The Forrest City times., 1895-04-12

Bridge Station bill. Subsequently a
petition signed 10y nearly COCO people
WAS sent To the legislature praying
that the bill he favorably considered.
Similar resolutions were adopted ut
mass-meeting Of citizens in Forrest
City. and with perhaps very few ex.
ceptnns, the entire population seemed
to favor the proposed law. They. be-
lieved the railroads were imposing upon
them. and that they were entitled tu
relief at the hands of the law makers.
The segeral representatives ia the leg
islature, in both houses. from Eastern
Arkansas were importuned 10 use every
honorable means to pass the bill. II
passed the lower house. and its friends
rejoiced. IL went to the senate. aud
was referred TO the Railroad com
mittee. The senator from this the
Seventh senatorial district Was mem
Der of that committee. When this bin
was about to be reported. IL Was learned
that our senator had voted against il in
the committee room, aud this action
on his part led to an adverse report
by the committee. When this news
reached Forr st City. those who had
taken an interest la the passage of
the bill were greatly disappointed,
hut still hoped for the best. Ca
Thursday the bill WAS lead u third
time aud put upon its final passage
and resulted in tie vote Of IA To II,
Senator lizard being in his seat aud
not voting. When this news reached
Forrest City, those WHO had favored
the bill felt outraged. and all kinds of
ugly rumors Were ahoat They could
not. and do not now. understand. why
their wishes. and the wishes of those
citizens of Crittenden county, were ig-
nored. aud the bill defeated by the very
MIN of ali the senate OF whom il was
expected he would work night and
day for its passage.
The. TINES os last week mentioned
these matters briefly, aud suggested To
Senator lizard that the people of this
district were indignant at his course,
regarding this bill, and that AN ex-
planatlou of his position would be of
great interest to his Constituency.
Since our issue of Friday, mass-meet-
ings of representative citizens of st.
Francis, Cross and Crittenden couu-
ties have been held, and resolutions.
more or less severe, have been adopted
and published. cenSuring him for the
position he assumed. and calling upon
him 10 resign his high office. These
resolutions are reproduced elsewhere
III this paper.
On Wednesday morning we mailed
a special delivery letter to Senator
lizard. offering the use of our columns.
and requesting TO know if he had any
thing to say. lie did not reply by mail,
but was seen last evening, when he re-
turned from tine capital. He acknowl-
edged receipt of our letter, and in sub
stance, says he has nothing TO say that
he has been advised by friends in Lit
tie Rock To pay no attention tn those
resolutions, and that a communication
was published in the Arkansas Demo
crat of yesterday on the subject
He attributes the meeting to personal
enemies ard says the opposition
started years. ago because of bis op-
position To Poindexter Dunn The
communication referred To may be seen
elsewhere in this issue Further than
this he did not care to make any other
statement. and seems to hold the mass
meeting in contempt.
We regret this is true, for while
we cannot invent nor Imagine any
excuse for snch apparent neglect.
and gross dissertion of the interests
and wishes Of his constituents. yet we
had hoped that SenaLer lizard could.
and would. explain, setting forth
perfectly upright and satisfactory mo-
tive, scouting the idea that he was
actnated Ivy the glaring influences of
Inoaopoly'S lucre. or any ether than n
patriotic aad sincere desire to serve
the bsst interests of his country
1t is ridiculous 20 assume that thes,
mass meetings We're la any manner in
tluenced by Col. Izard's attitude Ia
ward Dunn. They were unthought oi
until the vote on the Station bill MAS
liblshed, and the senator's attitude