Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
DONACHEY AS
A TAX DODCER
CONWAY CITIZEN EXPOSES lnE
GOVERNORS RECORD ON
THAT LINE.
FACTS And FIGURES GIVEN
JUDGE Prince Is a Lawyer and Citizen
Of Hoaor and Respect
at Home.

In the first place the public nave
right to know what kind OF man
Judge Prince, OF Conway, is: he IS
brother.in-law of Bishop Hoss, OF Nash
vile. Tenn, and while Bishop Hoss'
unlike some OF the ministers OF MS
faith in Arkansas, is taking no part III
the election Of a governor by the
Democratic voters OF Arkansas, he mas
always stood for prohibition ana
political purity. Judge Prince Is re,
garded as a truthful, honest man. oil
considerable ability as a lawyer he
has never been accused OF lying, nor
deception, nor fraud or wrong acts OIL
any kind. He has stood out IN Ihe
open at all times for the best inter-
ests of Faulkner county. He is honest
plain and outspoken, and no man yet
has ever questioned his absolute non
esty and his unflinching courage
Judge Prince never was a tax dodger
and he knows what a tax dodger' IS
after he has seen the records in such
matters. As a candidate for county
Judge he always told the people where
he stood upon every issue touching
county affairs, and after election, he
carried out every promise made 10
the people The only time Hdge
Prince was ever defeated in Faulkner
county was when a combination was
formed, as Judge Prince says, between
Donaghey, contractor, and some OF
his close personal friends, with the
Republican party. Later MT. Dona-
ghey got the contract to build the
court house, perhaps as a reward for
his defeat of a Democratic county
Judge. at cost OF $4,000, and the
county still owes some on that same
old court house, and Judge Prince says
the county scrip is owned by Mr..
Donaghey.
While a member of the legislature
Judge Prince was true to the inter-
ests of the people of Arkansas and no
boodling charges were brought against
the members of that body while Judge
Prince was a member. He passed one
of the first good roads bills ever
passed by the legislature.
In reply to Judge Prince, Mr.. Dona-
ghey says personal enmity'' inspired
Judge Prince to expose Donaghey's
record as tax dodger." 1t does not
matter what inspired Judge Prince to
write the article, it has hit the gov
ernor a forcible blow. II 1t is the
truth, 1t shows Mr.. Donaghey is a
tax-dodger of the worst type. If it is
not true, why does not Mr. Donaghey
procure the evidence to show 1t is
Substantially false?" AS long as he
does not do so, then the inference
will be in the public mind that all of
Judge Princes statements are sub
stantially true.
The fact Is, II anybody opposes Mr.
Donagley he Is Immediately dubbed
either a booodler, an enemy OF the
governor, a representative Of the
school book trust, thief, thug, a
gambler, or something else the gov
ernor regards as foul and unworthy
of belief or endorsement. In his
opinion all the good men in the state
are supporting Honest George
The governor says he holds no
grudge against Judge Prince. No, of
course not. The governor is dying
with love for the man he helped to
defeat for county Judge of Faulkner
county with a Republican.
Below Judge Prince gives a state
ment of Mr.. Donaghey's record as
tax dodger in Faulkner county:
Editor of Arkansas Farmer:
"Donaghey, the Tax Dodger"-His
agent assessed his personal property
for 1910 at $4,000. He had the $l0,-
600 taken off, leaving only poll tax,
that he paid in Faulkner county in
1911; and paid taxes on $3.50 in per-
sonal property in Pulaski county.
While he had $lO,519.11 in Faulkner
county warrants and other personal
property at that time in Faulkner
county, amounting in all to at least
$4,000.
He has his real estate in Faulkner
county now assessed unknown at about
20 per cent of its value. He has failed
to put his name, as the law requires,
opposite each tract of his land. Par.
ties not knowing his land can't find
how his lands are assessed.
He has 60 acres in Conway, adjoin
ing me on the west, with a $4,000
house thereon, that has just beer
burned-all assessed at only $4,000
The property was worth at least S25,
600.
He had the law passed in 1909 ere
ating the Arkansas Tax Commission
and under the law he appointed three
commissioners to hold their position,
for six years each at a salary of So.
400 each per annum, with their ex
penses and the trimmings ant
under that law he can remove those
commissioners at his pleasure.
Now, after the board of equalization
of Faulkner county had raised our as
sessments and Judge Lee had reduce,
the raise back to where the assesso
had put the assessments Donaghe,
senf his Tay Commission nn To Con