Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-02-19
THE COW LAW.
Alderman Green Has Rreezy Commune
cation ON that subject.

notice an article in the CONNER
cial OF the 18th which does an in.
justice to, think, large majority oi
our citizens. Why SO much prattling
about the COW law and other and
more important laws being con.
stantly violated without being
noticed. In the article referred to the
editor very pathetiealIy requests our
citizens to pause and note how
much more quiet eur city is on the
holy Sabbath day" since the passage
and enforcement nj the COW law, and
with what security our ladies and
children experience While ON the pub
lie streets and commons Now,
think it depends largely ON the
location whore the pause" is made
about the feeling of security. For
instance, if they pause ON Barraquc
street between Alabama and Chest
nut, or on Main between Barraque
and Third, or ON Third between
Tennessee and Pine, or in other
locations too numerous to mention,
they might hear sounds emanating
from wide open saloons, run on Sun
daysin wide open violation of a law
much more important and Just as
much entitled to enforcement by our
city officials. Not sufficiently Inn
portant. however. to evoke even a
mild criticism from 'sthe Purely
Pious Commercial The sounds re-
ferred to would doubtless CRATE much
more harshly on a sensatiyeear than
the innocent tingling OF n COW bell
or the familiar low of an equally i'm
nocent COW. And the sentimental
bosh about coming home and finding
your wife in tears over the depreda-
tions OF a neighbours COW would not
bare the light OF comparison with
much more probable situations 81. ~
that of mother and wife in tears
over the emaeiated form OF IL little
one crying for wholesome milk: one
of whose little chubby fingers is and
should he dearer to that mother and
wife than all the flower gardens i'm
the universe. The amendment to-
the COW law rs offered at the last
of the Council practically
sides the prescribed territory OF the
COW. 1t excludes all
classes OF stock from the streets ex-
cept COWS actually giving milk, and
they only in the day, when their
every movement can be observed: !
and again out of the small number
of COWS allowed to run ut large dur
ing the day, four-fifths OF them will
go beyond the limit in the morning
not to return until milking time in
the evening. A large proportion of
those who own cows do not own
homes and have no place to keep
them perpetually confined Yet, |
their children must have milk: their |
health demands it in a great many |
Instances that should be healthy and |
rom one coW-not mixed-and on |
hand when needed. Those who are
able to keep COWS confined often de-
pend ON INDECENT servants to keep
their stables clean and Il large pro-
portion are likely to prove disease
nuceuses in warm weather
In conclusion allow me to say that !
think the Commercial is entirely
too much inclined to attribute the ac-
tons of citizens who are unfortunate
to differ with it. to selfish
motives. Note the following extract; |
And then ask yourselves if YOU
are not great chunks of animate I'M
setishness and stu
pidity." Such iiberish, in my opinion. /
is below the standard and dignity /
Of respectable journalism.
am unavoidably called out Of the |
city and hope the Council will ae-
cord me the courtesy OF allowing the |
offered by me to lay on
the table until the next regular meet
ing of the Council. THos. GREEN.