The Forrest City times., 1911-11-17
TUESDAY NIGHT MEETING
"e'I Attended and Much Interest hanefested. Meet Again Next
 Wednesday Afternoon.


 iiouSe tuesday night, and was at- tehued oy sixty or seventy repre-. sentative citizens. The meeting was called 10 order by Rev. ]. R. Nelson Who called upon Presiding Elder | k. fafriS to open the meeting with prayer.
 Rev Nelson then addressed tba meeting explaining briefly the pur- pose Tor which the meeting had been called, correcting the idea that fl was the intention of those calling the meeting to eensure any officer or odlcerS' or to seek punishment of any one class of offenders. but rather to assure the officers that they would be apheId in the discharge of their duties.
 eapta1as Russell 8as then called upon and addressed the meeting. cali ihg the attention of the assemblape 10 the short crop, and prospects of suffering among the colored people. lie spoke of tHe too prevalent habit l df the white merchants and farmers ei ite county. in bailing out worth iess negroes Who manage to get loo ia-I Of blind tiger whisky. and get themselves into trouble UeaIsoc led attention 10 He fact that many worthless negro men and bows are supported by negro women Who or- eaPy the positions aS co05s in the homes Of white families and urged that something should be done to hat stop 10 1his practice of petty i |ti4ieyeff. ami suggested that aii who Lad any sach casts under their ob- serTatiau should nave tHe offender arrested and punished
 Mr. T. o. Fitzpatrick was next called uPon He spoke along the sane lines as Capt Russell. depfe- eating the pfatite of the white pee p'e in baiiing oUt worthless negroes. etc. He spoke especially of the loo prevalent thiexefy among the negroes, and emphaticaIly demanded that they should be punished, and not bailed out and thus have the law of the state and especially the magistrates courts made mockefy.
 Rev. Paris then addressed the meeting. telling of his experience in working with tue Anti-Saloon League ia Clarendon. when he was pastor there several years ago He said that he lad nothing but the kindest feel ings towards the officers of tie county, and believed tHat they were all doing their duty as they saw it. He also emphasized the fact that the officers could not enforce the laws unless they were upheld in their efforts 10 do SO by the people. He urged a fuller Cooperation of the people with the officers. and promised the meeting his moral financial and physical aid as far as ii lay in his power, stating that he had many and varied interests, that kept him away from town. but that Ire lived here, and wanted To feel that his interests were Forrest City interests. and the people here could feel that he was one of them
 Mr. Farri. was followed by Mr. Walter German, who called attention 10 the large number of idle negro men who loafed around the streets of the city, and spoke of the almost utte impossblity of inducing any of them to work He also called atten- tion 10 the laXity Of the average jury man, saying that the final enforce ment ef any law was in their hands, He corroborated what the other speakers had said about upholding the officers in the discharge of their duties, and asked that they be given a fuller and more hearty support in that discharge.
 Capt. Russell then spoke again, asking that another meeting be called 10 meet at the same place on next Wednesday afternoon at , o'clock, at which time it was hoped 10 have a large number of the country people with the meeting, so that they could take part iu whatever business might come before tie meeting This was agreed to, and q meeting was called, and tie newspaper men present were asked t0 publish notice of same in their publications this week
 Squire Ellis Hurley then arose and spoke of the difficulty in securing convictions in magistrates courts, where the prosecution had no attor- ney Capt. Merwin was asked if the county now had deputy prosecuting attorney and was informed that it did not. Squire Hurley then made a motion that the chairman appoint committee of three to wait upon Hon. R ! Williams, Prosecuting Attorney and request him to name an attorney to act as deputy prosecuting attorney for the county. The motion was seconded and carried, whereupon the chairman appointed Capt. Jas Russell. MT. Fenner Laughinghouse
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