The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-16
REPLY TO W. =. ANDERSON.

REPLY TO w. e. ANDERSON.
Well, who'd a thought it. This
bloomin' campaign has already caused
a family row. Tho you wouldn't have
bought it, this w. E. is really cousin
of mine. | guess the reason he would
MT own me is because / have left the
Democratic fold.
But if you step on mans toes he
is nearly sure to squeal.
The first thing W. E. says is that it
ought not to disqualify a man from
holding office just because he lives in
Mena. | agree with him there. But
also don't think it ought to disqualify
a man from becoming a nominee just
because he lives outside of Mena.
You would get the impression from
W. Els article that ne don't think a
farmer living outside OF Mena could be
qualified to hold Office.
Eddie accuses me Of trying to pre-
JUDGE the country people against the
people Of Mena. Now that is very I'M
Just. / have father and mother and
brothers and sisters living in Mena,
and / would do anything for the good
of Mena. am proud of our county
seat. believe it one of the best
towns in the state, and that's why |
have pledged myself to never let up
hammering away as long as believe
a rotton political ring exists in Mena
for the purpose of controlling Polk
County affairs.
Now who is responsible for the pre-
JUDGE of the people of the county
against the town of Mena? Now let
me whisper to you the reason:
A certain element in Mena under.
took to put certain improvements over
the people and they objected to it anc
then they undertook to jam it dowr
them anyway whether they liked it OF
not. And for the first time since
can remember the people have stood
up for their rights and you know some
of our politicians just fell in fit be.
cause the people said "We want I
voice in our county affairs"
Say, did you notice how much w. K
didn't say about the way the vote il
/ he primary was divided between Mens
and the rest of the county. This fac
just merely goes to show that the PEG
pie of the country intend to do theil
own voting at the general election.
You have lot to say about voting
mary being free to vote for who they
please. Now isn't it strict primary
ruling that in order to vote in the pri
mary you must agree to vote for who
ever is nominated, whether he is hon
est or a crook.
70 uhave lot to say about voting
for man for his honesty and quail
fications You don't do it. You vot,
for him because he is the Democrat,
nominee regardless of qualifications
Isn't that true
The Citizens ticket movement wa.
founded ON the principles OF voting fol-
the man that was honest and qualified
regardless of his political belief.
| have no doubt but that our county
officials are honest men, but you know
an honest old stork got in bad com
pany and got his foot in trap and he
plead honesty of purpose when the
farmer came along, but the farmer
Knocked him in the head just the same
Now literally we do not intend tc
knock you in the head, Oh, no, but we
will have to knock few of you in the
head politically this fall.
You mention the fact that the sup
porters of the Citizens Ticket mis-.
represented the value of scrip. Now
Eddie, If you have the facts about this
at hand am going to ask you to make
it public, and if you haven't want
you to acknowledge to the public thai
you merely told this to try to preju
dice the people against the Citizen.
ticket.
As Ia the statement made abou
the use of money and misrepresenta
tion, that was just an opinion ex
pressed. 81
/ didn't accuse any one. The Citi
zen's ticket candidate for Count,
Judge is expressing the same opinion
all over the county in his speeche
and you won't see his opponent com
out and challenge him on it either.
You can't prejudice people by giving
them facts.
/, II you can expose some of the lead
ers in the Citizens movement an,
ishow them up to be telling falsehood
over the country you do it and you vii
be without an opponent in the coming
election. For the Republicans vii
nearly all support the Democrati
nominee and the Citizens ticket viii
/ fall fiat.
! Any one can see that you are irwin,
to work on the prejudice of the peopl
by the manner in which you allude I.
imy political belief. That had no mar
or place in this controversy. want /,
say that ] believe | am one of III
strongest Democrats in Polk county
but am too much OF a Democrat I,
believe it right to send man to Iittl,
Rock who hadn't been voted into hi
Office and have passed legislation Ia
ing the people of Polk county to I'll,
extent Of probably 81 500, 900 when in.
neopie mao no voice or say in it unit
I1t was done. Now IL it Is stirring =,
| TIE people or playing on ther n~a; ~
Dice TO advocate the nnj;cv ~ ,,,,'.-.s