Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

Postmaster Hudson is in receipt of the following patriotic letter from Maj. Clifton t. Bfeekiarid@e:I
 WASHINGTON, April 2S. fs94 HoN. ti. HUDSON. Pine BIuH. Ark,
 NY DEAR M4r:-Your favor of the 9th inst. je received this morning and wire 4ou taat t is Impossible fsf Heto come home on account of thc situation of the taaiil bi4 Id other important matg fs. Of comse the Tari6 bill is the ehief eoaaiaefa= tfon Oar friends in the Seaate WI= pear te He en the e4e=ui coming toan agreement
 me ifGeiihood is that the bill will 6e passed not far from June l In the meanwhile there Is q great deal of work to be done in reconciling the various factions 10 such concessions and agreements as may be necessary to Hnify the party.
 Under these eileunstanccs my ab- senee from here, unless compelled by sickness, would be absolutely inde- fensille. No consequences Of q material oI political character which might flow to me could justify me in going away Sc far as tho party is concerned Che real battle foril is to he fought here.
 0i course if is not pleasant in tleal- ing with the situation which presents itaeli here Co have my course dis torsed and he people af home fa.aea against me It is also true that the warfare they make upon me while occupying tl4e position do at this tiMc is indicative of d falling away from the cause Of tariff reform, and all indifference to it. This gives aid and comfort teour opponents. But by pressing the fight we only can win tha victory, and then ii will be time enough, in the largest sense, to I0ok after matters in tie rear
 frealize that may not a that time be in very good political shape. Indeed l may be entirely ruled out and discharged from the public ser vice Ut tie moment of victory bnt that is q matter Of smalleonsequenee in view of the larger interests we all have at heart
 For the time being the masses oi the people. at least. in our section oi the country are eve whelmed by a wave that is hardly distineuisHable from Third Partyism Hat il the tariff bin becomes law there k great reason to hope that such de moralization and disaster will only be temporary in ies character
 have nc hlea of withdrawing from the canvass. have acted aH i principle and with perfect consist fpnty so far as 1 am ahle 10 indge
 Under these circumstances my can. yass is an earnest protest asaiast all such proceedings: but fl l cannot Istay the course ef oar people.i intend that they shall run oyer aad l thus attest in the .Haat earnest nian ner l possibly can. the strength q my own convictions and the earnest i ness ol mx protest am standing bX the Chicago platform nad psiaef pies of the Democratic party. l an standing by the position l have maintained iu my past canyasses.
 Our people have elangel ] an far.from being captious about ft.anf should have no respect for mysel nor should long retain theirrespect if I retreated under fire or waFeret CT weakened ill the hourof trial.
 As soon IS I get through with ; very important report which is no7 i on my hands, l shail lssne the ad dress Of which 1 have heretoi4f spoken The situation is now cie;l i and I begin to see what l want [, say. With tliis daae, l shall go oi l and fight this fight to a finish. Per