The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-26
THE KICKER.

In behalf of pedestrians who tray el Terrence street, 1 want to kIck against the miserable excuse for a sidewalk from Judd's corner to the Will Meeks corner. Let the owner of that property be required to put down better one at once.
 In behalf of 40,000,000 of the American people, I want to kick against any further Tannerisno in the Pension Bureau. Tanner has been kicked out for which the whole people are thankful-the G. A. R. excepted-and now let Tannerlsm go with him.
 In behalf of the taxpayers of town, and in the interest of whole limbs and sound bones. I want to kick sgainst bad and dangerous side walks, as follows: Very bad offset at Jim Shinn's corner; loose boards and missing blanks in the walk in front of w. P. Wooten's residence, and on the Mrs. Wells corner further west; on north side of Di. Wyatt's corner, lots-from James Wells cor ner to Jim Shinn's corner on Main street.
 The city authorities. believe, no tified all parties to make the needed repairs in the localities named. Some made the repairs and some did not, and now in behalf of fair and i'm partial enforcement of the law, I want to kick against this favoritlsm.
 If there Is a law for enforcing this work, it is inviting contempt for the law and bringing the dignity of the city authorities way down below par to allow men to obey or violate the city laws, just as they may choose.
 In behalf of decency, cleanliness and sanitary reform, want to kick against the town hog.
 No enlightened town nowadays permits whole herds of hungry, lank, lean, starving, vile odored swine, reeking with the filth and slums of the gutter, to go roaming at large Tn the city, rubbing theirfilth on every fence and lamp post, stealing into every place where they can find a loose plank on the fence, squealing under every church house floor, and making pious men say curse words, every day.
 The Kicker kicks against it and says that if a man wants to raise swine he ought to go to the country. Let the town hog be exiled.
 The Kicker kicked last week against the disgraceful excuse for bridge over the branch at the inter section of David and Jefferson streets -the small foot-bridge over which all the school children pass three times 8 day. I want to kick now, against the city authorities procrastinating this matter. It had just as well be remedied now as to wait until some child gets broken arm, leg or neck by the bad bridge-ln which case the Kicker would rise up as a testifying witness to the clty's liability for heavy damages.
 The Kicker wants to join "J. C.. B." in a vigorous kick against the credit system, as It prevails Tn this county. Men who are not entitled to any credit either on property basis, an integrity basis, an industry basis or any other basis, come to town ev cry time they want pound of bacon, a peck of meal, a chew of tobacco, a sop of molasses, and buy 1t on cred it and the merchants are so everlast. ing keen to sell goods that this kind of fellow has no more trouble to get goods than the good man. What is the consequences2 The no account fellow, who ought to have made hls pound of bacon, his peck of meal, and his chew of tobacco and sop of molasses at home, because he could haue done 90, # he had tried) don't pay, and the good man WhO does pay, has to pay for his olOn and tue otter felIO10'S too.
 Let's kick the credit system out of Pope county, and come right down to q cash business. Then we'll have more industry, and the fellow who won't work and use the energies of q man to be independent will have to skin out and make room for come one who will. **