The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-03-19
ANSWERS HIS CRITIC
representative Brown Fires Hot Shot
Into a Would-be Rooster
To The Newark Journal:

Guard piece of his mind, concerning
the action of one Brown, in regard to
the raise of the salaries of our county
officers. The piece of his mind he
gave was short and it is perhaps a
good thing it was short, for if he was
to give long piece of his mind he
would have none left.
From his article we gather the fol-
lowing points of information:
First. He is displeased with Brown
as representative.
Second. This subject gives him an
opportunity to vent his spleen and say
a lot of mean things.
Third. He knows he is dirty yell
low dog and crawls under the straw
stack Of nom de plume to bark and
snap and growl.
have no fear of such towards
hurting me unless they hit me in the
back as they strike from their hiding
place.
My reply TO him shall be brief.
First. I am here by the consent of
the majority vote of Independence
county taxpayers to represent the
county in this 37th General Assembly.
l am here to work for sobriety, pros
perity and economy: for such laws as
will bring the greatest good to the
greatest number. | am willing for
the people, the whole people, to know
what I do and why | do it. II any man
wants measure sought under the
veil of secrecy, II he wants an act per-
formed behind a screen, where the
public eye cannot view it, he need not
bring his job to me; do not run that
kind of shop.
In the sunlight of the open day,
do my work and say my say.
One curse that has been upon us is
having men elected by the majority
who would follow the dictations of
the minority-who would, under the
charm OF slick-lipped fattery, put
thorns in the foot-paths of toiling
thousands In order to scatter roses in
the pathway of dirty dozen.
may seek an Office again, or may
not; that is my business and none of
the socalled "Mr. Taxpayers. But
whether do or not, | am determined
to do my duty as l understand it while
I am in Office, if every dirty dog in
Arkansas sets up his howl against it.
wish to say to "Mr. Taxpayer"
that I do not suppose / am in the
legislature today through the power
or kindness of his vote. If [ want to
come again there are enough of
straight up, honest men in our county
to elect me without calling on him or
his crowd.
He Is pleased to name himself Tax
payer" Perhaps he is, but 1 rather
surmise that the big end of his tax
goes into the till of the Federal gov
eminent to the tune OF dollar and
ten cents on the gallon. OF course he
is against me, because doubtless his
family needs that end of his tax money
and he is fearful that | will help them
TO get it.
Now Mr.. Taxpayer" please do me
the kindness to read the following
verses then go to the looking glass
and take peep at your swollen cheeks
and blood shotten eyes, then battle
your head in cold water, put your
thinker to thinking and see If you
don't think you played the fool when
you wrote that letter that you was
ashamed to put your name to; q letter
that did not hurt me in the least and
done you no more good than it does a
yellow cur to bark at the moon.
A stump tailed eur
On bed of straw
Within a stall
In Arkansaw.
Was restless and
Was i'll at ease
Because he had
So many fleas.
While looking outward
Through the dark
He stopped his scratching
For to bark.
In looking upward
To the sky
He saw an object
Round and high.
He barked as though
He saw q coon
He was but barking
At the moon,