Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-24
CONSPIRACY EXPOSED.
REPUBLICANS AND PEOPLES
PARTY FUSE.
Each party to Vote for Four Elec-
tors on November 8th--Rest
Withdrawn by Both.


supervisors. But he will fail in his
expectations. Republicans and p. =
have fused, each having withdrawn
four presidential electors, and both to
vote for eight electors, made up Of
four from each party. Below we
give part of a lengthy address from
Chairman House, of the Democratic
State Central Committee, which COM
pletely exposes the conspiracy to turn
over the electoral votes of Arkansas
to Harrison:
"There are eight presidential elec-
tors to be elected in this State. II
will be remembered that when the
Peoples party convention was held
last June, they nominated eight pres
idential electors, one for each congress
sional district and two for the state at
large and filed the certificate of nom
nations with the secretary of state.
Now the Peoples Party Committee,
through its Secretary, j. b. Sutler,
comes forward and directs that the
names of four of their presidential
electors, nominated by the Peoples
,,ortxr ha 81 ~; al, on fro,n tho Eet aud
only four to be placed on the official
ballot, and Republican party has only
nominated four, thus showing Il bar
gain and sale between the Republican
party and the Peoples Party Com
mittee. BY what authority can the
Peoples Party Committee, through
its Secretary, ignore and set at naught
the action of the party, when assembl-
ed in convention! 1t has heen said
by the followers of the Peoples party,
that they had no bosses, and yet we
find the Secretary of the committee
ignoring what the party has done,
and directing what will be done. BY
this action the Peoples party are COM
mitted by their committee to vote for
four Republicans and four Peoples
party candidates.
We told the people in the recent
State canvass that Featherston was in
the East negotiating for combination
with the Republican party The rank
and file of the Peoples party could not
believe this. But now there is no
longer question about it. The com
bination has been effected by the
leaders of the Republican and Peoples
parties, and now it only remains to be
seen whether they can deliver the
votes.
Fellow citizens and fellow-country-
men, those of you who have hereto
fore voted with the Democratic party,
do you intend to be led into the Rep
ublican party; that party which is res
ponsible for all the evils and pernicious
legislation which is distressing and
impoverishing our people to day? Do
you intend to be traded as so many
serfs and slaves, or do you intend to
be freemen, exercising your rights as
such?
We do not believe that you can be
delivered over to this unholy scheme.
We are unwilling to believe that you
can be led so far as 10 betray your
people and country, and to aid and as
sist the enemies of good government
to ally yourselves with the party which
seeks to make the rich richer and the
poor poorer. A party which has al
ready impoverished one part Of the
country to enrich the other. But we
confidently belive that you will spurn
the proposition to sell you out, and
that you will rebuke the leaders of
the Peoples party by voting for the
Democratic electors. Either Cleve-
land or Harrison will be the next
President. If the presidential electors
voted for by the Republicans and Peo-
pies party in Arkansas, or any one OF
them, should be elected, he will cast
his vote for Harrison, If by doing SC
1t would elect him.
Therefore we call upon every good
citizen, without regard to his past po
litical affiliations, TO turn out on the
day of the election and vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, and thereby do wha
you can to relieve the country from
It's present depressed condition, t'
protect your homes, your ilresides
and to elevate the standard of Ameri
can citizenship. Very respectfully,
J. w. House,
Chairman Democratic State Contra
Committee. W. j. TERRY
Secretary.