The Russellville Democrat., 1885-11-05

Tor the kuSSeilVllle DEMOCRAT one year. We can't do well without it. We will expect to get the wagon in thls drawing, for we know we are as good looking as Elisha Mathis IS.
 J P. < J. 5. ROWLAND.
 Correspondence of the Democrat.
 CROW MOUNTAIN, ARK, Oct. 18th. 1885. Seeing that communications from different parts of the county and on different subjects are pub lished in your valuable paper, 1 am encouraged to write and hope it will find space. .. The farmers about through gathering crops, and great many here have already sold their cotton and paid their debts as far as it would go, after saving enough to pay the county debt, which every good citizen is determined shall be done this year, as it is the first year of the reign of our beloved order, and may be the last. Our lodge were to man in favor of the consol idatlon with the Wheelers, which has been done, but we feel great in justice has been done Bro. Gill of the Reflector; he got no office, and his paper was overlooked in desig- hating the official organ of tue order. Now I can safely say he has done more for the order than any other man in the State, he has attended all the conventions throughout his district, all for the B. of F.; his pa. per has almost played out, week be fore last no issue, last week only half sheet Now everybody knows he has done noble work in trying to tear down the towns, and especially his own, and consequently has to fill his paper with patent medicine ad- vertisements, and such stuff as he can catch, to earn an honest penny, and above all, his masterly, and won- derful attack upon the democrats. 1 know it does all the Brothers good, to see him go for the democrats in such style. l had hoped that through tho influence of such men as Bro. Gill, that there would be no color line adopted in the consolidation, l think the negro should be taken in as they are tillers of tho soil, and ought not to be left out and exposed to the mercy of that miserable class known as lawyers, merchants and bankers, but suppose it was the best that could be done under the circumstances. I think another mis- take was made in the adoption of the constitution. the doctors, school teachers, dentists, hotel keepers, sa loon keepers and town mechanics of every description should not be per mitted to join. 1 heartily concur in the resolution condemning drunken. ness, and making the offense punish able by expulsion. One other mat ter my mind is not clear on, the con stitution as adopted, railroad men are not prohibited from joining, l don't want Jay Gould to join the or der, and have to associate with such trash as he is. However, l suppose it was discussed, as it will be great convenience and saving to the office holders of our order If they can get free passes like Bro. Tobey, so they can travel around cheap when on business of the order, and suppose they thought best not to make them angry as free passes would not be given out so lavishly. Don't you think MT. Gil's idea good one to lessen the taxes of the railroad? We can pay their taxes after we get the county debt paid, and then tho road could afford to carry freight and passengers cheaper. What an idea?
 J. c. w.
 Salvation Oil, the celebrated