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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

To our candidates at the front
greeting: conference.-the canvass
is just opening, and the weather is
hot. Keep cool. Endeavor to talk
well instead of loud. Let your big
gest charges be against your enc
mics, and not against those whom you
may have to support. Let your ex-
cellent demeanor as candidates and
gentlemen Indicate to the people
your superiority to be chosen as
their nominee. Let moderation pre-
vail in all things. Talk to enlight-
en- the people, and not simply to
prejudice them against your oppo.
nent. BY the dint of your superior
behavior and comprehension of pub.
lie matters, convince the people
wherever you go that you are the
proper man to be the nominee. Show
it by your familiarity with the pub
lie interests, by your ability to frown
upon a canvass that would tickle a
popular prejudice only. Ii there is
anything like back biting among
you,or mud throwing, or bushwhack-
ing, or any other methods even Of
milder form that won't measure up
TO what ought to be practiced among
gentlemen, put it away. Put your
candidacy upon the high ground OF
fair, honorable competition, and let
your personal influence be felt to
wards an elevation of political can
Vassing IN Pope county, and by all
means conduct your canvass so that
each of you will be morally better
man at its close than at the begin.
ming of your canvass. This advice
is gratuitous, we admit, but being a
personal friend to every candidate
almost in the field, and knowing the
intricacies and besetments of such a
campaign as we are now entering
: upon, we have taken the liberty to
say these words of good advice, and
with these we take occasion to hope
that every man in the field may
come out conquerors in the end.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24
The people Of Pope County are

THE people of Pope County are
bound together in community Of
interests and it is presumed
that each citizen who is
upright in his purposes, is seeking.
the country's good in his own way.
Our notions may not. do not, agree
in many instances, but this should
not lesson our respect for each other
as citizens. 1t is natural for men to
look at things in different light,
and to take different roads to reach
the same place. Some people will
not send to school to a man because
he does not belong to a certain
church, and will not patronize GER
tain paper because it does not agree
with their notions.> We will have to
learn, as we have doubtless already
done, that in our local interests our
notions cannot be the criterion in
all cases. Every enterprise and in
terest in the county is directed and
controlled by some citizen who is as
deeply interested in the public well
fare as yourself, but who by the very
necessities Of the case, must direct
it as his judgement dictates. Some
body must be at the head of every
thing, which gives caste and charac-
ter to every variety of enterprise.
For instance the editor of the DEMO
Graf does not write to suit every
body. We could not do this, if we
were to try. In politics it must have
line OF conduct, and it has it. But
this does not prevent it from being
county paper. Your representa-
tive does not represent the notions
of all the people, yet he represents
the county, and the county wonld be
in bad fix without him. The Dem
ocRAT is one Of the institutions of
the county; her public tongue
voicesher praise and interests abroad
and every citizen in the county will
only be aiding in his own welfare in
giving his efforts to the circulation
of his county paper.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24
letters from The People
MOnteagIe, Tenn.

Correspondence OF the Democrat.
One department Of the Monteagle
schools | intended to mention, and
that is the department of Geography.
The superintendent of instruction
wisely provided for specialist in
every department Of learning en-
bodied in the curriculum. So for
Geography, the services of Prof.
Frye, of Chicago, were engaged and
secured for that department alone.
Prof. Frye is professor of Geography
in Col. Parker's school in Chicago,
one Of the famous schools Of the
West. Ever since l have been think
ing, / have thought that Geography
was the dullest branch of science in
the whole list But shall never
think so again When Prof Frye
Bopened his school Of Geography, he
soon drew around hlm the largest
class Of any teacher in Monteagle,
and that class is composed almos.
exclusively Of teachers. He proyid
ed himself box, about 3 BY 1 feet,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

to see the Brothers Of Freedom
twaddllng with any such, but step
rightinto the party which they may
best like.
In communication from a lead
ing Brother OF Freedom, published
in the Herald or February 18th,
1884, we find the following:
We have buried the political TOM
ahawk, and we want no Democratic
convention, norRepublicaneonvention
for we look upon them to be nnclean,
and the Good Book says, touch not,
taste not, handle not the unclean
thing.
And yet the Brothers Of Freedom
held convention on the 9Th instant
and put out candidate for the only
political office in the county. How
can this action be reconciled with
the oft repeated assertion Of the B.
Of F. leaders that their order was
not political? AS a true, unadul-
terated Democrat, cannot endorse
it.
From this it will be seen that the
editor of the Herald has simply ac-
Quilted himself as man OF solid
principle. and acting upon convic-
tons formed in intelligence and on
principle. Had he acted from mer-
cenary or selfish motives his action
might have been otherwise. 1t is
time now for all democrats in Pope
county especially, who have TN
thoughtedly broken faith with their
party to stop and reflect Certainly
the action of the editor of your or
gan ought to be entitled to respect.
His defense is too strong to ALLOW OF
an impeachment of his motives.
This new ticket movement plays
into the hands OF the enemies Of the
democratic party, and theirs only,
and we can but admire the editor Of
the Herald's candor and purpose in
cutting loose from a connection TIL
threatens the party ofhis choice, and
we commend his course to men OF
principle everywhere. Don't suffer
any set of men through your con.
nection with any order or under any
hue Or cry to knife your party.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

