Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-05
A LETTER FROM(E. DALTON
To the Voters of Randolph County:

Since have not been able spare the time from nv bust
Mock and since have been informed by many of nv friends that
number OF the voters do not understand position many
the issues that nave come into this campaign take this method
of trying to explain as to why am in the this time
had strong solicitation by petition and otherwise to enter
ed of mature years and sound business judgment to
present in the next General Assembly, there is strong
OF an effort being made to bond the state off the
incurred by about fourteen of the eastern counties
building roads under special legislation by forming special
districts they now being burdened with almost beyond
am busy man and at first refused to consider the
ton at all but after considering the matter seriously
my property interests here decided to enter the race but
stated my that would not make the campaign
did not feel that could the time from my business
did not think the people would demand it.
thought my opponent would tell what he stood for and
what he expected to be able to do for that
making the rounds would leave out that had
reckoned without host for Cud proceeded
and has been unfair enough to charge that above
high coared and rich in another class and did your
eress at heart and would represent your well
ne who was one OF you consider this kind of argument
fair and calculated to do harm According my way think
ing there is not and should not be classes in Arkansas
slider just good she thinks
and acts right and feel that any who will
support have therefore meeting him on the stump and
expect to continue to do so until the campaign closes
knew there money in the Office and do expect
to make money out Of but am willing to donate sixty days
my neighbors and friends with whom spent my life
want possible help defeat the bond possibly
be able help repeal of the useless laws
statutes but have before stated do single
law that would try think already have too
vote it down 0pF0~0N ,00~' '~e~'0' 'N
Claud and differ the County office He
wants to make elective by the people rather than by the educ
ona board in sevenythree of the evenyve
ties of the state contend that board elected by the people
can this will be qualified select
Superintendent than the whole people and this not saying
elective would lose the state fund which about
thirds Of the Supentendens salary and we would have to take
apporioned for school purposes AS authority
for this here quote letter received by from the State Super
intendent of Schools:
E Pocahontas
My Dalton:
In answer to your
counties
regulations Education
passed special lowering standard violating
the board education These two counties are not nav re-
any supervision counties lowered The
superintendent In the Other
y % % 70 - % ha Greene County has not received an of the
county supervision 3Oh 1924 that the county
onse County has not received any of the county super
Both, 1925 With best wishes I am
A. B. of Public Instruction
advocates reducing the contract rate Of interest
opinion yet ready for this change believe this
at this time for the rate attractive here than at
home outsiders will send their here and OF us
know at times it is getting the money rather than
difference the of interest believe this will regulate itself
just have more money go
that provision of the Harreon road law and would require
an to that law ana ~ %Uua nave M 10 nSf @ tax we
must have money to build and maintain roads
ing the time of paying taxes money the fall
we could save it till spring in the fall
Now to the Western Randolph Road Improvement DIS
trc believe that every woman and child in randolph
county know member of this board Now let's look
at this matter calmly few moments and who is to blame
was made of this commission without knowledge
or consent consented had fellow commissioners
Ben A. Brown of the Pocahontas State Bank Dr. w.
Brown President institution Herman McNabb and
Newt Horsman all of whom believe think honest and
CAPABLE whether you give that much credit not We under
took to build the law contemplated We did not get
very far until we had made mistake serious
if hut good people did you think had not the light
and stopped when did that might have cost
and YOU would had much to show for it. Now
believe you ought fair chargabe with starting the
whole thing think should have all the credit with stopping it.
do not claim nor entitled to either Please bear in mind
that while we hurt yo also hurt ourselves in the ropo
ston paid $524 of this tax in 1928 and will continue to pay
1881, the however will