Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-11

question to the people of the county, and if tn s could not be arranged, to permit the Taxpayers to name three of its representatives to work with ehree members from the Bridge Com mission. in order to determine tine majority question on July 2 when the Bridge Commission B to meet anti to go imo the list of sFgners for and against ghe Free Bridge.
 Both of thu sig ideas are absurd. should the Bridge Commission desire 10 submit the Bridge quest5on to the voters of this county they could net legally do so Trey Aaue no other authority vested in them except as Bridge Commissioners and they can neither agree bo an election or the appeintrnert Of a committee to asr certain a ma aiofity Of sigmsrs.
 In a speech before the Taxpayers tyesterday D st.iet Attorney Nixon
 made the assertion that the news-
 paa.ers of Pine Bluff had not the
 courage of their convictions but l when questioned. admitted that the 1 Graphic. had saken stand tor the
 Free Bridge fman the beginning IL ! still believes in the Free Bridge and
 feels that it will be built wtheut fun
 ther delay.
 1t has repeate.ly made a plea for
 harmony in the matter, prefeuring to ! see the people of thfs county united
 and all laboring for progress and de- I velonment But such speeches as
 that made hy the district attorney
 yesterday. i'll which he tried to array
 the residents of the rural districts Y aeainst these ot the city, can never
 br ng forth the harmony hat he pre-
 tended 10 be working fer was
 anything but harmonious speech :. and his sarcastic references and irt
 situations against men who have
 lived here all t}geig lives and afa known as men of high seuae 0. hoeor
 was far from becoming, even Tn a
 ones ded gathering
 The Graphic 1ees not take issue
 with the SC WAo do nct believe ttNe 9
 does in Bua Free Bridge cor ravcrsy. < but it can see no success Tor those
 who continue thet. fight against lil5 , Free Bridge in the face et such q si strong op nlon as that handed down
 by the highest tribunal in she state
 DeslMse the statement ot Presiaenk Collier, who claims a majority 95 <, signerst on she protest petitions. le - value, Tn acreage and in number the ? Bridge Comm sssiom will be able to show to the satisfaction of eF y , person concerned that a majority et 5 people have signed for tae Free | Bridge not only in number, buj tbaz } they represent a majority in ac cage ,. anlI in value. This will be fiEal. The Frre Bridge will be erected and r : will be tie salvation of the best ln= tsrests of Jefferson county @ithont 5 if Pine Stuff will go backward. not forward.
 Il In an effolt to wiue sentiment } among the eolored taXpayans m ttstf continued ana useless fight aga nst
 tlse Free Bridge t}e white members of fhe Taxpayers Association en- ] dorsed the action of the Democratic
 State Convention in refusing to ap- lsseroye fhe sGrandfather clause. The -; negroes in session at another place 5 adou4esa similar resolnB'oE1 and one 7 athat had been sent to them from the : white meeting. according t9 the 2 ssfafemHnt of the secretary Of The ne a gro gathering. protesting agaimsu the 7 Free Bridge.
 { If the negroes of this eounty fear
 inc adoption of the Grandfa tlser f Clause they are unnnressarfsg' [ alarmed Practically the entirs , white citizenship of this county d.p- \. poses the Ggandfatller Clause and