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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

TO halt and falter now is to acl
unpatriotic. Let those demo
Gratis who would be true to their own
homes; to their own firesides; te
their own best interests; to their own
honor; to honest government--let
them, we say, return TO the folds oil
the party which has always been o
party which is of the people and
which governs by the people, and fol
the people. Beware of the political
feature of the b. OF +. 1t was work
ed into the movement for the sole
purpose Of dlsrupting the democratic
party in Pope county, and to there
by resurrect the old republican party
which ruled and robbed and muir.
dered our citizens in 1868 9-70 and
In II and ~. The men who are
working politics into the order are
traitors to the B. of 4. and tricksters
who will desert you as soon as they
succeed in their sinister motives.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

GREELY and his few surviving
comrades are home again from the
dread Arctic land. The living are
honored, the dead mourned by mil
lions of sympathetic people. But
what has the expenditure, and treas
ure, and torture of humanity accom-
plished9 1t was not needed that all
the sufferings should be endured
that SO many lives should be sacri-
feed, all to prove that the most en-.
lightoned of men are after all but
tanned cannlbals, and that scien.
tific Greedy is only restrained
ghoul.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28


"IT is the best county ticket ever
submitted to the people of Pope
county" = 81 don't see how
the ticket could be improved" =
"The people will certainly vote the
ticket straight" "If the people
want honest, efficient, experienced Of
ficers they will certainly vote the
ticket no matter whether they be
Brothers of Freedom or not"
Such are some Of the expressions We
hear regarding the ticket put out al
the democratic primaries on the
10th inst.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

LAST winter 100000 men, upon
whom depended at least 10000
more people, were summary dis
missed from employment for periods
ranging from four to fourteen weeks
by men who receive millions of dol
lars in the way of protection from
foreign competition. Evidently such
state of things-the stoppage OF
mills and shops, the cutting OF
wages, and want of employment fol-
men willing to work are danger sig
nails to all industrial interests. We
need and must have a change in the
commercial, industrial policy of the
government. The only hope is in
the democratic party. Support its
nominees from Cleveland down.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

IT is no longer a matter OF doubt
that the present presidential cam
paign is to be one of the most com
plicated and exciting political con
tests which have disturbed the coun-
try since 1860. There are four can
dldates, each representing distinct
and clearly marked ideas touching
the powers and functions of the
national government, and the rights,
privileges duties and responsibilities
of citizens. Cleveland and Blaine
are leaders Of old and powerful par
ties, which are supposed to embrace
the vast body of American voters,
with only factional exceptions. St,
John Is the nominee of party
which has indeed had long exist
ence, with meager growth. This
time 1t is probable that his following
will far exceed any past exhibition
of numbers. In the northern States
st. Johns vote will come largely
from the republican party. Ben
Butler, with three nominations, is
destined to prove disturber of the
political equilibrium of no little ca
pacity. His followers are an I'M
known quantity, their strength and
locality undetermined, hence the
doubt which the apparition of the
bold, brainy, bad Ben as presidential
candidate must create. Such a man
must possess power and influence in
some quarter. He has positive
following, and his candidacy must
have no little effect upon the cam
paign. -
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
letters from The People
Tobey Reviewed.
Correspondence ofthc Democrat.


