The Van Buren press., 1874-06-23

speech on the rounds we imagine there will
be more Sangster men in the country than
there are now, and there are enough now to
settle his case. Ahl you wicked country
farmers who would dare say that any man
who tlls the soil has sense enough to go to
the Convention. Like his man Friday, who
is following him around, thinks that Sangster
could not read or copy a plain section of the
Constitution.
After this great Hugh had finished the
" Little Giant as he styles himself (see v.
b, Press In former campaign), G Wilcox
asked leave to speak his piece lie dlI so
and it was funny. He is pleasanter speaker
and has more general information In a min
ute than Thomson has in month, for it is
known that he does take and read some news
papers Yet, AS he alwa, does, dealt in the
past-the future has no charms for him
commenced back before the days of secession
on the johnson Little Rock ring, etc. Stated
how wicked it was to secede, although his
father, the honored Ii. Wilcox, was a candi-
date on the secession ticket for Delegate to
the Secession Convention of 1861 and who re-
ceiyed his support, Then he went for the
.ohnsons again, stating that they never saw
young man of any promise in the country
that they did not capture him. Having ref
erence, no doubt, to the fact that the Hon. II.
w. johnson, in consideration of the long and
valuable services of the Hon. Wilcox Sr. in
behalf of the Johnsons, had the Little Gil
ant" appointed U. 5. District Attorney for
II.
eulogzel the lamented Ilndman for his
course in br, aking up the johnson ring and
beating Dick johnson ior Governor with II
NJ Rector, when at that time he was a sup
porter of theJohnsons against Rector and the
Old Line Democracy as the ilindman party
was then called. Then he went for Garland,
Newton, English, Compton and others what
he now calls the Little Rock ring seeming to
forget that when Il candidate for Congress
two years since, he labored with Garland and
Bob Newton two whole days to get them to
support him for the nomnaton-swearing
eternal allegiance to them. Lampooned Gar
land for having been "A candidate for IT, 5.
Senate. as he says. since 1860, as il that was
crime, forgetting that he himselfwas Il candi-
date before the last Legislature and worked
hard for two weeks and procured one vote
Senator Caralotl) for that position. and then
magnanimously withdrew, throwing all his
strength to Dorsey Warned the people that
ifthey did not watch the State would go into
the hands of a worse ring-Garland, Newton
and the Johnsons-than it had been for the
past six years. Then he pitched into the late
Legislature for legislating and impeaching
his friend Dorsey's friends and putting them
out of Office, and then proposed to read all
Democrats out of the party. who did not sup
port Thomason. Then, like Thomson, said
it was peoples convention, that all the
people were bound by it, Justified himself
for trying to beat Mr.. Turner, on the ground
that the men who presented Mr., Turner's Pc
tition for signatures (and of which Turner
had no notice. did not present it to him
when at the same time WlcoX's brother-in-
law was carrying around a petition for him
to become a candidate, of which fact Mr.
Turner's friends had notice. Oh. consistency.
oil mouesty, etc. Although he deals in the
past he keeps his records badly. Then he
pitched into Gov. Baxter by saying that he
was usurper, and wondered how Demo-
Gratis could sustain him ard hold Office under
him, seeming to forget again that when in
Little Rock last October, he Wilcox was
the Van Euren Press was for him. that he
was editor of the Press and had his Excellen-
cy to say that he was pleased with its course.
Then gave Gov. Baxter to understand. that he
would very willingly accept the Judgcship
for this Circuit when Hams time was out. or
should he get another place and resign, which
was then probable. Then he went for Dun
ham and the Prcss,--that paper that. as he
says he had warned into life, of which he
had been the editor, except a few articles in
his absence. since the war, that the Press
owed its respectability to him. ETC., without
fee or reward Forgetting again that the
Press advocated his claims for Congress at
last election, with all its might, that Dunham
went to the Convention and worked unceas-
ing for his nomination. Now that he says he
was the editor, we see how it was that then
there was so many very complimentary ar
ticles Of the Little Giants" claims for office. |
OF course you could not tell him that 1t was
very improper for modest gentleman to write
such very flattering articles of himself, and
especially regarding his eminent ability. Be-
sides it was not known theh tnat he was the
editor. There is no doubt that Granville feels
very sensibly the obligation all are under to
support Thomson Still he is forgetful again
of the fact, that he strenuousy insisted on B.
j, Browns running for the Senate the second
time, to fill the vacancy which occurred by
Arbuckle's death, insisting that he owed it to
the party that nominated him to make the
race and that the party owed the election to
him. Yet carried around n petition himself
to get sgners to call for him-the said d" Lit
tie Giant"--to become a candidate for the
same position. 1t is not often we see man
with such record, pitching into his old
friends promhcuously. who know so much
some OF them might tell on him. Finally he
subsded much to his own satisfaction and
the qualification Of the audience.
When Hon jesse Turner was called for he
took the stand and maybe he did not tell the
BOYS some truths that made the Little Gil
ant 'wince and writhe. lie could not keep
his seat but had to interrupt the old gentle
man in order to get breathing spell. When
the Hon. Jesse got through Granville did not
know which one of the boys he was Mr..
Turner then paid just tribute to the Hon. J
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