The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-03-20

necessary to have be made free
from the obieetional features which
have ever characterized the scrub
race"
IT is but proper that the whis-
ky organ should rush to the de
Tense of County Judge Gurnutt
and Clerk Watkins; no position
man may take can be so inigui-
tous but that he will find those
willing to irdorse it; but it may
be gravely questioned as to wheth-
er such Endorsement does not in
itself condemn the person whom
it seeks to Justify. An organ
which delights to ridieule the wo-
men Of our country, brands the
laborer as a fool and knaye, and
would drag an entire community,
by either fair or foul means, down
to its own moral degradation, is not
the advocate which fair-minded
and honorable officer would accept,
much less desire. But let us also
look at the character of the de-
Tense which is offered. OF course
all who differ with this diffuser of
dram shop morality may expect tc
be branded as malicious, fanatical,
etc, and it is rather satisfaction
that they are not disappointed;
but how weak and shallow is the
single excuse made for Judge
Curnut's action cit was but a
mistake lawyers might make. -
Exactly, especially when they,
like him, were interested in the
making of it. Lawyers are noted
for their ability make legal mis-
takes when such mistakes put
money in their pocket, and in this
! instance 10th our Judge and Clerk
have displayed an ability in this
line which might be enyied by the
most ayaricious lawyer, If this
were an honest M stake why was
it not repeated in the Batavia pc
tition case,-in the matter of sig
natures there was no difference
between our petition and the one
presented by the Batavia people,
yet one was granted while the otG To-
er was refused without the benefit
of nm appeal even being given.
Surely this was another mistake
which lawyer might make but
not one to be made by an honor
able Judge. If the intentions
were to be honest and fair to both
sides why did our Judge and Clerk
put their heads together and grant
license without waiting for the re-
suit of the appeal? Did they not
believe that there was no legal
remedy when such license were
once granted, and that they were
thereby settling the matter for
one year no matter what the re-
suit Of the appeal might be. II
they did not, Clerk Watkins is
even a poorer lawyer than we have
taken him to be; SO far as the
Judge is concerned he is general
( ly looked upon simply as a puppet
in the hands of the Clerk, and
therefore not supposed to look
/ deeper into the matter than his
directions extend,
Truly the mistakes which law
yers might make have been nu-
merous with these officers in this
as well as many other instances
and it is not likely that our peo-
pie will indorse such mistakes"
by rejoicing them even though
they should have the impudence to
ask
1t is not often that the TIMES
has been called upon to speak in
such plain terms of our County of
fcers, and we have heretofore stu
diously avoided any comment
which might have q bearing upon
local elections, but in this instance
we feel that to do otherwise would
be n neglect Of duty, and a failure
on our part to exhibit proper con-
Germ for the moral welfare Of our
county.