The Forrest City times., 1888-09-01
Election, MONDAY, September 3d.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.


 Judge Coffey has modified his re- marks in regard to the democratic party having done no more for Arkar- sas than the republican party did. He now asserts that neither of the two old parties has done anything for the state. In this the judge is in error. The republican party did great deal for Arkansas. In addition to robbing her citizens of the right oi franchise, in addition to the murder of her men, the outrages on wives, the rape of her daughters, the republican party found a full treasury and left 1t empty, raised the rate of taxation for state purposes to l2 i-2 mills, stole all that this excessive taxation brought Tn, be- sides in addition thereto it issued un- limited quantities of scrip, dollar of which was worth only 25 cents, and still not satisfied with this wholesale plunder it increased the bonded in- debtedDess of the state by nearly 5,0o0,0 900. In addition still to this mountain of debt she actually loaded St. Francis county with county scrip indebtedness of S2s 900. This, judge, was doing great deal for Arkansas and St. Francis county, wasn't ity
 The democratic party, judge, in ad- dition to reconferring on you the right of franchise, and ridding your state of the blue-coated scoandrels that fol- lowed Clayton and Wpham. thus giving you the enjoymeGs of liberty and the pursuit of happiness; lowered the state tax to mills; reduced the state debt s14, COG, 900; has placed in the treasury nearly $700,000; has taxed railroad property on an assessment of nearly SIS, 100000; has taken from the people less than one-eighth of what the radi- calls took to govern the state, although her population has almost doubled it. self; doubled her permanent school fund; built costly asylum for the in. sane and magnificent institutes for the deaf and dumb and the blind, and al- most rebuilt the State University. Pur- suing different policy to that of the republicans-a policy that placed the burden of taxation on the shoulders of the farmer and laboringman-the dem- ocratic party has shifted in a great measure, the burden of indebtedness from the shoulders of the laboring ele- meDt to that of the railroads and large corporations. For instance, when the railroads paid nothing toward the ex- penses of ouF state, county and school district governments during the good old days of republican rule in this state, they now pay for these purposes sa66,s5O But, our woi thy judge thinks that these little items are nothing compared to the defeat of the demo- cratic party. Besides, judge, you have forgotten that democratic legislation made it possible for St. Francis county to relieve herself of all her bonded in- debtedness, except S37 800, which now bears ar annual interest of S2 ,250 which must be raised by taxing the laboring men of St. Francis county.
 Judge. you must be hard to satisfy. You have some resemblance to the nan to whom it is said the Almighty gave the earth as present, but whos instead of being thankful for the gift, murmuringly demanded that the moon be thrown in as an induceEent for hin to take the present. But we expect, judge, that you would be perfectly sat lsied with any arrangement that would defeat Eagle and Cleveland thus placing in power your pets Nor wood and Streeter, or will you mui- muringly demand that the negroes Jores, Jackson and Ingram be thrown iu as an inducement?