The Russellville Democrat., 1884-08-21

shape Of railroad aid bonds, and sad
die It on the people OF the state
This was doubtless to show tbeiA
loyalty to the corporations, and when
constitutional amendment declar
ing that we would not be taxed 70
pay these bonds was submitted for
our votes, this same ring element
lifted their voices against 1t at every
corner, and when we voted for i
they counted us out and still held
their bonds against as. Even now
while many feel sure of its passage
the democratic and republican rings
are doubtless plotting for its defeat
This accounts for the great love the
two rings manifest for each other
inst row. Remember Brothers. the
democratic state platform did not
endorse it, unless you are awake. the
amendment is sleeping the sleep Of
death. Then they charged us 50
Thousand dollars for constitutional
convention and gave us about A
nickles worth in return. And when
the people voted on themselves {
mills tax for school purposes and in
order to school their children pad
it in currency. This beautiful dem.
ocratic Legislature divided 1t among
themselves and left the people Ia
run their schools on 20 cent scrip i
they could, and then they sneer at
-. !. a ss;r,oranf farp,aro ,; DIT -
else2 They put good ring democrat
into the treasury and he determined
to excel all others in showing his
loyalty to the "unchanging princi.
pies" and so stoled the treasury out
clean, absolutely cleaned it up, and
for this great service they made him
governor. And he went to work to
empty the state prison of all the
ring men till the people despaired OF
justice being meeted out to offenders
and mob law and violence and BLOC.
shed all over the land was the re-
suit. They then put "Honest john
into the treasury, and lie thought to
uphold the "unchanging principles
as his illustrious predecessor had
done, but the little ten thousand that
he found in the treasury was too
small and be failed to be governor.
What else? Have they not taken tne
last remnants of the republican par.
ty in Horace Greedy and Joe Brooks,
and asked US to vote for them as
good democrats? Have they not
adopted greenback platform one
election and hard money the nexts
Free trade and then projections
They claim to have reduced taxa
lion, but the facts in the case are
that the highest taxes the repubi-
cans ever levied, 49, 30, could be paid
ID scrip at 30 cents on the dollar, 50
that the actual levy was about 65
cents. Whereas the $40 that We
pay now costs about that much in
currency, so we are actually paying
two and half times the amount OF
taxes we did then. Take their own
statements, b. of f. and figure it
out and you will soon see this is the
state of the case, and that they are
only trying to mislead you, when
they say they have reduced taxes
while they have steadily increased
them. Ever our courts are in many
cases so conducted as to defeat the
ends of justice and become an en-.
CINE of oppression to the people when
money is all powerful and the poor
man has no place. Has this thing
not corrupted and debauched every
legislature sent to Little Rock?
Read the speech OF Mr.. Kuhn, in the
last DEMOCRAT, on the fate of the
railroad bill, and then look back
over their sessions and remember
when we went to the depot at Rus
sellville to see them pass up tie
railroad on free passes, free lunch
aud free whisky, and remember how
they were called the Arkansas me
nageries; and remember it is the
same ring that are now trying to
destroy the order of b. of +. and
asking you to vote for their candi-
dates. o cheek OF brass. 0 heart Of
filth! o fingers long! Brothers Of
Freedom! Stand for the right
Truth is mighty and will prevail.
j. I. WHARTON.