smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Mn, EpiroRi I'll see some remarks to Citizen
that propose noticing, in your last issue;


LIST, That brand your Township as being tho
principal Township opposing Primary Elections.
do not brand the whole Township with it*
said the County people had their eyes fully open
10 the task before them. had allusion to tho
Town OF Uni,u, whore all the wire pulling gen.
orally originates. This is true, or thought to be
80 throughout tho county.


I'd, have no more control over the minority
part OF tho county executive committee than
havp over the majority; but am informed that
0ne Of the i've was instructed to 60 for the pri
mary system, but he went for Convention





SlHS{ xCto Be- the best pfsI ~ tiominatinp of.
ssfcy6. As to the circular, It was well gotten up
Z "a had ten times more weight than that ..word
1Esr convention" did. I still contend thai those
broad assertions had moro tendency 10 dcmoral-
ize than to harmonize. If I understand, the as
sembling of the Executive Committee is not to
represent the wishes Of their constituents but to
instruct the voters as to what they think best
This is why remarked, "why not havea minor
ity Circular The committee being so nearly
equally divided that both sides should put their
argument before the public. Youar right ID was
no fault of the majority that the miuority did
not place circular before the public.


I'D. That Citizen is very liberal as to his pro
rata share Of officers from his Township: | did
not say that we wanted any more than our pro
raid share; and them to be qualified. only
had allusion to one Of the objections set forth
in the circular tina. under the primary system
there would be SO many candidates it would al
most be impossible to get n major and sta
ted for Information, II did not think my Town
ship would have more than two canddates."-
did not state that 1t was the wish of my Town.
ship for them both to have office or eithe, of
them, but was willing to submit it to the voters
in primary election; and one other reason why
stated thought Of was, that if other Town
ships did not have more soreheads than mine
there would not he so many candidates after nll


4th. That Citizen is not posted rs to election
laws. Citizen knows enough to say that it does
not require majority Of voters in the county
to elect when there may be three or four candi-
dates running for the some office, tho one re.
cciving the highest number is declared be cleo
ted, and takes his seat. As to nomination by con-
vention, the people make the Law, (or convsn-
tion) sometimes q convention adopts majority
and other times two-thirds is adopted; but this is
not what Citizen is now driving at. The Primary
Election plan places the voters and candidates
back to the old landmarks of our Fathers, that
dH who desire officer can run for it before the
RSselst 80 sssx sotsr g yo.s for who he pleases
Year: 1878

Humorous in Is way of putting things was a gentleman who said Stock Exchange bear was person who sold what he had not got; bull, man who bought what he could not pay for; and that financing" was ''buy- ing shares by a.man who doesn't want them from one who has none to sell"
Year: 1878

A corresp ondent who is good though
beligerent Republican urges US to respond in


kind to some of the scurrilous allegations
and insinuations which the argus and its
correspondents make about our candidates.
We are compelled to differ from our cores
pondent in this matter. He should bear in


mind that Republicans have little disad-
vantage as well as great advantage in be-
longing to decent, respectable and high
minded party. This triling disadvantage
consists in the fact that if in cur wrath We
shond hit back with the same sort of foul
blows which are dealt us, we should affront
the general sense of our own people and thus
suffer more harm than we should nfict. Nor
should we, in any event, like to wage this
kind of political warfare. We do not believe
in blackguardism as political weapon.
We criticise severely the political Views and
tendencies OF our opponents but do not enter
upon discussion of their personal charac-
ter and habits unless they be so disreputable
as to unfit them for the proper discharge
Of the duties of the places to which they
aspire. The political and business history OF
candidates is also proper subject OF criticism,
as showing what may be expected OF them In
the future. We cannot believe that Gen.
Year: 1878

Anderson approves of the scurrilty and per-
sonal abuse which some of his supporters are
seeking to inject into the campaign, or that
be would care to provoke the comparisons
which this sort of attack naturally suggests.
1t is his duty to see that this sort of thing be
stopped as he will undoubtedly be held re-
sponsible for it by many persons.



