Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-18

| CeSSoTS VIII ever nave to r9nQeT d re- port. Hence, if their contention is true, no one will be hurt
 This bill does not go into effect till October, 1902, and does not affect any of the present officers in their term of office. Then why are they sending petitions here and trying to assume the role of legislators? Why are they so distressed about the salaries Of their successors? Why do they weep over affaris that do not concern them ? They claim that the salaries are star vation salaries. Well, let's see if they receives $1 ,S60 per year for his ser vices; he supports his family at the state capital on this amount Super intendent of public instruction re- ceives only S1,S00 for his salary, liv- ing in our capital city. The governor | of our state receives only $3,000 d year. filling his exalted position: then why should We call $1 800 per year for circuit clerk in little country town, a starvation salary?
 Our circuit judge holds court, am told, twenty weeks in the year. and travels all over his judicial district, paying all of his hotel bills, on a sal ary of $2,000 per year; and if he can | do this, gentlemen, don't you think our circuit clerk can fill his office on salary of s1,S00 per year? And can't our county clerk make out on | $2,000 per year?
 This matter was discussed before primaries, and when the primaries were over on the 9th, of April. 1900, this verdict was rendered, so far as the Democrats of Jackson county are con- cerned. 1 was indorsed by the democ- racy of my county on this issue, and i'll compliance with my promises to those people presented this bill in the lower house of the general assem- ply, with an explanation whereupon it passed that body with only one dis senting vote; and now it is left to YOU. honorable gentlemen of the senate. q Democratic assembly, to say whether representative courtesy shall be shown me in your end of the house. whether you shall give the people of my county the right of local self-gov- ernment, or whether you will commit the majority of them and me to the policy of our opponents after we have won the election. These county offic- lals who are present are my personal friends, they are Democrats. they be lleve In rotation in office as long as they can rotate out of one into an other. would like to satify their per sonal grievance before you, but am not sent here to represent the office holders of Jackson county: I am here to represent all classes from the poor est to the richest alike, and ask you. gentlemen, where does the opposition to my bill come from, and who has brought 1t about? Does it come from the farmers who toll the year through and do not clear $200 apiece, per an. num- is it the clerk or the mechanic who does not receive over $500 per year for his services, who is beseech. ing you in this petition? Is it the book keeper. the teacher, and the preach CT, none of whom receive on an aver. age of over $500 per year, who is i'm. plorlng you on pended knees for their future county officials? Do you be leve that men in any of these profes- sions will. of their own accord con. tend that s1 500 per year is a starva- ton salary? No, thousand times no. If $1.S00 per annum is a starva- tion salary. then there are over 2,600 taxpayers in our county who are on starvation. Why, I am sure. Mr. Chairman, there are not fifty men in our county who are making that amount per year.
 Then why should We set up and pamper one child at the expense of others? We want to put them on a salary along in line with men of equal ability in other professions, and let the excess of these fees, if there be any excess, go into our county treas ury to pay off the burden of our coun. ty debts
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 This is a just measure, a righteous measure, and in behalf of the taxpay- CTS of Jackson county whom am sent here to represent. beg of you to rec,