The Springdale news., 1908-11-13
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS,
Why not make 1t unanimous? Crawford County voted for Taft.

Gompers was unable to deliver the the goods
 Marylands electoral vote will be divided, seven going to Bryan and one to Taft.
 Bryan's defeat in New York Has been charged to treachery the part of Tanmany, but of course this Is denied
 President-elect Taft has gone to Hot Springs, Va, to remain until Thanksgiving resting up from his work of the campaign
 If Missouri cuts many more such ca pers as she has been doing at recent elections she will no longer be entitled to sit in Democratic meeting
 A boom has been started for President Roose- velt and w. J. Bryan for United States Senator's With these two gentlemen in the senate there ought to be interesting doings in that august body.
 We notice that Jack Walker of this county and K. l.. Nance of Benton County have been ap- pointed delegates to cotton convention to be held at Memphis. They will doubtless be able to give the convention much valuable information concerning the cotton growing industry in this section.
 Harmon carried Ohio for governor and Johnston carried Minnesota for governor notwithstanding both voted for Taft for President Now, if either Of these gentlemen had been the nominee for president instead of Mir. Bryan what might the result not have been? Probably the loss of Nebraska.
 We hope to hear from our correspondents regularly. A number of new names are being added to subscription list every week and the editor is going to depend on the correspondents to help make the paper so interesting and newsy that they will be pleased with it and continue as subscribers right along.
 Already there IS much speculation going as to the personnel of President Taft's cabinet. President Roosevelt is said to be in favor of put ting in a southern man, preferably from Missouri for the purpose of strengthening the party i'll tile south. Now, if they want man from Arkansas there are lots of patriots down here who will gladly hearken to the call.
 Uncle Joe Cannon to have opposition with in the ranks of his own party for reelection as Speaker Of the House. The man who dares to oppose your Uncle Josephus is Congressman Fowler, of New Jersey. Speaker Cannon made himself obnoxious to large element in hls own party, who would rejoice to see him deposed, but such an event is hardly likely to occur.
  Rock that efforts will be made at the coming ses- sion of the general assembly to enact law to consolidate the elections in Arkansas This should have been done years ago and would have been done had not the representatives from the southern counties opposed 1t. While the hill counties have always favored consolidation, their representatives have yielded in deference to the wishes of representatives from the black belt
 AS will be seen from the report of the proceed ngs of the town council, printed elsewhere in this paper a movement has been started to put Tn concrete sidewalks along the entire business of the town This will be big improvement, and The News would like to the plans extend ed and include tile principal residence streets of the town. The streets are being put in excellent shape. and with good sidewalks each side the town would have all entirely different appearance. Now that the excitement incident to a presi- dental campaign and election is over. the people can settle down and give more attention to busi- ness. The daily newspapers report that business in all lines has shown improvement already, and in the manuf featuring eenters of tls east fac tories of all kinds, which have been closed down for some time, preparing to start up again and plants that have been running only on half time will now full time. The pendulum of business which started backward little than year ago. has begun to swing the other way and there IS doubt but what business IS to probably well, or better, prepared than