Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-08
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 good humored one, and every tima Col. Bryan scored point it was ready to give him generous applause. The men in the audience were princinaJ1v farmers, living miles out of town and had risked the trip across the noun tains in the pitchy darkness for the opportunity of hearing Col. Bryan. When he concluded, they rushed about him and fought for the priyi- lege of shaking his hand and telling him they were thoroughly aroused on the Initiative and Referendum. Many women, with babes in arms crowded about the Commoner, and if twas with difficulty the automobile could be reached which would con vey the party back to the depot.
 At S:15, the hour the speech at Ozark was scheduled, the train be- gan backing to Ozark. The recep- tion committe from that town includ- ed H. A. Nichols, w. G. Stockton. w. w. Cotton, J. s. Turner, Dr Thomas Douglass, and D A. Ransom A num- Der of Clarksville citizens also ac- accompanied the special on this trip.
 Ozark was but a repetition of the Clarksville reception. Though Col Bryan had been advertised to come at night. the people hardly expected him to be so late, it being g o'clock when the party arrived. In spite of this all the people were in the best of humor and waited patiently, A great crowd was at the depot when the train arrived, and the band played gaily all the way to the court house square, where elaborate dec orations had been placed, and sevec. al thousand people crowded in be- ter to see the distinguished speaker, though it was not necessary to get close to hear what he had to say, as the voice of Col. Bryan was never better and carried far.
 Gov. Donaghey introduced Col Pry- all again in Ozark and the great CnDlmoner was soon at his task. He convinced the people here just he same as he did in the other towns, and the applause continued even more prolonged than at ClarksEilless~p
 There is no question regarding the Initiative and Referendum that is not answered by Col. Bryan. He begins at ire first and goes through all ta, argument, exposing what he consi"- CTS tlle fallacy of the argument Gi the opponents.
 Col. Bryan assures the audience a1 the outsc: that the Initiative and R.. ferendum IS no new matter win him, as he has studied it for four teen years and every year he ba comes more and more convinced with it's virtues. He says that if the Republican and Democratic lead CTS were asked to write down the most important principles in each party, he would write above them the Initiative and Referendum and have tie most important single prop cs.tion. as well as the most popula" one tefore the people today. Col. Bryan says the Initiative and Refer endum is the strongest of them all. He says this is proven where the people have voted on it, citing Ore gon. where it carried about 12 to l. He asAs what could be more popular on a popular vote than that.
 Continuing with his argument, Col. Bryan called attentio nto the inter- pretation placed upon the Arkansas proposed amendment by it's enemies, and states that he would never car ry a case of his to be decided by per sons he knows to be against It.
 Before coming to Arkansas Col. Bryan was sent copies of the Ark ansas proposed amendment togeth- CT with the views of certain lawyers on the subject, so that he was well equipped to speak on the subject be- foro oyor loovinv Nohraska He