The Van Buren press., 1893-07-01

M, n,rh.nn aui,e sure that all this Shula
.s,,.l- arisee cut Of the Recommendations Nj,
Brcckinridse has made for p9ssmss'e~ ps n''''
There is nothing In Tie extract nom tne ftess s
cott democrat 70 justly that conclusion, eno
most asxuredly nothing 70 warfent sne OPINION
iicuisriy nom the appointment or rather the
disappointment Ct Fort smith n,,,
We do not think 1t quite inst 70 IA BIO Dun
ham TO ptsee Us In the at1ilde o. ossnS mn.
ally responsible sor the Criticisms oi 'ne press
The burden Of the complaint against MAJOR
Breckinridge was that he was In ArkanSas Mnen
his friends needed his services IN wshtnsston
and the State press II sounding his praises ist
more loudly than they are decrying MAJOR bfeck-
inridge. ~ ..
rest in securing appointments. while Mr. breck-
inridge led all the rest 1t the hind END. :.
1t is this fact and not the disapPointment y
Fort Smith that has caused the sTsu the
we are not willing to be fegafdeo a. even 'ne
innocent cause Of It
As an editor we cannot afford to be personal
In ali the warm scramble for postofice in Fort
Smith we never used the columns OF our paper;
in the remotest degree. to promote our persona
interest Even when the subject of primary
election Was under discussion, and other candi.
dates were declaring that MI Sree t.s,,',
condemnation of that bastard product OF tne
Peoples Party, because it would have subjected
us 70 the reasonable but unjust charge that W.
were doing il in our own interest Just a. tne iacl
OF Bro Dnnham holding place at Washington
by the grace Of the Arkansas representatives
one Of whom Is Major BreckinridFe, might sup
ect him to az least suspicion thss ne Is de,en1
est And when our esteemed evening conssm =.
porary published the statement that nine sentnl
Of the people were for Mr.. Garrett We made nc
denial preferring to suffer the imputauon tnaL
to discuss question purely personal to oursell
in our own paper. when had the real facts beer
known. the very lamps on the street corner 1.s1,
would have sputtered their fndignauon. sun
Mr.. Garrett is . Democrat and gentleman ano
has done nothing not perfectly fair. - nr e "
know, and his friends who secured his appoint
ment have done nothing that we would not havt
owned . dog that had done. as Major Breckin
ridge has done we should hasten to chain hin
and send for q dog doctor.
We thank Bro. Dunham for his ninoly woIt
in our behalf He is . stAunch old Democra
whose word should have some weight bu
he defers gracefully to the wishes Of the peo
ple."-Fort Smith 1imes.
It was not our desire or intention TO place Bro
Williams in an unfavorable light last week II
our notice Of the clipping copied from the Pres
cot Democrat But no one will controvert the fac
that the great interest of the newspaper genex
ally throughout the State for Bro. Williams ant
their great desire that he should receive thu
recommendation for postmaster at Fort
Smith were personal to himself without know
ing what the wishes Of those whose interest wer'
directly at stakein the appointment The arti
Gle from the Prescott Democrat was clipped from
among notices blaming Maj. Breckinridge fol
not recommending Bro. Williams. But for thii
failure the several items derogatory 70 Matol
Breckinridge would never have seen the hght
Of day.
The press of the State, generally. was for Bro
Williams, without stopping to ask whether hii
appointment would be satisfactory to the peo
pie directly interested or not but out Of theil
generous hearts and great respect for q mos
worthy brother they were for him whether or no
What has happened to Maj. Breckenridge sinc'
| the valient canvass made by Bro. Williams fo'
| his re e-nomination and the most excellent char
acter he gave him then, that he now, should ex
press so great disgust II not his failure TO be re
membered in the distribution Of the plums7
| Assuming that Maj. Breckinridge Is the sam
able gentleman he was few months since 70
whom Bro. williams fought so faithfully an
praised SO highly. for everything good in oppo
sition to the gentleman who was trying to sur
plant him, why the adverse criticism now. Brt
Williams may have been deceived in Ma
Breckinridge. He may not be the ideal gentle
man-the peer Of any Congressman, that ou
good brother would have then had us believ
II the Major Is not as represented to be, b
should be attacked on his record-the record
went 10 his constituents on, one year ago whe
asking their support Not his record In Ps
Once recommendations
p s.-The most we have ever asked Of Max
Breckinridge was In the interest Of Bro. Wi
liams for the postofdce.