THE indianapolis San, quoted by the Nero
Era, thinks The hardware press" are not
aware of the fact that Congress has always
had complete control of the question of f.
nance and currency, and goes on to say that
''they seem to be oblivious to the fact that
Congress has exercised the power to issue
currency ever since 1872, and that there has not
been day since that date when there was
not more or less government notes in circula-
tion as currency" No one denies that Con-
gress has the power to authorize loans, or
that if the Government borrows money Ii
can give its notes for repayment. But that
is an entirely different thing from absolute
money" paper that is not a note given for
value received or payable In the money of the
world. "Absolute money" means that Con-
gress can create values-something entirely
different from contracting debts-that Con-
gress can make something out of nothing,
power heretofore supposed to belong only to
the Deity. The Sun goes on to quote from
Daniel Webster. The quotations only show
that Webster was arguing against the right Of
the States to issue currency. What is the
relevancy of that quotation? The resump-
tionists certainly are not seeking to revive the
old system of State banks, aud the Nationals
say they are not.
Year: 1878

we DO not read anonymous letters ana communl-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
DUnications that are not used.
Year: 1878




IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRl


WAsHINGToN July 21.-A gentleman who is well
acquainted with the political situation in various
districts in New-York state, and who is politician
of some local prominence brings intelligence that
Ex-Governor Tilden is interesting himself most ac-
lively at this early day in laying out work for the
coming campaign. His agents are already organiz-
ing with a view Of carrying the Assembly and Of
changing some Of the close Congressional districts
The understanding among Tden's agents is, that 30
far as the Congressional election Is concerned will
direct all of his efforts toward the work in close Re-
publican districts and that his aim and expectation
will be to carry enough of these to make majority
of the delegation in the House Democratic The OBJ
ject most prominently before the minds Of these
managers is not so much TO increase the Democratic
majority in the next House of Representatives, as to
secure majority of the state delegations with
view of a possible election of the next President by
the House of Representatives
Year: 1878

To Ocean City,


The excursion to Ocean City yesterday
was one of the best patronized this season
and contained the most congenial party
that has ever gone to that famous seaside
resort. The train reached this city on its
return tlip at 11.20 in the evening. The
train was in charge of the gentlemanly
conductor Mr.. Eugene Messck.
Year: 1878

washington Special 10 Gin. Commercial ]


The wide diversity Of opinions
heretofore noted IN the House com
mittee TO revise the Presidential
election laws, have been so fiari'cOn-
cretednas to warrant the expectation
that within a short time a measure
will be agreed upon which viii re-
ceive the united support of 4 major
ity at least Of that committee. The
House and Senate committees are
to have a joint conference next week,
and both will continue TO work dill
igently until some tangible measure
is agreed upon. The most that Is
expected is a considerable improve
ment upon the present mode Of
electing the President aud Vice
President. No radical change will
be recommended. The probability
is that the basis of the reDmmenda-
tion by the committee will be the
election by popular vote, each State
to have as many votes as II has Con-
gressional districts. In short the
Electoral College system will bel
abolished.
Year: 1878

have never owned washing-machine,
but l have learned to wash on the same
principle and like my new way very
much.


1t was taught me by friend who has
lived West for many years and, as help
there is very poor and hard to get, she
has had to rely on her own strength and
wits to get through with the wash of
large household. 1t is as follows: Put
all the pieces that are to be boiled in soak
the night before, using only clear, cold
water the coarse ones underneath and
the finest on top. Put the boiler on
early in the morning, about three-quar-
ters full of water, and shred about two
inches of bar of soap in the water.
Meanwhile wiring out all the fine clothes
and, laying them on the table one by
one, rub the soiled parts with soap, and
when the water in the boiler comes to q
hard boil, put them in, few at a time.
Do not fill the boiler too full, as the water
must wash through the clothes to extract
the dirt. Let them boil from twenty
minutes to half an hour, not more.
While these are boiling, you can be pre-
pairing the coarser pieces in the same
way as the first. Take out the fine pieces
into tub and put in the other clothes,
adding water if necessary and little
more soap. You now begin to see the
advantage of the new system; for when
you begin to rub the clothes, you find
that they need very little rubbing, indeed
the napkins and table-cloths seldom need
any. Rinse the same as usual, and l, for
one, will be surprised if you do not own
how much less labor your washing has
cost than in the days of old May Day.
Year: 1878

