The Van Buren press., 1873-04-22
TUESDAY, APRIL % 1873.
Shameful.

There /. lively tight going on between
Mcclure. Chief Justice ofthc Supreme Court
Of Arkansas. Editcr-ln-C Chlef'f tho official or
gan and chief whirpcr.in of the Radical
party OF This STATE, aided by the pismv Lieu
tenant Governor. aud the honest men OF the
two House. OF the General Assembly and
Governor Baxter. The latter party are aided
by Judge caldwell and .Iadgt wiltshire. In a
late issue Of the RepUGiicda Mctlure's paper.
a threat is uttered against Wiltshire and oeca-
sion is taken to threaten the Goyernor. They
are told that they had better not say much
about the tenure by which certain mclnbers
Of the General Assembly hold their Offices,
lest this would be- autocrat, Mcclure, Chief
Justice. etc should let the cat out and tell the
people (amoag them hi. subseribers) the truth
as to how the Governor and Mcclure secured
their seats. or the positions they claim to hold.
This is no meaningless threat but is full OF
Significance Mcclure being Chief Justic', +,
etc. does not write articles for the Republi-
caa for fun. lie generally means all he says.
Now, II he intends to leave the Impression
upon the minds of his readers that he Ii toy.
Baxter and Wiltshire, and the members Of the
General Assembly referred to, hold their
seats by fraud, keeps it back for political pur-
poses. only as material to be used for his own
benefit, then ae Is recreant to his trust. Fer
his readers subscribe for his paper, to be in
formed Of the facts daily occurring in our
State, particularly. and for advice to them -
that is. those of his party,-for their guidance
We cannot believe that even all Radicals are
corrupt. and it Is the duty Of an editor Of A
public political journal, 10 keep his party
posted as to the doing of the party. and if he
Is an honest man he will not fail to give them
the good and the bad deeds of the party. If
Baxter and Wiltshire hold, or pretend to hold.
their offices by fraud. they ought not only to
be threatened with exposure. but ought to be
exposed. We are not of the number who de-
preciate the talent Of Mcclure. We look upon
him as the master mind in the Radical ranks
In our State, and If he will thus openly ayow
his cuplcty. what may we expect from lesser
lights rhe time was when governor of
State, being the Chief Executive OF a sover-
eign power, was entitled to respect because OF
his Office, even II he had forfeited all title to
1t individually. ltought not to be considered
any light honor TO be the Governor ola great
Commonwealth 1t Is the duty Of all citizens
to pay proper respect to the dignity of the
office, and more especially, we think, Is this
u"e- fsnm high official who hold his Office
under the Governor. Irvnoo we cannot but
feel humiliated, is u citizen of Arkansas. hen
We see such threats, rs above alluded to.
coming from n Chief Justice and directed
against the Governor Of Arkansas. Justice
Mcclure owes 1t 10 himsclfas Chief Justice
lie owes 1t to hi. party AS the Chief Editor Of
the State party organ, he owes 1t to tie read
Ing public, TO fully expose all he may know
of the manner in which the members Of ,he
General Assembly, the Governor and even
Judge Wiltshire, procured their Offices Let
him come out like a man and good citizen,
and IL the people have been wronged as he
plainly hints, let them know IT, aud let tie
wrong be righted We hope that Mcclure,
after recovering from his mad tit and finding
out the full force Of his threat, may be per-
suaded to make clean breast of it, let the
blame fall where 1t may.