Year: 1878

ury Notes. In the interest of bond. holders and money lords they then enact law making these bonds pay able in coin. StiIl not satisfied they go further and make them payable in gold only. They then stealthily de. monetized silver and finally passed the Resumption act. These are pet measures of the Republican party. and it is this legislation in the inter ests of the money power of the east that has brought distress and rum to tue country. He is oceasionailytold that the Democrats can do nothing to redress these evils. Have they been tried? They have had control of but one branch Of the National Legislature for short time and have effected many reforms and accom- plished much in reducing appropri- ations. We cannot doubt that we will ge; still further relief when NC have a Democratic Senate. But we are told the Democratic party did not do its duty on the currency and finance question at St. Louis. Why l will tell you. The Liberty of the people was at stake there. When Liberty and Money arc in the scales Liberty must always outweigh. The Democrats assembled at St. Louis knew what the people of the South the people of Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida and the whole South had suffered and it was to liberate them that they sacrificed, for the time being, the money question. This is why that Convention did not give us all we wanted on the currency question.

 In regard to the Pacific Railroad he thought he was sound and might be trusted as far as Gov. Baxter. This is favoritc measure with us all. The democratic party of Arkan. sas has given out the true sound on this question.

 He also was in favor of the i'm. provements and appropriations for the Mississippi River spoken of by Gov. Baxter. Let Southern Con yressmen take a united stand that the South shall have her rights in this matter of appropriations as we'll as the North, and if the North will NOT give us OUR rights, then when THEIR appropriation bills come up let the Southern members consign them to q little mound.

 The territory west of us demanded some attention. It seemed to him that Territorial Government should be established there. He wanted justice meted out to the Indians and to have him protected in his rights as we'll as any one else. Secure him in q homestead of 160 acres. Sell of the rest and bring it into productive state and let civilization advance Make a fund of this money for the education and civilization of the people of that country. On the Tariff question he was in accord with Gov. Baxter as far as that gen tleman went. He would go further and say that tobacco should be free from Internal Revenue duty. Le, the people raise it and sell it free the same as they do their corn and wheat.

 In regard to the Army he was op posed to any increase of. it. It is already large enough-too large. A stalk of corn Is worth a thousand saDers. We have peace and are ir no danger of foreign war Why does the North want large standing ArmyF They say to keep down tho Commune. TnEY are responsible fol the Commune. Let them aid to pass the laws necessary to give these laboring classes relief and employ ment so that they may earn bread for their families and we will heal no more of the Commune and vii not need the Army .u crush our fel bowman.

 The speaker then paid his addres ses to his oppofents and to the Ga zette-Col. Johnson's personal organ He complimented Coi. Bell for being the best looking man in the race He had nothing to say derogatory tt any of his opponents, The Gazette had misrcpresented him. It hat been informed of it's misrepresenta tions in regard to the position il assigned him in the Brooks Baxter contest hut if did not make the cor