The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-21
U. l.. F.
GrOteSQue and Unique Princi-
 pies Enuncfated
By One of the Leaders of the
 Party in this County.


 In this place, on the principles of the
 party. The meeting was held with
 closed doors and every precaution
 taken to prevent the proceedings
 from becoming public, but a couple
 of lynx-eyed reporters gathered the substance of the address and proceed
 Ing all the same, and we dare say the
 report we present our readers to day
 vii! be conceded to be the most fan. tastic array of party priEciiifiis.s eyTcr presented to gulli6io public for consideration. Is it any wonder that these nondescript politicians seek the cover of night and the protection
 which closed doors secure, to preach their nefarious doctrines? It is talk like Wharton's that tends to fatigue intelligent American citizens and
 make them wonder why men profes- sing to be sincere should be willing to put forth such obvious proofs of their dishonesty. As will be seen by the words of the speaker, the ul- timate object of the union labor par ty is to put back into power the par ty represented by the deceased Gar field,-the republican party. This is made so plain that no one can deny it. This being the professed object of the leaders of this move ment It remains to be seen whether the democrats who have been induc- ed to join this party, thinking they were going to organize a new and better party, will longer be led into the trap so sklllfully set by such re- publicans as Wharton. His own words disprove his pretensions to be working other than in the interest of the republican party: eff Garfield had lived we would have had every thing our own way. Now let us stick together and it won't be long until we will get ev erythlng back into our own hands, These are hls words. The people are gradually learning the facts in the case and it is perfectly useless to suppose that these facts can be put out of sight by any amount of hypoc risy or misrepresentation. The col ored voter has learned by this time that the oft proclaimed warning that if the democratic party came into power they would be put back into slavery, is hollow pretense and on ly resorted to during election times to influence their votes. We submit to them If they have not been better treated by democrats, whether in power, or out, than by republicans.
 The following is the speech:
 and fellow citizens of Pope
 county:
 I am before you tonight as your friend and one that loves you and l hope you will hear me patiently for l am only going to talk to you for your own good, not only for the present but for the future. This is one of the great years, there is to be presi dent and vice president elected, as well as every other officer in the land, even down to our county officers. Now, we have just passed through four years of democratic rule, and how has it been with you? They promised you great things and you are worse oil today than you were four years ago. Your taxes are higher thar they were then, that is no way for freeman to be treated in country like this. Adam Eve and were first created, ,all men were created free and equal and one was to help the other, so you see that one was not to sit back and fold his hands and live at ease while the other was to do the work Now, gentlemen, let us do like them help each other in everything. The laboring man has to work too hard and he doesn't get enough for 1t either. While he is out iG the sun at work these men are lying back in the shade living at their ease and living off of your labor. Now, l want to talk to you about your votes. You all must stick together and vote together. Mon- ey has been used in elections and will be again and just as sure as you allow them to scare you or to buy your votes the Lord will put you right back into slavery where we are going as fast as time can take us. If Garfield had liY- ed we would have had everything our own way. We would have had every- thing in our own hands, but we were sold out. Now let us stick together and it wont be long until we will get everything back into our own hands again, the laboring man must have homes. And how are you to get them under the present mortgage law sys- tenn? We must get out from under this kind of rule and how are we to do it. | will tell you. Just do as we are do- ing tonight. Come together and stick together in everything. l want to tell you there is enough of land for every man to have 160 acres. Now, the gov ernment never intended for some to have it all and some to have none. Now when we get everything in our own hands we can save up money and buy land cheap. The government will lend you some money, all you will have to do is to hand in your deed to the postmaster and he will write up to head- quarters and the government will let you have the money at three per cent, while these men here will charge you ten per cent. and the national banks 2J@ to , per cent. per month. They will come to you and propose to sell to you cheap and get you
 lO ildhC q pay fNbNt AthN N mortgage on every thing you have and close you out before you can pay for it.
 Now, we want you all to have homes and in fact you must have homes, and
 we are going to make taxes low on your
 property up to l60 acres and over that amount we are going to put taxes so
 high that parties who own more than
 lG0 acres will be compelled to sell it. This Is what we want and must have and we will have better times.
 Iwant 10 talk to you about your taxes.
 When you go to pay your tax just hand
 your deed to the postmaster and he can
 see just what you have got and let him
 take your money and send it to the goy-
 ernment and then you won't have to
 pay to keep up these monied men. You
 all have just pald your tax this year as
 you do every year, and how do you
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