Year: 1876

Il CONWAY, Ark, Oct. %, 1876.
Mr.. EDIroR-=


i learned from Gen. Mcmillan and Col
Smithee that the Editor of the Arkansas
Traveller was circulating in your midst
the report that there was but one of the
county officials in this county supporting
Judge Stuart, and that he was a tool in
the hands of certain individuals here and
could be hushed at any moment.


Now, whether the Editor of the Trav-
eler circulated this report on account of
his unwarrantable ignorance, or whether
it is a willful and malicious fabrication,
we are not able to say. But it is a GER
tain fact, and one which can be demon
strated to all who will take the trouble
to inquire into the political standing OF
our officials that they are all, with the
exception of our Clerk, warm support
ers of Judge Stuart and will work for
him at the polls in the coming election.
Our county officers are men who stick
squarely to the Nominee. Of the party.
They are all the regular nominees of the
democratic. party Of, this county. card
wliile tn the last oloe.ioh they were work
ing day and night for the preservation
Of the party organization of this county,
the Editor Of the Traveller was dormant,
and we defy him to produce one article
that appeared in his paper and eminated
from his brain in support of the ticket.
Not single attack did he make against
the notorious Bent Turner who was a
candidate for representative in this coun-
ty. This is bad record for a man to
take the stump with and attack men who
have always been true to the party.
Our Editor had no interest in our local
election, the men who supported his pa
per had no claim upon him. He sat
back on the fence and watched the fight
with as much nonchalance as a poor boy
at dance would watch the merry dan
GERS, until the barefooted reel was an
nouced. But when the old war horse
from the great northwest blew his trum-
pet, the man who figured SO prominent
ly in the Brooks and Baxter war by
staying at home and advising all of his
friends to do the same, our Editor and
his little paper responded, and not be-
ing satisfied with his home influence and
his strength through the columns of his
paper, he leaves his paper to the tender
mercies of an all wise God and takes the
stump and circulates reports which have
not the least eoloring of truth about them.


Faulkner County's officials, as we
said before, from her representative down
to her coroner, with the exception of
her clerk, are all for Judge Stuart, and
more than this majority of her voters
are for him. Our people look upon Col.
Cravens as a bolter and disorganizer,
and they are. fully aware of the fact that
he is trying to gain a seat in congress by
bull-doging it over the people. The
whole canvass that has been made in
this county by Col. Cravens and his
friends, has been made against Little
Rock and her Ring" They have for
gotten that this same " Little Rock Ring "
snatched the State from out of the hands
of the radicals that this same "Little
Rock Ring" gave us peace and quictude
for rapine and murder; that this same
"Little Rock Ring" broke the sway of
Powell Clayton, while Col. Cravens was
staying at home; that this same Little
Rock Ring " raised our County and State
scrip from worthless condition, almost
to par. Yet these men have the hardi-
hood, the unmitgated cheek to cry fraud
and corruption, when none exists. Such
playing won't do. They must either
trump or follow suit and if they cannot
do either they had better step down and
out Assure all of your readers that
Faulkner county's officials are all for
Judge Stuart and that Faulkner will do
her duty. DEMOCRAT