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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

WE devote a good deal of space In
this Issue to Blaine literature, not so
much to affect him personally, as to
show the pass the republican party
has come to in selecting for its
standard bearer the man who repre-
sents the worst elements In the par
ty. That this is so is concluslvely
demonstrated by the ontspoken OPP
position to him Of the best elements
of his own party. Even the very
women cry out against him, as did
the widow of honest Lot M. Morrill,.
The conviction rests deep down in
the hearts OF the old and honest ele
ments of the republican party that
Blaine has been covered up in vile
political Jobbery, that he has made
traffic of his public place for his own
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

The conditions OF sentiment or
feeling or prejudice, or whatever II
may be called, that would seek TO
disregard or set at naught man
who has done for and honored his
country as Judge Jordan E. Cravens
has honored and worked for johnson
county, certainly are not desirable
conditions viewed in the calm light
OF sensible logic, anu when a people
under strange influence or infatua-
ton come to the pass that they NAL
edict men who have been tried and
trusted and thoroughly tested and
known to be honest, and their coun-
sells good and their integrity unim
peachable, under dark colored cpl
thets thrown to break the power Of
their Influence, then they have Ger
tainly come to pass that argues
anything but a healthy public opin-
ion. 1t is a deplorable condition
when for sufficient reasons inroads
are made upon public confidence,
but moreso when the conditions OF
self respect are reversed, and trust
ed men are sought to be degraded
forcauses which have no foundation
in reason.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

II is intensified farming rather
than intensified politicianing that is
TO tell on agricultural prosperity in
this country. BY intensified farm
inc, we mean careful husbandry Of
all the manure possible to be gath
cred around the farm, and its appli-
cation to the soil as well as careful
preparation and cultivation. Less
acres and more care with them should
be the theory among our farmers.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

WE have before us just at this
tune, the most interesting campaign
that has been before the American
people since the war. A record of
power by party intent upon it's
own success, rather than the good
of the country at large, wants to be
laid bare. The public eye wants one
full square look upon the public
pages which contain the accounts of
this great government. The coun-
try wants reconing up of those ac-
counts. 1t wants to see how mat
tiers stand. 1t wants An account Of
the stewardship of the power which
has been in control for twenty four
long years. 1t wants to know wheth-
err it's interests have been subserved
or not during these long years Of
power. 1t wants TO know if there is
anything wrong in any Of its great
departments. The thing to do then
is to turn the books over to another
party. Let new public servants
come into authority with fresh. new
pledges, and with new purposes and
under new auspices. Let these open
the public records, and let the exam
ination be made. II anything 10
wrong, how can 1T be expected for
the party guilty OF the wrong to
overhaul and expose it? 1t will new
er be done. The American people
should arouse themselves to this SUI
preme moment Of their opportunity.
They should know exactly what the
conditions are of the. government
they are made to support Plenty Of
time has been gwen for satisfacto
ny investigation to have been made
by the present controlling party. It
has not been done. Let the people
then rally with one purpose to turn
the government over to one that will.
The Democratic party can be trusted
to do that thing. All the important
Investigations Of the past twenty
years have been made or lnstigated
bv it. 1t has saved the government
millions of dollars by its obstinate
to proiigate expenditure
OF public money. 1t has met its
promises of reform TO the last degree,
where it's power was complete to
full consumation. Let US rally then
10 the watch word of Cleveland and
Hendricks, Breckenridge ard reform
We want no lukewarmnessl No lag
CARDS The Issues are too mighty to
be trifed with or about.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25
letters from the People
-
Gravel Hill Dots.
Of the Democrat.


