New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-10


Years - Politics = Republican Rnle-
Rapid Progress and 0eveloDmont Of
Reserves Democratic Election -
FraaAs-Intimidation Of 9Iepublicans-
Arkansas Really q Republican State,
Etc.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
During the seven years of Republican
rule in Askausas from l86 to 1872 there
were more towns, railroads, mills. factories,
schools a1d churches bui2t, more mines
opened and o greater number of news
papers started than in the forty years of
Democratic rule before and since that
time.
And another fact is worthy of special
notice at this time, viz: none of the rail-
operated cby Democrats or their capital,
and the two principal railroads in the State,
the Little Rock and Fort Smith, and Little
Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans, are
owned and operated by Boston men, who
are now doing more than all the rest of the
population of the South to increase immi-
grafton and develop the vast agricultural,
mineral and timber resources of the State.
And though the Democrats claim a ma
jority of about 4O, 900 at the recent State
election here, yet We believe that Arkansas
is to-day really a Republican State, and
the so called majority wac obtained by
fraud and intimida alton, as has been the
case at every election during the last three
years, and as the Democrats declared that
they would do throughout the South and in
New York at the presidential election.
Great excitement prevailed in Little Rock
and vicinity about the atrocious frauds
practiced in Big Rock precinct, on the op.
posite side of the river, laet month, when
the Democratic majority exceeded the
whole number of voters in the precinct by
about 800 votes, Q majority entirely too
large. Were the Republican party capable
of fighting the devil with rfce, or if the
United States government would only en-
force the election laws by the bsyonet, if
necessary, 60 as to secure q fair vote, not
only Arkansas would have given Hayes and
Wheeler q large majority, but every South
ern State would have gone Republican; and
the Union men Of the South would no
longer be hunted and murdered, or inhu.
manly assassinated in their homes at mid
night.
Oh, omnipotent and holy God. how shall
these horrors continue in "theland OF the
tree and home of the brave"
As We reali; believe that Arkansas is q
Republican State, We can consistently invite
Republicans to settle here, especially in the
Northwestern portion of the State, where
the climate is wond erfully mild and health
full, the soil and water excellent, and water
power and timber unsurpassed. The iron
and coal supply especially. seems mex.
haustible.
This portion Of Arkansas is great agri-
cultural and stock raising country, and GER
tainly the best fruit and vintage regien on
the continent; and with both railway and
river transportation from Fort Smith to
Little Rock, and good agricultural, timber
and mineral lands at from 81 to s. per acre,
and excellent opportunities for all kinds of
cotton, woolen, wagon, agricultural imple-
ment and furniture factories, mining opera
tions and foundries. We believe that in
yestments of capital and labor will pay as
we'll here as in any other portion of this
great republic. CONWAY.
Spring g6eld, Ark, December l, 1876.