkasssw must bs passed Oar Legislators must bs given chsscs to speak. sspposs vs allow that seqaisI- tion businsss to proceed, whss ca VI enact . temperance isvS Sspposs VI allow all oar members to be asJssesd7 When can vs look los las pschibjsisg the shootiag q . msa oa Sssdsy7 Ss<A inresds are dsngsssuS. They dspsise ss of our psivileges.
 We are free Ameficas people asd - do not esjoy bsiss hsmpsssd by iccateSs- srnsrs. Ths Arxasssw Isgis,stnss nssst be protected, and ccnslitulicnai aneo6- meut to this s6ect shoaid bs enscte1