The Russellville Democrat., 1884-05-15

the people, and they cannot afford to subject their acts to the criticism of a sham plea. The widest represen- tation is the best and only one that can stand among free people. X.
 The asthetic movement in Eng land has entirely died out, because well because people think there IS more good common sense in taking a bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup than in carrying lily.
 Bakers Creek Lodge, No. 16S,
 B. of F.
 Correspondence of the Democrat.
 I wish to correct mistake in your printer in publishing our lodge No. l36, it should be 16S as above. ... Health generally good. Bro. A. II. Humphreys has been quite sick, but we are glad to learn he is better. -. Cotton planting was the order of the day in our section, until suspend ed on account of the recent heavy rains.. Linker Mountain, get out os your lethargy, remember you must watch and work, as well as pray and quote scripture. Prompt action in everything pertaining to the interest and welfare of our order is highly necessary. Come to the front and stand by the brothers in the right, as your obligation binds you to do. <. ,. Belisso says govern ment for the people and by the peo pie is what we want. That is our standpoint exactly. Then he asked the question, if democracy has failed to accomplish for the people what it promised to do, what is to be doue! Call on the enemy for recruits! We answer positively no, but call on genuine, wholesouled, tooth and toe nail Brothers of Freedom. We'll, well, Belisso, how do you expect us to become properly educated under the present vicious systems. Now sir, these vicious systems are just what we are driving at, and just what must be eradicated before we can see great deal of permanent good resulting from our labors. When we remove all vicious systems, then we will have a chance to think about properly educating ourselves. No, we don't attempt to beguile you by telling you to ignore politics, but we do say to every man who has heart as big as bullet (and muchIy bigger to ignore the corrupted and infamous principles which now pro- pei the political parties. Brothers of Freedom, abhor such principles, and stand together in the right. We are going to have things our way a while now, when 1 say we, don't mean capitalists, monopolsts, bond holders etc, but 1 mean Brothers of Freedom who have been trying to fulfill that Divine injunction, from the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. One of our principal objects is to make those capitalists, bond holders, monopolists etc, feel that they have an interest in this govern ment, by helping us poor, down trod- den noboddies, to bear the burden Of the same. The horny handed work ingman is the machine that moves the world, and must have their rights, they are the bone and sinue of com merce, in them the country depends for strength in time of need. They are the very foundation of wealth, upon which other men rear their ed itices. The monopolist rings, law favored capitalists, and all such things as tend to suck the very life blood of our labors must be brought to an end. The Brothers of Free dom IS our refuge, let us look well to our interest. Let us detect and de- nounce office seekers, and march on in a grand phalanx to victory. Be llsso said tell your Bakers Creek $. of F. that he ought to take Crock ett's advice, be sure he is right be fore looming so very muchly. Now where is the sense in taking advice which we implied in our art'cle we had already taken, and was then fol- lowing. l wonder if Beisso is a smart man, I wonder if his back ever rubbed a college wall, if 1t hasn't l guess he feels like he had swallowed saw mill or some other machine that's got sharp things about it. Now l aint smart man, and 1 aint . bIg man, and do not seek office, but I want it distinctly understood that I'm no bug eater, if l had been a bug eater, Belisso's carcass would have been gobbed up before now.
 H. G. D.