The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-08
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TBg STATE press is beginning 70
wake az and speak out on tie sub
jecl Of politics 10 farmers onions,
such as the Vice. and Bfolhefs q
Freedom. Tue drift Of sentiment is
81 tic direction % divorce % politics
from these orders. Wnen THE is
done and the farmers meet 20 discuss
agriculture aud farming interests
aad give 3 tat set back 10 designing
men who are IL the order Tor NJ 9th
er purpose 1llan 70 talk tickets sDd
Office matters, then .ker viii find 10
one 70 object. for when si,is is The
case. you sjIl hear o. 30 class pgeju
dice. 10 var ca any industry q pro
fessiou. o. tbis subject the Ga
zette SAYS
Several Of our exchanges have
been discussing tie merits Of lie fol
I0wlag resolution recently adopted
by the Des Are Wheel u PrasFie
county. and submitted q the W heels
throughout the state for their action /.
Resolved, That We viii tot support
any man ~ . candidate foy TIE state OF
national legislature a1lO Is not farmer
and publicly pledged 10 tie support Of
the farmers Interests a. against all
other Interests, and publicly pledged 70
la6of aud 70 vote for the enactment
intg lass Of aBy measure wiIlch may D.
recommended By the Grand Wheel or
b. majority q tie Wheels 81 hIs
county o. congressional district
There are seventy fge counties In
Arkansas. There are nat three c0un-
ties ia which the farmers cannot con
trul the LOCAL conventions held BY
either Of the tBo political parties.
Especially Is this true Of the demo
cratic party. composed almost ex-
cinsivsiy Of white men, who can ex-
ercsse just as large az influence ~
the party councils IS they choose TO
exercise.
The NEST important interest II
Arkansas IS agriculture. But II IS
ONLY one 81 numerous interests whose
fortunes are olendld together in one
common interest If one Of these
Interests suffer. al suffer 50 che and
ali are alike interested In good gov
eminent and general prosperity.
Legislation Whollr ID tue Interest
o. one class would noi ouly iB5ure al
other classes, but also tAe class sin
gled out for The monopoly q al
fayors. The farmers wh0 complain
thai injustice is done their class
would b. adopting The quoted reso-
LUTON stand committed 70 the ruin
ons. unjust. short sighted policy Of
DISTINGUISHING all other classes
Thus they would sdOpt the odious
system q which they complain.
Tbey would say that, Of al the "a
ried interests in the state. only 0ne
shall be considered They would
elect to federal and state legislatures
only farmers, they te be pledged u
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out against snch 8 measure 70 prae
tieally disfFanchisa and pHDscribe al
classes whe do DOT tiai tAe soil. u
would fat iseneath the weight q -
own proscriptiyeness. As We said
IN the outset, We do not believe any
considerable number u farmers can
lac tnlstFcd 10 favor so uF0Sgrif mt lyf