The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

| destroy the party. but the last hone for silver would be gone. '0- MT. Harrod hoped that the democra- cy ef grand old St. Francis wonld stand Dy the party which had. for sixty vrars before the war. fought the Fedpralists the Wings and Republicans. IL was the party that added to the Union all the soil west of the Mississippi river It Was the party that, by 4 mighty of. ioft. drove the horde of carpet bapcers rom every State between the Potomnc ana the Rio Grande, and changed inc desoiate homes and reconstruction. cursed land into p.aceable, prosperous ana religious communities. Under it's sway. galleries of art, halls of learning aDd temples of religion, spranu up over all the southland. It was the party that drove federal bayonets from the election precincts. and in Arkansas ar rested the government from the hands of aliens.
 He did not want the support of the weak kneed men who would bolt par " With such glorious history. He asked the democrats to consider the matter. and If they thought he was rignt, then support him.
 MT. Harrod said the effect of voting TOT man who would bolt, would be disastrous to the state and county or organizations. If it were right for Col. Jones to bolt, why would it not be right for d democrat 10 bolt the county ticket and refuse to support the nom- nees. If Jones were right, every nom- ihatlon made by the democratic party m St. Francis county would be void. ana such action would result in the dlsentegratiOn of the party. He wanted no divided allegiance. He was one of the yellow dog" kind of democrats, ana he did not care who knew it. Where would the candidates for con- aress be if Col. Jones' ideas were car red out! The November frosts would Kill them so quickly that there would not oe time for them to be wiped up. He said force could not make him n goldbug. He said the people should make all honest fight, send such men as Berry and Clarke to Chicago and if the convention nominated goldbug. then spit on their hands and go to work and help elect the nominee. He did not believe in playing democrat one day, and leaving off the next. Such actlonlwouid change the party into band of stragglers
 He said that Tillman might boast that South Carolina had her baggage packed ready to leave the democratic party. but no man walks the soil of Arkansas who can boast that Agkan- sas' baggage was anywhere except in the democratic party.
 The only good of a political party is it's organization. and if the democrats of Arkansas refused to support the nominees, the people need not expect another democratic administration in l one hundred years.
 Suppose" said Mir. Harrod, "that Col Jones IS nominated for governor and d goldbug is nominated for pIes- dent. Col. Jones will say, rally to my support boys The democrats will ask, are you rallving to the support of the presidential candidate2 He will answer No!' Then, will say the dem ocrats, We see no reason why We should support you"
 | Mr. Harr0d said he would have noth- ing to do with convention unless he intended to abide by its action. Eight hundred delegates would go to the Chi cagO convention, and every enc of them were in honor bound to support 1 the nominee. Il cannot contemplate any other course except with absolute horror and premNitions of the ruin and destruction of the party. Rather fail in the national elections for one | hundred years than lose Arkansas" | He wanted the votes of no man who did not commend bis action. If people dId not believe he was right, let them write to their congressman and Sena- tors, and such men as Stone, Bland, Vest, and Cockrell of Missouri, who would be found fighting in the ranks of democracy. no matter who were nominated He said tlat the friends of silver should stick to the democratic party, and as soon as they quit the par | ty. the cause of silver would be eternaly lost.
 IIe said that if the rock-ribbed, dyed in- the-wool democrats of Arkan- sas should entrust the banner to him. that he would carry it to victory, and wheM he came to return 1t to ads sue cess0r it would be unStained with dis honor. He was native of the state. and had no ambition save to do good for his state. IFe would join in every movement for the progress of Arkan- 1 S;is.
 He closed by saying that he was bat ting to maintain the party which had twenty-two years ago wrested the gov ernment of the state from it's enemies. | If he were right. he wanted the votes of loyal democrats, and he believed that after proper thought the good democrats of old St. Francis would be found voting on tine right side.
 In reply. Mir. Jones said, that their positions had been correctly stated. That he understood parties were or ganized to secure good government and not to elect few men to office. 1 tEl,nr r fnw man had no right or