The Van Buren press., 1869-05-04

s.aA'Fs, Of 2Sth inst /:
"The late Legislature was full Of such
Scopndras,. Our State and federal Offices
swarm with them, and the only hope of
true Republicans to get rid of them, will
w 4 Temporary discontinue oil the party.
an. event, which. from the odium brought
on it by those very, thieving intcrlopers,
.turncoats and parasites, must take place
ere long, and which, like health restored
by d anauseous dose OF medicine or bad
habit corrected by severe correction,
win once more restore the Republican
party OF Arkansas to purity of principle
and power"
). This language follows an article refer
ring to statement made by us, in refer
ence to the reason given by Mr. DELI for
his vote on the Funding Bill The state
;mcnt, that the editor Of the Era is SO cx-
ercised about, Is as follows: In refer.
ring TO this Bill, we pronounced it a
"grand scheme for robbing the people of
the State" Whereat the valiant editor
grows wrathy' and fires broadside in
to the Democratic party, and accuses it
of creating the debt that is now funded
and permitting it to run on until il has
reached its present enormous proper
tions. Well, it is true, Arkansas has
been under Democratic rule nearly, ifnot
quite, all the time since her admission in.
to the Union. That the class Of men
who have held the helm, have been any
thing but enterprising and energetic in
developing the vast resources of our
State, is likewise true. But does this
help the funding advocates does it white
wash this enormous swindle? Can re
.cital Of the errors OF the past, recrimina-
lion and abuse, deprive this act of its
sodieas characteristics The funding of
the State debt and putting it in process
OF liquidation was earnestly desired by
All who felt an interest in the welfare Of
the State. But the act passed by the
Legislature WAS to charge the people of
the State, with about one and one half
millions of dollars more than the STATE
.debt. Was Arkansas in condition to
pay this amount as bonus to the public
in order to assure them Of her honest in.
tcntion to pay her long standing debt !?
Grant thatthe Democratic party swndled
the people out of the money chorga6le
to the State, by the instrumentalitv of
Banks, State and Real Estate, was this
the shadow Of an excuse for the Radical
party tp impose upon the people an enor-
nous sum, not incurred, through the
management of the Democratic party, or
any other party? Every man of honest
heart was anxious TO see the debt honest
~ due from Arkansas, funded and put in
some shape that would revive our sink
sng credit. Our people are already
anSuitous taxation, to pay fat salaries Of
sinccure offices, and now, in addition TO
All, we are to pay the interest on one mil
lion and fV doltors, never incurred
0ssa liability by the State, and the best
argument we can get from the advocates
ofthe measure 10, that the Democratic
party swindled the State out of the origi-
nal amount" snd that VIC had bottcr
pay this much more than we owe, than
not pay anythingw Yc who bow under
the weight Of the taxes now imposed,
what think You Of this logic does it sat
isfy you? Can you afford to pay more
taxes, to pay sum of money not justly
due from you, merely because "thc
Democratic party swindled the State out
ofthe amount of the debt that is honest
" due from the State. In truth the Demo.
cratic party, as a party organization, had
shout as much to do with creating this
debt, originally, as the man in the moon
Nor - that party responsible for the ex
istencc Of the debt. A few individuals
were concerned in tho Banking insttu-
tions that proved disastrous failures, and
on account Of which the debt, or most of
1t, was created. So the Democracy can
not be accused of contracting the debt
or of swindling the State out of the a
mount. The language quoted above
proves something more than intended
The editor of the Era is evidently " mad
ut somebody" Something has gone
wrong. Somebody must have "gone
back on him." He is terribly severe on
his fellow members. and We cannot un-
dsrstand why he should. .vllify those with
whom he so lately worked in perfect har.
mony. His suggestions in reference to
new party organization to get rid Of
the scoundrels," as he is pleased to
term his fellow-party men, are wise and
We join hands with him in this effort, for
something better than we now have, We
hope he will not fail to follow up this
hint OF his by some tangible work. Lot
vs. have your plan? If honesty in Office
and economy in administering the Gov.
eminent, Joined with universal amnesty
and universal suffrage, is the prime OBJ
ject in your new party, you may win.
Eat M hear from Won ncghbor,