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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The
.s..!l.v.is. d lie State d a.sss..::
Joint RESOLUTION NO. q

Resolved By the senate and House of Fsepresen-
tatiyes Of the General Assembly Of the State
OF Arkansas. majorityof all the Members
elected 70 each House agreeing thcretos
That the following article shalt DC proposed
as amendment TO the Constitution of the
State Of Arkansas. which, when agreed 70 81 a
majority Of all the members elected 10 each
House and adopted BY IN ajority OF the elect
urs Of the stale voting at tbs next geneI al
election for Senators and Represen tatiycs.
shall become part OF the said Constitution.
namely. Every male citizen OF the Unit ed
States, or male person no has sieei AIRED his in
teniion Of becoming citizen Of the same, Of
IA this state twelve months. 10 the County six
muaths. and IN the precinct warl one month
next preecding any election al which he may
propose % vote, except such persons may
Tor the commission Of some felony be aeprIF eli
of the right 40 vote by law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and who shalt exhibit a poll
tax receipt or Other evidence that be has
paid his poll tax 1t tne time Of collecting
taxes next preceding sueh election, shalt
be allowed 10 vote at any election in the State
OF Arkansas. Provided. that persons who
make satisfactory prof that they have attain
Ell the age Of twenty one years since the time
Of assessing taxes next preceding said election
aud possesses the other necessary qualshca
tious. shall be permitted 10 vote: ami provided
further, that The said tax receipt shall be 50
ment hy the Judges Of Election to whom il
may be hrst presented as to prevent the holder
thereof from voting more than once al aaY
election. Approved April :. 1891.
In conformity TO law. ! hereby give not
ice that at the next general election in this
state for senators and Representatives which Is
the foregoing proposed amendment 10 me
Constitution % this state will he submitted 10
the electors for approval or rejection. ZACH
elector upon aeoositing his ballot Is required
70 vote ''tor the Amendment or AGAINST
the Amendment
Witness my oiheiai signature and seal Of Of
ice This LET day OF February. lisa
t>eal.l b. b. CHt>M, See r.tafv IL state
q. b. ARMISTEAD. Dcputy.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
A Significant Platform.

st. Louis Republic: After in
structing their delegates to Chicago
for Mr.. CLEVELAND the Minnesota
Democrats adopted this significant
plank on coinage:
We hold, in accordadee with a tradi-
tional policy Of our own party,to the use
Of both gold and silver, and the sole
function Of the Government is To exam
inc the relative value Of the metals Of
coinage as established by the commercial
world, and if there has been sufficient
fiuctuation in the value Of either to
make the existing ratio unequal, then TO
readjust the ratio 20 that the number Of
grains of either metal in the unit Of
coinage, the dollar, shall be equivalent
in value and then 10 permit the Free I'M
restricted coinage Of both metals.
We join the Democracy of New York
in demanding the repeal Of the Sherman
silyer-eOinage act We condemn that
act as an attempt to distract the friends
Of honest bi-metallism and denounce it
as calculated to debase our currency
contract the circulating medium and
wreck the confidence and safety Of the
business world.
This is plain statement of the
Democratic theory of free coinage,
but ii is remarkable at this time be
cause it brings to the front the vital
question of the entire discussion
that Of the proper coinage ratio be
tween gold and silver.
1t is worth recalling here that ex-
pressions almost identical with that
Of this platform was attributed to
Mr.. CLEVELAND in newspaper inter
views not long after the publication
of his coinage letter. His solution
Of the matter, it was then asserted,
was the REIMBURSEMENT of the coinage
ratio between gold and silver so that
they would bear to each other the
same ratio for coinage that they
bear in their average price through
a period long enough to give fair
average.
AS against the Minnesota plat
form the advocates of contraction
viii have to find other arguments
than those they have been advanc-
ing against free coinage at the pres
emit mint ratio For this platform
proposes to keep the two metals to
gether in circulation, not by bull
ing or bearing the silver bullion
market on a gold basis as the Re
publicans have been doing, but by
coming the two metals at their prop
er ratio of exchange with each other.
The Minnesota platform means
good deal. 1t will be heard from at
Chicago.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

