The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-26
MT. ENON.
THE BROTHERS or FREE
DOM PUT OUT A TICKET.
The Specches----Proc eedings----
and Platform.

In regard to my nomination by
this lodge for County and Probate
Judge l wish to say that want nc
Office. | want to show the people oil
Pope county that l am no office seek
er and TO show them that there is al
least one man in the order who will
not accept one. | have worked fol
this cause since 1860, and never
held but one office in my life, and
that was under President Buchanan.
hope this lodge will withdraw my
nomination and nominate some one
else, and | now declare unto this
lodge that / will not accept any Of
fee within the gift of the people.
After some routine business in
which Mr.. Mayo's nomination was
withdrawn, he arose and said: eve
are about to enter into a great war.
fare. A battle is just before us to
be fought and we will soon know the
men who are true 10 the order and
those who are not, turn out. My
reasons for not accepting any Office
are this: l believe l can do more
good working for the order than
could by holding all the offices"
Then he went on to tell about the
county and common councils and
said: "If the county council had
have been what 1t should have been
we would not have been at all this
trouble getting out ticket We
would have had one in the field run
ming long ago. This order is grand
thing and / love to work for its ad-
vanccment Why sir, l had rather
to day be Grand President of this
order than to be Governor Of Ar
kansas. / would then be working
for grand object. We have hard
task before us and we must work.
We have reasons to work in the com
ing campaign. And say here that
we have greater reasons to rebel
against our present rule than did
our forefathers against Britan's tyr.
any. We are worse oppressed to-day
than they were. Now we want to
show the leaders Of the parties that
we are determined to throw off the
yoke of partylsms, and In doing this
| know we will be assailed on every
side. Why, sir, correspondent OF
the Russellyille DEMOCRAT said in a
recent issue of that paper that left
Missouri on account OF my democ-
racy. The man that wrote that did
not know he was telling the truth.
He didn't know it. But did. l left
under command Of Gen. Price and
with such other true and tried dem
ocrats as Senators Vest and Cock
rel. That was very good democrat
ic company. There are other things
that | would like to say but time
forblds."
SPEECH OF C. Z. TOBEY FRIDAY NIGHT
JUNE 20, 1884.
Mr.. President:
In regard to Bro. Mayo's drawing
off on account Of the anathemas
hurled ! think his reasons are fal.
lacious and am sorry he has with
drawn. / care not for the abuse
they heap upon my head. They
may heap it upon my head until it is
bald for what | care. Let the Dem
ocRAT and others heap it on, care
not. We have big fight on hand.
l don't expect to be candidate and
was not in favor of a nomination, be-
cause did not think it had reached
that point yet. But / am glad that
the order has agreed to put out q
ticket and shall do all in my power
to have it elected. There is practi-
cally no end to the wrongs the mer-
chants and lawyers will heap upon
US. Non producers always cut up
Who are the real producers of this
country? Who build up the townsS
The Nabobs do not. They live there
in luxury in stone or iron fronts
They create no wealth. Why, sir
Webster says all wealth comes from
labor! labor.. labor!!! have lived
in this county over 40 years and
have seen it made. have practi
cally seen the democracy rise and
fall. jefferson once said "eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty
No truer words were ever spoken
l am glad you have decided to nom
mate a ticket to-marrow for this
reason; 1t is q beginning. An old
adage says "We must crawl before
we can walk" aud l fully believe It
What does 1t matter IL we do gel
beat. 1t won't matter. / am not Q
candidate and do not expect to be
/ do not say that will not serve il
| / am nominated. That would ht
wrong. think it every Brothers
duty to do all he can for the order
| Wealth is accommodating and hare
times are coming. This has got u
be stopped. Our Goulds and Van
derbilts will have to go. Why, sir
to day 80 men out of 100 cannot tel
you the difference between republi
can and democratic principles anc
really there is not very much differ
ence. pronounded this question
TO the Russellville DEMOCRAT som,
time ago and not republican hal
answered. Two or three democrats
have noticed it, but they knew moth
ing about the subject. Let us bur,
no not bury this bloodY shirt 70