Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
letting the grass grow in the street

You must be in favor of all meas ures to protect the public life and health. Especially the comfort and welfare of the school children and the proper ventilation of store and office buildings where men and women have to earn the bread of life by honest toll.
 You must be in favor of just as square deal for public service cor porations as you are for a widow woman, and just as staunch for the rights of the widow woman as your for the rights of the corporations or the people of wealth.
 ! You must measure men and women human worth, and not by their bank account. Money has nothing to do with real worth, it all depends on who is boss, the money or the man.
 Some very poor are more money mad and hard hearted and some very wealthy are big hearted and the best neighbors in the world.
 You must be in favor of public park and play grounds where moth CTS can take the children for an af- ternoon and show them good time as reward for obedience or where the whole family can go and take i their lunch basket for a Sunday out ing.
 You must believe in the sanctity of the home as the foundation of our political and social life and frown on the man or woman who throws virtue to the winds and makes farce of their sacred wedding vows. You must not argue religious creeds and treat Jew, Gentle, Catholic or Protestant with the same considera-
 can citizen.
 1 You must not be too good to unel- erstand the big out world and min gle with it and have it's confidence
 or too bad to merit the respect of
 good men, women and children, and if you like a poodle dog better than you do child you are hopeless you cannot belong to the "Tom Blod- gett Club" or any other club worthy of a name. If you don't like music birds and flowers you are to be pitied and life is not much to you, but if you are out of jail you can join my club for you sure need it. 1 Now for fear some of my politi- cal friends think that I have politi- cal ambitions let me say right here that at the meeting when was elect ed president of the Tom Blodgett club, one of the conditions was that the president should never run for office under any circumstances, and as long as l remain the president, you may know that am not in poli- tics.
 The first meeting fthe club will be next Sunday, April 9th, at 8 o'clock at the Best Theatre on Main street There will be no charge for admission, and the manager will run some high films that are appropriate for the Sabbath Day and if some one interested will furnish some music it will be appreciated.
 l will deliver an address on "Some Things Worth While" and give folks a chance to see me face to face. You know whether you want to join the "Tom Blodgett Club" or not, members are not solicited, and have nothing to sign, and join and qlfit at their own pleasure and you don't have to let any one else know that you belong unless you want to, not even the president.
 No, the club will not interfere with my real estate business for that is the way l make my living and have a lot of nice houses and vacant lots to show and a list of money making farms ,and will be glad to sell you what you want or if you have some thing to sell I can handle it, if it is, priced right.
 My office is right next to the American Farm Mortgage Co. right in front of the elevator on the 9th floor of the Citizens Bank Building The elevator lassie will tell you, just say "Tom Blodgett" and she will do the rest. If you phone, tell central you want 2615 she would know if you just said "Tom Blodgett" but it seems it is against the rules and you better call by number.
 HnIn DRILL (JASSES