The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-03
LIQUOR DOMINATES
 SENATE, IS CHARGE LITTLE fLAYS BIC FOUR"
Mississippi County Representa-. tive Alleges Bribery is Ram
 pant in Upper House.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat. Little Rock, May 3.-In the most sensational speech of the session, Rep resentatve A. G. Little of Mississip- pi county today asserted that all leg | islation in the present Arkansas gen eral assembly is absolutely controlled. and dictated by the liquor dealers, as sociation.
 He charged that this interest had bought the controlling power in the senate, but did not mention any name except to make frequent references to the alleged corruption of the Big | Four" in the senate and to charge that the secretary of the senate, George Trevathan, was dominated by the liquor interests. He also declar ed that the St. Francis levee board was staunch ally of the liquor men.
 Representative Little asserted that the liquor dealers influence had wide l anu ldo NduSSo CIlC uS- feat of the Bradham- Hurst revenue raising bill, the long distance physical connection telephone bill, besides many other measures, and had dictated leg islation affecting the St. Francis levee district and the University of Arkan- sas
 The gentleman from Mississippi said one member of the senate had told him $1,700 had been placed in the hands of the Big Four" in the senate for the purpose of securing the passage of the game warden bill. Pro- ceeding in an impassioned speech, Lit tie charged that the interests opposed to the Bradham-Hu bill had paid $1, 300 each for a sufficient number of votes to secure it's defeat.
 He also charged that $1,200 had been placed in Memphis in the hands of the Big Four" for the purpose of defeating the Going St. Francis levee district bill
 Reviewing the sensational bribery investigations following the legisla- tive session of 1905, Representative Little claimed that Prosecuting Attor- ney Louis Rhoton made national rep utaton for disclosing corruption, but that those indicted had gone scott | free; that the courts had been made the laughing stock of the people, and that the prosecutor who should have brought about the punishment of the wrong -doers had become a victim of avarce and greed.
 To-day" said MT. Little, Robert L. Rogers, the prosecuting attorney, has an opportunity to immortalize him. self. And l have heard that he is on the job; that witnesses will be sub pen@d and surprised may be expect ed soon. There never was," he con tinued, "a greater need of a courage ous and able prosecutor than now, as this probably is more disgraceful legislature than that of 1905.' Representative Little charged that the liquor dealers association, | through Joe Lyons, a prominent Lit | tie Rock wholesale liquor dealer, con- trolled enough men in the senate to defeat any legislation objectionable to his interests and to influence votes on any other measure.
 Little declared that he was disgust ed with political party that was con- trolled by the liquor interests, assert ing that even the state Democratic central committee was also under the same power. In the future, he said, he intended to be political free lance and he never expected to run for office again.
 The speaker asserted that the secre- tary of the senate was dominated by the liquor interest and would do noth- ing without the approval of Joe Ly ons. The secretary, he charged, has free hand in 6isbursing the senate contingent fund and has been pro tected by the senate against any in- vestigations.
 That the St. Francis levee board lis one of the staunchest allies of the liquor dealers" was another charge hurled by. MT. Little. He also said; 1.-Two years ago a prominent State University man went about making state wide prohibition speeches-but he has made no more."
 'The liquor men are making their last stand against the encroachment of morality upon their nefarious busi- ness," Mr. Little said, in concluding his sensational address. "They own