Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
P|NOALL WOULD
SETTLE TROUBLES
Writes Long Letter to
Hamp Williams in Gar
land County Making Sug
gestions.
WOULD REFORM G. l. U.
says He Would Not Advise ASSISTING;
{. |. l.. Members as Candidates =
Let Them Prove Themselves Wor.
III, 81 Democratic Aid.
WOULD REFORM G. l. U.

Little Rock Feb. 4.--After rece.v-
ing d letter from Hamp Williams who
l. recognized as one Of the leaders III
what is known as the anti-Boo vii
liams faction at Hot Springs, Cover
nor X O. Pindall addressed a let .er
in .eply, in an effort to settle The ro"
% long standing between the Demo-
G. attic factions in Garland cCun,@
The letter follows
Il beg to acknowledge the receipt
Ct your favor of yesterday afternoon,
which received this morning, aud
am forwarding copy OF this, my re-
by, to Hon. { O. Eveland, Chairman
of the Democratic Central Committee
of Garland county, in. the hope cha
the suggestions YOU ask me to make
may. as YOU suggest be of some ban2
fit.
OF course, Mr.. Williams, you know
that | must view the situation there
from the standpoint Of Democrats
official, and candidly it cannot be ex-
pected of me to be a part of or cont
tenance the intense partisan feelings
which actuated the breach between
the Democratic organization in Gar
land county and the elements which
saw fit to ally itself with the So
called c. |. l.. Doubtless many OF
the evils complained of to a large
extent existed there, but ] know OF M
political panacea save in theory;
wrongs have ever existed, they exist
today and will continue to exist as
long as human nature is swayed by
private interests or partisan political
conditions. However, there is a tone
in your letter which appeals to me
and If, as | understand it, in all sim
cer!ty, these members Of the c. !. U.
who up TO The time Of their Affiliations
with this organization were men OF
Democratic convictions, desire now to
acknowledge thai IN organization in
dependent OF the Democratic party
can only in truth and logic be recos-
nized as a rival organization or the
Democratic party and that their hope
to succeed must be predicated upon
ideas OF help from other sources than
Democratic sources and if these men,
thus realizing these conditions. de
sire to turn in sincerity to the Dem
ocratic ranks and hope to aid the
party in maintaining Democratic SUI
premacv irrespective of individual
sentiment then | believe such men
should be allowed again to affiliate
with the party. | know of no reason
which place a political mistake as
barrier to future usefulness when that
mistake has been acknowledged.
In view of the great injury this ri
val organization has done to Demo-
cratic supremacy in Garland county,
believe it behooyes the Democratic
party there to adopt some means
which will to some extent have the
effect OF emphasizing the fact that ri
val organizations should not be coun-
tenanced. If ] was called upon by
both factions there TO make a sugSes-
ton as was done in the Cross county
case, think should suggest that
only such members of the G. I. L. as
had formerly been Democrats be al
lowed to return and participate in the
Democratic primaries. ] entertain
very little hope for reformation
among those OF the c. t.. who have
been life long Republicans, our broth
ers OF this stripe think to an extent
are lost to all theories of reform. ]
do not believe it would be wise for
the Democratic organizations in Gar
land county to allow the names of any
who have affiliated as members Of the
G. l. L. to be placed on the ticket as
a candidate. Such a step would be to
put premium on boiling rather than
10 discourage it, but they should be
allowed to return to the fold and
prove their faith by their actions. and