INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT,
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VENHE undersigned havo this day issued the first
- No. of a new weekly paper in this city, under
the above title.


The Democrat will support the principles which
its name indicates in the strctest sense and while
it will maintain an Independent, manly tone, will!
always strive to promote harmony and union
among all protesting Democratic princnl.css. = ne
InsIdous attempts now making TO produce discord
among the Democrn"y ot Arkansas by arraign.
ing the prir--:e Transactions of individual mem.
bers OF Inc party, will receive no aid or counto-
nance IN the columns Of our paper. Withou, en-
terlng into lengthy promises, tho Editors pledge
themselves to use their best endeavors. aided by
an experience Of several years connection with
the public press, to render their paper respecta-
Bile and useful organ Of the Democratic party in
this State, and in every way worthy of confidence
and support. Though our party is largely in the
ascendant, there is at this time but one Democrat
lc paper in the State, and mono at the seat of Go.
vernment; hence we offer our paper with con.
fdence of success.


Apart from its political character. the latcs,
news, foreign and domestic, sta to of the markets.
miscellany, &C., will be regularly given; it shall
be our aim each week to spread before our rea-
ders--''a mnP Of busy lfe--its fluctuations and
its vast concerns


Should We succeed in obtaining the patronage
we may reasonably expect, the paper will soon be
enlarged and otherwise improved.


TERMs.-Three dollars per annum in advance.
or four dollars if not paid in advance.


CHAPMAN g. JONES.


Little Rock, Aug. 10, 1913.