The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-30

NICHOLAS FORD,
Who commenced hy stating that he WAS a randi-
CATE Tor tn ofict "i Representative, placed in
nrm.natipn by the Citizens Convention AT Sl-
y,unla ON the 81 of October. A. grave charges
have been made against ne; n II l. charged that
an An uG ,a>v. -rif-Srrking. Dissatisfied and am
b.lrnaS sDrr-hrId. e., | think il proper t. eS-
;rilin how | became - candidate. In August l
ty.rt II Jefferson City. lIciIre going. 1 was
asked by men who were then Identified with the
P,oulc'r movement III The county, hut who are
r,v; IN the tItiicnS' movement, TO permit nv
,,,n,. TO go before that convention for this Office.
aid then | did not want il. Not that ] was not
in heartr sympathy with the Peoples party IN
Missouri, but | have never desired 10 take part
IN political cAnyass-niy tastes are adverse To
-,,rl things. and 1 really did not want the Office.
Nv friends persisted. and when left for Jcfrer-
son CITY | told them when | got there | would
i.kc thr matter in serious consideration and let
them hear from me. When | got there I wrote
Il NV friends not to permit my name to go be-
f,r, Ihr c invention. Now, | have been in this
county since lsiS, and have never been n candi-
date for Office, although twice ! have been ur-
comfy solicited TO be Il c4niIdatr-in 1870 aud
il. In 1870 | joined my fortunes with the Lib
,-ai party, and refused \ place on that ticket In
IS-a Hr. Brayton proposed inv name for Repre-
sentative As a Liberal in The Liberal Democratic
Convention in 1872, which | then and there pc
rrnp;orilv refused. Well, the Peoples Convcn-
tion met on the l2.h of September. and, in spite
of my repeated protests, my name was present.
I'D ny Mr.. Sanders, and | received what ! con
sliPred. under the Circumstance. Il very f'aIter-
Ing -uppurt-f0riT-ive votes. When | returned
home from Jefferson City. | felt relieved, for !
thought my friends would now let me alone. |
found great dissatisfaction among Inv nelghbors,
which came about il this way: Al the Peoples
township meeting "a resolution had been pre-
scented and passed, binding those particIpatingin
the meeting to support NE ieople,s
nominated: and \ number left the meeting. say
in- they did not want 10 be chokcd down and
bound 10 vote for men against their conscience
I'm L-l --n. D-.tvra n-,pnE 81 50
yaupsh. ana there met good men from all parts
Of the county, VIII solicited M to become a
candidate before another convention which they
sad would he held shortly. Again ! gave them
"a negative answer, with mr r-asons-tnatl was
in A quiet business which | did not want TO neg
lrct to 90 about the county engaging in A person
n wrangllng controversy, which seemed 10 he
the character of the caTnpai gn then commencing,
ana in which | never would. and will not now,
.ucsge. They said there would he n "1nrenti"n.
AMI they would jus. rs certainly n"minric me,
whether OF no. The c"nr'n!i"m was ta6, amd |
W. ,,Grniaq'ri. After my friends hui don" thus
9nuch. | CO aid 10 Ii ic-s ia III 10 accept the nom
~;na'ioa, or do injustice 10 ;hum. ina- | am be-
fore the people To-day.
I-nir..i States SENATOR l have uniformly sad
that the .lan does not exist who vii! own m in
The Legislature. will vote Tor n man who viii
Labor tn develop tn resources, bet or the hrau-
g.. and rncpurac. Industry in the state and ma
lion. Will vote for liberal minded man-sne
who can See other objects 10 attain than The m
trrea,s of II party. II You ask ne 10 say l w!tii
vote for this man Or that man, h-sitrt" 20 send
IN there. for expect to do my own thinking,
and 10 vote as ms best judgment dictates.
They say I sm opposed to i%nhation, or more
money in III. West. ] am opposed To Il certain
e0r- ii inGation. am opposed 10 the National
Bank system. Itptys Il premium on wealth and
any system OF Initiation caicnltt"d to iInpov"rish
th- industrial classes" maze the flch fIclrr
and the poor pIOrrr| will aiwAyE oppose. a.
well al home a. nj Jefferson City. II yOu s"nf
me there. | believe the currency with which
tnc Government pays her soldier, her officials
and i~jbrreGs. or girn- n eXrhnhsf f"r c,Nrrt-
,r;aE il receives, is good enough FOR tho h1nd-
hold.r. | would be for r"p'alln- tie National
banking Act--npt stopping tn" banks 1t once.