tute the county central committee il was
stated thar the party was sonew hat dis
organized and some difficulty had beeu
experienced in getting the right kind Of
men 70 serve. They desired dycd-in-the-
wool republicans and no others were
wanted. The following persons were
recommended and elected TO serve on
said committee.
w. w. Brashear, chairman. Illinois.
ID. r. Rouse, Of Lee, r. Black Of Wilson.
w. ID. Fakes Of Dover. L. X. Willis Of
Holly Bend, VIM. Burns Of Griffin, 5. L.
Crotts Of Bayliss, John Kinder Of More
land, w. j. Sosbee Of Dover. j. NJ. Stan
ley Of Gala Rock, H. G. Dunlap, w. A.
Burris. sam Davis Of Illinois, James
Bell of Independence, J. A. Story of
jackson, III. G. Smith Of of Valley. III. n.
@. Bowden of Gum Log, A. $. Garrison
of Clark.
A motion prevailed that county con-
yengion be held at Russellyille July
TO nominate q straight republican ticket.
a series Of resolutions was adopted,
synopsis Of which is as follows:
First. declares devotion 10 and conf
dence in the time honored principles Of
the republican party.
Second. endorses President Harrison's
and favors his re-elec-
ton.
Third, approves the Sherman financial
policy. also the silver legislation Of the
last congress.
Fourth, endorses james G. Blaine's
achievements and approves
his reciprocity policy.
Fifth, applauds the Mckinley tariff
measure.
Sixth, regrets that the cry Of hard
times is so universal, and denies that
the tariff is the cause of the peoples pow
erty stricken condition; assigns as the
cause the fact that three-fourths Of their
purchases consist of articles they could
produce at home. such as tobacco. molas-
ses, lard. flour. meat, oats, potatoes, mil
let seed, garden seed, hay, horses, mules
and cattle.
Seventh, instructed delegates TO the
state convention TO demand republican
state ticket and pledges cordial support
of same at the polls.
On motion the convention adjourned.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

The entire country from Texas on
the south to Nebraska and Iowa on
the north and Kansas east 20 Illinois
was swept on the LIST inst by one OF
the most disastrous tornadoes on
record AT points the storm almost
approached a cyclone in violence,
Numbers of building were wrecked
and extensive damage done. The
loss Of life was appalling. Two towns
in Kansas were swept entirely away
and many OF the inhabitants killed
In Iowa a train was blown off the
track. At Chicago a seven-story
building collapsed, crushing sur
rounding buildings and killing three
people and fatally iniuring many
more Three people we're killed in
Texas
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
Judiciary Committee Meeting.

A meeting of the democratic Judi
ciary committee of the 9Th judicial
district of the state of Arkansas was
held at Russellville, Ark, on the 4th
day Of April, 1892, for the purpose
of calling judicial convention.
The following members were pres
emit: w. j. Showers, Conway coun-
ty; W. r. Wooten, Pope county; DIR.
A. NJ. Mckennon proxy for Will
Floyd, johnson county: and J. G.
Hart, Yell county. w. J. Showers
presided and J. c. Hart was appoint
ed secretary. On motion, it was de
cided that a judicial convention be
called to meet at Russellville. Ark.
on the 18th day of August. 1892, for
the purpose of nominating candi-
date for prosecuting attorney. That
delegates be elected TO said conyen-
ton from their respective counties
according TO the basis of the vote
cast for governor Eagle at the last
state election. That primary cleo
tions be held in the respective coun-
ties at the same time the county pri-
maries are held. That delegates be
instructed to cast the vote of the
primaries of their respective coun-
ties in the district convention.
The committee adjourned to meet
again at Russellyille, Ark, on the
18th day Of August, 1892.
W. j. SHOWERS, Chm.
j. c. HART, Sec.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
Republican County Convention.

