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We have united also to help to elevate one, who
will never betray these principles, nor his coun.
try. Him, whose name is recorded in the rolls
OF undying glory, as the statesman, the patriot.
the orator, the friend may the idolator of uni.
versal Freedom, son ofithe Great West. the
morning star or his country's hope, whose radi.
ant orb will soon culminate, in flood of beauti-
full light, as harbinger of long brigb, dav Of
pure American Sunshine. Ours is Claw CIpb,
And we have united to aid in disabusine. all hon.
est minds, that may fall within tho sphe re eff our
activity, as to those stale ISLANDERS, which the NAL.
ice of little men has invented to blacken thai
distinguished Senator's character. '''a' . 50s TT'
In carrying out the details in action of these
cardinal objects of our Union, we sha |! use the
weapons ola rational logic, with that temperance
and torbearance, which charity for our misguided
fellow citizens Of the opposition, may enioin, with
out however compromising one term, proposition.
or argument. which aPpertans to those radical,
essential principles, on which our country's pros
perty, as we believe, is predicated. We will ever
have an ear open to the statements of pure reason
but that against every fatterins lie of theoretical
faacy, we will yield everything to sober inves.i.
CATION but not ono inch of ground 10 the sophis-
try OF mere names, or the intellectual treason of
appeals 10 the worst passions ofour naturo san
ASSOCIATION, We will be governed by such laws. as
we may from time TO time proper to adopt
Our officers will be a President. two Vice Presi.
dents, two Secretaries, Treasurer, and a Cores
ponding committee. % '. -.1 =
And now we pledge ourselves, to the preat
"oin' 10 re store among US purer morality of
poitcs,to put down official venality todrive from
Puoftc place those men of little minds whose fool.
Ish potage has wrecked the ship of state: to end
the reign Of demagogues; to bestow prcferment in
honest men; to fill the bench with those. whose
hrmness shall never bend to the mob, the halls of
legislation with something more than the mere
'oolS OF popularity hunting executive; to get
wise ana honest bank officers if we can find them:
% nave us represented in Congress by one. who
shali not be mere CT pher, one too wea k to make
speech now and then for the honor of A rknnsas.
ana 100 msery 10 hire Somebody else 10 crite him
one Jor publications! And to place in that AUGUST
oouy' me American Senate, mind as |, ell as mere
oo'Po''e'y' honesty as well as pride; something
one remove above the talent of a Township ms.
tlcei those who, if we should ever again fall into
the mania of bond selling, will neither keen the
proceeds themselves, nor distribute them amona
, me, frlends--but like upright men pay US over
We pledge ourselves as Wings We will do
na'lt under that sacred name. which had its ba D.
ism IN rivuIets of Revolutionary blood which
hoated our every beleagured line and waved at
der OF every cannonade, andpealed in each sharp.
rife shot; and blazed through all the lightning.
bolts that flashed through tho densest smoke of
~ars all consuming conhagration. 1t was the
party name OF our fathers, and arc neither
ashamed OF 1t, or them. 1t was the name of our
washington. And we, the Washington County
',Ciay Club again. and again pledge ourselves.
that our hands shall second our tongues, and our
tongues our hearts. in the cndeavor to elevate to
Inc highest seat reared by our Wing ancestors.
that true Wing, tried in the fires of hottest D,
cuton, and by every sound political chemist, now
pronounced pure gold without alloy of any treach-
eroas mixture, Henry Clay. We arc willing to
rise or fall i'm him. If he rise his country will
rise with him; but if he fall, he will fall among
the ruins of the Constitution. r."a--zI -
TO which Constitution ninety three members
subscribed their names. .-,,>....r.f .. ....
.. GEO. CLINE, President.
SAINT. ADDISON JACK. Sec'y.
. FAYETTEVILLE. March Ii. 1914. Dad. ..+,l
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