The Russellville Democrat., 1878-08-29


 ly by the government, oyer q Nation al kank currency is absolutely unan-s swerablc; while his arraienment ofI the Republican party for it's abuse and ms management of the Finances of the government is startling, strong and convicting.
 He shows clearly how all the leg slation of the National law making power for the past thirteen years has been in the interest of the moneyed interest, and how the entire body of the producing classes--employers, ! employees and middlemen--have suffered; how bankruptcies have on sued by the thousand and tens of thousands; and how depression and stagnatlon in all business has bro't the wolf to the doors of thousands. He nails the charge of the contract. ion of the currency fast to the Re publican party; and then turning to the expenditures ef the government he institutes comparison between the expenses of the, government un- der Republican and Democratic rule, which is most demoralizing to the former. The corruption and dis grace brought upon the country by the Credit Mobiler, the Pacific Mail, the Bclknap trial, the vlllianies of the Custom House, the Straw bids of the Post offices, the Indian and Whiskey rings and the long list of 1 defaulters in every dcpartment,--all these come in for their share of his attention, and are fastened upon the dominant party. The great drama of fraud by which forty millions of American people were cheated out of a President and fraud installed in the place of the man really elect ed, is shown up in all it's deformity. And finally the means by which the Republican party hopes to perpetu- ate its rule is held up to the scorn and loathing of all true patriots. The only hope it has is the arousing of sectional hate and prejudice. We wish our space would permit us to publish the speech in full. It should be read by every voter in the conn- try. We have a copy in pamphlet form which we will pass around.
 Week before last we asked the editor of the Atkins News why he favored the non removal of the coun- ty seat. We explained to him and to our readers how it would surely entail court house tax upon the people next year, to vote against re- m oval, and how the people could evade this tax by voting for Russell vile. We asked him how he could consistently advocate the expense of rebuilding the old worthless court house at Dover at the expense of the taxpayers when the county is offered new house FREE of all cost at Russellville? Here is his answer. See the stunning force, the profound logic, and the elegant courteousness | Gin horn) of his reply. This is his first reason: I've are up to no sk,lldngery, Jimmie, boy" Now, look at that! Isn'tit stunning, pro found, peculiar, and ponderous? The PROFOUND WISDOM of this part of Mir. Bells answer is only equalled by its COURTEOUS ETIQUETTE and the ele- gant language in which it is couch ed. But Mr. Bell is yet very young MAN, some years the junior of the 'boy" who edits the DEMOCRAT, and of course the milk of human kind ness which flows out from our heart toward all objects of pity, constrains us to forgive him for this "unkind- est cut of all." This part of MT. Bells reply also reminds us of say s ings which we have heard: "The guilty fee when no man pursueth,' y and "A guilty conscience needs nc accusor." But see his second reason, equally as grand, gloomy and pecu- , liar as the first: "What we do we shall do above board" Why, bless you, man, we have saccused you of nothing; we had not even said a word about THE TRADE. We simply asked you a question. Don't imag- inc every time you arc addressed that you are arraigned for some mis- deed, and that it is necessary for you to aver your innocence. His third and happiest reason is: "Beoause we think majority of the voters Of the county are opposed to it." We l l.. ( 1,n ln