The Forrest City times., 1890-07-12
DEMOCRATIC MASs-MEET-
 ING.
The upIoH Labor Proposition
 Unanimously Rejected.


 < New Proposition Of Oonpromlsa Adopted by the Democrats. and 1 Committee Appointed to Present l tte the Union Labor and Repuhii- can Parties. Other Matters. Pursuant to call of the Chairman of the St. Francis County Democratic Executive Committee, Hon. R. w. tpevey. a mass-meeting of Democrats was held at the court house. in Forrest City. on Satur lay. July 5th, lss0. at which time there were present larger aud more representative body of men than has hitherto assembled. l Tue meeting was called Co order by lion. R. W. Peevey, who stated the ob- jcct of the meeting to be, t0 vote | upon the reception or rejection of d proposition from the Union Labor party, and asked who the people p;es- ent desired to act as chairman. On motion, Hon. k. W. Peevey was unanimously elected chairman.
 On motion, q. W, Seaborn was i elerted secyetary.
 Tho charMan requested the secre- tary to read the proposition from ]. ', kelso. as Chairman of the Union Labor party, which was done.
 On motion. prefaced by an allusion to the unfairness of the proposition. 1t was unanimously rejected, by Il rising vote. At this point. Hon. Geo. F.. Taylor introduced the following resolu- tions, and upon motion they were almost unanimously adopted l Be it resolved by the Democratic party of St. Francis county, in mass- meeting assembled, that whereas the Union Lahor uarty by the resolution prefacing it's prop,Sition to the Demo- cratic party, which is us follows, to- wit:
 To Ron. R. w. Pccyey, Chairman of the Dcmo- cratic Compramisa Vickas:
 1 RESOLVED. That we. the Union Labor party or St. fruncts county. rcfusc to endorse os "oss t, tho of the .Sre of sns | Of It's citizcns therefore. we respectfully rc- tect your proposition. and submit the follow | WHGRgAs Tho Democrats have committee of seven. and the Union Labor party. a com inittee of seven. that wc suggest that the Rc- publican party he requested to select com mittcc of sersn. and that tlo tvonty.one com mi,feemen. representing tho thrcc political parties of tho county, be empowered to meet
 ss 70 .sS sansdatss iH n ss selected regardless of what party ,hey arc members of. and that we. tho Union Labor party. pledge ourselves to abide by and sup bort ihp selection n'|dc by snoh committee of twcuty-one. ]. F. kKLso, Chairman Union Labor Party. makes an unfair and unjust accusa- tion against the Democratic party, as the reason for rejecting the propos!- ton submitted to them;
 THEREFORE, That there may be no mis- understanding, we here declare, as We have always heretofere dnne, that we are in favor of the fullest. freest and I untrameled exercise of the right of suffrage by all of our citizens. and we here reiterate what we have always maintained, that political parties should b- held responsible for the pub | llr acts of tic officers placed in power | hy the,n. And.
 WHEREAS. We are of the opinion that the tranquility and general pros peri,y rf our county would be best pro- | laoi.sl hy !! division of the county offices between the several political l parties in a just and ratable propor- tion to the strength of said parties, and
 WHEREAS. The long established and unprecedented test of party's | Stie 1S tiit NVkf lt'iiN'i IVY It ut lttG last election participated iu by 1t as an independent organization. and l WHEREAs. The election of 1888 for president and vice-president of the United States is the only one syar held in this county where the three parties | participated as separate and independ ent organizations, and
 | WHEREAS, We are still constant in our devotion to that cardin3. principal Of free government. that l,fe, liberty and property are best protected when the laws designed for that end are made and executed by officers selected directly by the people themselves ; now. ihersfnrc. be 1t
 RESOLVED, Ky the Democratic party Of St. Francis county, that we propose to tue Union labor and Republican parties. 2 division of the offices of St. Francis county, eight in number. among the Union Labor. Republican and Democratic parties in Il just and rata ble proportion to the strength of said parties. taking the vote c.tst at the November election in 1888, for presi- dent and vice president. as u basis.
 That adopting that vote is Il basis. however small the vote ma. be, shali ehtitle the party to at least one office. That in the event division cannot be made exact. wc propose that the two parties having the largest fractions under the number required for an office, shall cast lots for said office.
 That the ofilcrs which shall fall to each party nndar this settlement, shall bo ! filled by each party to which they are allotted from among the members of said party, who voted the presidential ticket Of tlio party selecting them, and from none others, that each party shall select the candidates for the offices allotted to 1t in tho mannef 1t shall deem best.
 That the allotment of offices to the several parties shall be by agreement of Il majority of each committee ap- pointed by each party and if Il majority of either committee cannot be secured to any allotment, then each committee may designate one of it's number and the three thus named shall determipe what offices shall be filled by each party, by lot, and that the Union Labor. Republican, and Democratic parties pledge themselves to vote for the can dictates that may be named by the three parties under this proposition.
 Chairman stated that there was \ vacancy oii the executive committee. caused by the resignation or l.um James, of GrigRs township, and asked that a committeeman be selected.
 Tom Hughes and Win Wood, of Griggs, were pominated, and the latter elected.
 Dr. II. F. Dooley ofyeret, the follow ing resolution, which was adopted:
 RksoLyEp, That this mass meeting appoint . committees of seven to sub init this proposition of Sota promise tn the Republican and Union Labor com mittees. and resolved fuythsp that the proposition made stand open for ao-