The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-11
BASE ~INGRATITupE.
More Letters from Pike---The Lib
erals Of Missouri Jeered at--All
About the Railroad Passes.
(rrom the St. Joe Herald, Oct. IL

In MS speech at the Court House, last
Saturday night, Bennett Pike had the
brazen effrontery and the base ingratitude
to attempt to create the impression that
MIR. Parker was guilty of a crime in. pro-
curing free passes for Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett Pike from Omaha to San Francisco
and back. In all our experience in life
we never heard of such foul duplicity and
ingratitude as that.
On Thursday night, Hon. l. C. Parker
read to a Republican meeting that part
of a letter in which Pike pledged him
self, clearly and. u~nequivocally, not to
run against Parker, but to faithfully sup
port him. A gentleman called for the
rest of the letter, and Mr.. Parker prompt
ly, without the least hesitation, and very
cheerfully read it, and it proved to be .
request Of Pixies for free passes for him
self and wife to California and back
The Gazette pounced upon Parker for
procuring them, and Bennett Pike now
comes out and does the same thing!
Here is what he said in that Court House
speech:
understand that Mr.. Parker has been circu-
lating my. letter for some time, and ! also have it
from good authority that where he has read it
hAoe6h AZ SouLti WhCiC IL hSo SouNdosc0p e
has very generally and Gerry riseiy only read part
Of it. l also understand that ne o few evenings
since. very spontaneously read part of it At the
Academy Of Music, and when asked to read the
balance OF 1t rery reluctantly did 30.
1t will be seen that Bennett Pike
starts out in this canvass with the at
tempt to create an impression that Par
ker is a scOundrel for procuring railroad
passes by which Bennett Pike and his
wife were enabled to visit California and
return, free of cost! We say such ingrat-
itude stamps the author with qualities of
head and heart which no good man cares
to be accused Of possessing. He is ma
king the anvas against Parker, on this
identical question, in part, and has pro-
cured Craig as his ally in the disgraceful
business-Craig, who visits Jefferson
City and Washington every winter, with
his pockets filled with free passes for the
members of those legislative bodies-and
we shall acquaint the people with the
whole matter of those railroad passes
and see who is to blame. Read the fol-
lowing, you Democrats who desire to
vote for Pike! Read the following, you
| Liberals who are exercised about rail-
road passes!
OREGoS, Holt CO., Jan. s,h, ls's.
Hon. I. C. Parker, ID. e..
NV Dear Sir: Bciny here engaged in holding
court, and indulging in the luxury OF n nights
session, and our long friend. Mcknight holding
forth In u small case, I takc advantage OF the
present lugubrious occasion to write you. As n
variety l have to say. in the first place, that ]
have no AK TO grind or to have ground, in IA pub
lie way, and nothing to say about public matters,
except that I was very much pleased at the casti-
cation that you lately gave our distinguished Lib
trai friend Blair. by the way, the wind-bag Of
the Northwest, the gnsty Asper, is heading the
small Liberal party yet remaining in this state.
| At least, ! see u meeting ut Maryville, called by
the so-called Liberals of that small burg, at
which that asinine vaporer is announced 10
speak.
But rs I sat Down to write you, by the way of
suggestion In reference To the pass f'r myself and
wife over the, Pacific X. X. 10 California that I
find 1t convenient TO obtain that favor from the
magnates of that huge corporation, | shall be
very greatly Obliged 4 10 YOU TOR il. Please let me
hear from you nj an early day anil greatly obii2e,
Yours very truly,
BENNETT iIKE.
Yes, greatly obliged to you for it!''
Those passes were procured by Parker,
forwarded to Pike, and Bennett Pike and
his wife rode to California On them, and
how does he express his obligation?-
Why, by calling upon the people to
condemn Parker for it. By saying that
Parker ''rcry ,ciseiy' hesitates to ac-
knowledge that he did Pike that favor
Can base ingratitude go further?
That letter was received by Parker. In
q few days the agent of the Pacific X. X.
was in Washington and offered every
member of Congress a pass, precisely as
General Craig, the President Of the Han
nibal Il St. Joe r. X. does every winter,
and Parker declined to take M for
himself, but told him that the Judge OF
our Circuit Court, Bennett Pike, de-
sired one, and asked him to give Pike
the pass instead Of taking it him:elf. The
agent did so. He wrote to the President
Of the road, Tom Scott, and he forwarded
a pass for Pike and his wife, which were
duly acknowledged by him as follows:
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Fen. 18th, 1872.
Hon. !. C. PARKER, Washington:
Of February, 1872, containing passes to San
francisco, has this day been received.
In answer, permit me to say that am vtry,
grputly Obliged to you for the great favor, and
Consider myself under great obligations To YOU
therefor.
The late Republican convention ut Jefferson
Civ is reported u success, and | see by the pa
pers that most of the prominent Liberals in the
State were there. 1t will take more effort than
has been yet made TO make Dem 1crlis OF Repnb-
| lCAn3. Scnufk NAN hntf u fuili III Dut
the larger part OF the Liberals will still stick to
the Republican party.
With my kindest regards, ! am yours very tru-
ly, BENNETT fihh'
Let the people of this District bear in
mind, for that very act of Mr.. Parker's
Bennett Pike now takes the stump and
asks you to put upon Parker the seal OF
condemnation! Was ever so m0nstrou.
a wrong conceived? Mr.. Parker pro
cured the removal of the disabilities o.
the editor of the St. Joseph Gazette. ant
the editor then wrOte-only last spring,
that Parker had made al "hOnest, faith
full and good representative Now tina
editor fills his paper with columns o
abuse against Parker. Was ever ingrat
itude like this?
In due course of time Mr.. Parker re
ceived the following from his great.
obliged friend" Pike:
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, March 81, lS12.
Hon. /. C. PARKER, Washington CITY:
My DEAR SIR Ihave just heard through 20
Railroad have revoked all passes granted b
Thomas Scott, Esq, former President OF tn
road, by whom my pass Is signed. ! write 20
TO ascertain IL such Is the fact, ~ lam gettln
ready to 60 sometime in June. II such Is the FAC
can the passes he obtained from the present man
ayers q? Please answcr az your earliest con
Bennett PIKE.
Parker wrote Pike, on the 9TH OF Apri
: to return his passes, signed BY Scott. an
, he would try to have them exchanged 10
, others signed by the new Presiden
!, Pike did return them in the followin
: ST.. JosErH, Mo, April 10, .s:2.
Nv Dr n SIR: Your kind letter Of the 9TH ms
has inst hcen rccrivei, anil in answer l hcreWit
return the passes. and hope that You VIII ,
successful in Obtain Ing pise, nom thc ne
President. am greatly Obliged to you LOT :, y
: trouhle Won have taken upon yourself anu u
I kindness you have exhibited in the matter.
Ther,. l. nothing new here since the eiectiol