The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-18
AN ESTABLISHED FACT.
The President of the Pope County Al Iiance in Correspondence with
 Powell Clayton.

When Judge Bullock interrogated John Harkey at the Holly Bend speak ing few days ago in regard to the let ter Orr Hearne received from Eureka Springs he struck ''lead," as prospec- tors would say, which banned out" rich developments sooner than was expect ed. In fact the Hay of the land'' Is such as to warrant the belief that n "b.s bo- nanza" is about to be unearthed, W. ich promises to be both interesting and sur prising when uncovered.
 The second scene in this peculiar po- litical drama was enacted before large audience in Valley township last Mon day. The principal actors were Judge Bullock and Everett Morton. In the course of his speech the Judge referred to the accommodating evidences which justified the belief that the peoples par ty candidates, not only for state but for county offices, were simply decoys for the republican party and that thorough understanding exists between the leaders of the two organizations. He cited in evidence the Whipple letter to his Fulton county friend in which he secretly stated that Carnahan was aiding the republican ticket indirectly, and to the MertZ letter to Columbia county delegate to the Omaha convention, who did not go because he was not ready to relinquish his democracy. This latter fact Mertz did not know, and he unwit- tingly gave away to his supposed friend and co-laborer, the scheme through which the third party aimed to assist the republicans in overthrowing democ- racy, also, to the fact that Whipple car ries railroad pass which enables him to | Al. .l tI tt.a IKsAsn Mountain train out of Batesville Whip pie passed Carnahan on his ticket. This occurrence is vouched for by an entirely responsible citizen of Batesville, Col. | Yancey. Judge Bullock further refer red to the letter received by Orr Hearne July 2d from the Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, and related the questions pro- pounded to John Harkey at Holly Bend and the answers thereto. All these facts Judge Bullock believed justified the in- ference that a deal was on and constitut- ed basis sufficient for charge of that nature.
 | Mir. Morton, one of the Peoples party legislative candidates, replying to Judge Bullock stated that he had read the let ter in question and that it was very | trivial and insignificant affair, and he
 supposed it would be published in order that the public might see what was in it. Leaving the subject here he turned to
 more agreeable topics. At the close of his speech Judge Bullock asked permis-
 sion to propound a question in regard to
 that Eureka Springs letter which being
 granted, he asked Mir, Morton 10 state
 who the letter was from. Replying Mir
 Morton admitted that it was from Pow
 ell Clayton.
 So it is an established fact that the
 letter was written by Powell Clayton
 Mir Morton read the letter and admits
 it's authorship. Now, the question arise'
 why the correspondence? MT. Hearne
 is president of the County Alliance anc
 Powell Clayton the willy and unscrupu-
 lous leader of the republicans. ltcanno
 be urged that the correspondence wa prompted by personal considerations
 growing out of intimate acquaintance
 ship, for we donbt if Powell Claytor would know the Pope County Allianc'
 apostle if he were to meet him in thu
 road Then evidently something els besides friendship prompted the cor ] respondenee and what c0uld t havi been If not business" And if business was it of political natnres
 The publication of the letter vii [ throw light upon the subject and it's ap pearance will be awaited with interest r And while he is al it 1t is hoped Mi : Clayton's correspondent will publish tn s second letter he received from the sam
 source July q.