The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

ioWnships, and how most IN ctuaity
to drive them u the lMlls curly on
elect,on morning like ! III of geese
10 market.
They know exactly how " organ
iza Ter The drive. by locating . lot OF
cheap correspondents, Who are look
ing oul for some lutte Office, IN DIFF
fercnt parts Of the county 70 ten each
week how the rings and monopolies
OF their counties are Expressing tue
people. and like vampires are suck
ing the very life blood out Of their
nelghbors, aud how solid such heart
less men are making the Wheel grow
under the pressure; how many new
spokes are being inserted each night;
DOW sound the Wheel IL, how they
have set the fellows, and cut and
tightened the tire to make ready for
the roll on election morn. They are
no spring chickens, but matured pol
iticians. They made an honorable
contract With me and all the dishon
or see about it lies in It's violation,
l only made the contract to allay To-
cal prejudice. ! spent my own mon
ey on the strength of the cid adage.
"Tbe hair Of the dog Is good for the
bite" II there ls an honest man
anywhere who blames me or can say
he would not have entered into the
same contract under my view OF the
situation, / would like to see him be
fore he is sent 70 the fanatic ASYLUM.
The truth is that your Wheel is
about finished, your Wheel is in OF
der, your spokes are we'll driven, and
you have called ON me to grease the
splndles. ] have creased the spin
dies for you, and my oil fell short,
and seems you are go shiftless that
you have started to rolling slowly,
with your Garland county Wheel
squeaking Something is wrong With
the Wheel, fear, and / think il is
all caused by trying to roll into
politics.
II had ignored the Economist,
which was the only organ Of tue
Wheel 10 my district, I am sure all
the Wheels would have squealed
against me.
Yon will find before the next cleo.
tion Is over that you have not the
sole control of the good people Of
Garland county. / have too much
confidence in the intelligence and
integrity Of the people Of Garland
county to take your word that they
have concluded that "there is no de
pendence to be put in any party"
The democratic party has not out
grown its usefulness, nor will demo
Gratis desert their banner in time Of
trouble to 60 off with party without
platform Of principles which
to stand, unless they become so en-
tircly suhjugated by political bosses
that they are not allowed to attend
public discussions.
II the democratic and republican
parties of Arkansas are all corrupt.
the people are all corrupt, because
they belong TO one or the other Of
said parties, and want to enquire
how you are going to make q pure
party by mixing two corrupt ones.
! | do not know who you are, but
feel sure that you have never been a
good democrat or you are seeking
Office, or have been defeated for same.
You have, in short manifested vii
lingness to wrong and ruin stranger
OF whom you know nothing for the
purpose Of bringing yourself before
the public.
Ifyour organ and officers had no
power to bind you or your lodge,
Why did you not say sa, and return
the contractp II you thought / had
paid too much or too little, Why did
you not so inform me in business
way2 You preferred notoriety; your
zeal Is commendable, your ignorance
is deplorabls, your demagogy is ap-
parent 20 all thinking men. II you
will only allow the poor people of
your country to turn out To hear me
when l come to speak IN your coun
ty, and be kind enough to put up
some of your most scholarly mem
bers to answer me, will convince
your people in two hours that am
warmer friend to the labo.ing men
Of earth than you or any other man
who Is seeking to mislead them by
political falsehoods and waging war
on merchants and professional men
that neither OF the grand old parties
OF this government have outlived
their usefulness-that we have one
Of the grandest governments on earth
and that It prospers under the ad-
ministration Of either party.
That the state of Arkansas needs
everything worse than a third politi
cal party, and that you and . few
men like you are trying to SOW the
seeds Of discord, discomfort and un
happiness In the minds of people
who are and Of right should be proud,
prosperous, contentea and happy.
will shatter your political wheel with
the sledge-hammer Of facts, figures
and sound logic; will open the eyes
Of your deluded followers and cause
them to revolt, and in their enthusi
asm they will bruise the heads of