In Mr.. Tobey's speech at Atkins
he said: "Gentlemen and fellow cit
liens, ] am a candidate for repre-
sentative under somewhat peculiar
circumstan And further in
speaking of the nomination of Mr.
Henkle he said s'three months ago
his name was unknown to me and il
is believed that his nomination was
connivance of democrats to have
the brothers of freedom defeated" 81
don't know about that. His nomi-
nation was great surprise to me. "
Aud again he said II did not believe
it was best for the order to go into
politics this year but the majority
said so and acquiesced."
Yes, gentlemen of Pope county,
when Uncle Tobey said that abe was
candidate for representative under
somewhat peculiar circumstances
this great reformer gave utterance
to one truth and the peculiarities OF
the case he did not relate. Mr.. To-
hey was candidate at the Mt. Enon
convention and was defeated by an
overwhelming majority in favor of
Mr.. Henklc. Hence Mr.. Henkle
was the nominee of the Mt. Enon
convention and is entitled to the
support Of all persons whose voice
was delegated in that convention,
and Mr.. Henk.e is their authorized
nominee. Bat where and how Mr..
Tobey became their authorized nom
inee is where some of his peculiar
circumstances" come in. How came
Mr.. Tobey the authorized nominee
in the place Of Mr. Herkle? This is
a peculiar circumstance" indeed.
Who authorized Mr.. Tobey as the
nominee of the brothers of freedom
after his notorious defeat by MIR.
Henkle? All Mr.. Wharton must have
OBLIGATED In this matter Mr.. Tobey
could not have possibly become u
candidate without at least Mr. Whar-
toms solicitation. Can it not be
proven that Mr.. Wharton sent him
word TO come and he came? Talk to
me about bossism, what do you call
this when one man bosses the whole
concern? II Mr.. Tobey came out as
the nominee after he had been de
feated by Mr.. Henkle without any
authority, then Mr.. Tohev is the
boss, and he alone has usarpcd the
authority to decide who is the prop
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

TAKE the whole country and we
need no new industrial establish.
ments for we have more than are
employed. Nor do we need more
men to work, for many are idle. II
1t were not so, we have free trade in
labor and half million are annually
landed to crowd out our own coun
trymen. What is wanted is mar
ket-purchasers abroad to buy wha,
we cannot consume at home. But
if the commercial and industrial pol
icy of the republican party contin
ues, such thing is forever unat
tainable. In the interest of human
ity, the republican party must go!
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

BROTHERS OF Freedom, you who
claim the right to your politlcal
views under the constitution Of the
order, how do you like the action OF
Prairie Grove lodge one night last
week. There and then resolution
was introduced and passed to ex-
clude from membership all members
who were not working for the b. Of
f. ticket. This is "freedom'' with a
vengeance! How do you like It'll
Knownothingism was never more
proscriptive than this.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

IT can no longer be denied that
republicans intend to make capital
out o; the B. Of F. movement. A
victory OF the B. of F. movement will
be classed as republican victory.
w. w. Brashear boasts on our streets
that not democrat win be elected to
the Legislature from TT. Smith to Lit
tie Rock. Thomas Boles, republi.
can candidate for governor sent
word to Capt. Harkey, member Of
our county centra! committee, that
he was sorry for him, but this time
they would carry everything between
Fl. Smith and Little Rock. Now,
the republicans have not done such
a thing before in twelve years, and
how do they expect to do it nowi
With b. of F. votes of course. They
expect unsuspecting democrats to
vote with republicans, negroes and
all, for the B. of f. ticket. By this
means they will disorganize tne dem
ocra.ic party and may finally acquire
republican supremacy.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

WHOM the Gods would destroy
they first make mad" The agita-
tors Of politics in the ranks Of the
b. of f, know it is easy to destroy a
party or an organization when mad
ness takes possession Of the people;
and by all kinds of appeals to the
prejudices of mankind, by the teach
ing of Communism aud the preach
ing OF discord, they are endeavoring
to make the people blind with mad
ness IN order that they may get into
power as bosses. Will sensible men
be fooled by such tricks? II not, go
to the polls on next Monday and
help snow those sly schemers under
so deep that they will know no res
direction neither now nor hereafter.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

The world has Supreme con-
tempt for men who do not support
their words by their works. When
you hear man protesting to be .
better democrat than his fellows,
take retrospective view Of his
past political actions and see if he
has been working in the interests OF
the democratic party. If he has
not, put him down as a demagogue
of the worst class.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

