The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
rTbe Candidates for Governor.

ni.tfOrm. WOEkeu loi tilc CduuiuateS ps,ho stood on it, and still stands on it mo. ue thought that silver should be re- s,oyrd to the position 1t occupied prior ,o 1878. He wanted independent ''o,;nn because the United States was
 .hle to manage its own financial af- He was in favor of the Monroe doc ,,,ae on land and sea. The United Slst,s. s when practically in infan- ey had with stood the assaults .i =, Great Britain and when with ,,' it's borders were 10000 900 n,triotic people, the United States e"nld defy the world aud do right
 The philosophy of the silver question bs srated. There WAS not enough gold ,o transact the worlds business. If there were enough gold, there would ha no necessity for silver. but there a.s not enough. It required both gold and silver as the money redemption, The standard of value should rest on hIth. Mr. Harred preferred the cheap dnIlar to no dollar at all. The gold hncs had predicted a flood of silver. Mr. Harrod said let it come, The gadbuys said that the temples and idols of India would be torn down and the cheap silver plate of every country would be consigned to the pot, and all ef il would come to the United States. He said. let it come. The goldbugs said silver would grow on trees and bushes. That the country would go to silver basis and there would be a feast of silver. He preferred feast of mntiey on silver basis to a famine OH g1d basis Silver money would buy something to eat and wear.
 We're he to write the platform, it would declare for d low tariff, the free cinage of silver. and the income tax. Twenty years after such legislation was placed on the Federal statutes, ,hs country would blossom like rose. Twenty years under such laws, and ue products of America would go to the four corhers of the earth, peace and prosperity would o'erspread the coun. try. and joy. happiness. and content. ment would be the common possession of the people.
 He said that such laws could only be gotten through the Democratic party He condemned the talk about bolting. When contemplated. such would inev- itaby lead to disaster and party ruin. He.deled Col. Jones to name any great silver leader who Cdid not believe that the only hope was in the Democratic party He stood with ChaS. F. Crisp, Of Georgia. who in speech recently delivered in Atlanta, in debate with lloke Smith, said that he (Crispl ex- pected to earnestly and loyalty support the nominee of the Chicago convention If the audience did not agree with him he asked them to consult their congress- mpn, their senators, and the leaders of the party.
 Concernings the Sl .50O.OOO raised to purchase Southern delegates. he said 1 that men should be sent there who can
 hot be corrupted. He said send such
 men as J. Il. Berry and Jas. F. Clarke l whom all the gold of Sage could not
 move one iuta. Men wllo would stand ; the tenn m.,tation and couae out unscath- ed and witb untarnisled honor.
 He predicted that if the bolting idea
 Was encouraged, 1t would result in the
 utter ruin of the party and the abso-
 l'ie defeat of silver. Should his voice
 control, all bolters would be excluded.
 II the southern delegates went to the
 1hlcago convention saying that they
 would leave if things did not come
 shelr way. the party would become a
 band Of slragglers, and all hope of sil-
 Yer forever zone.
 There were only two great parties,
 and the republicans were the enemies
 0t silver. The democrats should work
 iOF declaration for silver, but if after
 aI honest and energetic effort they
 iailed. then 1t was the duty of all loyal
 ueinocrats to support the nominee. The
 gshant and glorious party of Jefferson
 would surely die if internal strife caus-
 eu M either side to bolt. ''Ell not bolt.
 Il lnere IS only one vote cast in Ar
 A"hsas from Fort Smith to the Missis-
 slppi rlver. you may know that is nay voten
 AIT. Harr0d said democracy was not
 atad. It would never die. He eau
 Hohed democrats to take up the fight
 ana instruct in the township for silver.
 ', the county for silver. in the state for
 sn'ef; and Tn the nation for silver. Ike
 .eeu T raulkner county as a worthy ex-
 ahpie> If the Chicago Convention de
 Saiea Tor gold, Arkansas democracy
 , nau uone Der duty. Any other course
 Moaiu De absurd and ridiculous. What
 s''t ilad the silver men to ask the gold
 Men 10 support the nominee, If they
 snie silver men) were openly bOasting
 '"s. lney would bolt the ticket?
 ar. Harrod thought that Cleveland
 al" Carlisle should be sent to the rear.
 ms thought 1t was bestoxying too much
 p'ouaihence m on them to admit that two
 ea aen could break up the most magnitf
 ,sn In' organization ever seen. Be wanted
 sI s"e ola Ship trimmed up. He did not
 Tna the action of bolters in Texas
 s,,aa seha.ucky and Missouri would justify
 l"un sss acton in the loyal democrats
 dsnsa d,,nansas. 1t is the duty of all good
 mVlats n.r. to make the safety of the