The republicans Of Pope county held
convention at the court house Saturday
I'd inst. The meeting was called 10 or
der BIZ w. w. Brashear. whereupon A.
A. BeaSler was elected chairman and j..
f. Burris secretary. Upon taking the
chair Mr.. Beasler spoke in ealogistic
terms OF the wisdom Of the policy of the
republican parry, endorsed Harrison's adj
ministration. and boosted Of Blaine's
craftsmanship. He wanted delegates elect
ed to the national convention who would
vote for Harrison first, last and all the
time.
The election Of delegates to the state
convention being in order, w. w. Bra
shear and j. NJ. Haney were nominated
and elected.
a colored man insisted that they were
entitled to representation az the white
republicans had always been riding the
milk white steed and the niger had TO
straddIe the mule. To which the chair
man responded that perhaps they had
been neglected, but the time was coming
for them yet. And from what he said
the reporter could almost see the forty
acres and a mule proposition passing
through the mind Of the colored delegafe)
Dennis Rouse (col.) aud John Nc
Anally were elected delegates TO the
fourth district congressional convention
at Little Rock April ).
A committee was appointed 10 select
county central committee. The commit
tee retired Soon one Of the members,
Mr.. VIM. Sosbee, returned and called the
attention Of the chairman to the fact
that every room was locked and no
place could be found for the committee
10 meet, adding that If this had been a
democratic meeting the latch string
would have hung on the outside Of every
door, or words to that effect. At this
juncture Judge Bullock arose, begged
pardon for chipping in as it was not his
"meetin,s and stated that the charge Of
discrimination was unf0unded. The
courthouse belonged to the county and
was IN charge of the sheriff and if appli-
cation was made 10 him As many rooms as
necessary would Immediately be thrown
open To the committee. He rendered
them the circuit clerks room 10 use as
long as they needed ii. Here a resolu-
ton was introduced eensuring Mr.. Sos
bee for rejecting on the officials and in
asmueh a. Sheriff johnson had pnt the
courthouse in splendid condition, all the
courtesies that could have reasonably
been expected had been extended. The
resolution was adopted by big lnaiori-
~.
One Of the features Of the convention
was the strenuous efforts to wrest the
control Of the party machinery from the
hands Of w. w Brashear, who has been
at the head Of the organization IN this
county for twenty years. The attempt
was signally unsuccessful and demon
strated clearly the grip the boss" has
upon his party. He i trained politi-
clan and enjoys the confidence Of his
party leaders.
III reporting committeeman to consti-
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

A MAJORITY of the committee of
seven engaged in canyassing the
returns of the Louisiana democratic
primary election, decided in favor Of
Foster. Two Of the committee re-
fused to accept the decision and
withdrew. Fosters majority in the
state was only 4S5, after throwing
out the votes Of three precints in
New Orleans which we're contested
on account of fraud. The result was
a victory for the anti-lotteryites.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
Interior Items,

Editor DEMOCRAT: Farmers are
busy planting corn.
Some of our citizens are worship
pers at the shrine of the Temple OF
Justice this week.
The fruit crop appears to be prac-
tically uninjured, fact we are glad
to report.
b. Linderman Esq, is erecting a
new storehouse at Cross Plains to be
used as a postofiice and store We
wish him success.
The question is being asked what
is the matter with F. NJ Hudson, Jr
for assessor? The answer eehos he
is all right, for he is Pope county
boy of unquestioned ability and in
tegrity. We would be proud to see
him enter the race. CoRyUs.
April 5, 1892.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
A CALL.

N Obedience . action q the Democratic Cen
trail Committee OF Pope County. made al meet
ing thereof. AZ Rgssellyille- March 10. is92.
hereby call upon the Democrats u Pope County
to meet in convention IN their respective town
ships on SATURDAY.. May ~ fSaz. at o'clock H. IN.
for the purpose u selecting delegates 70 q Conn
" Convention which IL called 70 meet at Rus
sellyiiie on Saturday. June 4 lsaz
The townships are requested 70 instruct for
primary election or convention. Also 70 elect
county central committeeman. and elect three
persons 10 serve a. central committee for the
township. Townships were also requested 20
organize democratic clnbs.
The townships are entitled 20 the number Of
dele gates mentioned below, according 10 the hs-
SIS 81 representation fixed by the County Cen
trial COMMITTEES towit: Allen /, Bayliss z Bur
metz 3. Convenience :. Clark s, Center 2 Dover &
Freeman. ]. Griffin !. Gala Rock Gala Greek
& Gum Log !, Holly Bead :. Illinois l2 indie
pendence i. Jackson 2. Liberty 5, Lee 9, Martin
5, M0reland I. Northfark :, Sand Spring & VAL
ley 2 Wilson $ K. Il. WILSON. Chairman.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

n the vote in the House on the
free silver bill 1877 democrats and
alliance men and III republicans yot-
ed in favor of free coinage and 50
democrats and GO republicans
against it. 1t is understood that by
common consent the bin will go oy-
er until December rather than risk
its defeat by forcing a vote now. Ma
ny of the warmest advocates Of the
measure think it unwise 10 inject it
into the campaign ahead Of the tar
iff and agree that there viii be no
difficulty in securing its passage
during the short session after the
presidential election.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

