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

notice in the last issue of the
DEMOCRAT, a card from j. M. Har-
key, styled Another campaign lie
nailed" And ask to say, that 'as a
member of the democratic central
committee" Mr. Harkey sad moth
ing. so far as | know, and was not
so reported, but as j. Nj. Harkey, he
did say that our ticket was composed
mostly of good men and would be
bard to beat, but that he thought
they could elect Potts, and this Is
what | gave as the basis for my
opinion that he had no confluence
in being able to put a ticket IN the
field that would win, but that ! cir.
culated anything maliciously is false,
and now if there are any oth.r "cain-
paign lies to naiF' come to see me.
| am used to being prosecuted by
the ridicule element of society, but
will not be bull dozed.
This is all have to say to Capt.
Harkey, but will ask further space
to say that / think the case must be
getting desperate with these socalled
democrats, when they resort to such
means as these to gain little noto-
riety. Let any thinking man read
the correspondence of these ring
democrats and then ask himself can
didly if there is any principle in it.
The whole thing appears to be SO
far gone IN political sin and degra-
dation as not to be able to conceive
of the idea that there Is a principle
involved in this matter. They have
so long waited for the north to die
tate their principles to them that
they have no regard for principle.
The farmers cry out against the pro
tective tariff that takes millions Of
dollars out of the farmers pocket
and puts it into the pocket of the
rich man, and these politicians pipe
forth against the tariff and declaim
yehemently for "Tartf for revenue
only" but they go up to the national
convention and the monopolstic
democrats of the north say to them:
1t will never do gentlemen, we must
favor protective tariff or no barrel
will open to us this campaign. You
are all in favor OF protective tariff.
1t is either no principle or no help,
and SO they nod assent and all hold
an ominous silence for short time
on tariff, and then pipe forth the
''unchanglng principles of democra-
cy," which means, | suppose, that
they are determined to do whatever
their leaders dictate as long as the
money lasts. They appear to be al.
ways hungry for office, and il right
ly named, instead of democrat, they
would be called the great organized
appetite of America. If the whole
party was a big dog, tho southern
wing would be the tail. A dog Of
ten wags his tail but the tail never
wags the dog. These radical demo
Gratis Of Pope appear to be incapable
of using any argument but person
alities, and their vocabulary consists
of the words republican" and ''cam-
paign lie."
The DEMOCRAT, from the com
mencement Of this b. of f. move.
ment, has been replete with Gill,
Mayo, Tobey and Wharton, aud has
well said: You all know me. What
great crime has Gill, Mayo and To
hey conmitted2 They are men whose
heads are becoming frosted over
with many winters, beloved by they
neighbors and all the people, ap :,
whose only crime is, that they hs 60
ever been the friend of the far me,
and laboring man, and oppos, "a 10
rings, ROBBERY, oppression and " rome
but these are objectionable aims
with these ring men who f,aye 81
long ieasted on the dog meat Of rar.
W politics that they have no anne
lite for anything better. Gill. Mayo.
Tobey and Wharton are not lie