We have been favored with re.
freshing showers but too late to ben.
eft cotton which has been cut off.
perhaps one third by the drouth.
Peaches, only short time ago so
plentiful, have disappeared. APP
pies, Of good quality, abound.
Fields are becoming white with the
rapidly opening but limited "fleecy
staple which will soon be ready for
the market.
Preparation OF the soil for wheat
is now in order. A larger acreage
of wheat will be sown this fall and
with more care, perhaps, than usual.
Farmers are beginning to awake to
the importance-nay, the absolute
necessity of raising at home as far
as possible what they consume.
Hogs and cattle have come through
the late heated term almost without
food and now appear in good condi-
tion and plenteous.
Our friend, ID. b. Nowlin, is hav-
ing his home improved in the shape
of new dwelling houses.
Rev. w. j. McAnally has sold his
farm to Mr.. G. nj. Imam, OF Gum
Log, and viii soon turn his steps in
the direction of the 'Lone Star state"
We regret very much the necessity
of having 10 part with our friends
and are ever ready to extend to all
such as Mr. G NJ. Imam and family
cordial welcome into our midst.
The cotton gin of the Messrs. Ray,
of Gum Log, was blown down in
storm that passed through that
Valley two weeks ago. We under.
stand that they are rebuilding and
repairing and will be ready to GIN
the present crop.
Campmeeting closed on 18th inst.
The meeting was we'll attended and
resulted in the conversion of up.
wards of twenty persons, quite
number baptised and received into
she church. Good behaviour, order
and quiet were noticeable features OF
the meeting. Preaching through
out the meeting was exceptionally
good. Especially was the sermon
Of Rev. j. A. Anderson, of Dardan,
ellie, on Sunday at III O'Clock, on the
Missionary cause, an able one.
Fall, the season for schools, is
drawing nigh and yet we see moth
ing doing in the way of school in
our midst know of no place more
suitable for school of high grade
than at Gravel Hill Springs and yet
no effort is being made TO educate
the youth OF this viclnage! Parents,
do you feel that you are discharging
your whole duty in this matter? Youy
boast of your fine water, of pure air,
healthful climate, productive soil,
law abiding and christian men and
women and all that, but where are
your schools your educational faeili.
ties, where? Echo answers, where?
Did l hear one say that one or two
or three months free school a year
don't cost anything and is sufficient
Come, we have the children, the
means, the money and let us bestir
ourselves to immediate action else
we lag and continue to lag until we
are lost sight OF away back in the
rear. Who will be the first to move
in this matter? More anon.
BELIssO.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25
POLITICAL POINTS.

Col. Sam w. Williams Is ar avow-
ed candidate for C.iicf Justice.
CD. Mcclure of Dardanelle is a
candidate for journal clerk Of the
State senate.
The republican State COMMITTEES
will meet September both to nomi
nate seven presidential electors
Returns official and unofficial
from 80 counties show 60, 456 for and
$500 against Amendment No. 1.
Bart Y. Turner will contes: Capt.
Ed Pillows election to the shrieval-
ty OF Phillips county, charging fraud
Gen. w. p. Walsh of Hot Springs
will be the republican candidate for
congress against j. II. Rogers.
j. H. Johnson (col. Of Augusta,
is mentioned as a probable opponent
Of Col. Dunn for Congress from the
first district
Judge John Fl. Rogers was re-
nominated for Congress without OPP
position by the convention at Oar
danelle on the 18th inst.
In the lower house of the next
general assembly there will be thir-
teen republicans (seven colored J,
one greenbacker and one independ-
ent.
The democratic State central com
mittee has issued call for Il con-
ventlon at Little Rock, October 2lst,
to nominate candidate for Chief
Justice.
The B. of F. organ in franklin
county comes out unqualifiedly in
favor of the democratic nominee for
congress for that district, Hon. j. H.
Rogers.
Mai. T. w. Newton has rendered
his resignation to the State central
committee as presidential elector for
the fourth district, some doubts
having arisen as 20 his eligibility.
Isaac McCracken, representative
elect OF johnson county announces
that he will support Hon. w. w.
Mansfield for U. S. senator, if that
gentleman is candidate.
If Maj. Tom Newton is ineligible
as elector by reason of being clerk
Of the house Of representatives, Col.
Hugh +. Thomason, who was a mem
Der OF the last senate, is also inele-
gible.
Among those who are suggested
as likely to succeed Cliiei Justice
English, We compile the following
list: Turner. Williams, Bearden,
Bell, Harrison, Mccain, Martin,
Cockrill, Pittman, Berry, Turner, Du
Vail and Cypert.
The following is list of the dem
ocraJic state officers elect and the
majorities they received over their
republican opponents: Hughes, gov
ernor, 44,l36; Moore. secretary of
state, 46,3I7; Woodruff, treasurer.
1896; Files, auditor, 46,597: Jones,
attorney general, 47.Sl1; Cobbs, land
commissioner, 47,147; Thompson,
superintendent public instruction,
47,161; Carroll, chancellor, 1922,
Galloway, chancery clerk, 46,5l5.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