PORK county republicans are
nothing if not inventive. Their lat
est invention, one which they will
have patented we presume, is the
plea that the existing depression in
financial circles the hard times, if
Won please, is not the result Of the
operations Of the robber tariff, but
rather the natural sequence Of buy
ing such Of the necessaries of life as
can be raised at home The adyant
age and wisdom Of greater depend
ence upon home products viii Of
course be conceded, but this is not the
end Of the whole matter. How about
the innumerable articles Of necessity
which enter into the daily require
ment of every family in the land
which cannot be grown or manufac-
tured here and on which excessive
tariffs are laid2 If the tribute which
the people are forced to pay the pro-
tected manufacturing barons Of the
east for these necessities Of the home
we're left in the pockets of the con
sumner. there would be a marked in
crease in the circulating medium.
The specious plea of the republicans
that the tariff is in no way response
BILE for the poyerty-strieken condi-
ton of the people is too thin, in the
classic language of Mr.. Bryan 1T
won't work.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
McEIree's Mine of csrdul

The State Convention OF the Y. NJ. G.
A. will be held at Conway April Alto "a
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
HoM's Your wife.

The railroad bridge across the river
At Ft. smith has been thrown open to
, fha r,f.hffp
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

tF%fts-~
Deer Mr.. Eddyter 4 50 4th lit il
with No. faber led pencil 4 A
feelin Of awe and tremblin that APP
pr0ach in inaginashun the august
presents Of THR DrMoKRATs kollums
{ e must Kkuse this here little sfiite
Of fancy, as the hi skool girl wood
dub it: it is of my kampane jolks }.
mister Ed, hav got something 2
say 2 something that daily
noospaper reporter wood hale as A
.'skoop7 kakilated promote him 2
the hest place on the stafsome-
thing that viii mache Z rejoys In
your sole that broke the glad noos
2 Tin fakt idea that's kakiiSed ?
asstonish the entire world. Il after
tell u. if The DIMoKRATs sirkula-
shun jumps up 5 thousand Z can
list kredit it this koz.
Well coming down ? plane Eng
lish, here is my seekrit--T HAY cor
THE KEcH FOR oFFIs, d I've got it bad,
2. Yes. my wife's End kuzzin has
bin a-soliciting Of Me ? enter the
race for the Legislator. & j have de
cided 2 run. In dew thyme i will
make Nv announcement d then the
world will stand agast
now, as make fu promises & silk
them is my maxum, don't pur-
pose 2 say much about what viii
doc If eiekted, ct settery. ct settery,
but will say this much for the ben
nyfit Of the deer peepul'-that /
intend 2 present d doc awl in my
power toward their passage, bills as
folders Il to kreS society for the
abolishun Of pianner playing (2) a
bill 2 prohibit lending anything ,
your naber: (3 bill regulate the
size Of the Shecago girls phoot; al
a resolushun Of respeck d sympathy
for the opprest English sparrer. i
viii of coarse rename in the usual
line in / respeck, d will not try do
anything at awl for the bennyfit of
the peepul, hents will make no prom
ises on that skore.
/ am dentsly ignorant Of the law,
but Ny better / GOD bless herl) is
full -hedged I'd grade teecher, &
with her assistants am konfident i
kood do as well as ANY other county
representer. 6 on this viii base my
klames.
tell e the peepul Of pope county
has great dooty perform. Awl-
reddy The grones of oppression can
be herd in the land, d unless we
eleck good men to our legislative
hauls. the grand ole phlag viii be
stomped in the mud, while the klank
of the chanes of Tyranny will rever-
bers clear the Skize, Il the world
will be reduced miserble d I'M
settled state. We must purify our
government, eleck pillows of the
church ? offs, and the nashun will
be redempted. ii viii say rite here
that am deakin.
If am depheeted viii rename at
home a. serve the Lord, till the sile
Il rase Sc cotton IL the ID
when send in Ny announcement
VIII state WHAT tihtt l PURPOSE
run on. Yourn for sucksess,
HIRAM HAYsEED.
p. ST had thot of making the
race for taeks assessor, as that Is
good paying job. but beeing pressed
for the Legislator, konkluded kood
best serve my kountry in that ka-
passity. III. FL.
(Diktated 2 Nv better J.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

THE Pine Bluff Press Eagle says
an effort is being made by prom
inent eolored democrats of Little
Rock to have the next convention Of
the colored Democrats of the Nation
held in that city. As the large ma
jority of the eolored people are To-
Gated in the South, it is proper that
their conventions should, all things
being equal, be held in the Southern
cities Committeeman b. +. Adair
has written a letter TO the chairman
Of the Colored Democratic National
Committee, extending the hospital
ity of the city to the National Con-
vention, which will be held sometime
in June.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
Why He Withdrew.

