The Green Forest tribune., 1904-03-19
[NTY CAMPAIGN OPENED
,vr1cpsis of Speeches of Fuller
 and Poynor at Rule Monday.

,vY,opsis of Speeches of Fuller
 and PoynOr at Rule Monday.
 The county campaign for the lemocratic nominations was ornaally opened at Rule Monday, he Candidates for representative laving billed to speak there on hat day.
 Feeling that it would be of in- crest to many of our readers who viIlDn account of work or lack of ,prortunity net be permitted to Ittend any of these meetings, a nnre sentative of THE TRIBUNE tent over to Rule and made a few
 Hon. c. A. Fuller was intro lueed as the first speaker. He ,pened by paying handsome tri- ute to the beauties, grandeur, ,ealth and democracy of Osage lalIey. He thanked the voters of liberty for the indorsement given jim two years ago.
 He then took up his record in he last general assembly, saying ip0n it he was willing to stand or aIE He spoke briefly of the neasures he had introduced and oassed and others he had support ,d He spoke in detail of his ar Iuon S fig hit for the constitutional llnen dment which he engineered 'lI,fj llijl jtl gh both the house and sen- lte and which he finally run in ,vet the governors veto. He oIasE ow he thought it would be ,funtold benefit to the people of tecities, that it placed the cities # Arkansas on an equal footing with those in all other states.
 He claimed great credit for se- ,uring the passage of a special measure declaring the offices of he improvement district of Eu- 'eka Springs to be vacant. He Iaid the water works and sewer- lQn system of the city was in the san1s of q board composed entire- v.of republicans, who elected herr own successors, that they vare perpetuating themselves in 'f5ee and that the affairs were be- nRhandled by them without re- ,ard to honesty or fair dealing. d0W the council elect every two
 He also claimed that he includ- II CarrolI county in a special bill which makes S200 of each saloon icepse to be paid into the school 'una instead of the general coun- ;y This measure he said brought bf2O into school fund this year, |ix Saloon licenses having been alxen out. He also claimed the 3asaa ge of another measure con- .efaaing sale of certain lands in 5utelza Springs for the benefit of lch6ol fund, but the bill went loVFn in that memorable whole la&#yeto.
 Mr. Fuller boasted of his vote Hinfluence having killed the so6nty superintendent bill, which le aid was formed by seventeen lc Dol teachers in the legislature Th6 sought to create offices for hemselves to go home and run 'or He said his opponent, he lnderstood, favored this bill, o Which pr. Poynor nodded his Ipproval. It made the superin : endent a czar and a dictator. No teacher could be employed, no louse built, no furniture or sup ,lies be bought, and no warrants laid without first having the telueIlt approval, WHO va6 to be at his office three or o4kd Jays in month at the county He considered it a bad
 pure, indeed.
 n. Fuller mentioned several !f& measures in which he was
 ested and outlined others
 he would favor should he be fned to the legislature. He that it had been circulated on III hat he was for Jeff Davis for EQ4(rnor and that he was not dis 9oed to deny the truth. He said a& hs running his own race, but as citizen he had a right to 'a4@ whom he pleased for gov 3fn4r and that he was not dispos-