The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-28
What Democrats Have Done for
 Farmers.

Lonoks Democrat: The opposi- tion, in it's many colored varieties, are continually charging that the de- moerscy have done nothing for far mers; that it supports and fosters monopolies, to the great detriment of the people, and legislates for the benefit of the moneyed power and idle classes.
 A moments investigation Of the statutes of the state will show how utterly futile and unfounded such charges are. There IS not line of law on which to predicate belief that the charges are true, and we de- fy any one to make the proof from the statutes.
 If any class has been favored by legislation, it IS certainly the far mers; and we think careful ex animation of the statutes will dis close the facts beyond controversy, and we may be permitted to recall some Of our provisions of law that are especially in the interest of our agricultural people, towit:
 The homestead law, that exempts 160 acres of land from execution, the landlords hen for rent and supply account over all other kinds of debts; prohibiting the sale of cotton be- tween sunrise and sunset; prevent ing the breaking of fences and tres passing; prohibiting shooting and hunting within enclosures; protect ion of property by brands and marks, making It felony to steal or drive away the same from the neighbor- hood; protection against droyers; forbiddIng the setting out fires; per mission to sell wines on the prem ises; regulating fence; making it felony to steal pig or calf, regard less of value; preventing the killing and shipping Of game and the catch ing of fish for exportation; provId- ing for the payment for stock when killed by railroad trains; permis- sion to carry weapons on one's own premises; the stock and estrsy laws, labor contracts, and many other pro- visions that do not occur to us at this moment, were-passed by demo cratic legislatures on the demand Of the farmers.
 We shonld not overlook the fact that the democrats, on the demand Of the farmers, established an agri- cultural bureau at the capital ex- perimentsl station st Fayetteville.
 We assert, without fear Of success ful contradiction, that every bill that would rebound to the interest Of the farmers, directly or remotely, that has been presented to an Arkansas democratic legislature, has become law, excepting solely that to regulate freIgh.s on railroads, and the farmers themselvs, who occupied seats in the legislature, are responsible for its failure to be on the statute book to- day The farmer members were di- yided, hence the defeat of the bill.
 But two other classes have been favored, the mechanic and the labor CT. They have liens on the things worked upon Tor the price oi thelr contract or wages, and have sixty days labor exempt from garnishment or attachment
 These facts show that the demo cratic party is the party of the far mer, mechanic and lsborer; that it has stood like stone wall between them and the speculative classes, protecting them n their ri ights, from whatever sourse assailed openly or and conferring rights upon them that no other class of citizens possess.
 The man who charges the demo cralic party with doing nothing Is an ignoramus, or 8 consummate liar who should be spit upon by all m telligent farmers, mechanics and la borers. Ignorance Is the meat up