III there isn't 4 still hunt going on
all over the state, among the differ
ent farmers organizations, Tor can
didate for governor and state off,
GERS, then "your orator. Is mistaken
in bis diagnosis Of the disease that
has recently seized upon the granger
body polite Sogfa all Is serene
vet there is sometimes thnnder in O
clear sky. Rural and Workman.
This Is from Little Rock paper,
and it means something. Does il
mean that the farmer 5 organizations
are being quietly worked fof the re-
publican ticket? Democratic sue.
cess would not be thunder in a clear
sky" but the election Of the repub-
lican ticket would. Therefore the
thing limited at in the foregoing is
republican triumph. Will demo
cratic members of these organiza-
tions be lead into the trap? No, q
thousand times, no!
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28


THE financial stringency and com
mercial distress are sad commenta
RES on the policy of the republican
party touching our commercial re.a
tions with the nations of the earth
The country is literally grooming
with the abundance Of its products
But we have no market abroad. In
the good old days of democratic rule
the American flag fiuttered in the
breezes which swept over all seas
Now, 1t is seen in few distant ports
The republican party has practically
prohibited foreign commerce. We
cannot sell our surplus products
The republicans are responsible.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

GovEREoR ClevelaLd's letter OF &C
ceptance is out. Critical and unbi-
ased minds everywhere pronounce il
mastery document which fully
covers every necessary subject. Some
of our republican friends are dis
pleased, first, because the letter IL
too short, and second, because Mr..
Cleveland said nothing that would
give offense. This is one Of the
years democrats are not making
plumbers of that kind, and his inaug-
ural address will compensate for the
brevity OF his letter of acceptance.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

free ballot and frugal administration
that you have had since Che deiIo
cratic patty came Inl0 po~er1 If ~
want q restoration 81 republican iple
vote the 3 Of +. ticket and help nc
republicans again to get On their
feet. for that is what it means-ALL
II MEANS. But II You want the re
pubIicans to keepa back scat come
up like men and vote the straight
democratic county ticket which u
composed Of As good men as Pope
county afiords--men against whom
no sensible or reasonable objection
can be raised men who are true 10
every interest Of Pope county men
who are capable, honest worthysand
experienced.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28


THIS is free country and the
Brothers of Freedom undoubtedly
have a right to nominate and vote
for candidates for Office But the
exercise of such a right, at such a
time,w cannot do otherwise than be-
lieve to be inexpedient, unyise and
positively detrimental to the public
good, and therefore injurious TO the
best interests of the organization OF
B. of f. itself. What good do they
expect TO attain by such action as
they have taken? Change the per-
sonnet of county officers IN few
countiesp But that will confer no
benefit. The laws remain the same.
County officers, however faithful,
can only comply with existing laws,
they cannot change anything. But
a long train of evils will be sure to
follow such political action. Com
munities become divided, bitterness
is engendered, incompetent men in
some counties are thrust into posi-,
tons for which they are not at all
fitted, the administration Of the law
will be feeble and inefficient, and
political diseord will take the place
Of harmony. There are thousands
and thousands OF men who are hon.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

A question for the free people Of
Pope county to decide: Do you pre-
fer such rule as we had here in 1868
go and in II and ~, when no man
could vote unless he had registra, s
certificate; when taxes were $3I on
the $1,000; when you got pay for
witness and jury service in scrip
worth only 15 cents on the dollar;
when armed mobs calling themselves
militia marauded and PLACED the
country; when midnight assassina
ton was the occupation or the men
who ruled do you prefer that or do
you prefer the peace and order and
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

SurrosE you are B. Of Fl, what
Of that? Does rot your charter and
your constitution guarantee You the
freedom Of your own political choice2
SO lay down your prejudice and vote
like man for the best men ayaila-
BILE to fiji your county offices. You
WILL FIND THEIR NAMES ON THE
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Re
publicans, of course. won't take this
advice, but democrats will; that Is,
provided they have back bone enough
to declare their independence Of all
political bosses. y
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
If it is true as the BIS of F.

