The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
INSTRUCTED VOTES FOR FIsHBACK.
 The following counties have held their primaries, and instructed for
'ishback for governor:
FIsHBACK's RECORD.

The Lonoke Democrat, edited by that sterling old democrat, W. F. Hicks, has this to say anent the oppo. sition to Fishback. 1t exposes the ebug under the chip" MT. Hicks has been in public life for many years, is thoroughly posted as to Fishback s record and, therefore, fully competent to judge between him and his oppo- nents. The following manly defense of the Fort Smith statesman appeared in last weeks Democrat.
 From concatenation of circumstances we are led to the concius ion that the assaults be- ing made on Col. FishbGek do not arise from his record made in the war between the states, for many are fair enough to admit they are opposed to him OF otherand different grounds, but they are careful to conceal the real mo- tiyes by which they are moved in their op- position, under the hue and cry or" Fishbaek s record" We have closely scanned the horO- scope of Fishback's political record since the union government has been established after the confederates had laid down their arms and the clash of war ceased. We find nothing to condemn and much to praise. lie has been able, vigilant and brilliant in and out Of sea- sou working for the interets of the people Of Arkansas and defending them from the con tumely heapei upon them by the republican press and leaders, and aiding the people by every means in his power. If this is true and none, we think, will gainsay it. whence comes this oppositionf We do not think that we must dive very deep in the history or the past twenty-six years to divine the secret motive lying at the bottom of these assaults. The first circumstance that strikes us is that about all the papers and individuals that opposed Amendment No l." forbidding the levying of q tax to pay the principal or interest On the Holford, railroad aid and levee bonds, are now opposing Col. Fishback with the bitter ness of gall. The second eircumstanee IS q twin brother. The same papers and individ- uais are bowling for a new constitution doubtless with the intent of leaving that blot on ArlIanaas' fair escutcheon' out of the ncw constitution. The third circumstance i'd that w. P. Deuckla, the agent of Holfcrd, placed some of those bonds where they would do the most good, and some of them fell into the hands of old citizens of Arkansas, as well as some of the railroad and levee bonds, and are in such hands yet. They perhaps, are not to be blamed for wanting to realize on them, but the taxpayers would be if they allow themselves to be circumvented into the pay ment of them. We do not charge that all who oppose Col. Fshback arc governed by such mercenaty and ignobie motives but that some may be we have no doubt, and they and their descendants will continse to cry for a new constitution until long after the present. gen eration shall have passed away, to wipe out fhe ..foul blot" that they may reap the reward of their perseverance and down Fishback after he has moudered to dust. It Is not pleasant for us to say these things but as the Democrat is a sentinel on the watchtower, ever looking to the protection of the people aEainst the secret maehinations of willy scheners. from whatever source they may come, we feel called upon to sound the alarm
 that the people may investigate for them selves from whence cometh all this smoke throughout the state. and this we do not as a champion of Col. Fishback for there are other men that we prefer for governor, but in tho cause of justice and fair-dealing yet we are fan to say that we have no objection to him personally or politically. Our relations for the past twenty years, privately and officially. have been agreeable. both working to the same end-to protect the people from the con sequences of d great fraud upon the taxpayers of the state, and have been successful and neither of us wants to see his labor of love for years vanish into nothingness. We are satisfied from our knowledge of the man that Col. Fishback would make a safe. enlightened and patriotic governor and thwart the attempt to open the bond question, from whomsoever it may come, looking solely to the interests of all the people. If we are wrong in our con clusions. we would only be too glad to be con- yinced of our error.