The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
Delegates Instructed for Roosevelt.

ienge our adversaries, and with which
we enter upon the national canvass with
supreme confidence.
Delegates Instructed for Roosevelt.
As for Theodore Roosevelt his com
manding ability undaunted civic cour-
age, impregnabie integrity ana nrm and
merited hold upon the confidence OF the
people have already insured his unanl-
nous nomination for president by the
republican party and have guaranteed
his triumphant election,
The republican party Of Arkansas, in
convention assembled, hereby instruCts
its delegates and alternates at large to
cast their votes for Theodore Roosevelt
for president of the United States.
When we turn our eyes to our own
state, we find a chief executive whose
errors and weaknesses are innumeraple,
and whose virtues have never been dis
covered, is about to be nominated Tor
third term by party which is thus Mt
ly rewarded for its long career of inCom-
potency Performing no meritorlous
service to his state during an lnCum-
benCy Of the state Offices Of more than
five years, his acts and declarations con
stituting an imminent peril to the bus
mess interests of every community in
the state his terms OF office nave peen
passed i'm a continuous round If o"u-
vassing, and in reckless neglect of his
OihClal duurS. nu uos pa,-s",A nt1tr
and worse criminals than were ever
before in the same length of time by
an American executive released from
prison bars. An enumeration Of his
official misdeeds could not be given
within the compass of a platform.
In the exercise Of the veto power, en-
trusted to the governor to be used only
on extraordinary occasions he has hrokc,
en- the record in an arbitrary veto OF
over ninety bills In one lump, including
bills for the necessary support Of the
charitable institutions Of the state we
challenge the history Of republics to
produce a similar instance of arbitrary
power,
After attempting to force the state
peniteutiary board to purchase for $50
500 an inferior convict farm, which he
knew could have been purchased for
Sl2, less money he had the hardlhood
70 officially accuse the state ohcers,
whose integrity prevented this intamy
Of corrupt conduct in Office.
The cold-blooded murder Of thirteen
innocent men in Arkansas county proved
to be too insignificant a matter to re
ceiye his official notice
Gov. Davis is not entitled to a yindi-
cation by the grant OF third term, Tor
he has not been abused. On the con
trary the half Of his malfcasances haye
not uccn tuiu. We can upon all good
citizens who cherish a regard for the
welfare and honor Of their state, to
unite with us without distinction of
party, in roSCulug their state from the
tainted grasp Of this corrupt Official.
We favor the extension of every legal
encouragement TO immigration and tor
cign capital 20 come among us IN order
that our unparalleled ana unmeasured
resources may De more rapidly deycl-
opcd.
As the human mind is best fitted to
perform its work by training we believe
IN the education oG the masses without
regard to color
We favor fellow servant law which
shall be adequate TO protect employees OF
corporations from the negligence OF
their agents and servants
We favor a state reform school that
young conyiCts may be the better re-
claimed, and not associated wtn hard
ened criminals
We favor pardon board as a check
upon the arbitrary exercise of the par
donug power
We are for the encouragement OF
American shipbuildng and OF our ships
engaged In foreign commerce, us the
logical application to the sea Of the be
nigu principles Of the protective policy.
Since the law is adequate TO punish
an crimes, including the most atIuciuus
we utterly condemn the murdcrous
practice of lynching az a relapse into
barharlsm ana breeder of criminals.
We demand free ballot The rlCC-
tors OF the state have been long enough
dctTaudod OF their hrthright Having
become veterans in cheating republicans,
the democrats have turned their guns
upon themselves, and Ht every primary
election, cheat each other, The MANNED
victims OF this electoral atrocity are
now no longer confined to our party
So long ns the entire election maChin.
cry is In the hands Of one party, ballot
boxes are stuffed, and the votes OF law
ml voters are not allowed fun effect
government by the people, Of the people
and for the people IL impossible TO CNa
ist Let the lovers or fair play combine
| IN thig canvass to stamp out the cut.
ugcOus system forever
want Southern Representation Reduced.
We cmphatically dcuounce any ana all
discrimination at the polls founded upon
race or color ana doplorc all attempts,
tor political purposes 10 excite and
fnmout prejudice against the colorcd
race, ana pointing To the Tact iNhi IN
congressional elections the average vote
| for congressman In the eleven southern
states is only one. fourth of thHt In the
other thlrtN. four states Of the union,
We call upon congress TO exercise thcii
uuduuhtrd constitutional power to re
duur their representation In congress-
| and In the electoral college proportions
We condemn the practice pursued by
| the state government ui UurruWlnk mon
oy ana paying interest thereon when
| there In plenty of money Ia the treas
urys
Tho ngRnrdly policy pursued with
respect tu the state insane asylum In
tuualo and innocent In louthsomo jailH.
We demand that these unhappy victims
Of dlFuusp bc released from thlH outrdg-
ouuH prudlcHmont
wen trained militia being the best
defense of republics, the army urguua
l1od IN Arkansas under the Diot Bill de-
serves our admiration ana applause,
We commend the progress II has made
without proper state aid, Hudtiu the face
Of opposition, Uud We declare our
selves IN tNNOr OF an adequate upprOa
prmtlon FOR its maintenance, and the cSs
umpliun " its mcmhurs from the road
tax and Jury duty
Believing that the cause of good gov
rWWpUi pnn be best suhHprvud ANA ad.
yuurvd without the personal abuse ana
unfair methods luttctly incident 10 irint
dlyuursluus, We nevertheless refer the
question ut the policy NJ joint debates
In the Judgment and discretion OF the
campaign committee
The South produces n per cent
Of the sweet potatoes, has almost an
absolute monopoly of the sugar
cane, molasscs, syrup and sugar
(not including beet sugar. crop,
worth 30,OOO,0OO and has half y
million acres in peanuts, producing
a crop worth over SGOOO,OOO, to the
rest Of the country's 1000 acres pro.
ducing $4,000 worth Of peanuts.
"a th.i ,,ti,n 4. mai IA, South.