Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-12

ever as the liquor traffic flourishe
within the grounds in prominen
locality and seemed to be largely pa
lrdnized. The prosecuting attorne
did all in his power to close tn
place, but could find no one to exc
cute his orders.
Previous to this when vacanc
had occurred in the office Of the prose
cutting attorney and the Judge Of tn
circuit court, occasioned by the divis
ion of the seventh judicial district
the governor appointed Judge ]. b
Wood IS Prosecuting-Attorney, he be
ing the man the reform element had
rejected the previous year, to thai
office. The Governor also appointed
Judge C. T. Gotham as Circuit Judge,
thereby giving us two honest, homo
able officials, but alas the Sheriff and
his deputies did not work in harmony
could not get his orders executed SO
seemingly we were no better off than
before, but our Governor again came
to our aid and when occasion put it
in his power to help us he appointed
Hugh L. Hale as Sheriff. Now We
have prohibition Sheriff who will do
his sworn duty and close the gambling
houses and Sunday saloons and work
in unity with the Prosecuting-Attor.
debt of gratitude, which We are called
upon to acknowledge and repay to
tie best of our ability.
In the Governors message, an
nouncing his candidacy for renomina-
ton he says much to which we
should pay special attention: I have,
as everyone knows been conservative
On the whisky question Concerning
it, went into the office on neutral
the situation has become such that
it is impossible for me to do so. The
wheels of the State government are
new almost locked. What is the cause?
Why should / not speak the truth,
when the truth is asked for?
shall simply make statement of me.
thods and tactics used. which has
caused this result. Whiskey men are.
through legislative methods, running
the State of Arkansas today. If they
We're running it right, that would be
different; but instead they are ruin
ing it. He further goes on to say,
The State must retain her power, or
go still further backward. She must
assert her rights, or consent for them
to be forfeited and further on in his
message we lead these grand words,
L shall vote against the liquor tr f.
fic.' Ladies, what more do we want
than a Governor who will assist us
in getting officials who will enforce
the laws and Governor who W Il
himself Vote against the liquor trar
fic.' and work to place our beloved
State on solid financial basis.
In California from whence | have
but recently returned, on the 10th
day of October, the amendment pass
ed, giving the women of that State
the franchise. The women of the
South have not wanted it. They have
not asked for it, but it theirs whea
they desire it. All good women can
control votes if they take tie trouble
to acquaint themselves with the CON
ditions of their home town or coun-
try and know WIN t are the evils they
would have rectified.
We. in this assembly are all in fav-
or of prohibition and against gamb
ing and other unlawful pursuits of a
k1hdfed nature. knowing that we
stand for right is not sufficient to
Justify us in stepping aside and lei
ting things tske their own course.
We must work for civic righteousness
if we really desire it. Let us acuuaim
ourselves with the qualifications OF
each candidate aspiring to the vari-
Gus offices from Governor of tn.
State to the patrolman on his bea.
and once knowing the good men and
knowing for what they stand let us
never tier in our endeavor to have
them nominated and elected. Let us all
begin at home with husbands,
fathers, brothers and sons; most of
them will be pleased to see the in
terest We take in public matters and
will explain many points that we do
not understand; then let us widen
our field of Influence, speak to the
men We meet, ON public Questions; not
debating to hem how to vote but
showing them the needs of the CON-
munity and how the election of GER
in candidates would help to correct
the evils we condemn
Governor Donaghey has come out