The Monticellonian., 1906-06-14

at the factory doors.
 Denounce Republican State Conven-
 ton.
 We denounce the recent Republican convention, which met at Little Rock on May 31, 1906, for it's hypocrisy and duplicity in criticising the fair and just election laws of this state. while it's own record in Arkansas for the cor rupt abuse of power in disfranchising our citizens, stuffing ballot boxes and overriding the will of the people, stand without a perellel in the history of administrative corruption and official debauchery. This daring and impu- dent announcement made by that party at time when the same party mas ters dictate their policies, who parti- cipated in and reaped the rewards of the gross offenses and high crimes of the reconstruction period, deserves and will receive the condemnation of an honest people, justly aroused to a sense of the wrongs which they then suffered.
 Favor Enlargement of Schools.
 The Democratic perty, ever faithful to the educational interests of the state, renews it's pledges, not only to their support, but to the enlarged i'm proyement of our common school sys- tenn. We favor a state uniformity of text books, and that they shall be fur nished free to the poor but deserving af omic plan shall be adopted to make the school books free to all people at as early day as the finances of the state will justify And We demand the passage of laws authorizing the establishment of district high schools, to the end that rural pupils may have the advantages of high school eduea- tion.
 We favor and recommend to the voters of the state the wisdom of the adoption of the proposed amendment to the constitution authorizing and empowering the voluntary levy by the people of an additional local and state tax for common school purposes.
 Textile School Favored
 We believe we can best subserye the interests of our people by encouraging the establishment of industrial enter prses and manufacturing plants in our state, for which 1t is so ftly adapted; and this is particularly true as to the manufacture of cotton goods. Ne therefore favor the early estab- iIshment of a textile school where our young people can be educated and trained in the manufacture of cotton fabrics, thereby fitting them 10 be- come leaders and participants in our future industrial progress.
 Convicts Should Build Roads.
 The improvement of our roads and highways should have our earnest and careful aid and attention in determin- ing upon and executing the best and l most economical method for their permanent improvement And We re- commend to the legislature the wisdom of providing by law for the employ ment and labor of such eonvicts 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 the eonvicts of the state to private persons or corporations be terminated and annulled at the earliest day pos sible under the guaranties of the con stitution And we urge the eXpedi- ency and wisdom of providing for the separation of the white and negro eonvicts of the state.
 We favor the levy and collection of only 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 col lected upon all the taxable property of the state, based upon uniform val ues, so that all interests will bear their just proportions of the burdens of government.
 The Democratic party expresses it's approval of the wise and patriotic course of the farmers and fruit grow CTS in this state, in their efforts to secure staple and renumerative prices for their products, and pledges it's sympathy and support to them in the accomplishment of result so plainly demanded by right and justice.
 The Democracy of the state refers with just pride to it's splendid eleemosynary institutions and declares It's purpose to support and maintain them with liberality and increase their capacity as necessity may from time to time demand. And we commend to the legislature the wisdom md justice of making ample provisions for paying the full amount of the pen sions allowed the worthy Confederate soldiers and the widows of such soldiers.
 Boodlers Must Go.
 We view with intolerance and alarm the growth of graft and cor ruption throughout the country. This subtle yet far-reaching. force to-day threatens the overthrow of official purity. and, ultimately, of popular government and believing that the essential security of the people is dependent upon the honesty and fldel- ity of their public servants, we un- qualifiedly demand the prompt, faith full and fearless enforcement of the laws against official corruption, and