wit, the liquor traffic, without which
mobs cannot be formed. The liquor traf-
fc has direct tendency to extinguish
every good thing wherever it exists, and
to fire the blood and brain of ignorant
and bad men, and to inspire them to the
commission of every sin, shame and
crime, in whatever degree of intensity,
whatever form of horror.


The people of Maine will have none of
it. God helping them, they will never
relax their efforts nor turn back from
their great undertaking until they shall
have expelled from their borders that
devilish trade, the fruitful source of every
abomination, of every outrage upon all
law and order, against all rights-civil,
personal, religious-rights of property
and of person; trade which lives only
by spreading broadcast over the land pow
erty, pauperism, crime, insanity, prema-
ture death, suffering, wretchedness, hor-
ror in every form and in every degree
which it is possible for men to endure.
Year: 1878

Possibly the witness in the Court at Deadwood, the other day, was not entirely justifiable in drawing q re- volver to reply therewith to an in sulting question, but is is certain that the rights of witnesses are very generally disregarded by attorneys, and that Judges too often fail to afford them protection. Lawyers of good standing frequently permit zeal for their clients to carry them far beyond the bounds of propriety. To impair the value of an opposing witness they do not hesitate to ask irrelevant and insulting questions or to comment in the most offensive manner on the testimony given and the person giving it. They often bully and badger an honest witness till in his confusion he contradicts himself. and then he is roarcd of the stand with volley of abuse. The revolver may not be the best remedy for this state of things, but it is the one most likely to be tried, and, bad as it is, It may be better than no remedy at all. Not long ago prom inent lawyer in Western city was knocked down and stamped on by q witness whom he had insulted. It amended his court manners surpris- ingly and his brethren of the bar profited by his experience.-Ex.

 A lawyer who will bully and brow beat witness in court deserves the contempt of everybody. No one but an ignorant pettifogger who knows nothing of the common rules of eti- quette will indulge in the practice. If a Judge upon the bench does his duty such conduct will not be toler- ated We would certainly justify a witness for seeking redress for such insults as we have seen lawyers heap upon them by giving the of fender a sound threshing.
Year: 1878

The tendency among the average Arkansas newspaper editors now seems to be to convert their editorial space into medium for ventilating their own personal affairs before q public which don't care continental dime about any such stuff. The Little Rock papers have had nothing but this kind of matter in them for some time. And now comes the Ozark Democrat with its leading and only editorial made up of a long story, interspersed with occasional cuss words, of personal difficulty between the editor of that paper and another citizen of that town, MT. J. P. Byers.

 Our opinion is that a newspaper editor has just as much right to make an ass of himself by engaging in street brawls as any body else, but he has no right to fill up his paper with stuff which is out of place anywhere else but in a Police Ga- zette. We see no sense in an editor filing up his paper with stuff for which he has afterward to apologize as the Little Rock editors did, or beg the pardon of his readers. as the Ozark Democrat man does. This tendency is disgraceful to journalism and is only calculated to impair the usefulness of the press. Whenever newspaper man converts his paper into a personal organ his paper no longer deserves the support to which a newspaper PROPER, is entitled, and if the next Arkansas Press Conven- tion does not provide for excluding all papers guilty of this practice from membership, we shall always think it ought to have done SC anyhow.