,srv matters often prnduc" pauics, and the bust
l.ss III the country should be given time t. ac-
cnnnodIt ~ itself n the new order Of thInr'.
t1r'i know how il may b. among thr farmers
here, tit IN my ncIghbnrloon they complain
tlat the GE'e for paying taNe> Is placed at q very
,anpportqaa period They saw the Isl Of Jlrl-
a.rls tna worst time that could I've selected.
They SAY that Eastern m-u who hold the money
cnn.-iye ~ lock il 10 and make it scarce ai hat
fi-ne. in ard-r that those VII" hive 10 borrow TO
pa, lakes must pay then 4 heavy raj" 81 intrE-
IS: for the U.s. or it. ManE are mus compelled
10 maxi great sacrifices Who might pay their
taxes easily in April or May. would be in la
ynl %: chrn-Irg the law 80 that taXee might be
la;: bv the LIST Of April or Nav in cnch year.
Nv a'rcntion has been called TO AN item Of
proposed legislation sine" | entered on III" trIr-
i, r~rJs;;rl to the school fund. j. Seems The
Missouri school fund il now invested IA United
states bonds, which pay an int"re't Of TX T"r
cent II s.cnI- TO me ! would he IN favor
or payipy oil the STATE bonds with tn" pro-
cr-Gs Of the sale Of the United States bonds. AID
fh-n have he State issue IL OTn bonds IN favor
or the school fund merely drop The hirI for
.pu TO rh!nk over. 1t might n"t bc the best way
One thing is certain. l shall take up With and adj
vnc.te good doctrines, come from "hat source 1t
may
And then they say / an opposed TO free
schools. don believe, nf the whole category
O.: crimes brought AZ inst In-. any OF them have
been missed. had rested under the beiI"!, mp
70 the time I commenced 10 make this canvas,
1hs. / wa Il quiet citizen, mol given 10 more
rhan NV share Of wickednc-s. Ny nrighhure
haze never yet charged me with 9ny crime that
! know Of. They have been 81 foolish As TO Keep
III. as one of the directors Of the district school
for a numb"r Of wears, which dnn'tlook n though
! was strenuJu5ly opposed - free schools. GA
The contrary, J am n hearty school man: have
paid ms school tax without Il sign OF grimhiin-,
and sent nv children 10 the school. ] am Iii
- cxtrrm" on the question Of schools: and
lh:nk that where parents. through poverty or
10 school. they should be compelled 70 DO 30. IN
Justice 10 the community. And yet, la tn" fnc@
"f all this, such charges are hn'le,t against ne.
Gentlemen, tn" Citizens tickets n good one
except myself, cornDosrd Of men ar-
rsv.f on opposite sides Of the political Jitt'rfeli
ner-.Gior-: men whose characters are unsill;cd,
Ugless ;hcy H. view 4 in n light Of OH .r-=rcs-
~; bur in NV oDinina IL il honorable to aspire
ionorsblv 10 fill Offices Of honor and trust.
These men have forgotten the past, locked AIMS
over The chasTn. and buried the partisan fer the
time being. Some are serving the pubic nov,
aud will have the advantage u cNr"Ti"uc"
Should ther bp elected again. The first ticket
"lsim that the office shCult seek the man We
aI- wiling TO meet them before he people N
lint issue. Let every citizen vote for IN" clEdI-
:ste for each Office whom he thinks the beet ami
NOS caps Die man, regardless of any eXtrtneou5
and irrelevant mater. The man "ho viii vote
10 accommodate or please another would sacrt-
A. principe and honor, aud degrades The IRAN
"kise. If Judgp Harlan is elected, Won VIII
have a man with large legislative capacity; II
John Mcdaniel, you viii have a farmer end an
honest msn. | have nothing 10 Gay against
r!iher.
". W. ESQ,
Was then called for. II" said the gentlemen
whr Travelled with Mcdaniel did not claim
that they were the candidates Of the Lcrd. bat
N"r. called Of the people. Ny opponent on that
f-ckei has ninntel the roIe yerv .uLienlx Of NH