Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-12
SOME STRONG TALK
Rev. J. s. Hawkins Fires
Hot Shot at First Meth.
Odist Church.
TAKES FoR HIS SUBJECT THE
LEGISLATIVE 6ooDLtNG
CASES.
Says Whole Thing Has Appearance Of
Haman Wreakjng Vengeance
on Mordecai.

FCf forty minutes the Rev. j. S.
Hawkins poured hct lead into the al
legged legislative boodlers and execu-
tive tricksterS at the state capital. at
the First Methodist church Sunday
night. A large crowd heard Mr.
Hawkins sermon on "Legislatiye
Bocdling" and ne held their attention
from beginning to end Of the dis.
course. Many Of them went with the
expectation Of hearing something SEN
sational and they were not disappoint.
ed. Rev. Hawkins offered some Sc
ricus suggestions in solution Of the
hoodling muddle at Little Rock. and
his words are destined to attract
wide attention throughout the state.
Rev. Hawkins took for his text the
eighth aud ninth verses of the third
chapter Of Esther He spoke of Ha-
man. 4 shre1-d politician, as having
offered a bribe OF about $4,000. 900
IN silver to be permitted tc destroy
all the Jews CT the kingdom. King
Xerxes agreed to accept. and the day
Of destruction was appointed.
He asked the privilege to not tell
the story, but for all to remember
that the ran who offered the bribe
was convicted aud executed by the
king. Arkansas he said. had revers.
ed this order
After arguing for some time the
proposition of men being purchase
able, insisting that there are thous-
ands who can not be bought at any
price. he showed how good would thus
come out Of the whole matter. The
good men Of the legislature would go
back and better ones would fill the
places CT the reo-eant.
He said every body be;.ve.1 there
vas corruption in the legislature, but
all did not agree as to wno the bood-
lers are, and as to the fairness Of the
methods Of investigation.
After several other interesting
phases had been explored, tae speak
er pausd for moment. and said:
s'We have now come to a particular
part Of this argument. The remain
der have written and shall read the
same precisely as written, and if
quoted would like it to be as written
We are asked many questions.
"1 What shall be the final cut
come? A stronger class cf mar Will
represent us. Many OF the good ones
will return and better ones will fill
the places Of the tcoi1ers The dig
nifty Of the law will finally be restcr-
ed.
viii these men be COZ victed?
Some Of them evidently will. We can
not presume too far upon the de,is
ions Of the courts
"If convicted. will they be santenc-
ed or pardoned? Now. my friends
we have come to ! particular part
Of this argument Let me say. as ny
own opinion, there is now being play
ed in the courts at Little Rock cne
Of the rottenest games ever played
before the gaze of an intelligent pub
lie since Julius Caesar had ais Bru~
tus, George III his Cromwell or
George Washington learned to know
the traitorous spirit Of his friend. Ar
EoldL 4 nav be wrong; would like
to know that T. am; and
if subsequent events prove me to be
wrong. will only be glad TO make
the confession, both as to ny inahi.-
ity to read the schemes Of designing
zen, and 10 making a wrongful i'm
preston concerning the courts.
This whole thing has to me the
appearance Of a Flaman.' wreaking
vengeance upon Mordecai, who has
not bowed to him In humble obedi.
eRce. I need not ask ycu to watch