The Russellville Democrat., 1878-08-15


 having been preceded hs sueh sbls mcn as his opfonrnts. he felt the alsadxanssgc ~ his position. Rus lscsng an asyirnnt for ths htgh posi. ton sf C. <. Senator he wsuld nss be doing himself justice f he failed to present bis views Eie would rss stop to aiaenss the anseeial question. That had heen ably discwss@a by his epGenents lie agreed with them ss the treas@eHt oF thls l@sue. He claimed Go hc ss Fssst a Green back CT Lalserai cHrrsBey suaa as anybody. The present ls a IseFiosi of vital importance. Ths aext foar CT aye years wili witness the discus. sion of great questions and great issues. There will be smother Pres. itloatial election during that time. The tendency Is toward eeatralixa. tion. Grantlsm also shows itself again ia frUnt Of us. Grantlsm means Empire. The same power and party which has hresgdt the financial ruin upon the ,eIntry Is at the head of this Graat movement John sherman, with a,2oo national banks, and with the revenues of the country amounting to tour hundred million dollars, and with the national debt of two billion dollars, under his control is at 4e head of it. Every day this man IS coming down harder and harder upon the people. Then there is hls brother, the General of the Army, with his sword, at his back. John Sherman said in q speech a few days ago that if the democrats got control of the Senate the rebellion will be revived and then Grant will be needed at the head of the government to put it down. We have got to elect Sena- tors to meet these issues.
 He would say nothing against his opponents. He believed them to be as good men as him. He objected to Col. Johnson. The first vote he ever cast was for Col. Johnson, but here he is q candidate yet The ob- jection he has to Col. ]. Is that he bears the prejudice of the northern people on account of being one of the great leaders of the Confectionery. These prciudices exist and will have their bad effect, for without the aid of the northern democratic vote in Congress we can do nothing. He also reviewed Col Johnson's action in leaving Arkansas for 9 long years to do as best she could under the torturcs of reconstruction.
 The speaker addressed himself to other opposing candidates also. He too had cause to complain of the un fair course of the Gazette.
 Gov. Baxter closed the Senatorial speaking in few short remarks, de voting his time 70 the correction of erroneous ideas which hts opponent Col. Bell seemed to estertain of his feelings toward him; and also refut- ing the charge that he would be ua- der the influence of the Republicans Or ol Grant, should he be elected.
 After the Senatorial candidates re tired, the candidates for county of fees took possession of the speaker s stand and addressed the people up. on local issues. Mess. Shinn, lfow ell, Russell and McCraeken, each In turn presented their views in a man ncr creditablc to themselves and sat isfacterily to the public. Following them came the candidates for C"un ty and Probate Judge, Esq. Wm. Reynolds, Judge K. B. Wilson and ex-Judge Caleb Davis Each oi these gentlemen presented their claims in their own peculiar way and succeeded in satisfying themselves to an eminent degree that they wduld make good County Judges
 No candidates for Sheriff appeared.
 Mir. NJ. II. Baird, the only eandi- date for Clerk merely stated that he was q candidate against Mir. Will Mourning and Mir. A. J. Bayliss. He did not make a speech, his oppo- nents not being present.
 Our reporter has handed in fall report of the speeches of all the Co. candidates, but owing to the fact that tho primary election comes oil Tuesday, and the fate of these candi- dates will be settled by the all pow erful voice of the people ere our pa. per goes to press, we do not deem it necessary to consume space with