The Forrest City times., 1911-12-22
SOLIPHONE SCORES NORwOop.


 and present their claims for support, so that we might intelligently choose between them. We know much of their records, however, and have personally been friendly to Governor Donaghey's candidacy, and but for the fact that it is third term that he seeks, The Times would have beep straight out for his reelection. How. ever, the people themselves have set the precedent, in electing Davis for a third term, and if they think third terms are all right. we do not pronose to set ourselves up as wiseacre or a Solomon, and say we will have none of it. We are no better and no bigger than our party.
 MT. Norwood spoke here a short time ago, and we flatter ourselves that we gave him fair deal and a fair write up of his speech. He made a good speech, and we believe in giving the devil his due" But We said then, as we say now, wait until you hear the governor We do not doubt that the Governor will be able take care of himself before the same audience that heard Mr. Nor wood, and he can probably do a little Of the lambasting, of which MT. Nor wood is so fond, himself.
 In the meantime read the following from the Soliphone, of Paragould. one of the very best and most influential democratic papers in the State. and ponder over it:
 Why N0rwOOd Should Be Defeated For
 Governor.
 Gen. Norwood candidate for governor of Arkansas, spoke in the court house in Paragould last Thurs day afternoon and made what his hearers and supporters consider a masterful effort. He excoriated Gov Donaghey in merciless style and in- dulged in many oratorical stunts that took the crowd off their feet and some of them lost their heads
 The Soliphone is opposed to Nor wood for governor, not on personal grounds, but as a matter of public policy, because we love the state of Arkansas better than we do any can didate for any office and when a can didate for the high office of governor announces for that office and his record is inimical to the best interest of the people, as we see it, we shall oppose him regardless of how elo- uently he may talk and how many converts he may make to his cause.
 We are opposed to Norwood be- cause he was the friend and ally of Caldwell & Drake. the boodlng con- tractors who cost the state of Arkan- sas hundreds of thousands of dollars by defective work on the new state capitol.
 We are opposed to him because as a member of the state penitentiary board, he has favored the perpetuity of the vicious lease system that en- abled contractors to hire conyicts al 50 cents day. while the state main tained them, and because he opposed turning he control of the peniten- tary ovl rto board of business men, thus relieving the present board, com posed of state officers, all of whom ey eept Gea. Norwood, say they haven't time to live the penitentiary neccs- sary attention without neglecting ot her of i.ial business.
 We are opposed to him because when the state penitentiary board found that by an official survey of the state convict farm there were about two hundred acres less land than the original contract called for, he favored payment in full and op- posed a law suit to adjust the claims of the state in the controversy, while other members of the board favored such adjustment, entering into the litigation and won the suit in spite of Norwood's opposition to the pro- ceeding, thus saving the state thou sands of dollars. In this action the supreme court upheld Gov. Donaghey and the other members of the board. Had Norwood had his way the state would have paid for 200 acres of land it did not get.
 We are against him because be was the friend and ally of Web Covington, Keel, ,Toney&Co., in the last senate,and is now receiving their support for governor.
 Weare against himbecauSe when the state tax commission sought to force the Little Rock Railway X Electric Light Co.,, to assess its property at 50 per cent of it's value as other pro- perty in the state is being assessed, and the company resisted action by court proceedings, Norwood deserted the state and became the voluntary attorney and counsellor of the cor
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