The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-04-03

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Correspo6donco Of che Democrat
Iii TIE Iast issue Of the Atkins Re.
hector. after . long harangue on the
DExocRAr, Ii which II generally
condemns al connected with it as
monopolists, We find the following
paragraph which We presume refers
70 us.
It says: Further, it, (the Demo
crat) has In its employ a travelling
canvasser Of Pope county, taken
from the order Of the B. Of F. which
| Is its right, but which has placed the
young man in q doubtful position
under the obligations which rest
upon him when all the circumstanc.
les are considered"
just preceding the above we find
the following which we suppose Bro
Gill meant for all miscreants who
ca.'t aes the way he does.
/. He says: Occupying the position
that the Reflector does to the order,
lit becomes duty on the part of ev-
| cry member to spread its influence,
at least not to oppose its circulation,
which is being done in various parts
Of the county. Many of the broth
ers not only do this, but they are
acting in direct and open violation
Of other obligations by favoring men
who are out Of the order as against
men who are IN it,.
Now, we suppose Bro. Gill meant
/ just what he said in the above par
agraphs, and that because the Re-
Hector is the supposed organ Of the
B. Of +. in this county, we should
have canvassed the county for il
whether we like its course or not,
and without solicitation, and that he
thinks because his paper was adopt.
ed 1--WE know not how as the county
organ OF the B. OF F. that we must
work for his paper and no. other
And then Bro. Gill will go around
over the country and tell the people
they are free to do as they please,
but they must work for and support
the Reflector! consistency thou art
q jewell never to be found in the
Reflector. Then. the Brothers Of
Freedom are to draw the inference
that they have to work for and sup.
port the Reflector, no difference what
its course may be: no difference
what it may advocated it is the "adopt
ed organ" and as such, must be sup
ported right or wrong; yet we were
never obligated 70 stick to anything
but the right. lit takes such be-
lief as that to make Brother OF
Freedom we beg to be excused. We
are not one under such creed and
never will be. If that is freedom
we will stick to our old idols in pref.
erence.
In plain way of speaking as re-
CARDS our canvassing for the DEMO
Graf, we don't consider it any of the
Reflector's business as to who we
make private contracts with and
don't consider it any part Of its
mission to tell us who to work for
and who against. We consider. as
do many others, that the DEMOCRAT
is better medium for the exchange
Of thought among the Brothers than
the Reflector, and shall so consider
until the editors present dictative
and pugnacious attitude wears away.
But may be that is the secret. May
be he is envious of the DEMOCRAT
for:
"Base envy withers at another's joy
And hates that success 1t cannot reach"
Because the people like the Dem
ocRAT best, and patronize it instead
Of the Reflector, It makes Bro. Gill
envious, and he flies off on the hobby
that they must support his paper
and no other. "Drowning men will
catch at straws' you know. The
days of such despotism passed away
when the king died, and somehow
or other we can't see through your
spectacles Bro. Gill, for we certainly
don't think that we have violated
any of our "obligatlons" in canvass
ing for the DEMOCRAT, neither do we
think it has placed us in as "doubt-
full q position" as you would have
the people believe. Respectfully
submitted for the calm consideration
Of all concerned.
w. L. Crow. :