Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-20


LINN COUNTY. Ju'y 10.
Mr.. EnrroR:-Through your paper
wish to set forth the claims Of VIM. f. Mo
bcrly, Esq. Of Charlton county, wh2 h..
lately declared himself candidate frt
office of State Senator in this the tenth 9an~
otorial District. have been well acquant-
ed with Mr.. Moberly for the last nine or ten
years, and know him to be very shrewi,
persevering, business-like man; Just the
man that The people, think, should send to
represent them in the next Senate. He is
in favor of internal inprovents, and will 60
for the State loaling her credit TO build
Railroads all over The State wherever they
will pay, at the earliest period. This l cm
satisfied the great majority Of the people
are in favor Of, without respect TO party
l therefore consider Moberly should be to-
ted for without respect to the old issues.
Judge Roland, Moberlys opponent in this
r"ce, has been in this county making speech
es, and comes out opposed TO the credit Of
the State being loaned any further, till those
roads are completed that have been COM
menced; then if they work well, proceed
little further. This proves to me that Tie
Judge is not at heart good railroad man.
For this reason he wants these improve
ments stopped some five or eight years, till
those commenced arc completed and tried,
then if they work or pay to lis notion, he
will be in favor Of proceeding further in the
cause. Does the Judge suppose the peo-
pie who are already satisfied that railroads
will work well. and advance the interest
and prosperity OF the State, want to stand
still and wait for the Judge 10 become sat-
isfed Of their benefits to State or county
wherever put in use? This is the doctrine
that l call the crawtfsh doctrire-one jump
forwards and two backwards. Ny doctrine
is to leave the Judge at home till he gets
right on the subject, and go for Moberly,
who is in favor of checkerins our rich and
fertile State over with railroads, wherever
it VIII pay, aal he wants Of the people
require it. Judge Roland thinks lie is very
smart. He happens to live in Macon coun-
tv, which is blessed in that respect almost
above any other Of the upper counties, as
the North Missouri and the Hannibal and
St. Joseph Railroad are TO run through that
county. Well may the Judge throw himself
back on his dignity and oppose railroads at
the present, as his county has all that she
needs; but the people of the district, pre-
sumo, are not so well satisfied on that sub
ject. would suppose Charlton county
would object 10 the Judge on that account,
as they are in need of q railroad through
their county, and the Judge openly declared
himself opposed 10 the oaning of the credit
of the State one cent further, till what was
commenced and Under way was completed.
DON'T this look selfish Of the Judge? Tic
county IN which he lives happens to be well
supplied with tie prospect Of roads, and he
is selfish enough TO want the remainder Of
his djstric. rnd State TO do the best they
can, as respects railroads.
Under all The circumstances connected in
this case, think we had better leave the
Judge at home, as he is against our inter
ests, and vote for VIM. F. Moberly, who, il
elected, will do everything in his power to
get the credit of the State to aid in building
the roads we SO badly need. believe Mo
berly's course on internal improvements, as
well as on all other matters respecting our
State and government will be sound to the
core, and not only sound but it will be on
wards and upwards. Sending Moberly 10
the Senate, advocating the views he adyo-
Gates, will accomplish more within FIVE
years than Roland would In twenty. All
that is wan,ed in this matter before you
vote, gentleman, is 10 reflect and see what
is to our interests, and think majority
will act as intend to do, without respect
to party, vote for the man who is in tavor
Of internal Improvement at heart, and in
that way the great work that some portions
of this district and State stands so much. in
need Of will be done. OSwARDs.
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