Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-10-29

taxpayers were dSdHlSI luG uledS- ure. It cost you $30,O0000 for simply preliminary expenses. It was not only BURDEN upon the taxpayers but it was an UN- JUST BURDEN, say you.
 Let me ask you
 Who placed this UNJUST bur- den of taxation upon you?
 Who cost you $3o,000.00 for preliminary expenses?
 Who failed to listen to the MAJORITY of the taxpayers?
 Who voted for such an infam- ous bill that would do all this?
 Who was present when it was made a SPECIAL ORDER?
 The man who did all this was none other than your represen- tative in 1909, your own fellow citizen. in your own township, and your own neighbor, the man you have endorsed for the Sen- ate and whom you pledge in ad- vance will Let the People Rule. Tom c. White."
 Mr kerWin knows as we'll as he knows his name that this bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr Toney, passed and sent over to the House, as the following from the House Journal, page 36S, shows: "The Sergeant at Arms announced a message from the Senate Whereupon, the As sistant Secretary of the Senate appeared and read the following communication 'Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform your Honorable Body of the passage of Senate Bill No. 220 by Senator Toney, and the same is herewith submitted for Geo. H. Travathan, Sec.
 On page 370 of the House Journal we find the following: Senate Bill No. 220, by Senator Toney, bill for act to be entitl- ed an act to create, lay off and establish drainage district i'll Jefferson County, to be known as the Plum Bayou Drainage Dis trict for the drainage of terri tory within said district herein described, to create Board of Directors for said drainage dis trict, and for other purposes, was read the first time, rule suspend ed, and read the second time. On ,, motion of Mr. Miller, Senate Bill No. 220 was made special order for 10 a. m., March 1Oth."
 Page BIT, of the Journal of the House. shows the fOllowing:
 Senate Bill Mo- 220, by Senator Toney, being special order for this hour, was read the third time and placed on final passage
 Seyenty-two votes were cast
 
 for this measure and none against it; myself and s. A. Mill CT voting for it. MT. Tucker was absent.
 Bill 3O5, which he. refers to, was a local prohibition meas ure covering the county on the north and east side of the Ar kansas river, and is copy of the law regulating the sale of liquors in every foot of territory in Jef- ferson county today outside of Pine Bluff, being made up from Kirbys Digest, and would give each individual the same free use of his mint julep that he now has. The statement that, in passing this measure, attempted to keep man from giving his friends drink is a "CAMPAIGN LIE,o which originated in the last campaign. This measure was passed for the protection of the planters on the north and east side of the Arkansas river, as they have found out that the sale of liquor in that territory greatly interferes With labor. That territory is only kept dry now largely by the good wisdom of the County Judge. but at any time that county judge should he elected that would not regard |, the wishes of the people, he could place a saloon in almost every town and hamlet Of that territory. When the people reao and understand the truth about this measure, as I am stating it do not feel that I will be longer censured on it. l could nave made this measure to cover the entire county, including the GU! of Pine Bluff. as I had tht friends to do so, but l felt tha