In a message dated 9/3/2003 9:08:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > He reports the Arkansns [sic] Radicals wide- > awake, and feels highly encourage at the > prospects for the success of a Radical paper at > Fayetteville. The Radical states out with an > unusually large subscription list, and is a > valuable medium for business men who wish to > extend their trade into that part of the country. > Judy, Ross, anyone? I find this very interesting. What exactly, in terms of political and economic policies, did the Radicals stand for. Was there a paper considered such in Lawrence and or Dade Counties? Thanks, Janet Hunter

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 [email protected] wrote: > > Judy, Ross, anyone? > > I find this very interesting. What exactly, in terms of political and > economic policies, did the Radicals stand for. Was there a paper considered such in > Lawrence and or Dade Counties? > > Thanks, Janet Hunter My guess is that it was Radical Republicans, since this was 1867 during Reconstruction. But I'll defer to people who know more history than I know. - Heather