The Springdale news., 1908-11-20
CARMACKS DEATH SHOULD BE AVENGED.

Tenn tast week appears to have been little less than premeditated murder From all the evidence pointed 1t appears that on the day ot the killing Col Cooper and his started out with the eX- press purpose of murderng Carmack, and in prep aration for his work the valiant armed him. self with automatic revolver. Carmack s news paper associates, fearing trouble, kept him n the office on one pretext or another until late in the afternoon, and when he left to go to his they forced upon him small S2-cabre revolver. Carmaek protested that he had written nothing about Cooper that would cause him to consider serious thing as the taking of human life. and that his friends were unduly alarmed over Coop CTS reported threats. The sequel shows that Mr. Carmaek did not fully realize the desperate char acter of tie men with whom he had to deal.
 The trouble dated back to the recent campaign for governor in Tennessee, the leading issue being the question of statewide prohibition and Mr Carmack being the candidate of the prohibition clement NJ. K. Patterson represented the other side of the question and Col. Cooper was one of his strongest supporters. After his defeat MT. Carmack accepted the editorship of newspaper in Nashville and through the columns of his pa per continued hs fight for the cause of prohibit tion. In some of his editorials he had occasion to refer to Col. Cooper, which so incensed that gentleman that he boastlngly announced in public places that he would force Carmack to using his name in his newspaper. He then sent mutual friend to Carmack with demand that he cease mentioning his name, and Mir. Carnaek sent back word that he would refer to him when- ever he felt that occasion required. Then Col Cooper followed with mild request for what he had before commanded, but i'll view of hls pub lie boasts self-respecting newspaper could have aeeeded to the request.
 Col. Cooper claimed that he was not a public officer but merely private citizen, and should therefore not be subjected to criticism. Although not holding any office Cooper appears to be thousand times worse that many men who do hold office. He IS notorious gambler and of those perncious characters to be found in every state who attempt to dictate the politics of his section and who controls the he helps to put in office, and when man undertakes job of that kind and sets himself up political boss he Is legitimate object of criticism and may expect criticism. Bishop E. E. Hoss, of tle Southern Methodist Church, probably struck the key-not in address before the Memphis Conference at Covington when he declared that Carmack not killed for what lie had written, but for what he might write i'll the future.
 Col Cooper and his son. and ex-sherff John D. Sharpe have been indicted by the grand jury at Nashville, charging them jointly with the murder of Mr. Garmaek, and Sharpe Is also charged with being accessory before the fact Sharpe appears to have been one of Col. Gooper's henchmen and was seen conversation with the Coopers shortly before tie killing.
 The people of the country look to Tennessee to that the cruel death of ex-Senator Carmaek Is avenged, and uness 1t k done they will have lost their faith in the manhood of that commonwealth
 The Gravett News IS agitatug the question of dividing farms in that locality into small tracts of about ten acres and there is good in the lands better attention could be given to cultiva- ton, better apples, peaches and berries would be grown, better prices would be realized, the work could be done at less expense, there would be more people and property owners i'll the community and consequently more business for the merchant, are many owners of fruit and berry farms in Northwest Arkansas who could take good care of ten-acre farm, harvest and gather the crop. with the help of his family, while as 1t now IS he pays out considerable money for hired help and when the season is does not find much left for his abor.
 BYthe-way, wouldn't 1t be in order now to let