Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-03
FOR ALDERMAN SECOND WARD-J. II. GozA.
THREE QEESTI0NS
lNSHERED.

1NsS sS ' EftEO. The convictions of straight-ticket Democrats should be based on party eXpetiiencY and principle. and not ] upon selfish or personal eonSitlpra- tiohs. fhe first question every Dem oefat, Wliefhe q candidate for office af not. shoald ask himself iS:
 ls II right tp ignore tlie civil and political rights of a majority af the qualified electors of the county and deny them i voice in the adniastra- ! ton of the eountF's afilirs. when theY are c0atented fo aecept T few positions that makethem Sjihservient to the Demaefaey2'
 The next question is. Could such Il policy be Hprpetpasea without. in theend ut least. resoriing to frand?"
 Ahd then these straight ticket Dem oclTtts should ask themselves. indf- vidnally, Would be willing to not only countenanec hut participate in fraduient electi ms. for the sole pur- pose oi benetiting q few Democratic friends at the risk of irreparahIe in- lnrX to the agricultural. industrial and commercial interests of the eoun- ty2"
 We fail to see how these three questions ean be answered in the af- iirmative hy intelligent and lair minded Democrats who have the best interests of all the people of the county at heart.-Press- Eagle
 In answer to question lst. We would direct the Pless- Eoqic's at tention to the fact that it's premises are wrong A majority of the qaatifed electors of the county are not Republicans Every Republi can is not qaaltfed elcctor by any means. Uunder tue Australin bal lot system of elections and the poll tax amendment to the Stare Con stitution. the Republicans are in the minority when it comes to voting. as was demonstrated by the last State and National elections, when Jefferson county for the first time in her history since the war gave a majority to the Democratic State ticket and to Congressman Breckin ridge It is also notorious fact that the compromise ticket was elected two years ago by the Demo cratic voters of the county, and not by the Republicans, q majority of whom voted for Spellman for Sheriff as against Thompson. In that elee- ton Fishback received for Governor l'9ls votes; WhippIe tRep.), 1903; | Carnahan (Populite), e; the Demo cratic nominee receiving vote larger than the total vote of the op position. lu the same election i Spellman, Republican candidate for Sheritf, received l,575 votes and Thompson, the Compromise candi- date, 2,357 votes. Deduct 1918 | (Fishback $ yote) from ,. .357 (rhomp- | sons votel and it leaves 439, which { shows the strength Of the Jones ! faction of Republicans. Add the 439 votes of the Jones faction to the l,alo votes received by Spellman and 1t gives Us q total of 2.0l4. or q combined Republican vote of only ninety six over the Democratic vote cast for Fishhack. Now. mark you this was too years ago under tie Australian ballot system of elec- tons, before the poll tax amend ment became . part of our Con stitution. Under lhe additional \ of a poll tax receipt it E sale to say that the Republican vote will be reduced ono half from what 1t was two years ago, as only l903 poll taxes have been paid up to the present time, which is less than tue Democratic vote in the last Democratic primary
 t is true that the Republicans compose a majority of the po,,ula 'sss af ths comfy; oati is sos true