The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
tainly beneath the patronage of prospec-
tive congressman. (Cheers.)
THE sEARIES AS LEkCHES.

Mr.. f j. Searle draws salary of 80,
800 per year and invests all his money
in the State of Illinois. l received my
information direct from him and unless
his malady was upon him when he gave
me the information. it must be so.
In Arlkadelphia, Clark county, school
board was elected by the legal voters
who proposed to employ such teachers
as they pleased but the Dictators friends
invited men from other precincts and
counties and elected board who levied
a 3 per cent. tax, and employed and paid
an idiotic brother of +. j. Searle, at
salary of (per year,, Si'2oo
Mrs. Casey, l'ooo
Prof Crommell Timmons, 2,400
The two last named individuals taught
school Of from FIVE to thirty pupils, all
; of which were in the primary department,
for which they received 1920 per an
mum The legality OF this transaction
was referred to the court over which TINS
fellow Scarle prcsides and his able decs-
ion was, that the school board was illegal
but the tax was legal (laughter)
Such is the fellow whom you are in
sultingly told must be your Representa-.
tive, because his Master Powell Clayton,
has said we must elect him. This candi'
date has talked to you twice, but as my
friend Col. Mcconnell has happily told
Won Scarle has favored us with nothing
but fash of eloquent silence in regard
to the principles and campaign doctrines
of the Republican party. (Cheers Col
Mcconnell has very ably expressed his
own views, and in the main | agree with
him. (Cheers.)
am in favor Of abolishing the office
of Circuit Superntendents Of Public In
struction, that we may employ teachers
with the money now paid those officials,
(cheers). believe the Superintendents
have done much to advance the schools,
but the necessity for their continuance IS
past, (chcers.)
/ am in favor Of the reduction of taxa
ton by reducing the number of offices
and their salaries. Several and the ma
iority Of which could be dispensed with,
! Cheers
believe man should be in good faith
a resident of the State before he holds
office (cheers, and | am opposed to the
appointing power Of the Governor as 1t
is not a Republican measure; and be.
lieve the people are the best judges who
their officers should be, (cheers J This
appointing power is now being used to
bribc men to uphold men for office in
the several counties ofthis State, who the
mass Of the people do not want ("Thats
so,"-cheers).
am in favor Of the 18th amendment
! to the letter. and | believe in the equality
Of all men before the law, (cheers). You
are well aware, gentlemen, that by carry
ing out these principles, rs laid down by
the Republican party, that hundreds and,
| may truly say, thousands OF the Old
Line Wigs of this State would come to
us, and we would sweep the State next
Fall for the Republican party, matter
in which we arc so deeply interested but
if we undertake to wink at the crimes of
Republicans of doubtful residence and
character, we will, doubtless, be defeated,
and in that event you and never will live
to see our party again triumphant in the
State and in the event we should be de.
feated it will be no new thing to me, as
was always an Old Line Whig and gencr-
ally they were in a hopeless minority
IMPORTED OFFICE HOLDERS
presume there are few here who have
calculated the number Of foreign officers
in this State. If you will look over the
list you will see that the Governor, his
Private Secretary, his pet, the Adjt Gen.
and Orderly, the Solicitor General, Att.
General, State Treasurer, State Land
Agent, Supt. Public Instruction. three Su.
preme Judges, nine Circuit Superin-
tendents, eight Circuit Judges, eight Cir
cult Attornics, and last, but not least, the
celebrated Railroad Commissioners are
| Northern men, who have come here since
the war. Some Of them are as nice gen
tlemen as the world can produce, but ]
regret to say that in many instances
changes could and ought to be made Cor
the better
a NOBLE ARMY.
Out ofrorty five officers the new corners
number thirty six to nine Arkansas men,
and out Of five Representative in the
Lower House and the Senate, we have
but one Arkansas man and His Dletatorial
| Highness, the Governor, now proposes
to depose him and dictate to the voters
of the Sd District, that they shall vote for
this man Seaflc
A TIMELY HINT.
Gentlemen, il | understand the condi-
ton of affairs at this time the war is over,
and the would be Dictator should under
stand that he is not commander OF Disr
trict in rebellion against the United States
Government, (cheers).
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
He has no more right to dictate now
to the people than he had the right to
kidnap negroes from Kansas and sell
them to Missourians, (and am told by
Rev. Mr.. Freeman, he did so before the
war, when he was Border Rualan, than
he had the right to take the uniforms from
Union soldiers at Pine Bluff, and sell
those soldiers into slavery again, than he
bad the right to take the peoples cotton
by force and purchase farm with the pro
ceeds Of its sale. Neither had he the right
to hlackmail the different Railroads Of the
State az Railroad Commissioners
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