The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-26
SMALL CROWD
 AT SPEAKING
COVERING DoNAGHEY DID NOT HAVE MANY AUDITORS AND
 LESS APPLAUDlSTs.
Attempted to Bolster Up t:e turner Jacobson Tax Assessment Law,
 After It Has Been Referred

IudJ dlNtthOOh lO 0AASNit N0NAN room about half filed with the crowd that is usually attracted to a first day session of court, and which more or less patiently followed him through one of Inc most labored ef- forts probably ever witnessed on the part of public speaker in this city. The subject the governor took for the occasion was the Turner-Jacob- son assessment bill, which passed the last legislative session, but without an enacting clause. The opponents of the law secured it's reference to the people of Arkansas through the initiative and referendum, over the opposition of Governor Donaghey, and now that it is referred, the gov ernor is campaigning the state in an effort to encompass sufficient sup port for it to keep It from the slaughter of public disapproyal. | Governor Donaghey arrived in the morning. went to his hotel, and in the afternoon was escorted to the court room by Circuit Judge Gotham and Leo Mclaughlin. There were but few in the court room on his arri- val, and there was no demonstra- tion. Some few were ushered up to him and introduced.
 In opening his address Governor Donaghey reviewed his honesty. He emphasized it, and boasted Of it. Whether it had been challenged or not he did not say, but he spent Considerable time in telling the peo- pie how honest he had been in all things.
 Then the T-J bill as the governor lnas abbreviated 1t. He started out by telling how the bill had been mis- Represented by Its enemies, and to lprove this, asked the people to read lit for themselves. It is probably lpyoposed later to send out copies Of hhe measure.
 He reviewed the work of the state tax commission, and told how tha' body had caused some of the big cor porations to increase their taxes anf contribute more to the burden of gov ernment.
 In speaking of the Turner-Jacob son bill the governor took the un- disputed stand that it was the th,ns now most needed to keep the state |going, and that it was not a matter of choice, but that the people mus increase the general revenue fund IT order to keep the state from a de Ipreciated script basis.
 Governor Donaghey drew pathetic picture of former governor of the state, who he said has lost his mint
 because he realized that the mistake. of former administration would be placed upon hIs shoulders, and tha
 he was helpless to protect himsei land properly carry out the pledges he had made to the people becaus, there was not sufficient money in ths general revenue fund. The governor
 stated that today that unfortunate stricken man raves in his room a
 the state insane asylum about th' lfinancitl condition of the state. i The Turner Jacobson law was no , read to the people, but the governo
 went point by point over it to show
 it would. from his viewpoint, in, crease the taxes only of the presen
 tax dodger. the rich corporations
 and the wealthy classes. and that |
 would in fact, reduce the rate of tax
 ation matesialy of the poor little
 farmer of the country.
 . Through d rather Iabered half hou
 he assumed the position that thougr I the T-J bill taxed property at baslI : of 100 cents on the dollar still thu 3 poor man would have much less t' ) bay There were no Interruptions . l Iapplause Probably the people di' D not understand At least, if they dit , they either disapproved and were rcT r Icourteous to show it to pubn' ; speaker, or else they were simpr Q satisfied with conditions as they arr :, fnow.
 Every man in this audience wh'
 objects to paying nis part of the gov
 ernment burden stand up.' shoute' : the speaker.
 Of course nobody stood up. Thel : Donaghey assumed that nobody op posed the Turner-Jacobson bill, an " if they did they were too cowardl
 to say so. This rather unusual pro
 cedure from public speaker wa
 met with the same expressionles : Ica'm from the audience.
 , Before closing Governor Donaghe . lpaid his respects to the local press F He attempted to justify his oppos