New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-02

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oIPoNFHTs-DEMoCRATIc CoUN1Ifs F'R EfFc-
DIATION-RIPUBIICAN CoUNIILs FOR payment
OF HONEST DEBTS.
TO the Edttor Of The tribune
SIR: Nothing could be much further iron
the truth than TIE claim made by tA- DemOcrauc pres
OF the country that the Democratic parry OF Ar,anas
dcfea ct the F!shback" constitutional Amendment.
rupudiIt Z bonded debt OF tie STATE Tu@ l. ssl-
tuge OF 1877 by which the measure frs ,sol,
Democratic by majority Of eighty SIX on jtb a.
LOT, the Republicans having only GueeI yots
In both houses In the Legislature q
1879. which ratded the amoudn.n and submitted
II TO vote Of tie people BY of the moss OUT
Tageous frauds and Intimidation the Republican voc
had been reduced to senator and xix R-pr sent-
tiyes, while tue Democrats had twpnty-nine , majors
and eighty Representatives, total of 10 votes.
Both OF these Legislatures passed the measures % de-
csiye majoriIes
Coming down TO the recent canvass find that while
Senator Garland, Governor Miller Treasurer now Gov
ernOreecD Churchill ami Other Democratic leaders pro-
fessed be bitterly opposed TO the adoption - the
amendment not one OF them had Jhe courage, BOO the
face of a known Dem cratic majority ID IT. favor
to ~ into the State Convention the 81 OF
last Juno aud demand that an ant.-reDudauon plank
be inserted in the STATE platform. On the other aaad
those gentlemen. well the organs OF tue party a
the State cap tai insisted that the question OF ropuda
ton was MOI political one. and should not be mAic
party the canvass Those delegates TO tie con
vention WAC favored the amendment were Jed to
believe that It would be adopted anyway, and, for the
sake of party harmony, consented TO The insertion Of
plank in the platform asserting that the smendSnt
was not an issue in tho campaign.
Let now examine the record OF
the Republicans upon this question FOR
obvious reasons requiring no explanation 10 those
who have had experience amoug the buldozers OF the
sonth, the Republicans ran no state ticket, bur al
meeting OF the Republican State Committee. held 10
Little Rock August IL. a resolution was adopted de
nOuncing the amendment, and urging Republicans 70
every exertion to its defeat An address WAS
issued to the Republicans OF Stssc whcn referring
this subject says:
However much Democrats may attempt TO dodge
the Issue oy claiming that the measure Is NOS
political one, it the unanimous opinion or We
committee that the maintenance OF the public ered'
was and Is vital p0hucsi Issue second only IN lmpoe
ahoe 70 the iSht o. Tree ballot tni ialr coun. "a
that IL IL enc duty OF every Republican. members ora
party which his opposed population ia all FORMS
To unite IN casting a solid vote ;aiust It,
TINS proposition for repudiatl0n is exclusively Dem
ocrste measure IN which Republicans as party n,s
no interest Bnt a. citizens and nonorabe mem We lt
aninteres In preserving me good name and public cu
OF our Stale, and We urge Republicans every wbeEeU
unite I'D casting sohd vote against the disH'''''
proposition.
Such IA the record OF the parties upou the prcp0
stou previous TO the eegiOn. Now let us looG at'A'
votes.
Turning ~ THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for $780, We and
that the following counties ave Republican maJoro'
IN 1915 Viz: Chicot 02l: Crittenien 7o2 Desea ioE
Jefferson, 2229; Lafayette. 1872 Monroe. III Inlhp
1885 Pulaski, l.O16 Every one Il these couutes ~,
year gave malorites dgIlast tne anendnrut; r1nsp9
from 200 up to 1000. The counties giving the 70
Democratic maJOriues In 1879 were Benton. l2se-,.
Boone 900: Clark. sd Columbia, $50 FauknsL o.
Independenoe $40; JoaEs0n. Sl7; LanOkr. 54s Nc
yaia. T62 Pope. 700; Sebastian. 497; Washins'VSs
LOO; White. l.3oS. Every OF theso counties -
lnaiortc- for the amendment averaging about the sa
the Democratic majority IN 1915 Ihe close eouIt.n
the counties giving small Democratic or RtpuouS
malOritics, have IN nearly every instance 49,
snaIl antt-amendment maj0li'leS. We see uohl w., n
that the strongly Republican counties hayp given Mse
maiories against reputation, while IN every lhSn,
the banner Democratic counties OF tue state have S'
large maJoriiies In favor Of H. ,s
| Will add that now the amendment u delesRn,
the honor Of the victory belongs the Republican, @
to such cOnhding Democrats failed o. vote upon
proposition at all, believing that 10 did not make -.
ainerenoo - party which for forty years ,, n
refused t. pay either principal interest OF inc
debt Wnetner lt repadAsea or not, it never in'0us
Lials Rock Ark, Oct 8. lea0