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THE INDEPNEDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKBRSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
* rkansas, as second class mail matter.
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NEGROES SHOW PROPER SPIRIT.
It has occurred to the Independent
that the white people of Newport and
Jackson county may gain a valuable
inspiration, which should be acted up
on, from the splendid patriotic spirit
that was so noticeable in Newport
throughout Tuesday, when ninety
selected negroes left for Camp Pike
to enter military training.
The early hours of the day saw ne
groes coming to Newport in automo
biles, in wagons, buggies and on
horseback. These negroes came to
say goodbye to relatives and friends,
and the manifestation was a wonder
ful display of patriotism, an honor of
which the negroes who went to camp
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have just cause to feel proud.
Several months ago when the first
contingent of selected white men
were sent away from Newport our
citizens gave them some splendid en
I tertainment, but this program was
'not perpetuated.
The Independent does not discount
j the patriotism of our people. They
j are patriotic, and have answered ev
ery call that has been made upon
j them. But we do believe that more
recognition should be given the
drafted men as they leave the coun
ty, for they are leaving behind their
families and friends to go forth and
fight our battles.
1 The Independent trusts its sugges
tions will be acted upon and arrange
ments made for a program to be
given in honor of the next contingent
of selected men who leave here.
-BUY W. S. S.
POLITICS ON THE HORIZON.
Next year’s politics is already com
ing to the front, while the constitu
tional convention has been wrestling
with the problem of spiking the long
distance political guns. The conven
tion has endeavored to bust up the
time-honored political machine by
throwing a monkey-wrench into its
vitals, prohibiting any man in of
fice from succeeding himself or any
body else after he has served four
years.
Of course there is another side to
it, and not all the members of the
convention are fully satisfied over
the action of the majority. While
there is a growing opposition to of
ficers perpetuating themselves in of
fice, there were strong arguments
made on the floor of the convention
against the tendency to deny to the
people the right and privilege of
electing to office any man whom
they might desire, whether he hap
pened to be in office or out; and
that it is unjust to the men who are
ambitious to succeed in this world, to
say that they shall not aspire to
other offices, after they have served
faithfully in one.
“The remedy is worse than the
bite of the snake,” is the way one of
them put it in opposing the new
principle which it is sought to write
into the organic law of the state.
However, that is the way it is now
written, and there appears to be no
I
1 movement at the present time to
ward a reversal on the subject.
The prohibition against an officer
i succeeding himself or becoming a
candidate for another office during
the term of office, has been made tc
apply only to those who are elected
after the new constitution is adopted
This opens up several interesting
I conjectures and circumstances ir
| which the ifs” loom large. If the
| constitution is submitted at a special
election before the general election ir
| November, and if it is ratified by the
i people, then the officers who are
elected in November will have beer
! elected after th adoption of the con
1 stitution annd will be barred. But if
, the constitution is submitted at the
genneral election, for which there ap
pears to be a growing sentiment, then
the officers will not be elected after
the adoption, but at the same time,
and the prohibition would not apply.
During the state convention there
appeared above the surface some po
litical periscopes that seemed to
indicate some interesting develop
ments within the next 12 months.
I There was open talk about the prob
! ability of Gov. Brough becoming a
! candidate for the U. S. senate
against Senator W. F. Kirby, al
i though this rumor was neither de
i nied or confirmed by Governor
Brough. Incidentally, it is held by
! many that the plank in the constitu
tion could not be made to apply to
this office anyway, since the senate
is itself the judge of the qualifica
tions of its own members. However,
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j that is one of the interesting possi
bles of the future.
And it has been an open secret
among his friends for some time that
T. J. Terrel, secretary of state, will
be a candidate for governor to suc
1 ceed Gov. Brough. He has been
! quietly laying his fences, and is ral
lying to his support some strong and
influential supporters among the po
litical leaders of the state.
Of course there will be other can
didates. That is to be expected
With the term of office increased tc
: four years and the salary raised sev
eral thousand dollars as it will be bj
the constitutional convention, there
are likely to be several candidates
But Tom is not concerned about his
opponents, and says he is going tc
win any way. He is not ready to an
nounce his candidacy yet, in fact, he
is not talking it around generally
and is not seeking general publicity
of the fact. But this little inside
dope is just between the writer ol
these truthful chronicles and the
reader.
Tom Terrel is a coming politica
leader who will have to be reckonec
with.
-BUY W. S. S.
FEWER AT HEALTH RESORTS
THIS YEAR.
Increased expenses in traveling anc
at health resorts will keep many hae
fever sufferers home this summer
Foley’s Honey and Tar is recommend
ed as a satisfactory remedy for ha?
fever annd asthma. It heals anc
soothes, allays inflammation and ir
ritation, and eases the choking sen
sation—Walker’s Pharmacy.
-BUY W. S. S.
FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN AND
WOMEN.
i The kidneys work day and night tc
| filter and cast cut from the blooc
j stream impurities that cause ache:
i and pains when permitted to remain
: It is only natural these important or
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-—BUY W. S. S.
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-BUY W. S. S.
STOCK NOTICE.
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Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, 1
have taken up the following livestock
t: -wit:
One Jersey heifer, crop and split ir
right, swallow fork and underbit ir
left ear, one year old.
One black Jersey heifer, crop and
split in right, swallow fork and un
drbit in left ear, one year old.
One yellow and white heifer, crop
and split in right, swallow fork anc
underbit in left ear, two years old.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
owmership to the undersigned, and
that, in default thereof. I will on
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
he city hall in the city of Newport.
Vrkansas. between the hours of 10
o'clock a. m. and 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. ,!AR’t’T\t
09dl0t Citv Marshal.
-BUY W. S. S.
Make every day a thrift day and
help your government end the w’ar
lays.
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Ours is the biggest furniture, hardware
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Don’t forget your duty to boost New
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-BUY W. S. S.
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’ After you have taken Hall’s Ca
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-BUY W. S. S.
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-BUY W. S. S.
NOTICE.
You are hereby notified to cut the
weeds on your premises and the front
and sides, and in the streets and al- i
leys adjoining your premises and to j
clean up the premises and put them ;
in sanitary condition. This applies ;
to both tenants and occupants and to \
owners of vacant property and lots. ;
Failure to comply will be a violation j
of the city ordinances and subject the j
party failing or refusing to comply j
with prosecution and fine.
The shooting of air rifles in the
city limits is prohibited by ordinance.
A great number of electric light :
globes are broken in this way espec
ially in East Newport. This ordin- j
ance will be strictly enforced and ;
parties guilty arrested and fined. -
Parents are especially urged to see
that their children do not further :
violate this ordinance.
E. L. WATSON,
Mayor of City of Newport, j,
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