Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-31
cEN.J JOHN B. CLARK.


After u careful consideration Oftht
claims OF the different Congressional
aspirantS. we ri up to-day the namt
of Gen. John Il. Clark. of Howard
county, as our choice for Congress.
man from this the 18th District. I,
maxim. our selection of candidate.
we iguorc the ISSUES of the war. W,
choose no man because he bclou"c,
To TIL, or that army. The war i,
over. ConSrrvativc-Cnion mel
Liberal Republicans and rebels stand
on the same platform. All are equal.
~ entitled 10 0ttir @. The men WHO
were involved in the late rebellion
constitute 4 lnr@" portion of our
population. They are Is coi>rrva-
tive. ~ law abilin" aud true TO til"
country a. ANY other class of people.
Now that the ~harklcS are oil. ii can
not but be expected that they viii
aspire To Office.
Ii they have merit. if they are chi
ncnfly fitted for the Positions t"
which thew aspire. and worthy of th"
support and confidence OF the people
We cannot reject their claims. On
this aCcuUnt We feel justified III cX-
rc->iI. Our preference for zen.
Clark. Ne f"kc lin brrtWSc, Iaic-
Hc"'ic"t IF his iMrye '~LpcrH"rc IN
hgj>f"t'"H. h" h"s bCch iOnp't' idrn-
hH"'i ",ih tn" p""Iic. mOr fnIIY IN
symi'"thy wiM 'hrm. has donr m0rc
TO ntr"ncc The Interests oi'hiS section,
""d hcr" L'Ur,' Ia III" pHb'ir ~cltnr"
hnH "Dy 0thr,' hnn mhoSc nam has
hCcn presented. lie i ~wcll-knowu in
the district. His life is interviewer
with the entire history %: the STATE.
Coming 10 this STATE in buNhood. hi,
public life stretches back nearly half
II century. Ills record durin" that
time iIt> not escaped the eyes of the
people. No man has been boldcr in
proclaiming his sentiments. or more
elcaliaSt il. following" out his convic-
tons OF duty. Time and again has he
been l,omorc,.by the people, and never
III Il single instance has he BETRAYED
public trust. lie las been true To-
them i'll peace aud war. Iii, ul,!
fashioned sincerity and honesty of
heart, his tm>clli>!I devotion to the
public good. hats made him the idol
of this section of the State.
In 1851 he WAS elected 10 the L. :.
Congress-, and served three con>ccu-
tive terms. In 1850 he was elected
again by Il large majority. but fai.cd
t" taxi his seat. DuiiHm the war he
fought in the Southern army, and
served in the Confederate Senate.
lie has buried the latrhct. and
comes again to offer the people the
counsel ola ripe and vigorous old
are. lie wants to close the record OF
:. Ion" and %rvcntfrtl life. bv going
back again to the United states Con-
@r.>>. He covct> this IL Il heritage
for his children. We believe the dis
trlct will grant his rcIlc>t, and again
trust him who has been 80 true to
them in the past. The people Of
Howard, Boone, Ray and Randolph
are warmly c>pou-ln" his causr. and
his nomination seems already Il fixed
act. The last issue of the Column
'ia Herald. in presenting his claims
or the nomination, concludes liz
IL follows:
cit i unnecessary to cOnsumc space
n Il trihut" TO his merits. During
4 century of public life i'll Mis-
-nuri. he has constantly held the
confidence of her pcuplr.anh
la, received honor. from
their hands. Hi, ability. integrity.
great personal popularity aud life
Ion" devotion 10 his convictions of
arc Is familiar as %hi>'nalnc. and
are the excellent and rare commcnda-
lions IN til, day OF corruption and
lcmag"gu"ry which he present, for
popular place. tt would look like 4
return 10 the good old times To see
the old hero once more i'll Congress.
md We dulh, not the suggestion of
name will meet with Il hearty
response from all sections of the dis
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