The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-03-17


DEAR CANDIDATES: The usual
time for you to appear is here and
the undersigned, your friend and adj
mirer, asks the loan of your ears
while we have a little fence rail
talk. 1t is not presumption nor the
dictates of a brain overburdened
with wisdom that prompts this re
quest. But in democratic ranks the
humblest partisan is entitled to his
opinion and respectful hearing, and
all good and true democrats are in
terested in their party's success. So
with these predatory remarks we beg
leave to submit our views to be re-
ceived as good, bad or indifferent.
First, we bow to those who
would legislate. We would respect
fully suggest, gentlemen, that you
make your announcements early
and that you prepare your views on
the necessary legislation you think
needed in circular form and distrib
ute at your pleasure
over the county. We, the
people would like to know how you
propose to remedy our abominable
road system What do you expect
to do to better our school sys-
tem-especially in regard to examin-
atoms, uniformity of or free text
books, and pay of directors? What
are your views on reformatory for
young criminals and on the convict
lease system? Also, what amend
ments to the Constitution do you
think would be beneficial?
These are dropped merely as "hints
to the wise" and the wise can add or
take from ad libitum.
Now then gentlemen and fellow
citizens land this includes all candi-
dates both great and SMALL let's
have a "still hunt campaign and
do. dear candidate, be as still as you
possibly can until we farmers make
crop. For your sakes, for our sakes,
for Gods sake, let's have no traps
ing" or tramping of the candidates
over our fair county speaking and
spreading dissension until after you
are thinned to a stand by the sover-
eigns, Let peace and good will
abound among us and we will stand
unitedly invincible to any and all
opposition. The worst foe of the
democratic party is its own blunder-
ing self.
And further, gentlemen. we long
ago believed, and we have not gotten
over it yet, that candidate worthy
of any county Office should be suf-
ficiently well known to the people he
wants to serve by character and rep
utation to need but little further in
PRODUCTION This modern system of
electioneering is a disgrace to any
party and Tammany Hall methods
keep many of our men of highest
character and integrity from enter
ing the field of politics, preferring
some other field where fairer methods
and less mud Singing is INDUCED.
Such should not be so, for we need
our best, wisest and strongest men
to lead us to victory in our cam
paigns.
But again, dear candidate, these
be troublesome times with we who
walk between pillow handles, What
with high tariff and low cotton, high
priced goods and no money to buy
them, heavy discounts over the bank
counter and bad crops, and having
said discounted paper to look after,
and many other incidental farming
duties we need not mention, we are
having all we can do to make all
things meet. Then much as we love
your smiling countenance and hearty
hand shake, and we'll as we like to
talk politics, we as for the sake
of those who depend ON us for daily
bread to cut your visits short while
we are busy working and making
our crops
We can scarcely refrain from Civ
ing the republican scheme of prima-
~ elections a whack over the head,
but guess it would be out of place
in this letter. With our best bow
and sweetest smile we win close
these few healthy hints which are
given to the boys with the compli-
ments of the season and may YOU al
get there-some time. RUsucUs.
Moreland, March IL, 1892.