The Van Buren press., 1874-10-13
The Speaking Saturday.

O'Clock. BY arrangement it was agreed
that each speaker occupy one hour and
n half
Col. Sam w. Williams, of Little Rock.
chairman ofihe Democratic Central Com
mittee, being present, and desiring to adj
dress the democracy OF this county on
the great Importance of abiding by the
action OF the Clarksville Congressional
convention. by permission was allowed
to occupy one hour of Judge Wilshre's
time He led of by showing up Gen.
Thomson, the independent democratic
candidate for Congress, in his true ght
Said that he was disOrganizer, and 10y
his action and the evil resulting there
from the party would become dlsorgan
lied, and disintegrated; that he was run
ing in the interest of Powell Clayton
Co, but he was so blind he could not see
it; that he had always been rebe'ious
member of the party-he had kicked out
of the harness Of the old whig party into
that of the know nothing party and now
was trying to cut the same caper in the
democratic ranks, and 60 off, il he had
not already done so, into the camps OF
the radical party. He dealt the Wild
Bull of the Woods, at every step in his
speech, some telling and ponderous
blows. He demonstrated that the de.
mocracy should by all means stand by
the nominee Of the party. And as to the
objection urged by some that mistake
had been made in giving Judge Wiltshire
the nomination, he said let it go and in
two years it tcould be rectified, if it should
be found there was a mistake. But should
Thomson be elected, the injury to the
party was irreparable. He said the del
egates at the Clarksville convention were
the representatives of the democratic par
ty. They had saw fit as being to the best
interest Of our State to place Judge Viii
shire on the democratic ticket. and sure
ly they reflected the will of the party.
Now was it for Thomson to constitute
himself Judge and declare that that con
vention did not express the wishes of the
democratic party Col. Williams closed
his remarks by urging on the party uni
ty Of action, and to stand by the nominee.
! v,t, IA ni hu N 10 la nj
est hours Of our State-manly through
whose efforts we had been enabled to
ton of which on the 18th inst. would
mark new and glorious era in the histo-
ry of Arkansas.
Judge Wiltshire, the democratic nomi
nee, consumed the other halt hour In
n clear, forcible and manly style defined
his positon--touched upon few Of the
important political questions Of the day,
and closed by urging every body to vote
for the new constitution. being in his
opinion the best constitution OF any of
the States in the Union.
Col llypes, the radical candidate. fol
lowed in a speech of one nour and half
Two years ago, this gentleman was the
conservative democratic candidate for
Congress. And o, how he did abuse
| Powell Clayton how magnificenilv he
| leaped from the rostrum at Oliver Spring,
when Powell got after him. Now, whore
is he? Clayton's s candidate for Congress
We must confess we were much disap
pointed in his effort Instead Of discuss
ing the national politics Of the day, the
! vital questions that are now agi ating the
public mind, questions of great import
likely to come before Congress Of which
he is member, he launched out into "A
strain of vi,upera,ion. and slang against
Wiltshire. Read afndavits and certificates
of peljured villains to the effect that III
the election OF 1872, Judge Wiltshire had
instructed and paid them money to
scratch registration books and stuff bal
lut.boXes in his favor But when the
character of these wretches were made
known to us by the Judge, no sensible,
reasonable person believed one word of
such miserable stud 1t was shown that
these scoundrels were ready and willing
to swear to anything on account Of Their
bitter animosity toward Judge w. They
hate him because he has proven himself
an honest man and not disposed to join
in with them in robbing and plunderng
the State. They despise him on account
of the active part he took in Washington
last spring, in sustaining Coy Baxter
and ousting old Joe Brooks from the
State house. So tho .frsse -ouy,t W pc
produced 10y reading such documents,
was an utter and entire failure. Such
stuff was about the burden of Hynes
speech lie avoided telling us what he
thought of our new constitution, under
the poor, llimsy pretext that he stood in
the position of Il judge. A high.minded,
honorable judge-a great Judge, indeed
de would have to pass on this matter in
the next Congress, aud o how shameful!
it would be to express his opinion now
in regard to it, Poor dodge. Col. Hynes,