The Forrest City times., 1892-08-05
An Error Set Right.

We wish we could speak a word o1 warning loud enough to bring the de mocracy of Lee county to their senses, Unless they abandon the present pro. gramme they will suffer inevitable de feat. Trouble arose over the nomina- ton for sheriff. Mir. Derrick, the pres ent incumbent, being declared the choice of the party. Harrington, his opponent and former sheriff, charged fraud and called the executive commit tee together to investigate the matter, but stated he would not abide their de- cision unless it WAS favorable to him. self. The committee met, but refused to take action because of Mir. Harring- tons attitude. The latter has bolted the party and will run independently. This means split and victory for the republicans. Brethren, have you so soon forgotten the days of the negro domination that you invite 1t again with all its humiliations and horrorsp It has only been since 1878 that you have been free from this nightmare. The writer well remembers the con- diti0n up to that time, and he had hoped never again to see the county in it's old condition. St. Francis county is suffering now from just such an error dS OuT lI1ciiuS iu AIcc ocCm ucNCAuluCu to commit. Brethren, friends, for Gods sake stop before it is to late. Mir. Harrington owes 1t to the DemOc- racy, who have honored him in the past, to refrain from precipitating withdraw from the race and let the majority rule. Even if fraud was committed, he will gain nothing by per- | a%ro sno fnr nrinrn hu oSoScf n in the defeat of the party.-FOrrest City Times.
 We fully appreciate the sentiment contained in the above but would like to set our neighbor right about certain things in regard to the candidacy of V. Nj. Harrington for sheriff. In the first place, the committee acted with out reason or fairness at their first meeting in not entertaining the charges of fraud made of the Council township returns. Every fair-minded democrat 1 in the county will admit that. In the
 next place, MT. Harrington was not in strumental in calling the committee to.
 gether again. But said call was writ
 ten and promulgated while Mir. Har- ringtOn was in the bottom taking proof l in regard to the frauds having been committed against him in Council town. ship. The editor of the Courier assumes the sole responsibility of getting up that petition and having it circulated, hop. | ing thereby to heal the breach made in the party. Tn fact, the most ardent friends of Mir. Harrington bitterly op. posed the proposition, having sized up the personel of that committee, but the editor of the Courier, believing that there was yet spirit of fairness, jus tice and decency prevailing iu major ity of that committee, still persisted in his course and circulated that petition and had the committee called together again. How wofully the editor was mistaken subsequent acts fully proved. When the committee reconvened, Mir. Harrington and his friends being fully cognizant of the feeling of majority of that committee towards him, some of them not even hesitating to express their prejudices freely upon the streets of Marianna and elsewhere before the meeting of the committee. Now, can any sensible man blame Harrington for not agreeing to accept their decision in his case. II. Clay King had as we'll ask the PostoDs to give him new trial as for Harrington to have expected jus tice at the hands of that committee. Yes, We acknowledge that we were guilty of the fool act of petitioning that committee to be called together again; but our zeal for the good of the Demo. cratic party, and that harmony and peace might prevail in its ranks must be our excuse for so acting.
 MT. Harrington has not bolted the party, and does not run independent, but simply claims what justly belongs to him, the democratic nomination for sheriff of Lee county. in spite of the un- wise, unfair and unjust decision of a county executive committee, so-called, dictated to and bossed by little town ring that sets themselves up as the democracy of Lee county. MT. liar rington does not owe it to the democ- racy of Lee county that has hOnored him as their choice. as expressed in the primaries of July 9th, to withdraw, but he owes it to them and to himself tC claim what has justly been given him by their votes, the nomination foi sheriff of Lee county, as spoken in their primaries have said that V. NJ
 Harrington is their choice for sheriff and as such he will poll majority o1 their votes on the 5th day of next