II it is true as the BIS of +. pro-
claim that their MOTORS to "let the
Office seek the man." why is it that
their candidates are securing the
country in search Of votes, and why
is it that Wharton, Ewing, Ford,
Brashears and all other republicans
of low and high degree are exerting
themselves in behalf of the ticket?
A chrome entitled Consistency"
given for correct answer.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

WILL those democrats in Pope
county who bolong to the B. of f.
exercise their rights as freemen
next Monday by voting as they
please Ga privilege which is guaran-
teed to them by their constitution J,
or will they cover before the pop OF
the whip of such bosses as Wharton,
Tobey, Ewing, Mayo, Gill and 9th
ers of their kind? We shall see.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
REPUBLICANS who belong to tn

REPUBLICANS VINO belong to the b.
of +. will be dead moral certain to
exercise their rights next Monday
by going to the polls and voting the
straight republican ticket for state
officers Let democrats who belong
to the order exercise the same right
as free. intelligent men, by going to
the polls and voting the straight
democratic ticket from governor
down to township constable.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

No unbiased b. of +. can do other
wise than admit that the straight
democratic ticket is far better than
the B. of F. ticket in all respects, and
knowing this the man who does not
dare vote 1T must be slave to some
hidden master which he had better
shake off ere 1t be too late.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

AS much as it may be denied thai
the b. OF L. political movement In
tins county is republican move
all that is necessary to convince the
most skeptical is to watch the repub-
lican leaders, see them riding to and
fro, see the deep concern written in
their conntenances, see their jealous
efforts in behalf OF the ticket, and
hear their boasts of the downfall OF
democracy. DO you want any better
proof
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
TExr Monday the voters Of Pop

Next Monday the voters Of Pope
county will be called upon to vote
upon the question of ''license" or "no
license" We hope the people, en-
couraged by the successful workings
of prohibition in our county the past
two years, the lessening of crime and
the terms of court, and the peace
and quietude prevailing in our coun-
ty, will poll a decisive majority
against the ruinous traffic.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

We do not question the sincerity
or honesty of the Brothers of Free.
dom, but we do condemn that iudg-
ment which has led them into indie
pendent political action at this time.
They can accomplish no good, they
are sure to perpetrate enormous
evils should they even partly succeed
in the accomplishment of their pur-
pose.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

RUSSELL against Tobey; Potts
against Howard; Quinn against Lew
is, Gibson against Linzey--the for
mer are on the straight democratic
ticket, the latter on the B. of f. tick,
ct, and so far as qualification and
fitness is concerned the former out
shine the latter as much as daylight
outshlnes darkness. Take youl
choice.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
DEMOCRAT VS.. REPUBLICAN,
A Comparison Of Records.

Let us CONTRAST the administration
or two parties in this State for an
equal period Of time. Let us take
SIX years Of Republican rule, or the
period from 1868 to 1874, the time
we lived under the Constitution OF
1868, and compare it with the first
six years under The Constitution of
|IS74. Bear in mind now that these
figures are from the official record
and cannot be talked down or writ
ten down. They we're first publish
ed in the Democrat during the can
vass of 1882, while our Republican
friends were talking so much of
Democratic dishonesty and Republl
can economy. Here they are: From
July Sd, 1868 to september Both,
1870, we find that the expenditures
OF the government derived from di-
rect taxation alone amounted to ST.
8O5, 1898, or a little more than
5000, 900 per annum. Coming down
TO the next Republican administra
ton we find that from September
30, 1870, to September 80, 1872, It
required $1,946,456.72 TO govern the
! people Of Arkansas, or at the rate Of
1914, 1886 a year. just trifle less
than million dollars year! The
third Republican administration
(and the Lord be forever PRAISED,
the last!) running from September
80, 1872, to September 80, 1874, re
quired the sum Of $2,460,611.58, or
at the rate Of 81, 230,305.69 year.
This is the grand total, not includ
ing all tho sums pocketed BY the is
sue and sale Of unjust and illegal
bonds. Nor does this include the
millions and millions of debts piled
on the counties and cities of the
State. Now let us see what the
Democrats did. From September
I3O, 1874, to September 80, 1876, the
first two years Of Democratic rule,
we find expended on all accounts
the sum of 1891, 1902 or $500, $685.
OF per year. But it should be borne
| in mind that this sum includes the
Eexpenses Of holding three elections,
two long sessions of the Legislature
and a Constitutional Convention.
Deduct these extraordinary expen-
SEES and we should not have had an
annual expenditure OF more than
$350,000. The next administration
Democatic, for two years from Sep.
TENDER 80, 1876, to September 80,
1873, expended 1878, 566.35 or 1885,
1917 per .annum. To conclude,
the expenses Of Gov. Miller's last
administration, covering the two
years from September 30, 1880,
amounted to SAG, 266.11 or 1928,
1F.5 per annum. To sum up: The
| six years Of Republican rule in Ar
kansas cost SO, 215,2 in round dol
lars. while Democratic administra-
tion for the next six years cost 81
209,593. Or, the cost of Republican
rule by the year was an average of
81 ,035, S67, against an annual expen-
diture by the Democrats OF $685.
1892. That is to say, the Republi-
cans spent in round numbers three
dollars while the democrats spent
one. That is to say, the Republican
tax gatherers had to collect from the
people a dollar in taxes when the
Democratic tax collector took only
thirty three and one third cents.
This is SO plain that the simplest
mind can grasp it.-Little Rock
Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