In is pity that social SANDER
should form so large part OF public
reading as it now does, and especial
~ since IL drags into public notice
the name or an honored~ wife and
mother. Being brought by any
other means and storm Of indigna
tion would have been aroused. But
seeing that Blaine is responsible for
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

BUTLER drew no better in the West
than he did in the East, and his
campaign was fasco from the
start. 1t is an insult to the work.
ingmen Of the country to suppose
that they will accept as leader a
broken down old political demagogue
who has grown rich in the service
of rampered monopolies.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

ROBES plurality in Maine is about
the same as that obtained by the
Republican candidate for Governor
in 1875, and in that year Tilden car
ried New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut. If Cleveland carries
the same States this year he will be
elected President.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

Tuesday, September 30-Dover, Pope
county.
Wednesday, October L Russellville,
Pope county.
Thursday, October 2-Atkins, Pope
county.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

Roscoe Conkling says that II Gro
yer Cleveland was good enough
man for Blaine men to elect Govern
or Of New York, he is good enough
man to be elected President of the
United States.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

GEN. Alfred Doubleday, a life long
republican and an officer of the Uni
ted States army, publicly ayows his
intention to support Cleveland.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

The way in which the laboring
men of the country have spurned
Buffers demagoguery should en-
nance the respect felt for them By
every decent citizen.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

VoTEs cast for Butler, Belva Lock
wood or st. John will be thrown
away. Either Cleveland or Blaine
will be elected President.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

BLAINE lodged on the prohibition
issue. He feared to vote against it,
for he wants the vote of Maine In
November, and he feared to vote tor
1t for he wants German votea in
half dozen Western States.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

From the official returns OF the
State election we learn that the TO-
tai number of votes polled for Coy
ernor is 155,S0S, an increase of s.
$50 over the vote of 1882. The re
suit shows an increased Democratic
majority of 5,Sl3, a net gain of II,
297 votes.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25
HENpRIcKs preache

HENDRICKS breaches the sound
doctrine that the people want more
money in circulation and less in the
Treasury, better wages and lower
taxes. 1t is pity his speeches can
not be heard by every taxpayer and
voter in the land.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

THIS campaign may cause parties
to look m ore carefully into the social
lives of the candidates they nomi-
nate.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

Mrs. MorriIps opinion of Blame
is based on what she knows and not
what she thinks she knows.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

The Blaine barrel will now be
opened in Ohio and West Virginia.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

EVERY railroad corporation in the
land that owes the Government any
money is eager to see Blaine elected.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

In 1878 the New York Sun de.
scribed Butler as "a bad man, with
crooked ways, foul methods, distort-
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25
Green Front Grocery store.

Tucker & Tucker are Offering the
best cash or trade prices for dried fruit.
butter and eggs and other country pro-
duce.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

OF G. II. Breckenridge, Demo-
cratic Candidate for Con-
gress In the Second
District.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25

THURSDAY, SEPT. %, 1884.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-25
NATIONAL TICKET.
APPOINTMENTS.

For congressional District,
HON. CLIFTON Il. BRECKINRIDGE.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17

Mrs. LOGAN had Johns letter of ac-
ceptance all but ready when that terri
bly, truthful picture in Puck made Its
appearance, necessitating not only a
revision but complete change in the
whole character of the document. The
picture represents Loganin 1859, assist
ing to drag fugitive slave back into
bondage, with Lincoln, Sumner and
Seward protesting and appealing to
him to desist from his mercilesst work.
Logan retorts by taunting them With
their God-and-humanity notions, and
says: "You say that we are, doing the
dirty work of the slave-catchers. We
are willing to do that dirty work."
And these are the very words that
Logan did utter as representative in
Congress from the free State of Illinois,
which already had upon its statute
books law framed by the same Logan
that made it a criminal offense for a
black man to take up his residence on
that soil. To attempt to wipe out that
part of his record, to say nothing of that
of 1861, when he proposed to raise a
regiment in southern Illinois to help
out the Confederacy, will make the
letter-writing business even more ex-
asperating than its grammatical diff
culties.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17
Oranges and Florida.
Better than Breezes and Blossoms
Under New Flag.


