The Forrest City times., 1892-02-12
OUR CONTEMPORARIES
Pertinent Opinions of the Press of Arkal
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 Lee Coruty Courier: The state press two years ago made an earnest fight for the repeal of the odious convict lease system. but 1t and the peoples wishes were ignored by the legislature. Let them make another effort for it's repeal.
 AlAa DemocIat: While we would rather have seen Mills made speaker, we have no stones to throw at our rep resentative for having voted for Crisp. He has the same right to choose that we have, and is expected to vote as he thinks best.
 Morrilton Headlight: We deprecate tie villiiication of democrats by demo- crats. The party needs harmony and cooperation, which would make it in- vincible. As Hon. Poindexter Dunn once said: "we have no democrats to kill" We will need every man of them next fall.
 Philadelphia Standard: How would it do for Uncle Sam to offer to give Chili to the pension brigade as quit claim in full of all demands, present or prospective? The miserable little country would be well worth capturing on these terms, and we could spare an army of pension agents for the job.
 Pine Bluff Commercial: In any event Jerry Simpson is proving thorn ii the side of the republican members of congress, and the artistic way he oc- casional'y scores them plainly shows that he thinks as well as talks. Jerry, with all his idiosyncracies, is consider ably in advance of the average con gressmon that Kansas has furnished the nation.
 Fayetteville Democrat: The indica- tions are that the great Northwest will ask no place on the state ticket unlses Brother Hull of the Boone Banner should offer for secretary Of state and we hardly think he will consent to un- dergo the sacrifice. The great North west will, however, use her influence toward nominating good ticket and when election day comes she will em- phasize her loyalty in d way that will be pleasing in the eyes of the democ- racy of the whole country.
 Little Rock Gazette: "A l5 to 20 per cent tariff for revenue only is what the people want" says the Baltimore Sun ldem.l and they will not sustain the Democratic party party if it pro- poses to compete with the Republican party for the support of the greedy tar if lords. That way lies disaster D The country wants just enough revenue from imports to meet the public ex- penses not otherwise provided for, and it wants an equitable adjustment. If 20 per cent on an article be sufficient for public revenue the public does not want 20 per cent more added for the benefit of infant industries" power ful enough to control legislation through delft use of corruption funds in presidential election years. That is what genuine tariff reform means.
 Hot Springs News: Already the Hill papers brand the democrats of New York who protest against the snap judgment convention, as ''mugwumps" and "sore heads" We'll now let's see. Here in Arkansas there is an an nounced candidate for governor who has been in the field for some time. There are several others who contem- plate entering the race, but have not yet done so. Suppose the State Cen tral Committee should now issue call for the state convention to meet in four weeks to make nomination, when heretofore it has not been held before June. Would the friends of the pros pective candidates who have not yet entered the race be satisfied? Would they not protest? And if so would they be mugwumps and soreheads?