The Mena star., 1898-09-21
STATE EXCHANGES.

| Arkansas will ever be disgraced with
election frauds so long as the present
election law is on the statue books =
Horatio Appeal.
Now that the election is over, let us
forget politics and settle down to bust
ness for the next two years. 1t would
be far better for the country if we had
fewer elections and shorter campaigns.
Little River News
There will be no Populist and only
two Repu blicans in the next general
assem- bly,. And no kicks so far have
been registered by either Pops lists or
Republicans against the fairness of the
elections Arkansas Gazette.
A law giving 10 the state change
OF venue in felony eases ought to be
enacted by our next Legislature The
state, as well as the defendant, is en-
titled to fair and impartial trial, and
it requires no prophet TO point out
many instances where she has been
denied this sacred right. England
Courier.
The Democratic vote over the state
demonstrates the popularity of Auten's
New Arkansas. The handsome
Democratic majority means satisfac-
ton and prosperity for the state, and
that her chivalrous citizenship ap-
proves the present administrator Of
public affairs. Michiganders don't
win many supporters in Arkansas, the
variance of the two chimes render the
uncongeniality .-Clinton Dem ,crat.
The Little Rock Democrat has been
sued for defamation of character by
the twelve men composing the jury in
the case of Jesse. Heard. charged with
the murder of S. T. Blair in Perry
county last year. Each Juror asks for
$40 900 MS the proper amount to make
them whole after the Democrat had
branded them as "hog thieves.
And yet some people say nobody pays
any attention to what newspa-
per says Eureka Springs Flashlight.
M. f. Locke, former commissioner VI
mines, manufactures and agriculture,
and w. Theo Smith, late editor of the
late Baptist review, will soon begin
the publication at Little Rock of the
Arkansas Cultivator, journal that
will be devoted to the upbuildlng OF
the agricultural interests of the state.
| There should be room fere in this
magnificent agricultural state for just
such a publication, and the World
hopes Messrs. Locke e Smith will re
alize their best hopes. Helena World.
The Perry county jury which cleared
/ Heard who murdered S. c. Blair OF
Little Rock, has instituted snit against
the Little Rock Democrat for 100000
damages for repriniing from another
/ paper severe criticism of their ver-
dict. All on Gods earth there is in
this action is, first the qualification OF
rank spleen, a few paltry dollars for
lawyers encouraging and prosecuting
the suit, and lot of annoyance and
expense TO the Democrat in defending
the suit, but not one red cent for the
plaintiffs. Slot Springs News.
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In view of the present low price of
cotton, it behooves every Arkansas
farmer to plant at least wheat enough
to bread h is family for another year
and to so diversity his crops that plen-
ty of all kinds of food products may be
raised to supply his farm, without the
necessity of buying. Instead of buy
ing supplies the Arkansas farmer
should have surplus for sale. When
ever this is the case, and it can be
made so by proper management, good
times will come to the people OF
our state. Stuttgart Free Press.
Some people get tired Of and leave
Van Buren, county, but the almost uni
versal rule has been hasty return.
Some people has never and will never
get living out of this world though the
government gives them the forty
acres and mule" to begin with. It
requires perseverance, and inoanr,tr