The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-06
Ten Reasons Given.


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 Ten Reasons Given.
 Hon. \. r. Lamb, Jonesboro. Ark.
 Dear Replying 10 your favor of August 25, will say that l take pleasure in calling your attention to few things that lead me to believe it would be best to postpone the con stitu;ional convention until May, 1918.
 First-lt would be quite difficult to draft constitution under abnormal conditions. as at present, for the sat isfactory use of the people in normal times
 Second It is barely possible tha' by May. 1918, conditions growing out of the war vii be more settled and the members Of the convention will be in better position to then deter mine what course to pursue.
 Third-FEom present indications, In December. 1917. Little Rock will be 1 taking care of al least 10000 or 40,- 1 GOO soldiers. and to this We might add 10000 other persons in one way or an other drawn 10 Little Rock because of being in some way related 10 the sol. diers. or attracted there because of the soldiers.
 l Fourth-The preparation for war throughout the state and the nation has greatly infamed the minds of the 1 people and in the discussion of any l governmental questions at this time many issuec would arise which would be solely the creation of an Infame | 1 public mind At such a time the peo- pie will not so readily yield to rea- sons and are more likely to entertain radical views, and on this account 1t would be very difficult to obtain the adoption of any constitution the body might frame
 Fifth-When the date of the con vention arrives large per cent of the young men from the several counties of rhe state will have been withdrawn 1 from their respective communities. thereby 10 a great extent depicting the man power for agricultural and commercial purposes in the state, and we can ill afford to enter upon any i enterprise at this time, the tendency of which is to further distract thought and labor from the agricultural and l commercial industries of the state
 Sixth-In all probability the eonven- ton will be in session several months Substantially all preparations for financing and eultivattng the crops are made during the period of Decem- Der to May, and therefore, assuming the men elected to the constitutional convention to he ofaverage importance in the community from which they i are elected. it would be best for them to remain at home and assist in the l great work of keeping business con. l d'ions as near normal as possible
 During the coming win i fer the capacity of Little Rock for i taking care of people who will assem- i hie there will be greatly oVertaxed. and II is not wise to add 10 this the l members Of the convention and their families and such others as would be attracted to Little Rock because of i the convention.
 EigbH- Business conditions at this nm, arc abnormal and all values can safely te sad to be inflated Every ehHaefpr of business is affected az vui as hhor and no doubt an effort eil' hs made by ali classes to get some
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