IT is our impression that the word
'statooed' which means as applied
to Mr.. Blaine, the picking into his
political skin of all kinds OF poltica.
joberv and corruption Is of republic
can origin. 1t was used of course
when republican mouths were open
to declare the truth and willing TO
use it TO defeat dirty candidate.
Their mouths have been shut, but
this don't affect this truth. 1t is
just as much a truth told by any
body else as by republicans.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24


WE are reliably informed that the
advocates of this new-independent.
republican greenback B. of F.-alll
ance ticket, or whatever it may be
called are arranging scheme TO
have barbecue at Prairie Grove,
on the very day of the democratic
primary election here in order, If pos
sible, to get up an excitement and
keep men away from the primary
election. If this be true, is a piece
OF trickery that could be thought of
only in connection with men or a
party wholly devoid of principle, and
incapable Of manly purposes. II
these men are engaged in something
honorable and claim to be honorable
men, certainly they would not enter.
tain an idea so dishonorable. Such
clandestine scheme as this would
seem to fit the dark days of recon
struction better than these days Of
enlightened citizenship, and it GER
tainly looks as,if men who raise such
cry against disreputable methods,
would not undertake to resort to low
tricks and cunning disreputable
devices to carry their point Such
schemes indicate the desperate ef.
forts OF reckless men bent on success
by any sort of means and indicate to
the people OF this county what they
may expectlf they succeed. We had
not expected to hear Of such wild
cat methods on the part of men so
loud in professions for honesty and
clean, fair dealing. II this coupled
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

To our candidates we would wits
per just this. If you come in con
tact with the independent or Broth
ers of Freedom candidates, let YOU
weapons used against them, be logic
reason, common sense and modera
ton; and, within these limits, hi
them just as hard as you can. Licks
derive many degrees of force BY be
ing delivered in the right way.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

In private note TO . the editor
Hon. w. ID. Jacoway, who was an al
ternate to the national democratic
convention. has this 10 say Of demo
cratic prospects and the ticket
"rhe ticket is good one-a strong
one, aud the democratic skies are
clearer to day than at any time
since the election OF Abe Lincoln,
and victory will perch upon our ban
ners in November next"
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

THE names Of some of the leaders
of the Independent or b. f. ticket
have been frequently used in the
recent discussions growing out OF
that orders wading into politics.
This was done because it is lmpossi-
BILE to discuss political movements
without mentioning the names OF
their leaders.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

But we have 3 word Ill canton to
suggest in this connection. The
Brothers who favor their own ticket
should not discuss the claims of can
didates in their regular lodge meet
ings, unless they want what is said
10 be used against them In the can
vass. dVhen you want to talk poll
tics do it at informal meetings and
isolated from those who are opposed
TO the ticket. Atkins Reflector.
n Honorable men with honest de-
signs, and clean purposes, don't need
the curtains OF secrecy, and those
III this new ticket movement who
love fair dealing won't be apt g
thank the Reflector for this attempt
to throw this mantle of Unworthy
suspicion over their methods. II
must be admitted that this solicitude
of the Reflector in urging secrecy
makes avery bad showing for the
outspoken qualities which he has
always claimed, and carries with it
= darkness and suspicion that those
whom it thought to favor will not
be apt to relish, unless their meth
DDS are Of the character which this
would seem to Indicate.
What is there in this new ticket
movement to necessitate this great
caution for secrecy Politics is
something that ought to be dis
cussed openly, and we have had nc
secret political societies since the
days Of the Union League. Is oul
neighbor cognizant Of anything OF
measure he wants to prevent coming
to the light? Are those who favor
this independent ticket engaged in
a canvass that will not bear the
light? If not, it is scandalous to
have their manhood compromised
and their methods aspersed by such
reflections as the above, and es.
pecially by one who claims TO be a
friend. What's wrong in the coun-
ellis oil this new movement that needs
such secrecy? Is it the candidates OF
the methods. The Reflector must
have an apprehension as to one OF
the other or be would certainly have
no occasion to urge secrecy. In
either case what must our friends
on the ticket think Of it. Some OF
them are men not usually ashamed
of their actions, and not used &c
Matching things in secret. What
will they think of this effort of the
Reflector TO make the matter OF theiI
merits and candidacy and the meth
DDS to be employed to further theil
interests a secret affair?
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24
Tnr democratic presidential car

