The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-03
AN ADDRESS
To the Democracy 0l l!te Third
 Congressionssl District.

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 To the Democracy of the Third Con
 gressional District of Arkansas.
 The convention of the party held at Malvern on the 25th in8y., trae to tue great cardinal policy ot securing tue greatest good to the greatest number, adopted platform to which we invite your eandid attantiaa it prociaims doctrines upon the curren ey question, beth theoretically and practically correct and strong enough 10 meet the views of oar democratic 9reenback friends, who are not so inconsldsrate as to demand exHaa sion to an extent that must necessa rily cause constant and unceasiisg fluctuations Tn it's value. Many democrats who are as sound as can be found in the country, aid whose views upon the currency or green back question do not differ with those of the party as set forth in it's declaration of principles a0thoglta lively made, unwitJiugly la the late campaign, acted with NEW, so called 9feenback labor party, which new organization in this state has de voured body and soul the republican party. Look around, feliow-dem0- crats, and scan tle faces of your new associates-thcy are strangers SD far as political association i5 con cerned, but of familiar form ant name, and at once recognized a5 your enemies Admit thcll profes sions upon the currency question to be sincere, but how stand they on the great cardinal principles of the democracy, including the doctrine of local self government, so dear to every democrat? As said before they are recognized as your old enc mics, and but 2 few years ago were opposed to your cherished doctrine of local self government, as to use against you the broad sword of dis franchisement. Have they repcnted of these things, and are they fit asso ciates for democrats now? Read our platform; consider and condemn your own act as a good democrat ought to do, when he has done wrong and return to the old house hold and receive the welcome of friend q ife-time. You know our nominee-the Hou. Jordan <. Ora Yens--he. IS a man in whom demo crats can implicitly trust. lis op ponents are not democrats; theY deny the name, and this to us ia seems, ought to be sufficient to SC cure to the IoG. Jordan E. Cra9ens the vote of every democrat il the discrict. Organization and disci pline is essential to the success of any party, and no democrat eau wantonly oppose our nominee or fal to give him his support, without sub jecting himself guilty to the charge of being a disorganizor and serious iy affecting his own party. Two years hence we have a presidential election at which our party is sue of success if democrats remain true to it's organization. Corruption has torn asunder the republican party. It is important that we have in the next congress from this stat" men of no uncertain political standing, siQte the presidential election may rossi- bly be thrown into the house of rep resentatives. In that evebt, we want a man from this district whose integ- rity and political principles are un, questioned, and not given to trading and shifting. In other words, we want representative there who will stand for the right, at all times and under all circumstances, who dare dc right for rights sake--and such IS our nominee. We conjure you, fel low democrats, each and every one of you, no matter whether there .ha much or little opposition to Col Ora yens to go to work and organize the party to it's full strength, aud see to it that its full vote is cast for him CD the 5th of November next. To such as have strayed away, we say come home The democratic party is triumphantly moving forward, and gathering strength for the great bat tie of 1880. Wherefore, strae Ha1 is not in order--let every man le- main in ranks.
 By order of the convention,
 5. J, BROWN,
 J. N. SMITHGr,
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