The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-14

ana LAWFUL anu inst TIC believes y VA
have been led by demagogues and At
though his convictions are that 1t il
wrong he will do any way and be
llcvc any way to get into Office.
After some discussion between
Russell and Kuhn in regard to Rus
sells saying he was in favor Of immi-
grafton at Potts Station; Mr.. Kuhn
read aQueer Poll Books from the
Gazette Of the 4thinst., and conclnd-
ing said:
sGentIemen IL you think the pub
| lie trusts would be safe in my hands
two years more | ask your support
next Saturday at the polls and rest
assured IL you see fit to nominate
and elect me, / will discharge the
duties of representative to the best
e...a, ability"
J. w. RUssELL's REJoINDER.
Fellow Citizens: ! viii try and not
detain you very much longer. / shall
first notice some OF Mr.. Kuhn's re-
marks. He talked very loud about
rs not having arraIgned him on his
record. ! have repeatedly arraigned
him for voting against the aprropri-
alton for the A. /. u, and the pro-
Iceedlngs ofthe last Legislature don't
show that he made such brilliant
record. Don't you see what an eff
fort they are both making TO make
political capital out of the amend
ment question? OH they are the
most prolific gentlemen to make
charges ever saw, but their memo
rieskre certainly very defective l
can't charge it to anything else.
Their great cry is ! am not con-
sistent Democrat, and cannot be-
cause / opposed the amendment two
years ago. l would just say | am
consistent enough to do what | think
to be right, regardless OF the conse-
quences. The Office Is small affair
to me, and did not think of running
until my fellow citizens called me
out. Here's the Brothers of Free
dom champion, C. +. Tobey. He
comes here to day and says he seen
these evils year after year, and has
been Democrat and has not tried
to stop it. remember in 1858 To-
4 hey was made dupe to beat Major
West on the Wing ticket just as he
is being made one now. Now he be-
comes close communion man, and
goes and communes with the Repub-
Ilicans. Oh! how beautiful it is for
brothers to dwell together in peace.
! Don't yon remember how he used to
get up here and fight Radicalism.
Oh. what turns, what fluctuations
politics can bring about. Now he
emanatesfrom the Republican Green
back Democrat Brothers OF Freedom
party, and comes forth with fire and
sword to kill, consume and devour
all corruptness. He is terrible Dem
ocrat, radical Democrat, but he re
fuses to put his shoulder to the wheel
and help the Democratic party. He
is always in some scheme OF this
| kind, and il he lives until the next
centennial he will get up an organi-
cation like this, il it be possible.
Why, sirs, when he has been in the
Legislatures, has he not been more
potent il he saw all these evils? Why,
sirs, does he not persistently refuse
to help the party that he knows has
given us all the reform we have ever
got, and will give us all we will ever
get. Now, sirs, he is writing around
to the papers to know what Demo
cratic doctrine is. Why, sirs, all
| school boys know that. Let him read
the Democratic platforms from 1886
down. Let him take up our presen.
platform. Democracy has always
declared to be against the centraliza-
ton Of power, the assumption OF
power by the head of the govern
ment; is in favor of the rights of the
people VS.. corporate tyranny; con.
stitutional government Of the people,
by the people and for the people, in
whom alone sovereignty reigns, and
in the face of all these declarations
since the days of Thomas Jefferson,
Mr.. Tobey gets up here and asks
what is Democracy? And. oh. he
makes thrust at Grover Cleveland,
( the Democrats great standard bear
er, as though not satisfied with the
glory of completely demolishing the
Pope county Democracy. He says
he IS not the choice OF the party. /
say TO Mr.. Tobey wait and see. He
is not only the choice OF the Demo
cratic party, but he is the choice of
the nation. | say to those democrats
who have gone Off in this move the
time is not far distant when you will
regret the part you have taken in it.
Tobey brings up the hobby OF slay-
cry of modern times, and that is his
only hope to get votes. l fear the
number will be beautifully small.
| To-day the American people are
the freest people on the globe. 1t is
a land where freedom reigns abso-
lutte. Bro. Tobey may be in slavery,
but it is to his passions and preju-
dices. As to reforms the Democrat.
ic party is all that ever gave us any,
and it is all that declares for reform.
WI. c.
On account of the withdrawal of
Mr.. James NJ, Henry his speech is
/ orniffad