The Forrest City times., 1892-02-19
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Pertinent Opinions of the Press of Arkan-
 sas and Elsewhere.


 Pertinent Opinions of the Press of Arkan- sas and Elsewhere.
 Nashville (Tenn.) American: Mir Blaine realizes that his reciprocity another time. and as the issue, no mat protection, he has concluded to let Benjaman be the scapegoat to bear the sins of his party.
 Little Rock Gazette: Gov. Boyd's re- fusal to accept the hand of Usurper Thayer when the latter was compelled to yacate would hardly be endorsed by McAllister's Four Hundred; but it it was intensely human and empha- sized the contempt felt generally for Thayer. Hurrah for Boyd
 Louisville Courier-Journal: Logic ally, Blaine and Mckinley should be the only names at Minneapolis. If the convention bslieves that the coun- try wants high tariff. it should nomi- nate MT. Mckinley. If it believes that the reciprocity dodge is the proper thing, it should nominate Mir. Blaine.
 The indications are that Hon. J. P. Clarke will have but little opposition in his race for attorney-gen eral. He is one of the few men in the state who could get most any office in the gift of the people of Arkansas. He is a man of recognized probity and ability, and they will support such men willingly and cheerfully.-Helena World.
 Memphis Commercial: A statesman with the confidence of his party, like al t.t. l. Hill. must be the Standard-bearer of the democracy this year. The Repub- lcan party is too we'll organized to al low any chances to be taken. David Bennett II. must be allowed to. remain in the United States senate.
 Arkadelphia Standards: The Globe Democrat says of ex-Speaker of the House Tom Reed, that without any re- sponsibility at all resting upon him, he is this session having more fun than any others of the members. That's ex- ac.ly ihe position occupied by the circus fool. and we must say We admire Tom more as a clown than as q presiding functionary. He's better fitted for the buffoonery business.
 Springdae News: If the republicans who have been laughing with ''ghoul- ish glee" over the supposed ''sulk" of Mir Mills. can find any comfort in the following. uttered by the distinguished tariff reformer at banquet given by the Reform club in New York recently, they are very welcome to it: II will follow wherever the flag points 10 free trade; I will follow wherever the flag goes, no matter who carries it; and 1 will fight wherever the battle is pitched"
 5lackburn's Free South: We have lately received ''call" to edit repub- lcan paper in Missouri, and one to edit something of the sort in Louisiana. But we are at present "stuck" on the straight democracy of Arkasas, against all mongrelism; and there being ab- solutely no republican organization here or elsewhere in the South worthy a decent white mans support, we pro- pose to fight it out on this line If it takes all sLmmer"-or at least another summer. The democracy of Arkansas may not be all it should or might be, but it beats nothing.
 Lee County Courier: A great many of our state contemporaries are op- posed to what they term "traipsing"- 1 that is, to the gubernatorial candidates being heard by the people as to theiI relative merits and claims. As to us we are in favor of their being heard We acknowledge that ''traipsing" will I prove rather embarrassing to w. NJ | Fishback and his friends if his past rec ord is properly shown up. We put our. selves on record as being in favor of ''traipsing. Let the people have 8 means of judging the worthiness oi those whom they would honor with their support. "Traipse," by all means ''traipSe.
 | Little Rock Democrat: The Demo crat begs to present to the Hon Buck Kilgore of Texas assurances | of it's most profound consideration. He is doing grand work in exposing cer' tain Southern war claims before con- gress, which are doubtless frauds oi the basest kind. Some of these claim. ants from Mississippi and Louisiana who lost much valuable property at 1 the hands of the federal soldiery du. ring the war, are claiming "loyalty" in order to get pay for it. Mir. Kilgore knows thing or two about the loyal. | tvn of Southern men in those days, and he speaks his mind about it very free ly. The truth is that nineteen out ol twenty claimants have no more claim on this ground than the C0nfedsrate soldiers, who risked their lives and ] fortunes in the great contest and ac' eepted the consequences of their de feat. It is said that these "loyal' Sontherners have claims that aggre gate about two million dollars. They ought to be rejected with great prompt ness.
 New York Evening Post: We pub 1 fish on another page of this paper 2 carefully compiled record of the politi cal career of David B. Hill. which wt commend to the Democratic party | Every statement contained in the mar rstjye has been care fully considered