Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-22

is $I,536S0
The VALUE of the acreage average with
the remaining real estate of the county as
presented to me by Messrs. Collier and Gra
Gle and is - $780, 345. 90
So the petition SHORT of a MAJORITY
in value just $637, 1900
The above computation does include any real es-
tate whatever iii the city of Pine Bluff
So the petition presented to Representative OF
the taxpayers of this county NOT MAJORITY pc
ttion, either in NUMBER in ACREAGE or in VALUE
lof the property 1t MINORITY petition proper
ty owners, acreage and value If then had fol
lowed the protest petition would have been accused and
justly of representing the MINORITY and not the IA
JOTY of the real estate of this county eithe:
NUMBERS, ACREAGE or NAI-UE
Now Mr. Collier, if YOU had been Representative Of
the people of this county, and say you personally
against the bridge how would you have voted
this identical bill, with the SAME FACTS before YOU,
had before me Would you have voted against it. and then
without anyone agating the question: told the people OF
this county that you had followed the wish OF the majority
of the taxpayers Of Jefferson county? willing that the
record III this particular matter begone into thoroughly and
completely and let the record speak the TRUTH regardless
of personal opinions the bridge For all you
know personally citizen and taxpayer may be just
like you the bridge question: But certainly Rep
resentatve of ALL THE PEOPLE had no right to ar
rogae to myself authority deny the people of This county
the opportunity and chance the bridge, if the real
estate owners wanted it, Therefore. the up
the PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY and not up to
the legislature If the petitions presented the Board
of Directors not signed by MAJORITY either in
ers or in acreage in vate according the last county
assessment then the Board OF Directors,
shall so declare. and such FINDINGS, SHALL
TERMINATE AII PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS
ACT What construction do place upon the English
language when written plainly the above paragraph
1t pure and simple under the initiative and ret
erenelum that is REFERRED to the real estate owners OF
Jefferson county to vote upon 1t gives them the right
to upon this question: and the people the supreme
Judges in the matter No man, rich poor, white or
black has got sign the petition for the bridge whether
is accompanied by trunk line Of railroad not Every
his and is not the servant OF any man;
neither is he subject dictaton by any 1t IS SIMPLY
question Of whether each individual owner OF real proper
ty the improvement he does not he does not have to
sign the petition if he Wants this Improvement 1eii this
measure simply gives him the right to sign his name to pc
teton saying that he is in favor Of it. Although the bill has
been passed and Signed by the and although you
that is law, say that you mistaken III such state
.|OF THE REAL PROPERTY OWNERS OF JEFFER-
SON COUNTY either numbers, acreage value sign
petition in favor of it. conceive to be the duty OF Re
preventative i'm the Legislature to- represent and not to
DICTATE | had right to say to those people Ill this
county who interested in the progress and prosperity OF
the city of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County that would
not pass a measure SIMPLY GIVING THEM THE
RIGHT AND THE OPPORTUNITY. to see if the own
ers of real property BY PETITION, wanted bridge
built across the Arkansas River at near Pine Bluff In
your signed article you say that four tlfths OF the property
Owners with You III opposition to the bridge and Hat
they have signed petitions since the ACl passed You tod
kprospective candidates summoned before nlsltora
body of Oct wen the Inner Circle known as the xec'
tive Committee of tire Taxpayers Association held its secret
meeting that YOU had 1000 Of the property owners with yo
YOU have you certainly did not have to endorse any man
or set of nen for tire Legislature UPON lFiAI CUES
lTION IF YOU have our-fifths of tire property owers
with YOU Gid have to endorse candidates upon the
bridge question: the law plainly that when you
have SIMPLY Majority then the bridge Bill is dead and
can never be resurrected If your own statements NkE
TRUE tire next Legislature will never have an opportunity
to pass upon, amend or repeal the bridge b this heig
true why did YOU endorse the you did for the Leg1s-
fature? What other motives reasons prompted You 70
become tire political political bosses III TINS
county? Did you do it by choice accident or design d
you have tire right and authority all the members
lof the Taxpayers Association upon ONE IDEA and tour
noen7 If tire Taxpayers OF Jefferson county what You
), think they salute you in advance their POLITICAL
MASTER and the BOSS POLITICALLY of t11e thinking
intelligent people of this county You have reckoned With
your host You said in the legislature that YOU would
beat with the help Of Col Oracle presume that two
men like YOU and Col Oracle owning together 10000 acres
of the richest land II this county do it. that
o wien q Won can borrow his land NONE 81,
Geo has you Dc II Gel. Oracle FOR he bridge
tine ce2 81 it did not sess enc niah 'olars ana ts
se Il Pine Bluff would pay three Eftlls ct The cost 81