THE democratic presidential cam
paign opens wei! Tor the democracy
The campaign has been initiated by
such men as Elk Gov. Thomas A
Hendricks, nominee for vice presi
dent, Allen G. Thurman, Geo. A
Hoadly and others on the same plane
There is nothing in signs, if demo
cratic victory is not in the air.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

CAMPAIGNS come only occasionally
and we are obliged to use a great
deal of space with them. Campaign
and political matters are just now
of interest to our people, and we
don't suppose they will object to the
prominence we give them. The
thing will change by and by.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

Hon. Sterling r. Cockerill mem
Der of the national democratic COM
mittee left Sunday night last to at
tend meeting of the committee In
New York.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

VIZ are in receipt of the most
gratifying assurances that the dem
ocrats are standing shoulder to
shoulder throughout the county.
A great many true democrats are
leaving tue b. OF +. movement and
will vote as usual in the primary
election.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

In the notes of Rev. John HI. Dye
on the Batesville district conference,
we find this allusion to one of Rus
sellville's young men which will be
read with interest by his many
friends hereabouts:
Rev. Moseley, of the Biblical de.
partment of the Vanderbilt, has been
assigned to Powhattan and Smith
vile station. His unobtrusive man
ners impressed US favorably.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

YESTERDAY the county canvass be-
fore the primary election opened in
Independence township. We are
anxious TO hear report from our
candidates.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

If the business department of the
Arkansas Methodist is as strongly
manned as the editorial, it certainly
is on the higway to complete success.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

III might be OF interest to enquire
where the men who are SO exercised
for the success of the b. of. +. or in
dependent ticket would cast their
influence in State and National poll
tics. Do the matters which they
claim justlfies their efforts to throw
of present political affiliations exist
in the State and nation, OF do they
exist only in Pope county? If in
the county will some one please
point out the wrongs. Show us the
emminent danger, the rocks on
ich our county matters are about
W 20 to RUN. A number OF these
B. of F. ticket advocates have stated
TO us time and again that the trouble
was not in county matters. That
these we're we'll managed, all right,
ETC., but that the danger was nearer
headquarters. Well, ii the trouble
is In the State or National govern
ment, we would like to know what
party suits these people. There are
only three parties we know anything
about in the State or Nation, the
democratic, republican and green
back. They would have to select
one or the other of these. The ques-
tion is which oneY II the democrat
ic, then the presumption is that they
are reform democrats merely, and in
this view Of the case we are shift
ed right round again on the question
what is it that needs reformation in
Pope county, We want to know
awful bad. Or, if it is in the State,
what party will these folks act with
to compass their wishes. They are
acting against the democratic party
here, and hence they cannot be IN
sympathy with the party in State
matters, for there is no difference
between Pope county democracy and
that OF the State. The logical con-
clusion is that they must act with
the republican or greenback parties,
and as the greenback party has re-
tired from business the conclusion
is inevitable that they would anchor
with the republican party, and this
is the true status Of the case. They
put themselves in shape to act with
that party in the State just as the
republican party is acting with 1t in
this county. But Is the republican
party acting with it in the county?
We would be free to offer reward
of thousand dollars for the man
who would show us ten republicans
in the county who are not
in favor of this ticket, nay, we
might cut it down to five,
and without much fear, to one. They
are so much in favor of it that they
are active behind the screen,
those who havn't the guise Of the b.
Of +. to shield them, in bringing the
colored vote safely over to the b. OF
F. ticket. The colored people had
to be trained into this scheme, and
no body but trusted republicans
could do this and they did it. Ger
tainly it is time for men in Pope
county claiming to be democrats to
see how this thing is drifting and
get out Of the drift, and that quick.
Your allies-the republicans-only
want to use you to break the demo-
cratic ranks, and IL possible carry
you over to the republican party.
You cannot form new party in the
State or Nation, and there is no
need for it If you could. Our adj
vice to you is to get back to your
democratic ranks at once.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

A revision of the old testament
has been completed and will soon be
ready for the public.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

ping little too low Tor the politi.s
al association Of honorable men.
The less you can have % % with
such man politically the better
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the Leg
islature for Educational and charitable pnr.
poscs--with capital q 81 ,000,000-to which a
reserve fund OF over $4,000 has since been
added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made a part OF the present State
Constitution adopted December ID, a. D.. 1874
The only Lottery erer rofed on and endorsed
~ the people ofdav State.
II werer scales or posfp0Hes.
IT'S GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
INf.S rak a nlace monthly.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24
STATE TICKET.

