Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-03-19

| this Two thousand dollars have pren
| used for the purpose of paying OH
the interest and redeeming the bonds
so issued? The administration OF the
bridge affairs will necessarily extend
over the period Of several years, ana
in the long run this bill would have
been great saving, and does 1t not
seem reasonable and fair to say that
thn Use of this money that will be
needlcsely expended under the pres
ent operation, would have been used
in a manner making the bonds so
issued much more stable? Does it not
require money 10 redeem these bonds,
and it is not true that the money thus
saved to this District would thereby
make much, more certain the redemp-
ton of the bonds outstanding?
] notice also that the Bulletin sent
out by the Chamber of Commerce
takes up the Governors cause, and
undertakes to justify his action. The
same bulletin is also very unfair in
its criticism of my action. do not
know who is the editor of this Bulle-
tin, aud ter that reason | am unable
at II is time to answer the Gentleman
as | think he should be, because |
would much prefer to know exactly
about whom | am talking. | do not
object to criticism of my official rec
Crd because the record OF an official
is public property, and those who
see fiji to critcise the same have that
privilege, but the Editor of the Cham
Der of Commerce Bulletin has ceased
TO critlG,se me in an official way, and
seeks to make the matter personal
If he is to continue in this sort of
criticism, | think that he should
come out from under the cover and
let the people know who he is. He
refers to my action about this Bill
as a dishonest proposition. | pre-
sumo to this Gentleman, may be
dishonest. from his writings there
seems to be no doubt about tic opin-
ion that lie entertains relative to my
self, but as to whether | am or no.
is not for me to say, but must be
left TO the people among whom !
have lived and who have known me
since my infancy. However, my ac-
tons have been in the open, what
have done has been before the eyes
OF The public. and what | have saiI
has been placed over my signature.
If there is any degree of fairness
about the Editor of the Bulletin, as
he would have the people believe, let
him come from under the cover.
In the Bulletin of March II. we nc
ice this language, "Petty spite work
Of some financially disinterested
Legislators; "Mr. Brockman sought
to have the Commissioners elected
by popular vote of the male citizens
Of jefferson County. this gave Mr..
Brockman, who we are reliably In
formed, does not own one dollars
worth of real estate in this County,
the sane right in electing Commits
sioners as the man who Owls $780,
100000 worth OF property has. 1t
eliminates the woman who owns real
estate and are paying their portion
OF this tax from any say as to who
should be the Bridge commissioners
The words Financially disintcrested
Legislator" | presume were intend
cd by the EFtor of the Bulletin to
refer to- me and to me alone And,
The words This gave Mr. Brockman
who we are reliably informed does
not own one Dollars worth of real
estate IN the County" were addressed
directly to me. | do not know who
reliably Informed this Gentleman
but | am confident that his informa-
ton on this proposition is equally as
faulty and uniounded as are the opin-
ions and reasons of himself aud the
Governor of this Great state for the
actions the Governor took in vetoing
h. 1Gl1 II ic 7 nn
much land in Jefferson County, but
do own some, and that | acquired in
an honest, legitimate manner But
suppose | did not own one Dollars
worth of real estate as the Editor of
the Bulletin would have you believe,
could | not vote Just as intelligently
On the question of Bridge Commits
sioners, as l can now do on the
question of the election of Sheriff,
County Judge, Constable and even
the Governor of the State? But the
Editor of the Bulletin is also very
much worried because the male citi-
! 2ens of Jvfferson County did vote or
| the question, and because the gool
| Women who own real estate are not
allowed to vote for the Bridge Com
missioners. Will that Gentleman
please tell in the next issue of his
Bulletin who elects the Bridge Com
missioners now? Who elected them
in the first place? Who fills the
vacancies that occur on the Board a
this time? Who voted on the cues
ton of for and against the Bridge a
the last primary election? Has tn,
male citizens of jefferson County