The Osceola times., 1873-07-19
POKER JACK, (vs0 MCCLURE

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WHEN MCCLURE was advocating
tho passage oftho Railroad bill last
winter, he most cmpdatically de,
.clared in bis paper that if tho bill
was not mcritorious one, its
friends would do nothing to insure
its enactment. lie stated in the
columns Of tho Republican that at
least nine democratic members had
offered to sell themselves to support
the bill, but were mildly informed
by him that those who favored that
Measure would not pay a dollar for
its support; that the bill itself was
so clearly q wise and bcniiccnt
measure, that if il could not pass op
its own merits, no corrupt means
should be used for that purpose.
Thus hc spoke just after the defeat
OF the bill. Without the least scru-
pie, Judge Mcclure published a
SANDER against the democratic
members Of the Legislature in order
to brcal, the forcc Of bis defeat, and
TO hide in somo degree his own in
fanny from an outraged people, Now
he comes out and says in bis issue
ofthe 9th, that the Central Railroad
alone had 100000 at Little Rock
during the pendcncy of that bill to
convince the members of the legs.
lature that it was a good one. In
deed from, the whole tenor of his
ARTICLE he seems to take a pride in
announcing himselfa party to every
species of bribery and corruption,
and does not even affect any other
character than that of political
prostitute of the worse description
And yet Mcclure is chief justice of
our state F! But we want to point
out to our readers a single fact
which it is well enough for them to
know, Mcclure states, as we have
Just seen, that one road alone
brought 100000 to Little Rock to
bribc members of the legislature,
and let il be remembered to their
eternal honor, that not a solitary
democrat voted for tho Railroad
bill. Tho 100000 was expended
on the republican members; and
thus scyeral months after the defeat
ofthe bill, Mcclure himself furnish
cs tho evidence 10 rerute his own
slander that nine democrats offered
TO sell their votes. If he and his
associates were willing to bribc the
governor and the whole Legislature
when they saw the bill was about
to be defeated by a solid democrat.
ic vote, why didn't they buy those
nine democrats? Can any sensible
being believe for an instant that
Mcclure and others who were so
deeply interested, would have hesi.
tated to purchase tho nine demo:
cratic members whom they found
that without their votes the bill
would be defeated ? If as Mcclure
repeatedly declared in his paper bo
fore and after the defeat of the bill
that it had to pass on its own merits
why bring 100000 to persuad,
members Of its merits ? Who car
not sec that Mcclure has been gull
ty ofa vile apd premeditated Sian
der upon the democratic members
of the legislature2 And yet this i,
the lying, corrupt and unscrupulous
wretch with whom Ar. Brooks has
allied himself in order to disturb
the peace aud destroy the prosperi.
ty of Arkansas. Let the people
ponder upon the foregoing state
mcnts, and let them reflect that if
as Mr.. Brooks charges, the demo.
Gratis in voting against his petition
sold out for a mess of potage, why
were they so honest as to vote
against the railroad bill, when i,
had 5000, 900 to back it. Iffor sale
why sell for a mess Of potagc and
rcfusc their share of that 5000 600