The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-08-07
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didates for Senatorial honors in
this District, and, IS Il matter Of
course, were interested MS we'll as
amused by the able manner III
which both gentlemen handle the
very slight differences which seem
TO exist in their policies and prin-
eiples.
Mr.. Crandell led off, and after
paying his opponent high compli-
ments as Il citizen, proceeded IN
true stump style to take him to
task and mangle him as a politi-
elan. Without any effort Mt dodg-
ing Mr. Crandell laid down his
views as to the Agricultural W heel +;
he believed that it was not only
the right and privilege, but the
duty of farmers to organize for
their mutual welfare. All other
industries were organized and re-
ceiving undonbted benefits there
from, and farmers would be fool
ish to do otherwise. The right of
organization being conceded, the
next question might be-how far
should they let the influence Of the
organization extend? On this
point the two gentlemen took is
sue, Mr.. c. claiming that to en-
tirely avoid all questions of polit-
cal signifcanees would repder the
institution useless, while DIR. 2.
WAS of the opinion that such
should be the course of the Wheel.
While insisting that the Wheel
should push the political needs
and wishes of it's members, Mr..
c. was clearly of the opinion that
to do so would not force it to be-
come third party. So long as
the Democratic party remained
true to its platforms and the teach
ings of Jefferson it would be
bound to extend especial encour-
agement to Agriculture as the
foundation of all industries" and
in doing this must needs grant
everything which the Wheel can
ask in a political way. Therefore
let it work through this channel
as the best by which to accomplish
good both for itself and others.
There were many things in con-
nection with the Democratic rule
Of Arkansas, however, which he
could not endorse, among which
were mentioned the Loughbor-
ough bond methods, the ratifca-
ton of swamp land sales, etc. He
said a little reform would be good
for Arkansas democracy and that
the Wheelers would do well to
initiate Cleyeland's manner of adj
ministeriug the same in New York
Before closing Mr.. Crandell at
tackled the inconsistency of DR..
Poyner in fighting now so yigor-
ousl Y u movement which he had
at time joined in so heartily.
FIe told how, on the 4th day of
his lodge at Usage, and, being
nominated for the Senate, accept
ed the same in speech denounc-
ing both of the old parties and
encouraging the forming of a new
one; how lie had pursued this
course until the meeting of the
Carroll county Wheel when he re-
ceived the vote of but six out of
the twenty-one delegates present;
and how he had afterward an
nounced himself as a straight
democrat and subject to demo-
cratic convention.
Dr.. Poyner next took the floor.
He was unaccustomed to public
speaking but knew that his agri-
cultural friends, n majority of
whom labored under the same diff
fculty, would make due allowance
for this. After having filled the
office of Senator from this district
for eight years he thought that
Boone should be willing to hand
over the same, for a season at
least, to Carroll ) that he was the
choice of Carroll might appear
evident from the fact that he had
no opponent from that county. He
Endorsed the Wheel organization,
and believed that much good could
be accomplished by it without it
going into politics; that by petit
ton and otherwise it might have
accomplished much in a political
way without becoming distasteful
to the two great parties; but as it
is now, however, he considered
that Wheelers were no longer
Democrats nor Republicans but
members of a third party with n
| platform, ticket, and all other
necessary adjuncts Aside from
their significance in County and
State politics he considered that
by endangering the Democracy of
a Southern State they threatened to
even assist the Republicans to
National victory in 1888. He
fully endorsed the Democracy of
Arkansas in all it has done since
coming into power, and endeavor-
ed at length to explain and justify
such acts as had been taken OBJ