Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-27


 chairman was ensconeed in bis con. federate uniform, an insignia that be would defenl with hand and heart the cause Of justice. If were be, in order tl reflect honor upon the gray be wore which reflected honor upon him, would have long ago reconvened the county central committee and had these irregular ities looked into. Undoubtedly he has heard the voice of complaint, not from the defeated candidates alone but from the people, but being satisfied with his own nomination he has remained as silent as the tomb and as dreamless as the dust. h the way of parenthasis, it was surprisingly and surprisingly strange when the "tall sycamore of Cany" decided to enter the race for representative he did not, as did John Shelby so eourteousIy when he became candidate, resign as caair- man of that committee. I would no more sit in judgment upon my own election than l would steal screws of of coffin hd.
 It seems however that the chair. man, as well as the other members of that memorable committee, DOW about to pass out of time and exist ence, do not desire to adig up any more snakes. T Tue closet door is shut the ghost must not get out, It would not down.
 Ahl gentlemenl remember that
 "Our pleasant vices
 Are made whips to seourge us
 These acts of yours. in time, will rise up to strike you down, they are not departed spirits, they are here, and if you will look you can see as did Belshazzsr of Holy Writ, the handwriting on the wall, "Mene, meme, tekel, upharsin.
 cannot, I will not become party to fraud, If I support a nominee declared so through fraud then become party to that fraud. And l if I fall to support the nominee of my party l am called "bolter By the eternal jupiter, if such be the case, the very name will add honor to my memory.
 Being a partisan and being a Democrat are two entirely different things. 1 take no stock in partisan. ship-lt simply means adherence to eel tain faction. right or wrong; in other words, it means I'm with the party in raseality as well as in up right honorable dealing. l hold to no such faith. I'm Democrat be. cause 1 believe in the doctrine of Democracy. l believe in condemn ing what is done wrong in my own party ranks as we'll as that of other political organizations.
 The Democratic party of Jefferson county must settle these questions or else the Republican party will settle them for us. Let these dis sensions and conten tions continue and some gloomy, foggy morning we will be aroused from our slum- bers with the cry of defeat. We can hear the distant muttering of the thunder now; our political sky is not cloudless owing to continued irregularities. What if cloud bnrst should fall upon Us!
 If were a citizen Of Bolivar, Jefferson or Whiteyille townships, or of the Second ward in Piue Bluff, l would feel 1t my duty to say to those who are accusing the town ships and that ward of such high handed, diabolical rascality, you must proveyour assertions-you shall not so defame the good name and character of our locality unless you have proof 10 condemn Us. But there is "silence there and nothing more" There are town. ships in Jefferson county which would resent the assertions as in- suits and would. without moments hesitation, bring the defamer to a hasty account.
 Is patriotism dethroned-aye- dead-that such accusations should be hurled at her subjects unresent-