The Springdale news., 1906-06-15

] debauchIng campaign funds from the private moneys held by the lie insur ance companies in trust for widows and orphans, and from tbe trusts and m0n0polieS it has f0Stered With these funds it SedulouSly goes forward ] to corrupt the voter. defeat the will Of the people, and to perpetuate the reign of plutocracy over au afflicted and suffering nation and all this while these protected industries sell and deliver their products ta foreign countries cheaper than they will sell the articles to our own people it the factory doors.
 We denounce the recent Republi. can convention, which met Little Rock on May 3l, 1906, forits hypocrisy and dupHclty iu criticlsing the far and just election laws of this state, while it's own record in Arkansas fat i the corrupt abuse Of powerln disfran. ehisinE our citizens. stuffing ballot boxes and overriding the vii af the people stands without parallel in the history of administrative eorrap. ton and official debaucherY This daring and impudent announcement made by that party at d tune when the same party masters dictate their policies who participated in and req p- ed the rewards of the gross offences and high crimes of the reconstruction period, deserves and will receive the condemnation of an honest people. justly aroused to sense of the wrongs which they have suffered
 The Democratic party ever faithful to the educational interests of the state. renews it's pledges. not only to l their support, but to the enlarged lm- pr0yement of our common school sys- tenn. We favor state uniformity of of text books and that they shall be furnished free to the poor but de- serving people Of the state, and the most economic plans shan De adopted t0 make the school books free t0 al the people at aS earlYa date as the finances of the state will justify
 And we demand the passage of laws authorizing the establishment of dis trict aIgn schools, J1 the end that rural pupils may have the advantages ,.s ,;.rI, e.b,,I .rl Dn4. igr1
 We favor and recommend u the voters of the state the wisdom of the adoption of the proposed amendment L. the constitution dutl1rztnI and empowering the voluntary leyy by the people If an additional local and state tax for common school purposes
 We believe we can best subserye the interest Of our people by eneourag- ing the establishment of industrial en- terprses and manufacturing plants Tn our state, for which It is so titly adapted, and this is particularly true as to the manufacture ot cotton goods. We therefore favor the early estab- lishment of d textile School, where our young people can be educated and Ftrained in the manufacture of cotton fabrics, thereby fitting them to become leaders and participants in our future industrial progress. :.
 The improvements of our roads and highways should have our earnest and careful aid in determining up- on and executing the best and most economical method for their perma- nent improvement. And We rec0m- mend tQ the legislature the wisdom of providing by law for the employ ment and labor of such conVlcts as are not employed upon the state farm upon the roads and highways of the state. And we demand that all eX- isting contracts for the lease and hire of convictS of the state to prl- vate persons or corporations be ter minated and annulled at the earliest i day possible under the guarantees Of the constitution. And we urge the expediency and wisdom of providing for the separation of the white and negro convictS of the state.
 We favor the levy and collection of such an amount of taxes from the people as is necessary to maintain the state government when honestly and economically administered and that such taxes shall be levied and collect ed upon all the taxable property Of the state, based upon uniform values, so that all interests will bear their inst proportions of the burdens of government.
 We favor the enactment of d just and fair fellows servants law for the protection of our laboring people, such a law as will secure justice to the employees and work no wrong up.