The Forrest City times., 1907-02-08

Tn the matter of assisting in the prose- i cution of the boOdlers in our state 1 To this accusation ] enter the plea of guilty. Knowing the crowded condi- l tion of the work iu your office, ten dered you my services for the pur- pose of assisting in these prosecutions. 1 first to help you, and secondly, that 1 might make good my word to the people ef the state that these hood- lers should hayed vigorous and ,peedy prosecution.
 have never yet made a promise to the people of Arkansas that have not faithfully endeavored to carry out. and l am only prevented from doing so in this case by what appears from Mr. EbotoHs letter to be very bad case of biliousness on his part shall neither affirm nor deny the accnsas tian which he makes that l am neither his personal or political friend. but viii respectfully refer the matter to my friends of his district. who picked him up, an obscure and almost un- known lawyer. sCarcely with d client. and elevated him to his present lofty position. from which he looks down with contempt upon all those who dc H0t exactly come up 10 his high ideals of good public servant
 cannot let pass however, the statement that attempted 10 defeat him after lie had received the Homi- nation Bitha a republican iu the last general election. However much l may have thought that he ought to have been defeated, my democracy would not permit me to raise my voice against him, but To the con trafN, l made two speeches for Hm, one at Mabelyale and one at Jackson vile, which iS well known by the other candidates who were present at these meetings. This statement of his is made gratuitoasly and is abso- lutely without foundation.
 Neither can l permit to 20 unchal- lenged his statement that l offered immunity to NJ. D. l.. Cook or T. l.. Cox, to both of whom he seems to have given immunity. This state ment of his is also without founda- ti0n.
 never made such d statement as this, or anything kindred to it, to MT. RhotOn in my life, and he well knows 1t. Neither did ever tell him that it was votes that l was after in- stead of convictions in these cases. or that 1 was afraid that II was pub licly known in the prosecutions that the legislature might impeach me. l had alreadygone through that fiery" . ordeal and had come out unscathed and indorsed by my people. Any fling that Mf. Ishot0n may make at me will not serve Ills purpose.
 would like, however. to submit through you To Nr BhOton a few simple inquiries.
 First. Why has not T. L. Cox. q Gs.. sH indicted; also WHF las he aot indicted Caldwell & hra4s. Hhoaee eanfe=std aiH#f#s.E HH#.-gfs. H=
 second. H h{ has HeH8t ffied N- b=E. Gaeeza saia>l whom lam iu- formed. tlHae indictments are now bending and assert that Ar. Cook ean easily be convicted by simply putting him upon trial
 Third l would like tO ask Mir Rhaton if he has Hot=the affidavit of | prominent senator in the last legiSla- ture, showing that the said senator went to one of the most prominent business men in Little Rock and de handed and received from said bHsi- hess man 5000, which had been sent to said business man to kill the beer inspection bill. If he has such an affidavit, l would like to ask him why he does not indict said senator and said prominent business man2
 Fourth. l would like to ask MT Rhoton why he does not try the negro who so cOwardly and brutally mur- dered Mrs Leetham within the very shadows of the state Capitol2 Has this case any connection with the re- cent bOodling transactions?
 It is said that in ancient times Diogenes, with lighted lamp at night. searched for truthful man, but Mir. Rhoton unlike this ancient gentle man. is using only tallow dip in the broad sunlight of crime and corrup- tiOn, crying aloud that he is hunting for crime, and only wants such men To help him hunt. as will seek for the truth and the truth alone.
 If you will permit me, l would like to advise MT. Rhoton that the people of the state. if | can read the signs correctly, are not interested in any personal controversy between him and me, but they are immensely interest ed ill the faithful performance of his duty, and they are getting terribly tired of what appears to them to be the slowest and most tedious and tiresame prosecution ever known in the annals of criminal history.
 TOl tHO ftdIS MT. hIOloD las worked, as he claims. night and day. spending sleeplesS nights and all his surplus cash, and pray tell me what has been the result:
 Cox, Cook, Caldwell and the other boodlerS known by everybody are walk ing the streets of Little Rock and putting on all the airs of bank president, while poor old Butt. who had but few friends and no money, is serving time with negroes and other criminals in mud and rain upon the railroads of our state, and this is the only fruit of his arduouS prosecution. say to him now as said in my mes sage 10 the legislature. that if he does not stir this matter up and grease the wheels of justicea little if l were governor and no other convictions had occurred within six months. l would pardon Butt and send him back t0