The Russellville Democrat., 1884-07-03
AS TO Dr. SNYDER.

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correspondence Or tie Democrat.
4 When any one comes before tho
lpablic as leader OF any political
Iinoye his previous political records
are by common consent open sor IN
Evestigation, and II he be found to be
Of those that have stood square upon
the principles the investigation VIII
Ivindicatc those claims, bnt II on the
|other hand, they carry variety Of
! political creeds SO as to slide into
any move that comes up theE the
public should know who they are
following. This was the object in
my last communication, at which
lone K. w. Snidcr seems disposed 10
get on tip toe and cayort, because |
stated some one said that DR.. Snider
belonged 70 the Union League.
Now, in that communication / stated
that none Of the leaders Of that So
called b. Of 4. could show up any
democratic record, which see no
reason to recant. AS to DIR. Snider's
affair, my statements were predi-
Gated partly upon the remarks Of
Col. W.B. Young who told DR.. Sni-
der to his face that he (Snider)
ought not to have gone off with this
b. Of 4. move for he knew that he
I(Young) helped him out of the
League, which he did not then nor
has he since, denied the charge.
Now it does appear that this is
enough of itself to settle this affair.
But the young aspirant takes it up
on himself to deny. or course he
knows nothing Of these things for he
must have been small boy then, as
he will be again when the election
tale is told and old democracy again
triumphs over the republican and
greenback parties under the b. of +.
banner. Now, sir, if you expect to
prove that the DIR. never belonged to
the league you will have to do more
than crlticise communications and
express doubls as to the titles claim
ed by correspondents. The demand
of proof does not settle the fact that
he never did, but that the DR.. will
not deny is virtually an acknowl-
edgement that he did. AS to me
being b. OF F. and Democrat / will
say that have belonged to the order
nearly one year, and have been a
Democrat much longer, and when /
get convinced that the democratic
party is not the right party will
then join the other national party.
AS to impressions tried to make,
| will say that if / failed to express
myself plain and implient enough to
be understood. / will reiterate: This
so-called b. of +. move is but a
move of the republican and green.
back faction of the b. of F., to which
n few democrats through loyalty to
the order adhere, but we cannot be-
lieve that they will remain when
they understand it fully, and if the
gentleman expects democrats to
elect him to the office OF surveyor he
will he sadly mistaken. Now, as to
tue views then held by me: / say
that have had no reason to change,
not outstanding the thrust Of our
dear president Mayo that none but
those who prove true to the order
should be retained, and | suppose
he expresses the sentiment of that
faction that all who will not join this
crusade against democracy must go
under. IL does not seem creditable
that 700 could exclude 1900, but we
remember that this same 700 has
done marvellous things before, they
may perform prodigies in these lat
ter times. Mr.. Mayo said that they
had a hard task before them. This
is true statement, and | guess he
will find it too hard even with his
TOO faithful followers. The dear pres
ldcnt made one great mistake when
he said that l said he left Missouri
for his democracy. / only said that
he claimed this, and that the demo
Gratis did not doubt it. He said that
| told the truth, but did not know it,
AS to this had nothing but his own
statements to 60 by, how could |
know? There are other strange
things. Now, he saws he left under
command of Gen. Prices. He
certainly took it under adj
visement long long time,
for | believe he has been here but
about three years, which is strange
for true men. / now say as before
that the democracy cannot adopt
these dark hybred chickens who are
the leaders of the famous 700, but
regard them as being in the interest
Of the republican party, and the
name only disguise by which they
hope to draw off few democrats
hoping thereby to beat the demo-
cratic party.
A b. OF +. AND DEMOCRAT.
Dover Ark June 20