The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-30
THE STATE PRESS.
Some things the Able Editors
 are Saying.


 BatesvilIe Guard: The Wheelers will vote with the Democratic party this year, because the Democratic party is the wheeIers' natural politi cal home. That which they cannot secure in their behalf through that party they cannot secure at all.
 Philadelphia Standard: It is es timated that Arkan sas raised 45, 503, ,0S9 bushels of corn last year It was by far the largest crop she had ever raised Tn any previous year The farmers are beginning to believe in diversified farming and the rota- tion of crops. More corn, hogs wheat and cattle will be raised than heretofore.
 Batesville Guard: A comparison oi the assessment returns in the audi tors office shows an increase of $13,- 900, ,000 last year in the taxable val ues of the State. The assessment rate scarcely exceeds 50 per cent. of the real property value, so that it would be more nearly correct to place the increase for the year at $25, ,000,- 900, being an average increase of one-third of a million to each county. And that IS not far wrong, for Ark ansas is growing.
 Lee County Courier: The railroad convention which met in Memphis this week will probably result in the extension of the Little Rock and Memphis road to Paris, Texas. Delegates were present from Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee, and the project was thoroughly discussed. A committee was appointed to meet and confer with the stockholders of the road, who will convene in annual session at Little Rock on February 19, when, it IS probable, some de finite arrangement will be made for an immediate commencement of the great work.
 Harrison Times: What has be come of all the third partles2 The Greenback party, the Prohibition party, the Wheel party, the Unlon Labor ty,-all the old obstruct ionists in politics have either gone completely to pieces or have lost what vitality they had. Nothing remains in the fields but those old and irreconcllable enemies, the Democrats and the Republicans Heretofore, the Democrat who had voted for third party candidate could claim that he had been deceiv, ed; hereafter, if he does it again everybody, including himself, vii know that he does it because he wants to defeat the Democracy and is ashamed to vote openly for then opponents, the Republicans. bod gers and bush whackers will not be Tn demand this year.
 Arkansas City Journal: Poker Jack Mcclure represents Feather stone in his contest for Judge Gates seat in Congress. In his speech be fore the election committee the other day the bold and aggressive mani pulator of poker chips waxed exceed ingly eloquent in picturing the mis deeds of the Democrats in Arkansas. It is even hinted that he wept while picturing the wickedness of his state. The Idea of this old political repro bate posing as the friend of honest elections and fair counts, the spec tacie Of this old sinner who sat on the Supreme bench of Arkansas dur ing the days of reconstruction and handed down judicial declslons to suit his lord high master Powell Clayton, who aided and abetted Tn all ot the villianous rascality that was perpetrated in the early seven ties and who did not hesitate to do any thing in order to accomplish his ends and the ends of his master, the spectacle of him now standing up in the hall of Congress and charging the Democrats with having defraud. ed man out of his seat IS truly par alyzIng. o Tempora! o Moresli