The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-09-27
ANDREW COUNTY.
What q Herald" Correspondent
Thinks Of It.
A Full Account Of Judge Par
ker's Canvass Of the County Last
Week.
(rrom the st. 10. Herald Of Saturday

During the present week Juoge farAer,
accompanied by your correspondent, and
Others, has been engaged in a thorough
canvass of Andrew county. Five meet
ings have already been held, and there
are five engagements yet to be filled.
The trip though the county has thus far
been a most pleasant one, and the meet
ings have all been largely attended. The
beauty Of the land, the fertility Of
the soil, and the thrift. enterprise and
prosperity Of tho people. throughout the
entire county, are so well known, and so
generally acknowledged, that many words
on these r.ints are altogether unnecessary.
We Have formed the acquaintance OF
scores of farmers and found thcnf al,
without exception. iu;ciligsat, prosperous
and most hospitabie. They justly take
great pride in the rich land they e~re
and the great improvements thai have
been wrought by their industry. Well
improved farms, comfortable farm resi-
dences and handsome and c%ommodlous
| churches and school houses greet the eye
| of the tourist, and soon convince him
that the lands so rich BY nature have been
settled by men in every respect worthy to
have the charge and care of these gar
tden-spors. The corn crop this season is
Immense. and mos of it will be fed TO
| stock. Immense herds of cattle are
seen browsing on the hill sides. and the
hogs in the county arc far in excess of
any previous season.
The wheat crop during the past two
seasons has been exceedingly poor but
the farmers are not di~-coufaseG. and
.l.Na of.Sr,s .sS<I .rn. h.. hna,
soWh in 'win'er wheat. Small grains of
all other kinds have fOurished this sea
son, and the fruit crop has been exceed
ingly fine. The yield Of winter apples
will be very large. Improved farms
stand high in the market and command
from s25 to $50 per acre. Considerable
improved land, situated in the best Sec
tions of the county, are in the market,
aud can be purchased at from $40 to S25
per acre. These lands are we'll timbered
and supplied with excellent, never failing
water.
The political excitement throughout
the county runs high, and the Republi-
cans are wide awake and enthusiastic.
They have organized Grant and Wilson
Clubs in each township, and these clubs
hold weekly meetings. at which address,
es are made and the political questions of
the day quietly discussed.
+ The Republican County ticket is a
most excellent one, and will greatly add
to the party'a strength. DR.. Brown. of
Rosendalc, a gen1ie:fmn well known in
St. Joseph, heads the 'escket as candidate
for the Legislature. lie is one of the
best men in the county, and universally
popular; he was a Major in the Union
army, receiving several wounds. Capt.
Mercer, the candidate for Sheriff, and
several other gentlemen on the ticket
also did gallant service in the Union
army. The ticket is formed of good, hon.
est, popular men, from head to foot, and
ia certain to be elected by large MAORI
ties.
| The Democratic Liberals on the, other
hand, have placed in the field a very
weak ticket and one d~eservedly unpopu-
lar. At their county convention the
hibera1s and the extreme Democracy
forshsd a coalition ard completely slaugh-
tered the war Democrats. The candi-
date fortreasurer, a renegade Republican,
stands in-exceedingly bad odor, and the
candidate fer the' Legislative, another
renegade, secured the nomination by a
trick. and not one voter in a hundred
considers him fit for the positions he
seeks. The bad material Of which the
Democratic county ticket is formed, will
add many a vote to the Republican ma
jority.
The Liberal forces Of Andrew county
are ridiculously small and insignificant.
Outside of Savannah they cannot muster
a %corporal's guard. At Savannah a few
Liberals are congrcgsted-men who only
aim to secure their living out of the pub
lie crib. Their head quarters, naturally,
10 at the county. seat. Many protested
Liberals have COME back into the Repub-
lcan-fo'd and the slim ranks of these
Iiberalsare daily diminishing instreseth.
by election day all the Liberals in An
drew county can meet in a room, six BY
SIX, without crowding each other to any
alarming extent.
The Germans throughout the county
are almost a unit for Grant and Wilson,