The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-04
An Honest HAN 1oe 0on0reee--
Not q Weothercock.

An Hcnset Man lur 0ouGress---
Not Q weethsrcock.
Judge Parker's efficient, able and
impartial services in Congress a.
Representative from his district are
admitted by Democrats and Repub-
licans alike. Judge Pike, who now
accepts the De mocratic nomination
against Parker, himself unequivocai.
" declared that he wa in favor OF
Parker, no more that five months ago.
The 81. Joseph ConmercicI, q Dem
ocrati, paper which supports the
whole Democratic ticket, including
Greeley and Brown and Woodson'
falls into the support of Parker, the
following editorial appearing in that
paper Of Friday last:
Heretofore we have declined to ex-
press any preference for either OF the
two Candidates for congressman
from this District. For obvious req.
sons we could not hoist the name OF
.Jndge Parker at first, and confidently
believed that the Democratic cOnveii.
ton would give us Q candidate whom
we could support. HOW Coi; jas. d
Birch, Jr., was defeated In that con
v~ention; how Gen. James Craig was
foisted upon the party; how ne at
length declined the nomination
what the Commercial said at the
time with reference to his nomination;
and the subsequent nomination Of
Judge Pike. are matters Of record.
Previous to the nomination OF
Judge Pike it was reported that he
had, no later than April SOth, written
a letter to Judge Parker endorsing
his course in Congress, declaring that
he pike would not become . candi
date against him; that he had gone
back to the Republican party and
there he intended to remain : and 9TH
erwise pronouncing himself . radical.
In case this report wal true, the De-
nocracy had nominated ~ strong q
radical as the Republican candidate,
aud their candidate had furthermore
violated solemn pledges in accepting
the nomination. Here was . dilcm-
ma. Judge Parker had been tried as
a Congressman, and had given gener-
al satisfaction to all parties. In mat,
tiers pertaining to this District he had
ignored politics entirely. He had
been-as Judge Pike says Of Grant.
"a safe man, and we knew him."
On the other hand, while we recog.
nized Judge Pixies ability, We had nc
assurance that he would make . more
efficient representative than Judge
Parker. We were thus left to choose
between two radicals. We have
chosen. aud to-day hoist the name Of
Hon. I. G. Parker, and shall give hin
our support throughout the cam
paign.
Ii other reasons r necessary t.
show that We have made Q judiciOu,
selection, they are to be found In tho
following letter from Judge Pike e
Judge Parker, written without sole
itation, and which probably records
| the honest sentiments ofthe writer al
that time. As an Independent jour
nal the Commercial hao . right t.
select its candidates, and while 1t viii
| fearlcssly continue to advocate thu
| election of the National and Stat
| Democratic tickets, it respectful!
| declines to support for Congressman
a man who is not in sympathy will
| the party, aud who has violated
solemn obligation In accepting tn
nomination.
We give the letter In full. Thu
| ;t.lirs and Authorizations are I'll,
writer's:
"Sr. JOSEPH. NO., April so. 1872.
"Hon. I. Z. PARKER, Washington
d. C.-My Dear Pas l hav'n'
heard from you since my last, ant
fearful that 1t may have been lost,
write you in reference to il. How
have you succeeded in obtaining new
passes? You must excuse me for IN!
apparent importantly, as if shall &
to California ! must be getting ready
and shall have to get some Of TIT
neighboring Judges to hold my Jul!
Term.
Politics r rather quiet here, not
outstanding the Cincinnati Convex
ton. The movement does not seen
to take with the people. Nearly ar
the original Liberals, like myself, ar,
back In the old organization, and In
tend to stay there. While we are no
"hankering" after Ulysses, we do no
propose to abandon our party on nc
count Of the probability Of his nomi
iuation. We think him q safe Prcsi
dent, and we know him. BY the wa!
they are talking chat is the Demo
Gratis, ct i'd Omne genus) abOnt an Op
ponent to you in the next race, an(
some Of the country papers arc NAM
lug me as q probable candidate agains
you, without any authority from m,
in any way. l am not a candidate
and WiU not become one. Ofthat yo,
may be assured. Frankncss is al
ways proper, especially anon:
friends. Allow me to say in conclu
sion, that your course in Congress
meets my appreciation, and l am de
cidcdly in favor Of your renomina
tion. "YoursD very truly,
"BENNETT PIKE"
From consultation with many O
the leading democrats Of the District
we are confident that the above let
ter will dig Judge Pixies politica
grave.