The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
PHOTON REVIEWS
 RECORD OF DOODLE
In q Speech, Prosecuting Attorney Explains His Position Official Who Takes Bribe Greatest
 Offender.

sneech he made yesterday al Jacksonville at the barbecue q;ven under the auspices of the Woodman of the World.
 Tn opening MT. Rhotou said uThe committee that invited me to address you on this occasion was kind and liberal, in that il informed me that l should not be restricted to fraternalism but that Twas at liberty to make politi- cal speech so that 1t IS not parti- san.
 "Wheu the senators were sing ;ro God Be With You Till We Meet Again. preparatory to ad. turning the session of 1905, their exercises were some W h at disturbed by the appearance of a deputy sheriff, who extended to them a judicial invitation to ap- pear before the grand jury. Then they boldly announced that they would kill the man who even in- sluuated that they has been guilty of any wrongdoing. A bold declaration, especially from the lips of men who knew they were guilty of having borne the black flag of legislative piracy with a reckless audaclty that would make the meanest marine pirates blush with shame.
 "The truth is that as many as dozen of them constantly so- licited, frequently demanded and often received, large amounts as bribes for their votes as senators. have their names, the am mounts they received and upon what measures. Not of course all they received or all the persons in- volved. Many of their names have been disclosed in the judicial investigations that have been made and three of them have been convicted by juries.
 Clamor Against Cook and Cox.
 "So far they nave, in all the trials that have been had, by their acts and by their counsel, practically admitted their guilt, but bitterly assail the prosecuting attorney by charging that he is prosecuting them by making au effort to send them to the peni- tentiary before sending them the meu who gave them the bribes.
 "The sum total of their logic is: You ought to send Cook and Cox to the penitentiary for brib- ing us before you try to send us there. I have said to them face to face: You know that Cox and Cook did give you bribes and that you accepted them. Will you tell the truth and swear to and help me by telling the truth and swearing to if to do what your counsel and your boodling sym- pathizers say ought to be done, that is, put Cook and Cox in the penitentiary?' They invariably say No, l will not
 Tn order to save yourselves, you by perjury protect Cox and Cook, You know you are not sincere when you say you want Cook and Cox sent to the peniten- tiary. What you really want IS that Cox and Cook should be con victed so far as to close their mouths as witnesses against you. You feel that if their mouths were closed either by being con- voted or by death you would be reasonably safe.
 What they are seeking to do by their attack is to force the prosecuting attorney by convic- ton to close tue mouths ot the men who in fact do know enough about the bribery that has gone on In the Arkansas legislature for the last few sessions to fill book, and to do this before the state shall have had the full bene- ht of their testimony in the trial ofthe various members indicted and to be indicted.
 Charges Indulgence to Guilty.
 These members and their sympathizers, who charge in- aulgence to guilty, so urgently demand the immediate trial ot Cook and Cox, know that they would uot in their own cases take the stand and admit their guilt, TOT by the law they cannot be made to fola tha ctand Go innn