The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29
Scott Farmers Endorse McRae for Governor

Thomas C. McRae for Governor, and we ask that all other voters in the State who want clean economical and efficient management of the business of the State to join us and do the same.
 Under the present political management of affairs the taxpayers money is being wasted McRae is one of the most successful business men in the State He has built up his business in way that has won the re- Spect of everyone who knows him. We believe that If elected Governor he will conduct the business of the State in the same business way. There small number of professional politicians banded together, with their headquarters in Little Rock that have been and running the affairs of the State for their selfish interests and to the serious detrment of the State This ring will lose it's power and influence with in fortyeight hours after McRae becomes Governor.
 We are farmers. We know about the conduct and business Of tarlng Instead Of thousands Of dollars of loss in the management of the State penltentary farms there should be great revenue turned into the treasury of the State therefrOm.
 The State penitentiary farms have rich soil and favorable farming conditions The laborers receive no pay and they receive but plain food and scanty clothing. These farms pay taxes. These farms pay for labor Under such conditions these farms should pay tens of thousands of dollars of profit an nually into the State treasury Instead, they show thousands of dollars of loss annually stated high as S2O0,O00 annually
 These farms do not pay because they under pc litical management. Men are selected with regard to their political influence, not with reference to their farming and business ability. McRae promises that he will put the States institutions business basis and with competent managers, and we believe him.
 With our knowledge that the State farm sare gross 1y mismanaged, that the other State lnStl- tutions and State departments as badly managed as it's farms We believe that McRae will change these conditions. We know that he will see that efficient men are put in charge of these institutions
 We believe McRae when he says that he will not become candidate for the United States Senate, and immediately upon election begin to build up clique and organization and have all of it's acts conditioned upon the effect it will have upon his candidacy for the United States Senate. We believe that at the end of two or four years of efficient business management of the States affairs that he will voluntarily return to private life and to his business, leaving every part of the State and every State department and the State institutions in better condition than when he became Governor.
 THIS STATEMENT IS MADE AND ADVERTIS- ING SPACE PAID FOR BY THE FARMERS OF SCOTT ARK WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF MIR McRAE.
 We contribute it because as land owners taxpayers and citizens of the State want to see the State de- veloped equal to it's unsurpassed natural advagtages We believe that the political ringSter IS greatly respon- sibe for backwardness and that we must first get rid of the political machines before natural re sources will be properly developed. We believe that the surest way to accomplish this IS to elect Mcltae Governor thereby destroying this political ring
 We ask every farmer in the State who has the same anbitio nfor Arkansas as to join us and vote for McRae.
 SCOTT COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION