Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-11
WILL CONTINUE
 FREE BRIDGE FIGHT
Continued from page 1.l

e. was endorsed.
 Amendment No. II, providing for the recall of elective officers. hro1,ohe icrta considerable argument. Tbaro were some who favored the recall and others who declared tthev wera against 1t. W. L. Dewoodv predictea enat-the Association was getting into deep water. He did not believe in turning such an important question over to the mob he said. Legal nra- cesulngs fer the removal of jurists ne said, were more satisfactory. He referred to the recent Archibald case now being heard in Washington. as a good example He criticised the Su- preme Court for it's bridge decision however, and then, the recall was V9sed on the proposed amendment was endorsed by a vote of 62 to 12.
 The amendment providing fer a new set of election laws in thfgt state, was not favored The text book amendment which includes inc appointment Of state text book com mission and uniform text books in the schools was. also condemned. after former County Examiner I.ytle dad gone into the matter thoroughly and urged against it's endorsement.
 The constitutional amendment, giv- ing municipalities the light to issue bonds for public Improvements, was also condemned ay the taxpayers. At terney Creed Caldwell moved that the Association go on record as being opposed to II and Arthur Murray seconded the motion. The latter said that he thought the improvement dis friet plan answered the purpose in the matter of public improvements. On vote the Association unanimous ly voted against the amendment, and the members declared 9hey would vote against the issuance of bonds by munlc spalities. The Grandfather Clause" was also condemned.
 Attorney Asa C.. Oracle, of Little Rock, in a speech said that the at torneys for the Taxpayers had raised every constitutional question in the chancery court, but had. to sWitharaw some of it's contentious when the case reached the Supreme Court They al- legged matters of ~.rscts'asss weqi aas iri matters of law. There was only one crit cfsm tihat he would have to of fet against the decision of the higher court, he said, and that was that the Supreme Couri had ret met the question of an entire county being included in an improvement district ia r'ly. He still contends that the property owners in certain sections of the county should not bye made to pay for Improvements hat do not benefit them, but others He said it was not a useless fight to continue opposition to the Free Bri1ga. We are no worse eff now then, we were when we started this fight, he sa d.
 ihV 9Wepbtoff VI q ttdpGitN Is q main isue. I prefer to have that question decided by another body rather than by the Bridge Commits sion.'
 MT. Oracle declared repe eatedly that the Free Bridge would not he built nor the bonds sold. The Supreme fyoprf adio,,r,,e o, T,Jxy K ha ,a;J and the Commission does not mee8 until eight days later, "The proper move will bye made at the proper time, he added
 President Collier said that It is no secret among the Free Bridge people that the Taxpayers want 10 slelay ahe game as much as possible. in an ef- fort to put the Free Bridge Act up to tEe Legislature again. T. NJ Bar rett, of Sherrill, advocated general 5oycott against all those who "are on therer-meaning the Commission.
 At the suggestion of President Col Her who said he had talked with DlSb. Vt xNttOIHBy sNlAGil dgu ildu beCH assured that if the Taxpayers wanted him Q speak, he would appear before them and address them. he was in- vited and he spoke at great length. dencuncing the Free Bridge projs Ct and the methods of the Commission.
 He said he was not surprised at the decision of the Supreme Court He expected it He argued as 10 ne i'll effects Of divided community and
 preferrsd to see tae anti-Bridge peo-
 pie and the Free Bridge advocates
 get together. He criticised the man.
 ner of naming the original Bsidgs
 comm ssioners and the action of the
 isgts ors from Jefferson in chang
 ing the rames af some of the mea
 who had been recommended for the
 Commission. He said the taxation