Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-01

this act be declared invalid, remedial
legislation will undoubtedly be asked
for by the Governor.
High Ideals of citizenship were set
forth in the address delivered by
Robert +. Wait, Secretary of the Ar
kansas Bankers Association, at. the
annual meeting of the Arkansas Fire
Insurance Agents last week. Mr.. Wait
declared that there is in existence to-
day a growing race with radicalism
in Arkansas, although majority of
the people may be unaware Of the
menace. He condemned the spirit of
the non-partisan league of North Da-
kOta and said that its influence is al
ready being felt in Arkansas, operat-
ing under different names and agen-
cies He said that Congress and our
legislative bodies should not be con
demned, but that it is the duty of the
people to see that the right men are
selected so that there will be no repe-
titiOn of the unfortunate legislation
that frequently Injuries the interests
Of state or community. He con-
demned the growth of the Co-opera-
tive banking system which has no SUI
pervision by the state. He condemned
the disposition shown in a resolution
offered in the recent legislature to
repudiate millions of road bonds, de-
claring that no people ever made pro
gress by repudiating their obligations.
He also condemned the system of state
banking which has been tried disas-
trously in some states and said that il
would inevitably lead to the other
great evil, state insurance. In con
clusion he submitted the following
Arkansas platform, written by Hugh
Hart, general Agent of the Aetna:
AN ARKANSAS PLATFORM
1. hereby pledge myself to favor
with my patronage and influence in
stitutions which have the best inter
ests Of Arkansas at Heart.
2. l will try to vote for legislators
who will enact sane laws that are cal
culated to encourage the investment
of capital in Arkansas, while at the
same time requiring every citizen to
contribute his just share toward the
running expenses of the state.
3. / will stand unreservedly for
the enforcement Of law and shall con
sistently observe both the spirit and
the letter of the law myself
4. l will endeavor to give fair
part of my time and money and tai
ents to help build up the sort of state
should like TO leave behind for my
children's children to live and prosper
in.
There is a gruesome relic in the
Governors Office that may be seen by
anyone interested in such matters. II
is the German Lueger pistol which
Tom Slaughter, the notorious Dandlt,
used when he made his sensational
escape from the walls of the Arkan-
sas penitentiary last year. II is "a
calibre gun and is said TO be Of very
fine workmanship. II has beer identi-
fed by former Warden Dempsey as
the weapon with which Slaughter held
up the guards at the penitentiary. 1t
was recovered by Howard, the es-
capped convict who shot and killed
Slaughter and who took the gun and
threw it into a fence corner. Rela-
tives of Slaughter have demanded the
return of the gun, but the Governors
office has informed them that If any
one will confess ownership, il will be
delivered to him. This however no
one is likely to do as the weapon came
into Slaughter's hands while an in
mate of the penitentiary in a clande-
stine manner. And its owner might
have difficulty in making explanations.