The Green Forest tribune., 1892-06-16

occurred before was even shocked
and then, only by noticeable
stanch odor, and a crank that past
by me, which was as harmless
as dove clothed in the garme nts
of a saint, to all appearance, and f
any harm can co me out of such
q conglutinative m ass, it would have
to be from the tongue Of a po-
litical shark, who wants n otoriety,
and an flee and not from any
thing that lies directly above this
unruly member,
l feel greatly encouraged when |
receive the oulogizing report Of all
the most noted and strong reform
leaders Of the Eastern district of
Carroll county and from the many
staunch friends who live in the
ranks af the Democrat and Repub-
lican parties.
No, it is a mistake that [ am
afraid that some Democrat might
cut my throat, for the better class
of Democrats in this state are my
friends, and the other class are too
big set Of towards to try it-only
at long range and by gas.
Now, as to the election law voted
on by me, that Rev. Demijohn
condems with his tied tongue and
such glowing eloquence) I have
only this to say. Any man in this
county who belongs to the Alliance
and that is a responsible being,
and would undertake to criti-
else me for voting for that bill,
after the resolution was passed by
the county Alliance demanding
their candidate, before they would
support him, to vote and work for
what was known as the Australian
ballot box system (Which demand
was published in the Electric
Light. [ read it but never replied
to it until after I was informed by
private note that | must either
indorse or reject it, would only be
in the shape Of q haman being and
void all ot..human morals, muehless
worthy of public trust. I had an
idea that ali bills, after the first
reading, would be referred to the
committee on elections, and doubt
less be so amended by the commit
tee, that without chance a man
would hardly know his bill when
reporte back, which was the case
on all the different bills on the elec-
ton law; that committee took all
the lis thus referred to them, in
vited all the greatest Satellites
Democrats that we're in Little
Rock to meet in session at the COM
mittee room on II certain evening,
and in this congt0merated brainy
mass meeting our new election law
w.s born, with E. E. White acting
as coucher The bill did not
suit me but | was not a tree man, |
was acting as a sarvont OF my peo-
pie. I condemned the bill on the
floor and told the house [ had to
vote for it. l am in hopes hat
my friends will never be compell-
ed to hold their breath antil [ get
nto another such a tight, if they
do, they had better employ an un-
dertaker at once.
If Representa- e has the good
/ of his country and the welfare of his
/ constituency al heart, You will ever
find him true to his people.
i If this convention had been
strict to parliamentary pratices, no
hardness would have come up by
that old demijohn who marched up
to the front and took mis- seal
among the delegates and allowed
to take the floor with out any ere.
dentials, loose his tongue, rat
tie his brain in hallucina tior
against brother who was not pres
ent.
I will just say to my friends,
am still in the middle of tho road
not marching down it, but up il
and will drop my Representative
mantle over the shoulders OF th'
man who carries the iongest pol.