 It is time for all respectable pa pers to denounce such journalism and demand higher standard oi professional ethics.
Year: 1878

We had intended to write an arti- cle this week upon the importance of the people expressing THEIR choice for State officers and introducing their delegates to the State Conven- tion accordingly. Want of time and press of business has prevented us from getting it ready for this weeks issue, but in lieu of what we might have said we commend the following from the Van Buren Argus, thor oughly Democratic paper;

 "Some of our exchanges are advo- eating a course of action that, in our humble judgment, is very unwise. It is, that the County Conventions should send delegates to the State Convention UNRESTRICTED. We diff fer from our brethren in this. We believe the PEOPLE should decide these matters, when they can. Ii they know the candidates for the State offices, they should instruct for the men of their choice. The dele. ga $ should not be left free to trade or to be subject to the blandishments of the Capital politicians. Let the people choose their candidates, and instruct tuelr servants, agents, or delegates to cast the vote of theil county for the men so chosen. Let the Primaries make their choice, and instruct the delegates to the County Convention, and so let the instruc- tions go on up to the State Conven- vention. If the men of their choice cannot be nominated, then let them have second choice, if they know the men; and if not, then It is soon enough for the delegates to act on their own responsibility. We arc Democratic to the backbone, and be. lieve in giving to the PEOPLE the most ample power in choosing officials Of course, we know our government State or Fedesal--is not a pure Democracy, but such as it is, we ad mire it, but it connot be long pre- served without distinct attention to the Democratic element that is preserved in the plan. The people in Democratic form, do not par ticipate in our government, except at the Primary meetings. This was well understood by the great writer Dr. Tocqueville, and IS fully appre ciated by all who reflect upon tn ( workings of our Republican system
Year: 1878

Is it not clearly the right of every American citizen to know the exact truth of the nature of his govern ment?

 Is it not the duty of Congress, as the immediate representative Of the people, to elicit such truth?

 Is it not criminal for Congress to stihe and suppress the truth in so grave matter?

 Is 1t not absurd to assume that the question of settling the facts is idcn- tical with the turning out of Hayes.

 Is it not wise policy to keep these two questions totally different and apart!

 Is it not best to have it distinctly understood that the demand for an investigation is by no means identi- cal with demand for the installa- tion of MT. Tildcns
Year: 1878

The New York Herald, of the 24th of April, contains short interviews with various members of congress as to their position in regard to the Blair bill, proposing to reopen the presidential question. What each of the Arkansas members think about the matter is thus told:

 Lucien C. Cause is opposed to it and will vote against it. He thinks it "nonsensical in the extreme" In his judgment the matter can be safe ly left to the people, who will at the next election right any wrong that may have been done.

 William F. Slemons opposed, and said: "Hayes is president and will remain in the white house three years longer in spite of hell and the democratic party, and all the legisla- ton in Chrstendom will never make it otherwise"

 Thomas M. Gunter opposed: "1t will do TO good to discuss it, and the bill must end in smoke. The agita- ton ought to be prevented, or at least discountenanced."

 Jordan F. Cravens opposed; "There is no likelihood of It's coming from the judiciary committee. For the good of the country and the good of the party it had better not be dis turbed, even within the walls of the committee room"

 We trust our members of congress will reconsider the views expressed Tn the above extract. We trust the Democrats in Congress are not going to fail the people of the United States in this crisis. If they do, fraud is just as honorable as right and justice; the thief is just as good as the honest man, and it is just as well for the people to let the thieves take the government as to purify it and place it in the hands of honest men. If the Democrats In Congress fail now to be equal to the emergen cy 1t matters little whether we work to get a Democratic House next Congress or whether we let the Re publican plunderers have it. Let the Democrats in Congress tor once show bold, aggressive manhood. It is this which has given the Re publican party such great success. Suppose Mir. Tllden or any other Democrat was occupying the Presi- dential office under the doubtful title which surrounds Mir. Hayes, does any one doubt that the Repub- licans would falter for an instant to an investigation-full, searching and determined? No, they would, in less than fortnight, have the fraudulent incumbent in- yestigated, impeached, and kicked out. A vascilating, trucking policy among our Democratic members in Congress now will forever estop them from uttering another word in con of the great fraud. If they let this opportunity pass, the Republicans have them at a great disadvantage in the next campaign. We trust our members will not be
Year: 1878



 Ozark Democrat: "Col. Embry, of Pope. is favorably spoken of in con nection with tile Governorship of this State. We are informed that he is both worthy and qualified for that position.

