Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-10
NEWS FROM N|VEN, A DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST IN THAT TOWNSHIP LAST
 FRIDAY NIGHT.
A Spicy, Cosby Letter That Cannot Fail to Interest Our
 Readers.


 Hon. ]. w. Adams, Editor Graphic.
 DEAR SIR:-It seems to me that the newspapers of Pine Bluff almost entirely y overlook the news of the rural districts, therefore I will send you few items thatmay be of some interest to the many readers of your popular paper in this part of the county-Niven township.
 The election in this township passed off pleasantly and quietly, and as usual we recorded Demo- cratic victory.
 We polled sixty-six votes and of that number our Honored fellow citizen, J. H. Shelby, received sixtythree for Assessor; this com ing from his own township must be very gratifying to him and to his friends. Say not that a man can not have friends in politics in his own community. No better man lives than John Shelby, and the coun- ty is to be congratulated upon having him as her Assessor for the next two years. He is safe and reliable.
 Your correspondent heard the following dialogue between two good Democrats on the day of the election at Watson's Chapel: Are there any gold bugs in Niven town ship? Yes, l think there is one. Well, who in the name of God is he? I'm not going to say positively who he is, for l only heard it. Well, out with itl You won't tell him I said so, will you? No. All right, they say his name is Thos. s. James.
 Hon. w. D. Jones addressed the Bryan and Sewall Club at Sulphur Springs last Friday afternoon. He made a splendid talk and at times grew eloquent. He everlastingly ripped up the back" your recent gold bug organization at Pine Bluff. He said that H. King White was the big "Mastiff' that did the loud barking and that Lev Fowler was the little ''Ratter" that ran around at his heels; the Judge also said something about their being strange bed d-fellows and that when ever the General said anything Lev would say them's my senti- ments.
 After Judge Jones made his speech the crowd called for Prof. l.. k Quinn; the Professor hesitated, but the crowd continued to call until they finally gained his consent to talk. Among other things he said, that while he Was in favor of the silver movement and strong, earnestsnpporter of the nominees of the party and of the Chicago plat form, still he said he did not be- lieve that the free coinage of silver was a panacea for all the ills the American people are heir to today. He claimed that there was money enough in the United States, but that it was not equally distributed, and he could not see how it would be possible for the free coin age of silver to aid materially the overthrow of monopolies, trusts, high tariff and plutocracy. He said that he hated McKinleyism in all it's forms and fashions and that his great love for the faith and principles of the Democratic party dictated to him that, although he was not a free silver fanatic, still could not bolt his party and go over to the new temple so recently erec- ted in the Democratic field and there worship the golden calf.
 Brother Creed Caldwell was also on hand with his usual speech. Greed championed the cause of silver and received great applause at the close of his address.
 Judge Bridges presided over the meeting with becoming dignity. The meeting was Democratic lovefeast, the only two gold bugs we saw on the ground were Dr. A. G. Thompson and Frank A. Carver. We heard Dr. Thompson and Frank Carver arrange for a meeting that night at the Doctors residence. They