Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-04
FORGERY, DEAD
 MEN. RtPEATERS
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 In counting the anti-bridge petl- tions, MT. V. o. Alexander, or MT. H.. C. Fox will vouch fer the statement that Mr. T. J. Collier showed them at least five hundred names signed to petitions which at his request were not counted by them. because he told them that he had not been able to locate any property owned by these persons, and that MT. V. o. AleXan- der was instructed to and did not count the names of any pet tions where the names Gn the petitions showed to have been signed by One person.
 Mm. V O. Alexander at the time said to Mir Collier, Tom. This does net seem fair on your side.' And MT. Collier answered, that the op- position 10 the free bridge was 50 strong that ne d not want sigma ture counted about which there was any doubt and to throw out all such.
 This count showed over thirty eight hundred certified property owners who were opposed to the Free Bridge Project'' Statements made that the opposition to the Free Bridge had dwindled are untrue. It IS as strong, or stronger now, than ever before.
 We have never contended for any thing but fair and open court, and time to ascerta n if the signatures favoring the proiect were bona fide signatures oi bona fide property own
 - Thi: Judge TrieEer said we ,1 ,o+ !, he Ncu then take hand.
 We d. not say taai the Commits e.eners would n-t have been fair with ~~. but we now have the legal right 70 knew tha, just ce will prevail.
 The rai]rca1 companies have been very unjustly criticised. They have refused to take any active part in the fight, refused to let us use their names in the appeal to the federal court, refused to contribute one cent towards paying the expenses of the fight, and this expense fund has been contributed to solely by the mem bers of the Taxpayers Protective As scciation No officer or member of this association has ever been prom ised CT would accept one cent from the railroad companies for conduct ing the fight. We have fought for our rights. We want nothing that is not just. fair and honorable. We have the ght won by an overWhelm- ing majority and will be able by Monday, August 18th, to cut the bal lots filed with the Bridge Commits sion far below two thousand, and With a reasonable time 10 detect and ,1,11 ha number would be reduced to nearer one thousand than two.
 In assessed values and acreages, they could never hope to have ma iority. There are as good men and women on each side of the bridge fight as there are on Gods green earth, and we know that they do not endorse the fraudulent method which the free bridge ballot will be shown 10 contain.
 As whole there was hover a | dirtier ballet cast even in bowery precinct in New York City. We dc | not mean to cast any reflection on any member of the bridge commits sion. We consider them honorable 1 straight, upright gentlemen, and dc not think that they knew anything about the bridge ballot before it was placed in their hands, and no inves-
 tigation had been made by them o1
 this ballot when the count of the names was made by them, and theil 1 finding was only prima facie correct and not bind ;ng conclusively.
 | In all future elections in Jefferson County, the Taxpayers Protective As
 saciation are going to fight for
 just and fair count, and prosecute l the perpetrators of fraud. Our motto
 is "A fair election, a fair count, an6 ] that the people shall rule"
 | We now know at least two of the 1 persons who are guilty of forgery
 and we now say to them that they
 are going to have to face jury o1 ther peers for vindication, and also
 we say to them that "Rosenthal
 methods will not do them any good ] All the evidence in the hands of the l Taxpayers Protective Association, is 1 known to four different persons
 Let justice prevail.
 The fight is wen.
 Yours for self protection,
 TAXPAYERS PROTECTIVE ASSO- | CLAYTON OF JEFFERSON COUNTY l Rv Y I Co11ipr Dracidfnt