CONVENTION 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
At Clarksville, August s.
Congressional convention at Brink
ley, August 18th.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-24

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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26
A Subscriber's SoliIool,v.


To pay or not to pay that is the ques-
ton. Whether tits better for me to re-
fuse to take local paper, and deprive
my family OF reading all the news, or
pay up promptly what the printer asks,
and by such payment cheer him? No
pay, no paper-then no more shall be
posted on the news and haps throughout
the town, and divers topics-'tis con-
summation that have long feared. No
pay-to stop? To stop! perchance to
lose-aye, there's the rub! for in that
stop no interest do l take in any of the
affairs that move the town, and such
shutting OF all that's good may make me
pause. There's the respect which every
editor maintains for those who come
down with the cash, and meier delay to
settle up shat little BILL" For who
would bear the pointed sqdibs and
pungent paragraphs, which far too oft
reflect upon man who fails to settle his
subscription bill. III haste me now to
the editor, and with my purse plethoric
In my hand, will settle up in full, one
year from date, paying to him from my
ready cash the sum which is due him
Il Hawkeye.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26

If THE millionaire of the great North
west fenced up a county or so of wild
land without any right or warrant, he
practically retarded immigration, be-
cause he made his possession the nine
points Of his law, and the State was no
richer for him. But If the Land Board
leases county or so and turns into the
treasury the proceeds, the difference is
that the school fund is enriched by Just
that much, and the land is practically in
the same condition, so far as the pros
pective settler is concerned, as it was
before the lease went into effect. AS a
matter Of fact the squatter is not break
ing his neck to get to the limits of the
Panhandle for home, when he can get
better land as cheap, much nearer
markets and civilization, and all the
talk in his interest is wasted. This
lease law is less matter Of politics than
1t is of business, and while 1t may be an
issue In the campaign, yet the facts are
the same, the school fund is benefited,
and by the funds of the man who occu-
pied the land free, before the Land
Board got after him.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26

ALDERMAN LOCKWOOD sounded the
key note of the city's lack Of enterprise
when he said In the railroad meeting
Tuesday evening, that "the men Of mil
lions do nothing. 1t is the poor men
who are doing all. The capitalists have
not the nerve, and they must not expect
to put one dollar and rake In five. They
must take some risk" That little SEN
tence expresses II all. The real genuine
mossback is a man who is worth pot
full Of money, is the man who Is gener-
ally greatly benefited by any public en-
terprlse, but he is always the last man
to subscribe, while the citizen OF moder-
ate means, whose capital is so invested
that II he wanted to take advantage Of
any boom could not do so, always heads
the list, and sees that whatever enter
prise is on foot is put through. The
capitalists are the men who should
build this new railroad, because they
will reap the benefits.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26

we ran for the Legislature--he did not
get votes enough. That Is the reason in
a nutshell; we, however, have one adj
vantage over the distinguished gentle
man, II is four years before he will have
another opportunity to be elected as a
delegate, and we are going to the Legis-
lature this winter. We all have our vic
tories and defeats"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26


THE Washington Capital Is an Indepen-
dent paper, and like Mr.. Tilden, II sees
the hand writing on the wall. 1t says !:
"The Republican party has nominated
as its candidate for President the smart
est man in all these United States.
Every politician in the country takes
heart from Mr.. Blaine's success at Chi
cago. A great many stranger things
than Mr.. Blaine's election next Nevem-
Der have occurred in American politics.
II must be remembered that, while
few newspapers have made great deal
of noise about his so-called sensational
policy, there is no evidence that this
has injured him in the opinion Of the
masses. On the contrary, there
is very clear evidence that the
fact that MIR. Blaine has had some fresh,
positive, and apparently original ideas
about our foreign relations has rendered
him popular in all parts of the country.
In that respect he is certainly the sort
of man the American people have a
liking for"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-26

Mn. ocnmTREE is reported in an inter-
view, of denying the statement that the
Texas delegation to the Republican con-
vention had been corrupted, but he
thought there were one or two men in
1t who have been influenced by improper
considerations.