POPE county ought to poll the
largest democratic vote this year
she ever done. The basis of repre-
sentation in the next state conven-
ton will be based upon the vote in
this election. Turn out democrats
in every township and vote the
straight democratic ticket.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
Aug. %, 1884.
The Republican Cusser.

Correspondence of the Democrat
While in Valley township {. T.
Tobey, the renegade democrat, apos'
tie of greenbackism and B. Of r.
candidate for the Legislature, said IN
response to the question "How DO
you like the republican ticket
that "Blaine was d--n rascal
And Mr.. Tobey / believe expects
republicans to support him.
JACKSON.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
For Coroner,
G.. A. JAMESON.

The fine Italian hand of your
Uncle Samuel, the sage of Grammer-
cy Park, is plainly visible in the
management of the state campaign
of New York. 1t is well! But what
CONSERVATION it carries to the hearts
of republicans.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

Elamville, Ala, Sept. Sd. 1855
Collins Ague Cure is performing
wonders and the demand for it Is very
great throughout this section OF coun'
try. Mrs. s. T.. RENFROE.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
Center Valley.

correspondence OI tlt DttnOcfdt
see statement IN your paper,
that arrangements was made last
Saturday by G. Il. Tobey and myself
to the effect that ! go into the field
and whoop up the republicans in the
interest OF said G. +. Tobey. There
fore ! hereby take pleasure in say
ing to the people of Pope county
that said statement is false, both
warp and filling, and the man that
told it knows it. Brothers of Free.
dom 10 not be surprised at this.
w. L. ID. EWING.
Aug. %, 1884.
A gentleman as reliable rs Pope
county affords told us he heard the
conversation referred to above, aud
other reliable gentlemen have told
us that Mr.. Ewing has been out the
past week working in the interest oil
the b. of +. ticket, and if this is not
"whooping up the republicans" we
would like TO have a name for IL
Ed.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
NATIONAL TICKET.

For Presidential Eiectors-State-at-larg J.
W. House and III. Il. Thomson. First District,
j. Il. Riddick. second District, f.. Il. Henry.
Third District, NJ. NJ. Dufie. Fourth District,
Il. w. Newton. Fifth District, II. A.. Dinsmore.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
Election September l.,
For Governor, S. p. HUGHES, of Pulaski.
For Secretary OF State, T.. b. MOORE,
of Washington.
For Auditor, A. W. FILES, OF Ashley.
For Treas, w. e. Woodbury., Jr. of Pulaski
For ATTY. Gen, ID. W. JONES, of Hampstead
For Chancellor. DIV CARROLL, of jefferson.
Foi ChanceryCrk,J.w ,ofPulaski
For Land Comr, +. NJ. COBBs, OF st. Francis
For Superintendent of Public Instruction,
WOOD f. THOMPSON, of Drew.
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