Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-28
Gen.. John q. Clark.

The consistent (?) Caucasian con-
tinues its TRADE against this gentle
man in its last issue. We had sup.
posed that when the people of the
county, through a regularly constf-
tutcd convention, had expressed
their preference for a candidate, that
the county papers protesting to rep
resent the will Of the majority of the
people would Immediately acquicscc.
without any murinuring. This pa
per dill 80 with reference to the cali
didaic for Governor, and we did not
look for less from oar ma"naliimous
%nci@hbOr when il came To the rundi-
date for Congress. But it not only
ignore, but mi>reprc,Cnt5 the dircc-
tioas OF the people in their convcn-
ton, rs will be g in another
column. Ii prc>uinrs to call upon
the delegates to Disregard the posi-
tive instructions given them. and to
ra>t their votes for some other man.
Who that other man *. :, very super
fetal reader of the Caucasian could
not mistake. Now. we undertake TO
say that the people Of this county
VIII not tolerate any irIii;n" on the
part of the men selected to execute
their wishes i'll the Congressional
and Senatorial Conventions. The
day Of trickrry, that could presume
TO set at nau"iit the plaincsl wishes
of the people, is passed, and public
servants OF Al! Grades Will h]cnrcforIli
he held to Il stern ~rrrkoniug. We
have every confidence. in the gentle
men who are to 20 to each uft.lc-c con-
vcntionS. that they will do the right
OF a disappointed journal to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The silly
twaddlc about ten. Ciark'- di>abili-
ties has beer 80 completely shown
up in our columns heretofore, that we
do not deem il necessary further to
alludc to the matter. The impress
sion sought to be raised and circula-
ted that ihc Irish and German vote
rannot lac counted on for Clark. if
nominated. i, a false one. No doubt
lri<hmrn would have preferred Gen.
Shields, but il i III insult to SUBJ
that they will permit Il di>ap-
pointlncnt of this kind to drive them
from the support of the Democratic
candidate. Irish generosity and
Irish fidelity are too we'll known and
been too often tested to permit
It's to believe amy such thing. And
AS to the idea that the Grrnlau- will
support Gen. Clark because he
was Il rebel, il is just rs pr~cpo>lerous.
The Germans have stopped iuIuirirg
whether a man WAS on this or that
side in the war. Their only question
Is. is lie honest. worthy. capable!
They know that since the close of
The war those so contcmptuouSly
rebc.s have been aululw the
most patient and law-ab!dinw of our
they know that in no part
If the country is their own great
.catlcr. Carl SEIZURE. so enthusiastic
lllv admired and followed as in the
south. Besides. nobody advocates
len. Clark's nomination brca,Sc he
5 Il rebel, nor will he be nominated
: such. \ citizen of Nis.nuri ny.r
lncc IT was Il State, Gen. {. has
made and sustained such a record,
now, i'll his old age, the people
Who have SHOWN and trusted him
Turing SO many years, are going to
their continued confidence in
he maj by sending him back to his
'!d seat i'll Congress. If there j. any
'alid reason willy. they should not do
o, we would most gladly have our
tfCntiOm called to il.