Under a New Flag.
Even the balmy air and orange groves of Florida
fail to keep Its people full of happiness and COM
fort Art must help nature everywhere-in the
tropics as among the pines of the North. "And,
chief among the blessings which are adapted to all
zones" writes Dr. ]. @. Wallace, of Fort Dade, Fla,
'is PARKER's Tonic. 1t seems to have the world
for field and most Of the current diseases yield to
Its action. have used 1t in the case Of delicate
and dyspeptc young lady, with the most gratifying
results. 1t Itseemed to accomplish with ease what
the usual prescriptions and treatment for that mser
able malady failed wholly to bring about. I am al
90 glad 10 state that the Tonic has greatly relieved
me personally Of a troublesome atomic condition Of
the stomach Of long standing. II is the ideal puri-
her and invigorant."
Messrs. H1soox & Co. call especial attention to
the fact that after April 49, 1885, the name and style
Of this preparation will hereafter be simply Pdrkers
Tonic. The word "dinger" Is dropped, for the
reason that unprinciped dealers are constantly de-
parations under the name Of Ginger; and as ginger
Is an unimportant favoring ingredient in our Tonic,
we are that our friends will agree with us as to
the propriety Of the change. There tciH be no
chdnQe, hoEeuer. In the preparation ITSELF and all
bottles remaining In the hands of dealers, wrapped
under the name Of "PARKER's GINGER ToNIC,' CON-
tain the genuine medicine II the signature Of HIS
COX & Co. Is at the bottom Of outside wrapper.
july-3-1m
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17
AN ORDINANCE

Granting permission to erect and MAIN
tain system of Telephone or Tele-
phone Exchange. -sod a.afuil NJ, A;
DE it ordained by the Common Council of the VII
sec.1. That Central Union Telegraph Company
and Its successors and assigns be- and they are here
BY granted the right of way through, in and upon
the Village Of Napoleon, in the County of Henry.
and State Of Ohio for the and purposes Of there
In and thereon to erect maintain, and all neces-
sary poles Or posts Of wood iron or other suitable
material and the necessary wires successfully to
operate and use system OF Telephone Or a Tele-
phone Exchange in the Village aforesaid. Provided
that the Central Union Telegraph Co., and its sue
proper and reasonable restrictions and rules) an
office and operator on lines Of Telephone wire at some
convenient point within said Village, and shall so
in such places and in such manner as not to inter
fere with travel said streets, Sidewalks alleys
and public grounds aforesaid, and shall put and
keep In good order all those parts Of the same inter
posts, and shall hereafter 80 maintain the same in
Sec. > said poles shall be so set as not ID inter-
fere with the Aowof water In any gutter Or drain In
said Village, and the points of location shall be de-
termined under the direction of the Street Commis
sioner or the Committee on Streets Of said Village,
right to grant the right of way through in and upon
said Streets Sidewalks alleys and public grounds for
the erection, maintanance and tse Of the necessary
posts or poles and wires Of any other telephone 90.
or individual whenever requested the same not TO
interfere with the proper and successful use Of the
rights hereby granted to the said Central Union
Telephone Go. and Its successors and assigns. q il
Sec. 4. The Common Council shall enact such
ordinances as may become necessary for the protec-
tion Of telephone poles, fixtures and wires against
abuse and injury. 0}i; Ilt3f!G1 IeT'3 n
Passed July eth, 1884. 'l.Jia VIII i,j3d ssa + {,
Attest: VIM A, TRESSLER
L. o. DODD, Clerk. ~. Mayor.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17
Gov. Cleveland and workingmen,

