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lowed no man to write his platform and then proceeded to tell a joke "T nrannse tn nreservn the Dnine cratic party from its enemies, WIS one of his first declarations "Tht Democratic party can't nominate q gold-bug President; it would not bt a Democratic party if it did, was l the next. He then detailed the his tory of the party and said that lief ferson had declared that silvershouli be the etandaedo of measure, and that silver had always been money At this lunetme lie launched out into Il full discussion Of the silver question and stated that MI. Harr0d had stated that if gothehild wrote the Democratic platform and Che devil were the candidate for President, he tiinrroa) would support Che ticket. 'l draw the fine on Rothchild and tie devil, aud Cleveland, too. '' shouted Mir. Jones, which was re- ceiyed with applause.
 He then presentnd the corporation idea, that the body polite is quasi corporation, and that in ail corpora- tions an act net in keeping with the by laws of that corporation is null and void, and hc applied this to mean that the acts of the officers of the Democratic party are not in keeping with the principles of the party, and therefore null and voi,i.
 The speaker then jumped on to the Arkansas Gazette, and said that it was supporting Col. Harrod, Of which the latter was proud, and then exclaimed. "The idea of any body being proud of the support of the Gazettel"
 The gold-bugs, Col Jones declared, are not good Democrats. He com pared Harrod to mermaid, but declared that he was too much fish to be u silver bug and too much woman to be a gold bug. Free silver it my religion, he declared "As te the State officials 1 can vote for gold bugs or silver bugs, because they have nothing to do with the question, but not when il comes to National politics" He had voted for Fishback for Governor-as bitter q pill US he had ever swallowed. he continued, and could vote for any Democrat in this State, but when ever Wall street gets control of the Democratic party and turns it oyer to the Republicans, he declared that he would die thousand deaths be fere he would vote for 1t.
 At the conclusion of his speech Col Dan Jones received q liberal sprihkling of applause
 MAJ. A. Il. SEWER.
 of Miller County, was then intro- duced. He begun by saying that he had always felt a warm attach- ment for Jefferson County because when boy his father owned the plantation in thiscounty now owned by Col. J. w. Corcoran, and he had spent many of his boyhood days in this county. He was filled with ad- miration as he witnessed the m- proyements ill Pine Bluff and sur rounding country which had been made since that time and extended his hearty congratulations
 'sI am a business man." he de- clared, "and I think Arkansa shonld be taken out of the hands of the politicians. l think Arkansas should be turned loose. and if l am elected your governor propose to give you a business administration. <" This sentiment was heartily applan- ded, and although Maj. Sevier was the last speaker and the hour was late, 1t was not long until he had completely captured the audince.
 He plead for immigration and h. mented the fact that so many immigrants pass through Arkansas to Texas. He paid an eloquent tribute to the climate, resources and advantages of Arkansas and declar- ed that if he were elected Governor he would earnestly endeavor to create n demand for lands and bring immigration to the State.
 He favored good roads and adyo- cated the application of A of a min for State taxes which is not now levied to be applied in that direction, which he declared would raise $l25.- 900 il year for ten years, which would result in good turnpikes throughout the State, and if he were elected, he further declared, he would try to give Jefferson County two good turnpikes in two years.
 He favored law for uniform text books in the public schools; favored submitting the question of a new constitution to the people; favored an amendment to our law licensing pistol tnting by a license of $200 or $500 year and making it q felony to carry a pistol without license; opposed a railway commission, but favored regulating them by statuteso that no railroad could charge over q certain rate for certain distance.
 The speaker then told a story |