 Van Buren Press: "A correspond end of the Little Rock Gazette sug- gests the name of Col. Ben. T. Elm bry, of Pope county, as q suitable one to occupy the attention of the con vention, in the selection of candi- date for Governor. Col. Embry IS one of the very best men in the State, and next to Gov. Miller, we don't know of man that we would rather see occupy that position"

 Prairie county Correspondence of the Gazette: If nominations for Governor are still in order, allow me to offer the name of Ben. T. Embry, now of Pope, formerly of this county. He is honest, capable, efficient and deserving. He is sound lawyer, a skilled farmer, a shrewd and far sighted merchant, gallant soldier, and in the walks of private life shines pre- eminent in the practice of all the several virtues. His admira- ble and successful administration of his private affairs shows that his is an ambition and 6 fame indeed, to give assurance of one of the best ad- ministratlons, should the Democracy show their good sense by nominating him. Yours truly, HICKORY P. Yell county Correspondent in the Ozark Democrat: "In regard to the next Governor, the people of this re- zion are not satisfied with either of the three present aspirants. Each of them is a second, if not third rate man and can never reflect 'any great honor upon our beloved State. It is a remarkable fact that, our present State government is run at most crushing expense. Our taxation the present year, is heavier than it was under Clayton and Hadley, and ten times as much as Rector's, and more bllttn UGH blIHCS DiuSh Sou way D. It is true that the Governor is not | the sole cause of this, but the pres ent candidates are too weak as states men, to make it much lighter. There is a man 1 know of, who mana ges all his own business operations. His farms always yield an increase and much profit, because of the brains that directs everything per. taining to them. He is an educated polished gentleman. This man is Ben Embry, of Pope county. If he were taken up by the people, and placed in nomination for the Guber. material chair and the people should elect him, he would carry the same wisdom, prudence and energy into the management of our State affairs, that he displays as farmer, and it is the writer's opinion that in sin gle term, he would so change matters at Little Rock, that our taxes would l be reduced, and the States govern ment run at one-third it's present ex- pense. Our people will have to take a practical, honest, patriotic, unpre- tending, earnest man like Col. Elm bry for governor, before we may hope for better times. But few men who want to be governor, are fit to be governor of this State. The people must seek such man, for in these corrupt days, our best and purest men are disposed to keep out of pub lie places. Such men as Col. Embry will have to be called, and called loudly, too, before the people can have the benefit of their talents"
Year: 1878

Is it not entirely possible that even if it should be absolutely proven that Mir. Hayes was not elected, the law and public interests might stlll require that he should be lett to serve out Mir. Tilden's term2

 Would it not be putting the De mocracy in the attitude ofan access ory to the frands if it should refuse to investigate them?

 Would it not seriously shake the popular belief in the truth of the re- cent confessions?

 Wonld such refusal to investigate and definitely settle the question not look like q confirmation of the denial Of Republicans like Garfield that frauds were committed at aii?-- Washington Post.
Year: 1878

enthusiasm upon the mission of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway, and will give to any and all the most thorough and complete information in regard to the landed interests of tue road.
Year: 1878

VEGETINE.-When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or of climate. want of exercise, irregular diet, or from any other cause, the Vegetine will renew the blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bow els, and impart q tone of vigor to the whole body.
Year: 1878

A New York clergyman says be
"doesn't know himself" He should
get nominated and run for political
Office, If he wants 10 be told all
about himself and more too. The
newspapers and speakers on the other
side would crowd more astonishing
and awful things in his pedigree than
he ever dreamed Of He would be
surprised to learn that he starved his
grandfather to death, and threw bis
grandmother down an old we'll
INorristown Herald.