Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-11-06
ROtatiOHNn Office"

mocracy of Arkansas-the- yeomanry of the
country, those who do not look to Office for sup
porto carry out the long established doctrine
of the Democratic party, of ]" rotation in Office
OF course, as might be expected. those who have
been fattening at the public crib actively OPP
posing this Wholesome doctrine. and their kinsmen
and those ever whom, by their metchIess intrigue,
they exercise an influence stand in bold antago
nism to this republican course. The few sleek
ofce-hoders scattered through the State, who hold
their offices on a slayish tenure, at the hands of
their monopolising patrons. areslaboring energeti-
caly to maintain the supremacy of their masters.
The democracy have discovered that the unfor-
tunate controversies, that have so long and unhap-
PLY distracted the harmony ofthe party, proceeds
from clique of ofice-holders, at the seat of
Government, and their coar-menias; their APP
pointees and expectants, who are purchased up
throughout the State, and employed to do their
dirty work, which high minded and honorable
members of .he party turn from, with oathing
disgust ; and at the same time they know that the
only remedy that will cure this disgracefu evil,
is the good old Jackson dose of IS rotation in Of
fce.''
Some Of those gentry have been feeding at the
public crib so long, that they claim prescrp ptlye
right TO office, and they decry and denouncc those
who may claim an equal share in the offices, or who
may prefer others, equally competent rs them
selves, TO fill them. They have held nearly ALI
the imPortan; and most profitable offices since
Arkansas has been State, and have maintained
themselves in possession of this monopoly, by-pur.
chasing personal adherants, with the minor off.
ces, and by the labor of their kinsmen and 50 long
have they held the rens of government
that they dream their sway is absolute. Their
monopoly of the power and patronage of the par
ty has been absorbing that the whole dynasty
has rendered itself intoerabe to the people of the
State, and nothing will do, but The election of an
entire nesc SET. The watchword among the peo.
pie has become g rotation in Office. and nothing
but compliance with this just demand will, or
can, unite our party.
fthose frofound statesmen, W no have discover
edihat the{e-election Of Johnson and Drew, is de-
manded, TO secure the harmony of the party, and
give that, as their reason for adherng to those
gentlemen, should discover that they were mista-
ken, and that demand for " rotation in office" is
the only remedy for the distraction now existing
their Lords, and adopt that course which will
unite the party! Or, will they adhere to their
- first love- and consumate the Obstruction and
the downfall of Democracy in Arkansas!
The party demands that abolish this system
OF Office -holding-it asks for the election and ap-
Pointmen of men to office, Independent of their
claims upon family aance-and this demand
must be complied with, to secure It's harmony. The
democracy deter rmned TO reform the existing
state of things, and the clique of offce-hoders at
the seat Of Government, and their creatures scat
tered through the State pulling with all their
influence and working all their chcanery TO main
tain their hold upon the Treasury. The contest
is an exciting one, and one of great interest-who
doubts the result The democracy is aIl-power.
fu and its will, must prevail. For a short lived
moment the power of the clique will rear its head.
but ultimately it will fall into the rea Like pack
of whipped curs Every part of the State that
can be operated upon by these ofice.holders will
be distracted, distorted, and will wfiihe with throes
and commissions produced by their efforts to re-
duce the people to submission to their presump-
ous pretensons, but the dose to cure this disease
in the body polite, will be rotation in ofice,'
and right heartily will the people administer it.
Every county that has had primary action, in
relation TO The coming convention, which has de-
clared for the clique candidates. is either the resi-
dence Of petty ofice-holders or were visited by
those suple-jacks, at about the timo the county
meetings were held-every one of them-Puas-
ki, Union, Johnson, Perry, Scott, and Saline. In
the three former, State and Federal Office holders
reside; and the three last named, were visitei
by one official functionary or another. But in
Green, Conway, Dallas, Marion, Searcy. Newton,
Carroll and Crawford, where those office-hoders
do not reside, and where their influence does not
prevail, the clique candidates have found il impos-
sbe 10 drum up declaration in their favor. 1t
is by the labor of the Office holders, and their
tools, the clique expects to rob the democracy of
Arkansas of their rights. Will they any longer be
ruled by such unprincipled leaders ! Or will they
rise in their might and wrath, and scatter before
them, these vampires who have been so long suck
ing the vitaIs of the State? We believe that the
democracy will prevail our assurances are not
so much from individuals throughout the State as
from knowledge of the peopIe-of that demo-