The Springdale news., 1907-08-09
GOVERNOR LITTLE SHOULD RESIGN.

 Little. indicate that while the governor IS improving physically his mental faculties are still impaired nd instead of growing better in this respect it IS thought his condition is getting worse all the time with no prospects tor permanent recovery. The newspapers say that arrangements are being made by the governors family to take him to Battle Greek, Michigan, for treatment and t IS also said that the governors son and private secretary, Paul Little, has stated that his father will not resign and that he will not be candidate for reelection
 Probably no one not intimately associated with Gov Little regrets the sad aflction that has come upon him more than The News and certainy no one has been more sincere in expressing the hope that he mig be speedily restored to health His illness was little less than public calamity the state of Arkansas. and from every nook and corner of the state have come expressions of sympathy for the stricken governor and his sorrosying family If the prayers of the good people of Arkansas could have prevailed he would have long since been his old vigorous self and back at the helm guiding the ship of state in that careful and conservative man. her characteristic of the man.
 But t has now been more than sx months since Gov Little as stricken, and although everything possible has been done for him f his condition Is as reported, his ultimate recovery is a matter of very grave doubt Under these conditions the people of Arkansas have been very patient hoping and ....;- .L = .L Lz5- ,,,z. Ill k ,ztal :. them. They have gwen up nope. however and now no s4ell-informed person in the state ever ex poets to see Gov Little back in the office of chief executive Such being the case | seems to The News that the time has come for action Gov Littles family and political advisers should see that he resigns, in order that the people of Arkansas them governor.
 We say this with all due respectfor Gov. Litte,and for Acting Governor Pindall and we believe nine tenths of the people of Arkansas will agree with us Facts are facts. and We can see no good sense or reason in trying longer to shut our eyes to the sit uation For the past few months the office of gov ernor has been kicked around from pillar to post with really 10 one responsible to the people tor their acts. The power that goes with the office has been used to reward a friend or to punish an ene- my, with apparently not much regard for the we'll fare of the public and the ony way to remedy this condition of affairs IS for governor Gov Little to re- sign. In the regular course of events a new gov ernor ,ViII not 5o in nntil January 1q0Q hut Gov, Little has it in his power to relieve the situation now, and he could never render the state more signal service f Gov Little was in a condition to understand the situation The News believes he would resign without hesitancy and f he does not it will probably be due to the nAunce of those who are prohting by his illness or hope to profit by 1t
 The editor of this paper neither expects nor asks political favor al the hands oF any one therefore feels perfectly free to express his honest conve- tons
 Last year Fort Smith had prosecuting attorr,- ey who shut his eyes and permitted base bal u be played on Sunday contrary to law, but the present prosecuting attorney takes ! different view of the matter. Recently he fad number of players arrested, but the sentiment n Fort Smith Is 50 strongly n favor ot Sunday bal that he unable to secure conviction. \ game was advertised for last Sunday aS .bsllwae but on Saturday the prosecuting attorney sprung a surprise by securing an injunction from the chancery judge restraining the members of the club from playing and the owners of tie park