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

Hendricks. / suppose few people
take much stock in the South Amer
lean commission to investigate and
report upon trade relations with the
nations Of South America. So long
as the republican policy is dominant
and the republican party is In pow
er, we need expect no foreign trade
of consequence.
JAMES SIXTH.
HANOVER, O., Feb. I3. 1884.
After having lung fever and pnue-
moDia ! had dreadful cough and
could not sleep at night The doc
tors told me / bad Consumption aud
would die. have taken six bottles
Piso's Cure and my cough is entirely
gone and ! am we'll as ever.
EMELrNE FoRD.
Of the Color Line
No. 2.
Correspondence OF tho Democrat.
l see in the Rpssellville DEMocRAr
another article on the color line
signed by w. j. McAnally. Now I
wish In all candor and fairness to
examine this article. He says that
l Indulge In personalities and mis-
representations to cover and hide
the truth as it is" The simple fact
is that / asked If you we're the Nc
Anally that did the things which /
Get forth In my reply to your article.
You answered promptly that you
were; then there is no misrepresen
tation in that. As to your making
political speeches to the B. Of F. l
have only your word for it; you told
in the M. E. parsonage at Russell
vile in the presence Of several per
sons that You did; and supposed
that you were man Of your word,
and If ''it is positively false | am
not responsible for it. He says Il
gave the report on the state Of the
church as it passed the conference.
Is that misrepresentation" Now
sir, il you did not have the spirit Of
a partisan. why did you select report
No. 4 exclusive OF the other reports
on the state OF the church, This
plainly shows, / repeat. that you are
ignorant Of what the general confer
ence did, or that you wished to mis-.
represent It's actions.
/ quote him again as saying, "He
gives part Of the report Of the com
mittee on the Freedman's Aid Soci-
ETY., and he well knows that he does
not give it correctly for they struck
out the word separate In the report" T"
l know no such thing; but ! know
the word SEPARATE ia in the report
and ! intend to prove it to your
shame; tor it will show that you did
not make this attack on the church
in a christian spirit bnt selfish one.
Again he says, HE knows very
we'll that his church advocates equal
ity Of the races everywhere aud that
many of his preachers advocate and
practice amalgamation." This Is q
vague and unmeaning statement be-
cause / have no church of my own
nor have any preachers. The
church does not belong to me but !
belong 10 it. The preachers do not
belong to me. The church is my
mother; her preachers are my broth
ers. But l suppose you made The
ungenerous and unchristian thrust
at the M. E. church with her 1928
travelling and 12,026 local preachers
making a total OF 24,654 sons Of an
atfectionate mother all lifting the
banner Of the cross OF the Master,
and earnestly contending for justice
and the right. Now sir MANY
(numerous must at least mean q
respectable minority. Now sir, ]
demand the proof Of SO foul slander
at your hands-I trust that You will
be manly enough to furnish the
proof of your statement; II you do
not the public will know that you
have stated falsehood.
He refers to Pollard and Bell. The
former is poor ruined wretched
man, bis course was condemned by
the church, but at the time he mar
ried the negro girl he was member
Of the African NJ. f. church. As to
the latter know nothing at all
about him-I never heard Of him
before. Hear ye him "Wc are all In
favor Of the colored people having
justice and all the privileges We
have" / am puzzled to know who
WE are, presume it is you and your
family; then sir what are you max
ing such noise about. No one can
possibly construe the action OF the
general conference TO mean more
than you conceded In your confes-
sion. But how strange the "privi.
leges" of the colored people, that
you favor, is "iniqnitv" in the
"churchw How penitent II hope 10
let the matter drop here" Don't dc
that brother. Be a man, produce
the proof on the "amslgamation" and
"iniquity" question.
i give below the reports in full oi
committee on the state OF the church
and Freedman's aid work In the