The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-09-15
TINES special Exploring Expedition.
HARRISON Ark. Sept. IT, rS56.

HOleuly from SastSiH VII
pertinent inquiries have come to the
IlaEs tkszsalasiszz
follows:
"Why is it that YOU Arkansas peo-
pie don't rise up in your might and
smite the Joplinite hip and thigh :
You have the facts to do it with
your people are not the fools their
enemies would have them appear ;
and you owe it to yourselves, and to
the friends who back up your miner
al resources with their money and
influence, to set your country right
before the world, enen though in do
ing so, you show every anti-Arkan-
sas man in the Joplin country to be
a liar"
The tenor OF these inquiries is,
of course, the most embarrassing
phase of the situation, and in conse-
quence, il any attempt is made to as
suagc their severity, it will be due 10
the fact that the paper desires above
all things, to reflect the good will
and independence of the Arkansas
miner, who is nothing if not the
most generous and hospitable of
men that eat bread in the sweat OF
their face. But who, when aroused
to defense OF his rights and pfivi-
leges, is altogether OF the never say
die" type of men; all of which is ex-
planned in the circumstance that our
Arkansas miners are from all states
and countries on the globe,
ssssssessssssssssssessssss
OF the allegiance in which their
feelings have been held, since the at
tack on their country began, the rea-
son of it is simple enough. Not hav-
ing sslievcdthat-ouseitlevspssse
the hardihood to deliver themselves
deliberately upon subject of which
they knew nothing; or, ifpossessing
the hardihood to rush in with their
opinions where angels feared to
tread, feeling sure that the public,
tor obvious reasons, would hold
their arbitrary opinions of other
mineral territory than their own at
at arms length, local authorities,
miners and prospectors have only,
in passing way deemed it necessary
to reckon with Joplin operators, who
make it a business covertly to adj
verse the Arkansas country
At this point it may also be well
to remark that the devil is not al
ways as black as painted. For it
happens, no matter what their in
tentions may be, that the cover to
the worst attack of the anti-Arkan-
sas Joplinite, is weak and helpless
criticism, that the Arkansas field is
without deep-seated, underground
or water-level ore, so-called And
even this 'break" is condoned when
it is made known, that the present
forbearance of Arkansas miners and
authorities, is due to the circum-
stance of the Joplinite having been
met upon his own ground, and with
his own weapons; and in conse-
quence no one is losing any sleep
over what Joplin says or does. For
it transpires that a tar more formid-
able plan of theirs than the present
one, was formulated in 1898, which
called for the employment of fake
experts to report adversely on the
Arkansas field; and so inhuencemin-
ing and railway capitalists against
the country.
That the plan miscarried at that
time, was due to the fact, that de-
tails were communicated to the Ar
kansas people by prominent St
Louis capitalist, whose business
connections put him on the inside Of
the conspiracy, but whose sympa
thies and admiration were on the
side of fair play. And not to Civ,
away any secret history of that day,
being forwarned, the reason the plar
was not put into operation, was tht
simple one Of passing word to min
ing camps OF the country, to string
up to limb, the first man caught
playing the trick. This intention
was generally made known oyer thu
Joplin country, after which nothing
more was heard Of either the promo
tiers of the plan or the agents the
expected to employ.
A similar heroic treatment is no
required at this time; nor indee,
was it required two years ago, al
though our miners were not awar
Of the fact at the time, For while j
has followed that everything hk'
business excitement has1been reprcs