The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-04
The Democratic Ticket.
From the st. Joe UeraId.l

From the st. Joe Icra!d.l
The mountain has, laboretl. and,
brought forth very small rodent.
We predicted some days ago that It
would be an utter impossibility for the
Democratic State Convention to nomi-
nate good ticket, and our prediction is
justified by the result. Never in the
history cf the commonwealth was the-n
presented for the suffrages of the peo-
pie men so entirely unknown and of
such mediocre ability.
Colman was ruthlessly slaughtered
for the first place, as we anticipated, By
the triokstors, ansli then, given the insig-
niiicant position of Lieutenant Governor.
l. &. III. Hardin, who ireats the ticket,
is Il small-brained demagogue of the
worst type. Under mask of piety, he
hides about rs much malignity as could
welfbe crammed into the human heart
In she Senate in the last two wears no
man introduced SO many measures pan
dering to the preiudices of classas this
fellow Hardin. He is a wealthy banker,
ara has made every dollar of his money
by skinning the people. Those who arc
familiar with his operations in business
say that his figures have always been
twenty per cent, and by this usury he
has accumulated his fortune. He was
born in Columbia in 1920, and is there
fore fiity-four years of age. He has
filled the office of Circuit Attorney, and
represented Galloway county in the
lower House of the General Assembly
from 1854 to 1850, when he was chosen
Senator from the counties of Galloway
and Boone. In 1861 he followed the for .
tunes Of Claib. jackson down 10 the seS-
sion OF his Legislature at Neosho, and
there, in violation of his oath to support
the constitution, voted for the ordinance
of secession. Cowar,l-like, however, he
soon shrank from the consequences OF
his own act, and sreaked back home.
where he rems!aed quieScent durin" the
war. Two years ago, in the general up
rising of rebeldom, he emerged from
the brush, and was elected Senator from
the riith district, and proved himself Il
fit representative of the stav-at- home
dislov;l. element. And this is the Great
rIre the people OF Missouri are asked -
make t,nir Governor. Woodson is ha
enough but I!ar,lin, imbued with all the
bitter, a:l,i-pro%reSsive spirit ct the .u..-
mcr, has not half his ability. Gon i4,ly
the commonwealth if such a he are T..
continue 20 preside over her dr>;.iit>.
Foc Secretary Of State. y X. Nc
Gr;lth, OF st. Louis, ovcr>!aI chr,l -gcn
men rs .jcbn VI alker. o: Howard. aa!
John T. Heard. of Hct;is. Personally
| clever Young gentleman, he Is unknown
outside ofh:c- rity.
The impor.ant office of State Tree
urcr is given e. j. ". Mcrcc-. of .lac--
son county. lis only claim e" the p.-
! sition i. THAT he served in TIE rebel army.
losing an arm in fighting 10 destroy HI
country. lie is Ia particriar candi-
date of the ring" V no desire to con-
trol the money and financial operation,
of the State. Shrewd'y, but etlrc:uaily
his candidacy has been worked up.
| Thomas Halliday, es.-''robatc JUDI
down in Jefferson county. ; named t.
Auditor. Outside Of h5 immcdl:1
ueighhorhoOd he is unknown . tie pcC-
pie ot the State.
The people hrve only TO come ior-
ward now and nominate = ticket CO.
posed Of men omiEcn; ior ,hcir abii,tt
and into@rity. and i, viii sweep lne
State like q whirlwind.
Hon. W. y. Napton an} Narwir'l
Ilou"h are tie Democratic nominees tug
the supreme Berch. The first : 10"
on the beach ana Is an able I;.wyer.
The latter is Il young attorney Of k.nsa-
City. who has never had any practice
worth mentioning before any courc.
The only crumb which The Democrat
ic State Convention could thrCw 70 the
Northwest was the nomination .oc Su-
perintendent OF Public Schools: Nc
thanks for this. Il. ID. Shannon IS en-
J tireiy unknown outside OF this county
and until selected hy Governor " oodSo.
to he his private secretary, he was not
known to score OF men even ii thiS
city. He is pin-ieather politician, am
, has no qualifications whatever Tor TIE
place for which he has been nominated1