The Republicans are raising the howl
that the workingmen will not support
Mr.. Cleveland, but they can give no
reasons for it. In speaking upon this
silly howl the Buffalo Sunday News
remarks: "There is not workingman
in the State of New York who has a
grain of gratitude in his composition
who does not know in bis heart that he
is indebted to Governor Cleveland
above and beyond any other man who
has been the Executive of this State.
There has not been measure for the
benefit of the workingmen that has not
received the hearty approval of Cover
nor Cleveland, and this fact is clear to
every workingman who reads and
thinks for himself. The honest, every
day people, those who are not scheming
for spoils, are heartily in favor of the
nomination of the independent Cover
nor, who dares assert his rights no mat
ter what opposition may be aroused"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17
Attention, Democrats.

The Henry County Democratic Cen.
tral Committee 1884 are requested tc
meet at the office of the Probate Judge
in Napoleon, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 1884
at | O'Clock p. m.
i The members of that committee are
as follows:
w. B. Tubbs, Ridgeville. 49, /;
DsWt spangler, Ffeesdtom: Sue1ja
E. T. Martin, w. Liberty. y ,.oS' !,
J. w. Wright, E. Liberty.
w. w. McGiffin, Washington.
D.. Meekison, Napoleon %s EssTtfSa
J. N. Bliss, Harrisofi.s VI III YA @SSS
A. NJ. Gidley,a Damascis..' ="
/, M. r.. Huston, Flatrock. Il = M ...si~s
/. VIM. Booher, Monroe. 'a tssal %'9a
G. d. Winner, Richfield. n 4. ,a sa
C. Hornung, New Bavaria. 'e i1eo
VIM. Kaufman, Holgate. sAH.j
Peter Punches, Marion.a-avss
q J. G. Waltemire, Barlow. 2 'A'' 7S s.
nse BY order Of Committee.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17

In speaking of the Congress just
closed the New York Herald, an inde-
pendent Republican paper, says :
"Whenever since the war they (the
Democrats) have controlled the House
and the appropriations the lobby has
disappeared, only to reappear in full
strength as hungry and shameless as an
army of locusts whenever the Republic
cans regained. control. The present
session has been entirely free of those
scandals which disgraced the last Con-
gress; the exposure Of ex-Speaker Kei-
fer was only a remainder of the pre-
vious session. 't.
ION the whole, the session has put in
clear light the fact the Repu blicans
still obstruct most of the needed re-
forms in Legislation, as they have done
for years past. 1t was only by joining
hands with the Republicans that the
Randall faction" was able to resistsuc-
cessfully tax reforms and the remission
of burdens needlessly imposed upon
the people. The great majority of the
Democrats in both houses were anxious
for these reforms, but the Republicans
resisted and were strong enough, with
the help of a very few Democrats, to
defeat all efforts at reform. 1t should
not be forgotten also that the Republi-
can Senate increased the amount of
every appropriation bill, and that the
Democratic determination toward econ
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17

BLAINE is pretty disciple to ask for
the Irish Catholic vote, when he, in
1875, urged the Presbyterians to vote
against James c. Madigan, in the 4th
Maine district, because he was a Ro-
man Catholic. The Catholic communi-
ty should not touch him with a forty
foot pole, and we believe they will not.
Blaine is bad stick every way you
turn him, except he is smart, and
smartness has been considered danger
Ous in bad man. s.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17

DESPITE election excitements, the
Mormons are always with us, as a per-
ennial occasion Of political dispute. A
sketch of "Salt Lake City," promised
in the August Harper's, from the pen
of Earnest Ingersoll, has therefore a
permanent timeliness, so to speak. Be-
sides fine illustrations of the city and
its picturesque vicinage, there will be
portraits Of many of the present Nor
mon leaders. s
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-17

WHO doubts this position. The DEM
ocratic ticket will come very near car
rying New Hampshire, with Ben But
ler's aid make Massachusetts, doubtful,
will sweep Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Indiana, California, Ore
gon, Nevada and every Southern State,
have more than an even show in Wis
consin, and will have excellent fighting
ground in Ohio, with chance in. Illi-
nois. Then where win Blaine and
Logan beJe-AmeyicdR