The Forrest City times., 1892-06-17

that body Nle were tIie flower oi tile state, yet he held his own with the best uf them. From that period on, down to the present hour, there has not been c..uyass in that county that he has not taken an active and energetic part. He has sat repeatedly m the Arkansas legislature and carried the Fishbaek amendment. repudiating tire infamous bonds lapplaGsel that had been fastened upon the state by the 1 legislature of 1859, which l remember to have teen in session when first landed in Little Rock. There has never
 been a step or period i'll his career since l 1889 that has not been
 FAITHFUL TO EVERY PRINCIPLE and every trust conveyed to him by hls
 fellow citizens. In his daily walk and conversation. he will challenge compar- sion with any; as neighbOr and | friend. he is unsurpassed; as a public spirited citizen, he is the most liberal | of the liberal In every good wo'k | tending to elevate the moral or intel 1 lectual character of the state, or tOprO-
 mote it's progress and it's prosperity, William M. Fishback is it's friend since ! l first knew him. Applause.
 Why, then, should not the people of Arkansas honor the Hon. Vim. NJ. Fishbackg This is q brave and grate- ful people. IL is a manly and honor able people, and they are not prepared | to repudiate man whose service they have accepted, and the benefits of
 whose superb conduct they have be- come the beneiiciaries.
 undertake to say that the strong
 lens of public scrutiny WAS never turned upon any public man III the his | tory of the state of Arkansas more 1 forcibly than 1t has been turned toward the Hon. Wm. NJ. Fishbaek. Through it all he stood up. defy democrat in tile state to point to one single ill., stance where hesturned his gun upon his party friends. lAppla1se.l He was d candidate for governor of the state when this Fisliback amendment was adopted, but he was overwhelm- ingly defeated because the people did not understand it. Did lie sulk ill his tent CT abuse the party, or refuse to submit to the express will of the peo- pie, either at the polls or in the conyen- ton? No, my fellow citizens, he re- turned to his home and those pursuits which he had plaured for himself, never word Of mlumu!ing or grum- bling fell from his lips.
 Still later, in the contest when our distinguished governor and his p:ede- cesSor and the distinguished and gal lant Rector from Hot Springs were all candidates, when he went down again before the Democratic party, did he sulk or abuse the party, or say they had been ungrateful to himf No, HE CAME BACK TO THE RANKS and returned to his lome, with never murmur or 2 thought of unfayorable comment upon the people of his adopted state.
 Is there not something in the life and character of a man like this that l IS worthy of imitation and that con- | tributes to the well being, power, strength an,. supremacy of the Demo cratic partyi
 Now when look back over the his l tory of this state, coming to It as l did 1 i'll reconstruction times, when the Cat
 terson's militia was raging over south eTn and eastern Arkansas, murderlng
 and robbing our people, and there was
 not a county in our state where there
 was not n company of satraps placed
 in office by the government, overriding
 and depriving the people of their
 rights; and in every fight that ever
 took place in the county where he re-
 sided, we had his hearty cooperation.
 l feel that it is privilege and an honor 10 place a man like this m nomi-
 nation before the democratic people of
 Arkansas. And, my fellow citizens,
 without protracting what l have to
 say,
 AN INCIDENT IN HISTORY.
 1 am reminded now of one incident in history worthy of this occasion. |, Who,, ha 1u,uGty .,f tlt.. Ia ,yt, q , overthrown and the Protector rcigned for while, and when Cromwell died aud , tho same dynasty was again restored to power, through all of these three reigns one admiral stood at the head of
 the British navy. When the StGal, dynasty was finally restored, somebody twitied the gallant old captain with , having served under all three parties
 With locks white with years and Iil
 Of indignation. he said to him: Tt IS the duty of d British soldier to fight for his country; it makes no difference
 who is, king.'
 It is the duty of democrat when the , voice of the party has been heard-- l when that great tribunal which alone has right to determine who shall bear . aloft it's standard to victory has been
 heard, it is the duty Of a democrat, as it was the duty of the British sailor, tC . fight for his party; 1t makes no differ ence who the nominee is. Applause. I All honor to William NJ. Fshback All honor to the grand and glorious
 democracy of this state.
 |, Sebastian county pledges that when Powell Clayton shall return from the republican convention, bearing alofi
 the banners of the Republican party on which will be emblaZoned the plank in the republican platform advocating
 the force bill, and other infamous ;.t-
 Jacks to be made upon the people of the South, he will find ali antagonist upOn every hill top, in every vale, in every county and in every township
 worthy of his metal, who will lead the
 democratic hosts to victory in the light of day upon the discussion of princi- ples, and the rights and liberties Of the
 people.
 WE TENDER HIM
 to you as friend of good govern ment; we tender him to you as a friend of
 personal liberty; we tender him to you
 as the friend of every good movement
 that originates among our people; we
 tender him 10 you to contribute iR the
 contest which is coming, grander and
 brighter than that contest of our state,
 namely, a contest for national suprem-
 acy, as a candidate, man who will represent every issue, state and pa-
 tiOnal, which shall be presented in the coming campaign in manner worthy of himself, and in way that you your selves will feel proud of.
 I In conclusion, gentlemen of the con
 vention, trust that when the work of