Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-18

action is in very marked contrast with the conduct Of Col. Henri Wat terson and his Courier Jomndl Pine Bluff G'dphic.
 As fair a journal as the GRAPHIC ought to keep within forty rods of The truth, to say the least of it. Nineteen or twenty members of the Watterson Club, finding themselves at headquarters at moment when no gold bug members were present, passed resolutions favorable to Bryan and SewaH. The same press dispatches which contained an ac- count of the dishonest act, stated that their action had been repudi- ated by nine-tenths of the member ship of the Club, which is unaltera- bly, for Palmer and Buckner We have noticed that whenever sound money Democratic journal attempts to pursaade itself that it is for free silver it out.Herods Herod in the prevarication line. It is in this dis position and ability on the part of partisan journals which brings the profession into disrepute and lays it's serious utterances under suspi- cion. The GRAPHIC can vote the Democratic ticket, and say what ever it can of favorable nature of the nominees of the cause, without resort to downright lying
 The above comments are from the caustic pen of Bro. Neal. of the Helena World who up to the meet ing of the Democratic National Convention at Chicago was an ardent advocate of the gold stand ard. Since the Chicago convention Bro. Neal has not known exactly where he is at, and has been ioundering around like fish out of water. Shortly, after the adjourn ment of the Chicago convention the World announced that il would sup port the nominee of the regular Democratic organization, although neither the nominee for President nor the platform was satisfactory to the aesthetic editor of the World. But since that time Bro. Neal has apparently regretted his rashness, for the editorial columns of the l World have contained often and ire quent criticisms of the Chicago platform, while sound money plates, supplied by the Sound Cur rency Committee Of New York, have found prominent and eonspic- uous positions in the Worlds col umns. Neither has any ticket been hoisted at the World editorial mast head It has not even followed the straddle-bug policy of the Pine Bluff Press Eag}e in hoisting the Gomi nees of the regular Democratic or ganization as we'll as the nominees of the boltocrat convention under the head of Democratic National Tickets. Instead of coming out in the open and making it's position known, the World has contented it. self with carping criticism of it's contemporaries which have had the courage to make their positions known. If the editor of the World would make a few introspective glances and endeayor to reform his own faults rather than those of others an hundred miles away, his efforts would, no doubt, bring forth results more satisfactory to his own constituency. But the World man prefers to keep his own attitude in obscurity while he snarls and growls, bites and barks at others less covert.
 As to the GRAPHIC, it is support ing the regular Democratic Nation al Ticket-Bryan and Sewall-with all the loyalty it possesses. In giv- ing the ticket the support due it by Q loyal Democrat, the GRAPHIC does not feel it incumbent upon itself to lie about either men or measures. Nor does the GRAPHIC belong to that class of journals which believe in heaping abuse upon those who entertain views and opinions differ- ent from its own. The present political contest must be decided by every man according to the direc- tion of his best judgment and the dictates of his own conscience. The great mass of the people are patriots aud prone to do that which each one individually thinks is to the best interests of his country. That there are selfish interests to sub- 1