The Russellville Democrat., 1884-05-08

would not stand, and Is It possible
 we are going to let few--yes few, men break it up! Vox PoPULl. | TRY IT YoURsELF.--The proof of the pudding is not in chewing the string. but in having an oportunity to try the article yourself. J, M. Harkey & Bro., the Druggist, has free trial bottle of
 Dr.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup for each and every one who is afflicted with Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consump- tion or any Lung Affection.
 The Situation Discussed.
 Correspondence of the Democrat
 If you will allow me space in your paper will give you few thoughts upon the condition of affairs in our county. And as this is my first at tempt to write for the paper, do not propose to rush into print wild or mad, but propose to tell the plain truth as l understand It. Now sir, let me say that l was raised on a farm, and been a farmer all my life, and I have lived in Pope county over thirty years, and am acquaint- ed with, and have some knowledge of political parties in this county for years past. 1 was here during the dark days of reconstruction, and be- cause I had served for number of years in the confederate army in 8 cause that thought just, was re- fused registration and not allowed to vote as hundreds of others of this county can say of themselves. l
 was here in 1S72-4 when the militia
 was hunting down and killing some of the best men of our county, and some of those men are urging the order of B. of F. to put out B. of F. ticket. I like some others of this county, had to take up lodging Tn a neighbor county to save my life,
 which was threatened by thls prowl- ing malitia, and when things had quieted down, I, with others return ed home to our farms. h this man
 ner many citizens of Pope county were denied one of the dearest priv ileges On earth which is the right of suffrage, and to serve on juries. but they had to pay taxes, work on roads and do all other duties except militia duties, being disfranchised and not allowed to vote, they could not be trusted as militia men. Now sir, who did all this? I answer the radical party. Why did that party disfranchise democrats? Because they knew that the radical party was Tn the minority and it had to be done for the benefit of their party. am B. of F. and democrat, and see some of the men who lead In the reconstruction measures, and were leaders in the militia troubles in 1S72-4 are now advocating B. of +. ticket, and they say they want none but democrats on that ticket; talk about a wolf with sheep skin to cover his snout, and Tn disguise will catch all the sheep. Who ever saw or heard tell of sheep in the radical party? That party is the wolf that is trying to slip in under the cover of B. of +. ticket and capture the democratic party. Has democrats become so short sighted that they cannot see the game that the radical party is trying to play upon them? Will democrats pledge their faith to party that kept them from exercising that God given right, going to the polls on election day and voting? 1 answer tha. they will not. The republican party is using everything possible for them to use, to disorganize the democratic party, for the purpose of giving them pow CT in Pope county, with strong hope of regaining control of the State. And when once more in pow CT, the same rule of 1872 will be applied, and then it will be impossi ble for the democratic party to gain control of the State government again. Think of this that the radi- cal party has nothing to loose and everything to gain, and the demo cratic parry has everything to loose and nothing to gain by this move under the disguise of q B. of F. ticket.
 Hear the radical party boastiug now; heard ono say few days since that the voted for the amend ment to the constitution of 1868, that gave democrats chance to vote, and that he was sorry that he did it, for democrats ought to have been kept from voting until they became good citizens" Think about this constitution of 1868, which is of rad icai origin, and adopted for radical purposes, disfranchising large num- Der of democrats for no other pur. pose only to give the radical party control of the State government that they could heap large debt upon us in which we had no voice. Look at the large debt both state and county that we inherited from tue radical party when the democratic party gained control of the State 
 l hear ofa radical saving .that the republican party had the best chance to elect county ticket this