Nevada County picayune., 1889-07-31
SAD AND TIRED"

from the Arkansas Democrat, to prove that the Democratic party is guilty of intmida- ton and fraud at the ballot box. Still Bro. Mitchell keeps upholding the federal court in ts unjust fndings-sticks to his text like the man who asserted that the horse was twenty hands hNh-T Prescott Picayunc.
 Yes: we become sad and tired beyond expression to have Demo- cratic editor like the editor of the Picayune sit down by our side and privately admit that we are right, that we are telling the truth-that election frauds will ruin the Demo cratic party just as they destroyed the Republican party-'but 1t IS best to say as little as possible about them for fear we will hurt the par ty." Condemn such Democracy as that to everlasting perdition! Young man. Let us give you little whole some advice: Stop your trades against the courts condemn frauds in the Democratic party as you con demn them in the Republican party {; stand with the Democrat for fair and honest politics and honest methods and the sad and tired' feeling that now expresses you may be succeed i'd by long period of refreshing rest. Arkansas Democrat.
 Again Bro. Mitchell grossly misrep- resents us. His language, in the above, implies that we privately ad- mitted that the Democratic party is guilty of election frauds, etc., which | is not the case, hence we say 1t IS gross misrepresentation. We emphati- cally denounced such things, and stat ed that while individual members of our party in two or three counties might and probably Y were guilty Of bad and corrupt practices, this did not make the party responsible Tor their acts, and we expressly said all we disapproved of in the Democrat was its constantly harping upon such things in equivocal language. suscept- ible of interpretation calculated to iniurc the Democratic party, as al- most admitting 1t guilty of it. Don | 1 think we used the language ascrlbed To us-"say as little as possible about them,' etc., but admitting we did. we know it was said in conncc, ton with the idea expressed above and we agaln say it-say as little as possible, and in fact nothing, that the enemy can construe into admls- sion of guilt, where there is no guilt upon our party. There are rascals in all political parties, and all other human organizations, but for God s sake don't make the Democratic par ty responsible for the crimes of few bad men claiming membership Tn 1t. As we have time and again said, this paper and all democratic papers in the state, strongly condemn crimes of all kinds-have no apology to make for thieves or rascals-let the law punish them. At the same time nearly all true men, regardless of party, denounce harsh and unjust sentences, in any court. Let equity be tempered with mercy and justice.
 As to the wholesome advice' and calling us young man '" the first IS superfluous, as we've always, here tofore, followed the course prescrib- ed, and expect to continue to walk steadily therein, regardless of all mis- representation. We have been all editor and printer for nearly fourteen years. Henry Clay was a U. $. Senator and Webster was the peer of any man in Congress before they reached our age, and hundreds of other instances could here be given of great and good young men, but as we make no pretentions to greatness, we say this much to show that no one editor of any daily paper, possesses all the bralns on the tripod of the Arkansas press, and will never domi- nate it.
 A good friend and solid Democrat, as old as Col Mitchell, who deeply regrets the course of the Democrat, advises him to cease wrangling and come back into the party, especially now that Ansley and the Republicans have had the cheek to come out boldly aud invite him into the opposi- ton ranks, which shows how they now look upon him,
 We sincerely hope the Democrat will early cease its bickerngs and stand squarely up for the party. If it does not it Is bound to lose ground and the support of true Democrats. 
 The Little Rock Republican takes Us to task about saving "the man