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

fcnthS of the candidates belong TO A certain So
rret organization. Ii also turns ont that every
one OF the County Central Committee which
makes The call belong TO the same secret organi.-
Zitlpn. but, says one, you are not going to
assaIi secret organizations Not ut all, sir.
but when certain political tricksterS, under the
gu!se oil honesty, get themselves admitted into
the Grange, or any other secret organization.
Tor the purpose Of welding it politically and
Tor their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, / am opposed t.
1t. II the Masonic fraternity We're 10 be brought
mt" dSrepute by the nomination Of Il ticket
composed Of MaSons, and MasOns were the
Central Committee and workers, NV voice
would he raised against it. Or We're any Socie-
~, not secret, u present distinctive ticket of
rs own members. ! would oppose it. If the
Iresbyterians or Methodists were to do the same
thing, i would oppose it. Could il justly be said
that | would thus be opposing religion? Not at
all, sir. | believe that when il comes to socie-
hes, or even one distinctive class, endravorIng
T." engross ar monopolize the politics Of the cpun-
try, anarchy and desputism will be invited to
visit our free country. Why, it is the cheapest
Kind of knuwnuihIngi-m. Ii is worse. This
system strikes at all who are not in the Grange.
l am not opposing the Grangr. So long NJ it
cllnEs 10 its declared objects, il is well enough.
| do cry out against those who are running the
branE. by attempting To hulid themselves up
politically. Changers know these mrn are pros
tlIuting the original purpose of the Grange, and
they are not gong To support the ticket. They
NlSSi lHihlitt luIlI IL HluCn against FARMERS out
slue the Orange as against blackSIniths or other
iabo'ing inca. Not half the farmers in the coun-
" are Gran%erS, yet there are no farmers hut
Grangrrs on the ticket. They say there was no
ring III The convention. How easy il was To
give the Grange sign when Il Granger WIS put in
nomination! Neilher do | desire "A place on :.
ticket headed by ~ honest and incapable i mHn rs
Mcdaniel, but would prefer one headed by hon
est and capable Nicholas Ford. | understand
the candidate for Treasurer on the '.People' -
ticket says ne VIII let the county money out at
interest and pay the Interest into the treasury.
Now he Uugh: Ia know he would he indicted Tor
Just such procedure. He has no right 10 receive
a cent Tor the use of public money, and would
he sent to the renitentiary for two years or lined
$500 w"r" ne Ia do a. he SAWS he will. By saving
sam. Hays made slGc, 0o1 from the STATE dcpos-
its, they try to insiuuatc against Majors tina; he
Il guilty OF the same. Ii they think he is guilty,
why don't they prosecute hun under the present
stringent and good law. No: they whisper 1t
secretly, but dare not face Mr.. Majors with their
lies. or prosecute HIM. II Is said the farmers
rights are neglected. Why is tiff it is SO 2
There Is II clear majority of tifty->cyrn farmers
IN your Legislature, and if their interests are
neglected now, | don't see what they can want
with 4 better representation ri Jefferson City.
The trouble IS there are too many sent there with
no other qualification than that they are honest
ana are farmerS. NV competitor saws |
ought not Ia be elected because Il relatrv. OF
m!.e once held office. and another is an officer
noE. This comes with bad grace from him.,
who belongs 10 a family who are all running tor
Office lhIs iail-Biily Hercn. Dave Rca and john
Peter AltGcld- Now Altgcid IL a great Peoples
man! H. WIS in the Bourbon Convention to- Sc
lcGt delegates To the STAT Convention: was HIM
self selected a. a delegate and only declined be-
cause he WON'T not pay his expenses there and
back. But Alfgelt got II proxy from one of tine
delegates and gave 1t To Charles +. Bu0hcr NWho
wcnB, with instructions TO vote .irst iuT Captain
stephens for Governor, and then Tor Charles II.
Hardin! He WAS very well pleased wtih Hardin
and th- whole Bourbon ticket uItIl tnf Peoples
convention nominated HIM for an oaIcc, and he
IL changed. He turns Iall on Hardin, ana now
-iys he won't Vote Tor him. II is al! rigar
enough. ii ii" Is II Democrat, - Sustain ii.i,..u
and The whole II, mDcTltic tick, {, especially
aitrr h had he'll cd 10 Nominate II. The fault
That VII! be- found with nm N.ll nr that he de-
serted NJ party ana hi- pllncipl"s. wli'E he
found tie WIS nominated ty lhc opposite party
l. ErHn>IN MYEEs
Said if elected County .IHa.. be would Try TO I'LL
the n1.cc. II" liTrd ga tn SAM lido ui the
ctints - the Dih"r two Judges. nut ne would
do Ms wh"lc duiy Notwithstanding, and thought
tne question oil locality an .Hp"rjan'. II" had 10
a., dispose oi II S-I.Dgs ,h.rEv-'O-WIt tIat n he
were elected h. wu-ld Occur y Ia Whu.- bench
He pledged himself To r,n'iy that detect hy
making himself u hvACA, 10 be ing, W.l uat
long ilrEIvc notice hat II an. Illegal ciAInI-
Were presented he woUl! 20 iur IN M like . d -"
OF sails. But he anticipate u" trouble, Tor, no
ODDS Who are elected, III ! ar h'Hr-i men, and
viii present none bu; honest claims. 50 ~. vii
be- serene, and no jrui.!e Ia, SAID 10 Ice very
queer 10 SEE styh = To-. O. ~. TUH4clus ami IIuk
Democrats running on ~" saiU" ticket. Inc
reason tor II /, Ii At the i:rpuhlCuGs are getting
better than they USED H. WAS D .'udg" Mcyr,7
then showed thai the GrIug" DTCiutzaIum Was "a
good tnIl-, bat certain persons therein were
trying 10 make a kuown"'h!uE order Il !:-w!tG
tAls Disadvantage compare, =" hnowHUtAIuE5 r.,
tina; while The latter declared war only on for
elgnrrS, the former declared against all not
inside ne Grange doors. lie SAID AL wee III
trIesttd IN Tie affairs Of rpvtTETncut-wIih NJ
regard To race, color, occupation o. secret ~
ganiz tiIun-and that no s'rrrI society nr indI-
Nldtais IN 1t, should Ill M - c,Utiul iIIr lpi.-
tics Of the country. JuGE" My,r- HIN com
mrncrtl - dis- eel the copies state Platform he
being Il Bourbon, when Ne Wee iuIcrd to leave
NJ home.