Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-21

tions for and against the Free Bridge the Bridge Commissioners, it is sta ed will be able to show that the sign- CTS for the Free Bridge are largely n the majority not only in number but in value and that the total num- Der of property holders in this coun- ty, as listed by that board, will com- pare exactly with the tax books of this county. The Commission will rove to the satisfaction of even the anti-Bridge people, regardless of the'r claims, that a large majority of property owners favor the Free Bridge and unless they are able to do so the Commissioners declare that they will not proceed. They are preparing to publish the majority and state that the lists will be open for the inspection of any property holder
 in the county, who might question
 their findings.
 In the petition filed in the Federal
 Court by the TaXjayers Protective 1 Association, serious reflection IS
 made not only in the official docu-
 ment itself but in an affidavit at
 tached thereto by T. J. Collier, on
 Judge A. B. Grace and Judge J. M.
 Elliott. of the circuit and chancery
 courts of this county. They charge
 that "the judges of all the courts
 within said county of Jefferson are either the owners or holders, or are
 interested in, real estate within said
 county, that might and will be af- |feeted by the decision of said Board
 of Directors" and the petition fur- sher states that the petitioner is in- formed and believes that he cannot
 obtain fair and impartial hearing ,either before the Board of Direc- itors or the court of chancery."
 In his affidavit T. J, Collier adds:
 ."rhat Judge A. B. Grace, judge of
 the circuit court, and Chancellor John M. Elliott, are landowners with in Jefferson county, Arkansas, and
 that both offices are elective , What would the Taxpayers and MT
 Collier have Judge Trieber believe; . Would he so openly charge Judges Grace and Elliott with using their !, personal interests to carry out jus f tice from the bench? It seems so. Judge Grace has already acted as he thought was according to law bHe granted the Taxpayers tempor- , ary injunction against the Bridge Commission, and later, after hear ing. Judge Elliott made the injunc- tion permanent.
 Why does Mr. Collier in his affi- I dayit say .both offices are elective?
 Would be infer that Judges Grace and Tlliott fear defeat at the polls , if they would decide the case in la yor of the Commission.
 + If MT. Collier and the Taxpayers { have the great majority of signer: they claim, why do they make suef , ,nsinuaticnse Their majority would rule in an election and if it is st ? great and Judge Grace and Elliot s are so fearful of donig their duty, as
 he would have you think, would i , not be reasonable to suppose that { if they were inclined to be unfai < dand we do not bel eve they are) the. would rule to please the majority | 3 make their positions secure.
 Il The Taxpayers recently endorsed , the amendment for the recall 0
 Iudees. Maybe this is along the lin , of their policy in that direction, bu , we do not believe that such ms
 leading statements will have the de : lsired effect in any court.
 g Why all these unfair charge s against the. Bridge Commls l1 slQne fs e They are men who have the interest
 of their people and their county a heart and above all their past live :. in this community ill no wise de