The Green Forest tribune., 1902-03-29


 sending out corn and oats in large quantities. These seeds do not cost him one cent. They are fur nished him by the government free for distribution among his people. In this he is doing his plain duty, nothing more. To make such hurrah about it on the eve of the primary looks like he was trying to make political capital out of an act of the de- pertinent to relieve the distress ed.
 shall remain in the western counties till near the primaries and l trust my friends will take care of my interests in the eastern counties which 1 feel they will be amply able to do.'
 Regarding this seed move- ment in Mr. Dinsmore's interest the Harrison Times among other things says editorially:
 It is a well-known fact that some sixty days ago cry went up from the counties of Sharp, 1zard, Fulton, Stone and Baxter asking for aid, and alleging that many of the people of these counties were in pitiable distress on acconnt of the drought and crop failure. Gov. Davis called for aid for them and help was sent there from all quarters of the state, our own included the St. l.. & N. A. R. R. contribution of S1 ,000. At,that time Senators Jones and Berry and Congr ess- men Dinsmore and Brundi pge appealed to the agricultural de- partment for aid for these same people, and secured a thousand bushels of seed corn and three hundred bushels of oats for them. The amount was divided equally between the two congress men for distribution; Brundidge s ent his share direct to the county judges of Izard, Sharp and Fulton counties; the only county in Dinsmore's district which was asking for aid was Baxter and it was to be presumed that he would make that county atleast the cen- ter of operations. The seed was carried anywhere free by mail on government frank, and it could as we'll have been laid down at Mountain Home as at Harrison. Butno; Boone county is the cen- ter of Mr. Dinsmore's operations and attentions just now, and the whole outfit has been assigned 10 Mir. G. J. Crump, one of Dins- more's partisans and political operators, and he selected com mittee composed of warm sup porters of Mr. Dinsmore, who are to distribute this stuff "through- out his district, (which will mean 50 bushels of corn and 15 bushels of oats to the county - not enough to furnish roasting ears even to those who are willing to pose as mendicants throughout the ten counties. And now he has written to his friends in Carroll, Madison and elsewhere to the westward where they had never thought of calling for aid, and invited them to send in and get their share and put it where it will do the most good.
 Of course there are plenty of people everywhere, every year, who will accept and can use such things; but with most individuals it is understood that an honorable pride prevents them from ac- cepting charity save in the last extremity. A few people, nota- bly, one poor widow from Lead Hill, have made long journeys this week to see the committee, which is understood to be ready to aid them; but in all instances they have been turned away with the information that MT. Dins- more has not yet fully outlined the plan of distribution.
 It looks very mtc oh to us as if a most .eontemptible misuse is to be r1ade of these seeds which the government has given to relieve distressed people, and if this is not the case, Dinsmore should hasten to set us right upon the