The Green Forest tribune., 1912-09-06
AORWOOD REVIEWS
 l. AND R. MEASURES
attorney General Opposes T.-J. Bill and FaVOrs Bond
 Amendment.
SAYS ACT NO. 2 IS TOO DRASTIC
Opposes Grandfather Clause, Propos- ed Election Law and Uniform
 Text Book Measure.

Little Rock.-Attorney General Hal L. Norwood has given his version of the various I. and R. measures to be voted upon September 9th. He is op- posed to the T.-J. bill, defines the statewide prohibition bill as too dras- tic, opposes the Grandfather Clause" and is heartily in favor of bonds, not only for cities, but counties also.
 Act No. 1.
 AS to Act No. 1, he said: "Well, of course, you know very well my posi- tion on the T.-J. bill. have repeat edly stated in public addresses and through the press my opposition to this measure''
 Act No. 2.
 In regard to Act No. 2, he said: You will remember that last fall in defining my position upon the issues of the campaign I said that the pro- hibition question would not be settled until the state ceased to license the sale of whiskey, but predicted that if the question was submitted to a vote of the people it would be defeated. That my information was that prohi- bition had been defeated in every Southern state, where it was submit ted to vote of the people, except in North Carolina I had no idea that the members of the Anti-Saloon League intended to submit a measure as drastic as Act No ?, and when I was predicting it's defeat 1 was think ing that more reasonable measure would be submitted Since I have studied carefully Act No. 2, I believe that if the people fully understand it's provisions it will be defeated by a very large majority.
 ''It was not necessary, In order to close the licensed saloon, to also re- peal our local option laws, and to re- peal our statutes, authorizing the growers of grapes and berries to manufacture and sell wine from the same, where a majority of the electors voted for the sale of wine, and where the adult citizens, including the wom- en, did not petition against it. It was not necessary to make a criminal of a man who shall make a bottle of wine for his own use. After the word 'manufacture' in the act, the words for sale should have been added. It was not necessary for the act to make pveru man arir,o al bo cbO,,Id oriyyo friend drink of wine, or other bev- craze, in his own home, and Act No. does all of these things, because it makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell or give away the beverages mention ed, except as mentioned in Section 5131, Kirby's Digest.
 For the last 30 years the temper ance people, step by step, have secur- ed the enactment of laws making it easier and easier to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the respec- tive counties and communities of the state. I believe that if Act No. 2 should pass, and the people fully real ize the effects of the measure, it will be either repealed by the people or by the general assembly, and that the temperance people will have to do all the work over again that they have been, for the last 30 years, accom- plishing.
 T very much regret that those in charge of Act No. did not submit a measure that would have closed the open saloons, without confiscating the property of the grape growers of the state, and penalizing people for the criminal and that have very little harmful influences, because in that event would have joined with them. 9
 Act No. and 4.
 Mr. Norwood stated that he opposed Act No. and Act No. for reasons already advanced, speaking of Act f.
 "This is a monstrosity. The super intendent of public instruction, MT. Robinson, and others, have ably point ed out the objections to this measure.' 9
 Amendment No. +.
 speaking or the "Grandtaine Clause" amendment, Mir. Norwood said:
 q do not favor it, and I was glad when the state convention refused to adopt the majority report of the plat form committee endorsing it. The amendment is entirely unnecessary. I do not object to an educational qualifi- cation for electors, but it is a reflec tion upon the white citizenship of Arkansas to endeavor to give them by law an advantage over the negro. If the white people, with a thousand years of civilization behind them, can not qualify themselves to vote as well as the negro, they do not deserve to vote, simply because their grand fathers once voted, probably"
 Amendments 12, f3, IA and 15.
 MT. Norwood thinks Amendment No 12 will accomplish nothing, favors Amendment 13, opposes Amendment IA and heartily endorses Amendment Is.