Ed. DEMocRAT.-My object in so
Letting space in your columns is to
address my friends in Pope county.
As is generally known my name has
been mentioned as a probable can
didate for the office of county and
probate Judge Thus being actual
ed by the urgent call of my friends
/ had concluded 10 make the race
With this intention | began to in
vestigate the matter and with much
greater encouragement than | ex-
pected. But learning that Prof j.
H. Fry Of Clark township was in the
field and had made up his mind to
make the race also, / have decided
il was best to decline In doing so
/ wish to state that my aspiration
has not In the least relaxed. 1t
would have afforded me much pleas
ure to have made the canvass and
met with the people of Pope county.
But my situation being as many
other farmers, my entire time and
attention is needed at home.
la conclusion | viii state that if
either of the two aspirants, Judge
Bergman or Prof Fry should be
elected, the people would have a
good and efficient Judge, and either
would nil the Office with credit.
I now wish to express my sincere
thanks 70 my friends who so kindly
and willingly offered their support
and influence if l made the canvass.
A. j. PHILLIPs.
Appleton, March 81, 1892
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07
Dy spepsia and Liver Complaint.


l. IL not worth the small price of 75e
70 free yourself OF every symptom Of
these distressing complaints, II yon
think so call at our store and get bot
tie OF Shiloh's Vitalizer. Every bottle
has printed guarantee on IL. Use ac-
cordingly and 4 il does you no good it
will cost you nothing. Solid by Wei
mer Drug Co.
There VIII be watermelon contest
10 Woodruff county this year. The
farmer raising the largest melon will
receive q handsome prize
Oh. What Cough.
Will you heed the warnIngs The
signal perhaps Of the sure approach OF
that more terrible disease Consumption
Ask yourselves II son can afford for
the sake ot Soc, 10 run the risk aud DO
nothing for In. We know from expert
enee that Shiloh's Care viii cure your
cough. IL never fails. This explains
why more than a million bottles were
sold the past year. IL relieves Group
and whoopiDg cough at onces Mothers.
do not be without IL. For lame back.
side or chest use ShIioh's Porous Plas.
or. Sold by Weimcr Drug Co.
The Lockesburg jail was harmed re-
ceutly BY prisoners, who narrowly eg-
capped burning 70 death.
LADIES
fsc4lng ionic. O. children who want bnll1-
INK up, sh0kid take
BROyVN's IRON BTTTERS.
y pleasant cures Malaria, indiEsstiGE.
sausnesss Liver Complaints and Neuralgia
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

WHERE did the opponents of Mr..
Fishback get that speech Of his de
livered in 1868? Did the Little
Rock coterie send to Washington
for it, and later send carefully
transcribed text to the gentleman
from Sheco? Or did they simply
inform Mr. Reynolds that they had
it and he furnished the head and
tail for it that it might be published
in the Gazetteer We ask for infor
nation and request an answer by re
turn mail.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

HERE are few of the issues be-
fore the people of the state: ex-
emptions, railroad commission, the
penitentiary and lease system, roads
and bridges, a new constitution or
amendments to the old one, tenure
of office, crop mortgage law, pro
lection of public funds, changes in
the judicial system, state board of
Worlds fair, improve
ment of public schools, reducing the
number of elections. Others may
develop as the campaign progressee.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

THIS from the Searcy Beacon is
timely and to the point;
a word to those who are making
war upon the new election law: Do
not depend upon misrepresentation
and falsehood to array the people
against that enactment. An intelli-
gent public will read and study the
law, and the efforts being made by a
few, to manufacture prejudice
against it viii recoil upon them.
There may be some unwise provis-
ions in the law but it is not so Who'll
" bad as some are trying to make it
appear.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-04-07

Two fires at New Orleans Sunday
destroyed 100000 bales Of cotton
and several squares Of residence and
business property. The loss is es-
timated at s2,500,000 and hundreds
Of people are homeless. A cigarette
in the hands Of a careless boy start
ed the conaagration.