The Forrest City times., 1892-06-10
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 Whole Ticket.
 To the Editor of the Gazctte:
 PINE BLUFF, Juno l.-It seems that by my letter to Gen. Reynolds pro- vOked the investigation of Col. Fish. bsck's record. think Gen. ReynOlds' criticism of me unwarrxnted, and now l may be pxrdOnod for saying that neither he nor l understood tho tenn. perament of the people of our party in Arkxnsas. But the party has prima- rally spoken, and will c0nsummately do O when the convention meets, and it has said and will say, "let the dead past be buried.n and let us reward . faithful party steward, who has been Un probation for twenty. five ycars. and never in that time has done an actthat was not one of perfect party fealty, !, and who has all the time during this period shown himself . correct, con- sistent and persistent worker for the party welfare.
 No man can trace me, nor never shall, to warning against the party nominee, and certainly believing as l uO lIt6k AUls E ISbIO0CA t0lStbAusby perform the duties of the office of gOv- that act of party derOgation now.
 opposed the Eishback amendment, believing it to bs illogical, inc0nclusivo
 The people thought different, and % acted Ut the polls, and 1t Is now the fixed and irrevOcable law Of the state, and every democrat % accepts 1t.
 When the majority of tho democracy act, should any member of 1t oppose its t,ehests, he is . traitor to it. Nor will party fidelity permit his nOn-nctiOn, but he must In . line of rightful lOy- alty buckle on his armOr and gO to the front and execute the party commands.
 That man who says am democrat, and in the same breath says will not vote for Fishback If nominated, b . party member sOlecism, and iS of no future use to the organization.
 COncede the election of FishbAck; cOncede that the people are wrong in nominating and electiilg him, and then cOncede that what the people dO wrong at one time they can correct at another; but we can't cOncede that what the party does. in organized action, can be gxinsxid by any kind of individual movement. either omission ar cummis- sion. against what the majority directs
 Eishback's nomination by prxcti. cally unanimous vote being certain, don't see how any just man, any thorough democrat, can set at n1ught the so definitely expressed will of our voters.
 We have no democrats to spare. and there must be no waste of powers, in fighting each other, for everybody knows that Col. Fishback will be faith full to his trust, when made governor, and it is in the nature 0f things, con- sidering the thrusts that have been made at him. on this score, that he will be the more assiduOus to do his whole duty, and as democrat, knowing how much is dependent upon faithful, har- m0niOus action of the party, how much wrOng could be done the state by any aggregati0n of discontent. l hope that the state convention will give Col. Fishback a unanimous and unoppOsed nomination. and that every democrat in the state will lend an unqualified support to that conclusion of the con- ventiOn at the election.
 Men, individuals, may be displeased, little dlsgruntled, and admit l am, but l will pull my coat of and fight for Col. Fishback's election, at every avail able spot where can do him, and the party service, and so will all democrats. Yours, truly, AEr l.. JONES.