The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-28
!. C. TERRELL CALLS UP
 A FEW MORE WEAR DEEDS
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir.--If you will allow me the space would like to say few words in addition to what I have already said As no one cared to answer for mer article will endeavor to show a few more facts in regard to our poli- tlcal campaign. will show from the records that our former county iudpe. A. E' Wear, spent more money foolish " anu was the most expensive county Judge we have ever had. also how he appreciates what the Democrats did for him in the past.
 The first thing l wish to mention IS ms contract with the auditors of Memphis, Tenn, whom he employed 70 audit the accounts of the county of- 1eials, paying them $2936.24 for their services, as shown by orders of his court, also a board bill of about $500 at Mena hotel.
 Later he admitted that these audit ors were wrong when they brought Sheriff Thornton out $500 in debt to the county, and Mir. Thornton showed hlnl their error and Wear made an or der to pay Mir. Thornton S8 that the county owed him.
 Also he had "A cases appealed from hls court and lost 23 of them. Now there were considerable costs added to each of these cases. One case in par ticular was the appeal of T. P. Davis of Hatfield. Mir. Wear employed him to do some surveying and he did it and filed his claim for S3, which was less than the regular price for such work. MT. Wear cut his bill and al- lowed him $1.50. Mir. Davis appealed the case and was allowed the S3 at cost to the county of $44.9O. Now this IS only one case, but is an example of the 23 cases lost. Does this look like economy in conducting public af- fairs? His platform is opposed to dipping for tick eradication, and claims to believe in majority rule. It seems he has changed his views since he was county judge. When the Quo rum court voted down the appropria- | tion by majority of the J. P.'s of the county, at call meeting attended by a few of the J. P's, he had $2900 ap- propriated to continue the dipping. Now majority voted this down, and he believes in a ma iority rule. yet he let minority pass this appro- prlatlon over a majority.
 Now l have heard that they are holding secret meetings at points in the county, and it seems they are ig- norlng facts and figures aud repre-. senting things to suit themselves and no one knows of these meetings except their chosen ones like Ku Klux KIan of long ago, and am told by reliable persons that at their meetings to kill the Jefferson highway they say if money will not kill it they will do like they do in Kentucky or Tennessee. Now we are told that they hanged some road commissioners over there. Now you may hang half the people in Polk county and the Jefferson highway will be built just the same.
 Now want to warn the electors of Polk county to beware of this band of political cutthroats and use common sense. prudence and good judgment in selecting men of honor and integrity men who stood by and for our nation in the times ofs the great world war that tried mems souls.
 One more matter for the Citizens crowd:
 You are the very first bunch of candidates l ever heard of that sent committee to the election commission CTS with list of judges to be appoint ed by the commissioners to serve in coming election
 l would like to know whether ;.o;vs you think you would not get square deal or want to stuff the ballot boxes. This looks fishy, and is assuming more au- thority than any set of candidates ever heard of.
 Now don't you say that I have wait ed till the last issue of the paper to get this article out so your ring would have no show to answer. say | you are ring because you formed. l ing to try to break up the Democrat C party, and this is the way you are thanking us for electing you to two ;erms. Now we want to bury you elbows so deep on election day that ! you will never be found unless found " some fellow boring for oil.
 Respectfully submitted.