The Van Buren press., 1874-09-29
Attention Democrats.
EDITOR OF THE Press /:

over.
shall ask them to 60 back but two or
three weeks and see division and internal
dissension rife in the midst Of the Demo
cratic party. when it was thought that
Gov. Baxter would be the nominee of the
State Democratic Convention. There
we saw lifelong friends and leaders of
the Democratic party of this State ar
rayed against each other, advocating
with equal fervor and zeal their pref
erences tor standard bearer in the com
ing campaign. The dark cloud of divis-
ion and perhaps utter ruin to the Demo-
cratic party, hung low and heavily
around the Convention assembled at the
capital on the Sth inst, for it was gen
orally believed and conceded that Baxter
would be the nominee Of that Conven-
ton, and that if he was, the anti Baxter
men would bolt the Convention and nom-
mate what they termed a " straight out y
Dem mocratic ticket. And there was where
the great danger came in, for in the event
such had been the result, the Radical
Convention that met at Little Rock on
the 18th, would nominate q straight out
Radical ticket, and with the Democratic
party devided would have successfully
elected it, But, thank God, the cloud
bursted and the rays of light that guard
from darkness unto light, were permitted
to descend upon that Convention, by
Elisha Baxter, acting for the good ofthe
people, declining the highest honor ever
given to mortal man before-thc unani.
nous nomination and Hon. A. II Gar
land was chosen, and peace, union and
harmony restored to old proud Demo
cratic party once more. Twas then that
Poker Jack Mcclure said, that for the
last two months he had worked harder
than ever before, e,trying to cause the noml,
nation OF Baxter, so as to split the Demo
cratic party and make way for the election
Of q Radical ticket from stern to stem.
The 18th of September soon came around,
and the Radical Convention met. but did
not make any nominations, but worse
still, adopted resolutions denouncing in
the most bitter terms Gov Baxter, the
Legislature for providing for Constitu
tional Convention, the Convention, and
last the Constitution itself, and pledged
themselves by resolutions to do every
thing in theii power to prevent the adop.
ton of the new Constitution, and there
by prevent the restoration Of the gov
crnment by the people and for the peo
pie, back to the hands of The people
They also elected delegates to attend the
Republican Convention, to meet at Chat.
anooga on the 18th of October, for the
purpose Of comforting. consulting and
receiving reports from the Radical lead
crs of each of the Southern States in re
gard to the Ku-klux outrages, murders,
assassinations and robberies alleged to
have been perpetrated by the Democrats
to revive the "lost cause, making one
Of the blackest and most damnable state
mcnts ever witnessed before. which is to
presented to Congress at its next session,
for the sole and only purpose of elicit
ing the sympathy and support of tina.
body to sustain them in the Southern
States and prevent the management of
the public affairs by the people.
These, sir are stubborn facts, and it is
high time the people Of this County
should realize the position and discour
age and discountenance everything tend
ing in that direction. They may ask
how they can do this. We answer, by
turning out to a man on the 18th Of Oc-
tober and vote the regular Democratic
ticket from Governor down to township
constable There may be men on the
State, County and Township tickets who
may not be your individual preferences,
but remember that in unity there is
strength; therefore, vote the regular
County Democratic ticket, for there is
danger staring you in the face, even in
the County election, for we now have
candidate for sheriff, who has for the
past years been the leader of the Radical
party in this County, aud the chances for
his election are truly very formidable,
with so many Independent candidates in
the field. There are also three candi-
dates for County Clerk before the people,
.-,o is.avpvu''cuv anu one tlc ros~'"s
nominee of the Democratic party. With
these in the field, it would be an easy
matter for the Republicans to bring out
a man which is strongly talked of-and
elect MIN. Remember that every one OF
these Radicals are going to work quietly
against the Constitution, for they are
pledged to do so. We trust, knowing
these statements to be true, you will
readily see the necessity of concert of
action, and vote for the regular nominees,
not to beat the Independent candidates
merely, but to prevent the election OF a
man antagonistic to the interest OF the