The Green Forest tribune., 1911-06-30

crats, and that he would appoint no man to anything with one drop of Re- publican blood in his veins. You heard him make these statements on every stump in the state. Since then, so far as l can learn, no governor, as rule, has ever dared to break that precedent, and you endorse it. Taxation without representation i5 one of the worst species of tyranny Why do you do this? Is it because Republicans would make unsatisfactory members of these boards? Is it because the few Repub- licans elected to the legislature are not the kind of men they should be? Is it because the Republicans are responsi- ble for the bankrupt condition of Ar kansas today? You say we Republi- cans left 67 cents in the treasury when we went out. Not one cent is there now, but according to the best Demo- cratic authority, we are facing mil lion deficit not withstanding the fact that Governor Donaghey has vetoed items in the various appropriation bills amounting to nearly one-half million dollars.
 .EDo you refuse this amendment now because the five Republican members i in this house have tried to defeat the purposes of the Democratic members of this body in their efforts to enact laws that the people had right to eX- pect, consistent with the pledges of your party? l will compare the record of the five Republican members of this house, even if 1 am included in that five, with the record of any five democrats on this floor in standing squarely with the administration for i the enactment of measures that the people demanded and had right to eX- pect, and your failure to enact whole some revenue measure, so far, is not due to our fault; but on the other hand we have in several instances saved the day for the administration and the record will show it. Many of the ad- ministration measures would have been defeated by Democratic members an tagonistie to the administration had it not been for our votes. You, gentle man, know this is true. Are we then not entitled to some consideration? Then why do you try to dodge the question and endeavor to defeat our efforts to put you on the record? Be courageous this one time. MT. Speak CT let us five Republicans demand a roll call. Give us time to do that when it comes to a vote Don't take viva voce vote and say all who are against the amendment say aye, and then de- clare it rejected without even calling for the nay vote. Let us have roll call this time and if you are still of the opinion that it would be right to keep these boards entirely partisan; if you still think way down deep in your con- sciences that such law would not bet ter command the respect of the tax payers as body; if you still think a narrow, partisan law will produce more | then, be men consistent with your ideas and say 'No!' and let the record show it. But if your better judgment should prevail and you feel that it . is your duty as broad American citizen to recognize in limited sense all the taxpayers of the state, regardless of party utilization, then say ''Yes,' and 1 know that your conscience will be re- lieved, and you will, and should have, the respect of every broad minded Democrat in the state.
 ''I am in earnest about this matter. l know what many of you think, person. ally, about this question, for you have told me. You admit that 1t is right and just, but then you are afraid of what that Cheap-J ohm, two-by-four politician back home will say about it; you fear he will question your democ- racy, and for that reason, if you vote at all, you will vote "No." 1 appeal to you to rise above the level of mar row minded partisan politician and for  one time in the history of your political career assert your manhood and dem onstrate for yourselves and your party that the highest and noblest attribute of any political party is the proper rec ognition of the rights of the minority"
 There were " members present and they gave MT. Russell unusual atten- tion, but when the roll call was ordered, after another unsuccessful attempt to evade going on record, more than 30 members left the hall and it was only after several members were summoned beck into the house by the sergeant-at- arms and required to vote under the lash, that bare quorum was present. Beside the five Republican members, Brown of Fulton, Garrison Neck, Smith and Russell, there were three Democrats who had the courage of their convictions to vote for the amend ment.
 HIGHLAND FREEZES
 Corn and meadows are looking fine since the rain.
 w. A. Thorn is getting along nicely with his broken leg.