Nevada County picayune., 1892-03-24

victories in Arkansas to be hurt by
vile thrusts against his record thirty
years ago Carroll Progress.
The broad shoulders of the De-
mocracy OF Arkansas have ached too
long and too keenly under the weight
of war horse derelictions and defal-
cations in office to add much spice or
to lend much force to the little war
being waged by Gen. Reynolds &
Co. against Col. Fishback. The i'm
proved political gun wont shoot the
ammunition without more danger to
the shooter than the shootee. In
other words it kicks. - Dardanclle
Post.
In Sundays Gazette, Gen. d. II.
Reynolds submitted to the people
a batch Of Fishback' war letters and
a sketch of his war record. From
the responses that are coming up
from over the State it appears that
the attack has rather strengthened
Fishback than weakened him. Demo
Gratis value Fishback for his services
to the party and the state since the
war. We all regret his course during
the war, although it was manly
Paragould Press.
We notice in the Gazette a long
letter from Gen. ID. II. Reynolds,
in which he makes grave charges
against w. NJ. Fishback now prom
inent candidate for Governor. We
regret he has thought proper to stir
up and rehash this old hackneyed
and worn out subject which we
thought was dead and buried long
ago, and i'll which the people have
no manner of interest Why not re-
fer to matters that took place in
Noah's time, even before the flood?
= Prairie Gem.
We inclined to the opinion that
the fight being made upon Col. Fish
back at this time, over his war
record, is the merest bosh ever
started. If his opponents have no
better claims to offer for the Gov
ernor's office than that Fishback
was Union man during the war, the
country would be in a bad fix if
some of them should be elected.
Give us rest on Fishback's war
record, and show that you have
done more for the State since the
war than has Fishback if you want
to be Governor. Monticellonian.
A feeling Of misrepresentation as to
the effect on Arkansas by the course
pursued against Col. Fishback on
account of his Union war record, has
been expressed by quite number OF
merchants and real estate men OF
this city. Instead of there being
ground for fear we regard it gold
en- opportunity for Arkansas to place
herself on record as believing what
she preaches-that the war is over
and that socially Republicans and
Democrats are equal, and that in the
Democratic party it matters not on
what side he fought during the war,
And we believe Arkansas will en-
brace the opportunity, not as mat
ter of policy-hang policy-but as a
matter of right and fairness. We
believe the press Of the State is hon
est in its expressions aud from it we
express the hope that this spirit Of
luminosity towards Col, Fshback
founded on war prejudices, will be
buried so deep that no set Of Little
Rock manipulators will ever dare dig
it up again. TT. Smith Times.
If Gen. ID. II. REYNOLDS had any
intention of becoming candidate
for Governor, Col. Met. l.. Jones
destroyed his projects and did him a
very great injustice by violating his
pledge of honor in permitting to be
published the Generals letter, which
he pledged his honor to keep sacred
and strictly private, thinking. no
doubt, that it would have tendency
to injure Col. Fishbaek's candidacy.
The same old cry has been brought
up against Col. Fishback for years,
until the people have become sick
and tired of 1T. 1t matters not
where Col. Fishback stood 30 years
ago nor what his record was, he has
been loyal and faithful to the Demo-
cratic party for the past p years.
And these long years of hard work
in Democratic harness have been
sufficient to endear him to the people
of the State, The great majority of
whom have realized long since that
the war was over, and for his faith
full service rendered the Democratic
party and the State of Arkansas ever
since the war, the people are now
ready to reward him for it by honor
inc him this year with the Governor :
office. And in order to ascertain
the choice of the people IN this local
ity for Governor, we polied our town
the other evening and took the vote
as we came to them, men residing
both here and in the county, the re-
suit being as follows, and the coun-
ty will figure in the same way;
Fishback. l03.
Rector. 3.