The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30
l CITIZEN ARGUES IKEPIPKIN'SPARDON
| n. Durham Believes It Was Wholly uu;ustified and Doubts Statement
 of Gov. Pindall Says Pipkin
 Goes About Like Well Man.
Mena, July 25, 1908.

I see good oedl ID yoiI paper
 of late in regard to the pardon of
 Ike Pipkip, and hear a great deal
 ,oore said in regard to it. 1 see n an editorial of July g, you dc
 not deem it best at present to go Into the merits or demerits of i'.
 Why not enter into it at once and it is "a meritorious act, let us, as good people, exonorate all who had hand in it, and on the oth- er hand if it is not a meritorious one, then let us show to the good people of the world that we do # not iudorse any such.
 Now as to Governor Pindall's letter saying that none other than inc doctors and all other officials of the board at that place had anythiug to do with Ike's pardon S Ike says himself that some of our local talent and some of our local intellect went direct to the gov eruor and had face to face and heart to heart talk about 1t, and he did receive aid from Mena. s& Now don't accuse the governor of misrepresentiug things, but # simply give you Ike's statement x in regard to the matter.
 Now let us look into the mat # ter little and see if there be any misrepreseutations down there. & The doctors there claimed that & Ike was in the last stages of con- sumption and they did not know # whether he would live to get home or not. We'll 1t is true, we don't know how long we will live or how soon we may die. All the consumptives that nave ever seen were weak and feeble in their last days. Tom, l guess, did not know the grounds on which the pardon was granted, so when he was here he said that when he and Ike were in Texar. kama, they hired hack and team and rode until they became tired of riding and then walked almost over the city.
 Does that sound like consump- ton? They came in home Wednes- day ln the afternoon and Thursday Dr. Pool of Mena was sent to see Ike and he said there was no consumption there, and that Ike would be up in a few days. Was not the doctor cor rect in his idea about the case ?
 Then on Sunday following, Ike went back into the mountains two or two aud a half miles on a visit and has been going to town every week since, and some times on wood wagon when 1t was so hot and dusty as to be disagree able 10 well person. Does that look like case of consumption ?
 Now let us look at the local talent little more and see if lke's statement will hold good. If no local talent rendered aid or assistance, why was it that local talent here received letter in regard to Ike's condition, aud why did this talent have business Tn Little Rock few days?
 And why did this local talent go 10 some of our officers and want to know if it was not better for Ike to die at home than iu the pen?
 And why was it that other local talent of your town could read between the lines and see something brewing and went to one of your leading doctors and had a talk with him in regard to The matter and the doctor wanted to take steps to prevent the par don from being granted. But this local talent is so bright, that as soon as he reached Little Rock and began to shine forth, the news was flashed over wires that the Pipkin boys were on their way home. Does not this pear Ike out in his statement that he had help from Mena ?
 think, Mir. Editor, that the tune is here and has been all the tune, for us to discuss the demerits ot this act and stamp 1t out and brand 1t as one of the most dis graceful acts that was ever im'