The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-30
To the Voters Of Andrew County:

To the Voters OF Andrew County.
Iiavrugrecsivcd NJ thr hand Of The Republic
can party q; the county thr nomination tJr Rep
Irs-utH,ive IN the Legislature 50 recently that II
IS impossible tor N, 20 be srcu -nG heard T.: MY
considerable number o: You before the election.
deem j., important 10 address ;his circular 70
yCU, and more especially 30 because there ETC
beng circulated ~ m oppunents it'5s and +"-
laus'ory reports, calculated to render n" ooicc-
tionable 10 Tie yot-r- oG ,his cnUu'y, more lot
m cvi:Gt iEAu .hr '.nc-Ca.4JH ui q Uth and JUS
ace.
OF the length, breadth and height Of these 70
ports ] can not speak with certainty, because
those VINO circulated them do not 1--; ne fac to
face alG tell mc wha; the are, but secretly md
Ins!austinEly make the cha: yes beh.uG ~ back
D.lc OF them Is 20 the effect that while ! We Il
member Of the legislature ! Sold ana h4riered
M votes and influence f0r Z valuable cpEsiaera-
ton, IL cpnneCuuu with certain railroad meas
ures Tor asGm ranging all the way along from
seven 10 twenty thousand doilars.
l. what road and fr what vote or votes ! 30
sold myself | an unable to learn. If this were
true, which i; Il not, IL one sense = nigh: D- re-
gard"d L. complimentary, !Jr certainly very lew
nren's votes and Influence are worth 50 much
money in a Legislative body.
To this / reply 10y 81 yiug tbs; any report. no
matter what Il NAV be, charging NJ d'E"C:Ir oT
indirectly WIKI selling my vote or influence 10
railroad ac!temcs OF any UIAcr ..euEur-. IL 81 out
oi The Legislature, il absolutely and uHquaii-
heuly false anu CltoGndrd Moreover | deny
-vpr giving 2 vote Oh being influenced In IT.
vote or woes, brcaua- il might rebound To The IN
teres: OF an .rI-ud aT friends IF mine. but -
scrt that ] ALWAYS acted from the convictions o!
ny own conscience suG iJT VITA; / regarded e.
the public good, regardless OF the result to any
Unr.
Their IS not a vote or an ART 0. min. connected
with my whole Legislative career IL OF out vi the
state OF hi!asouT.. iAA' : an ASHAMED o. afraid 10
have subjected 10 the severeet criticism
| am blamed Tor not having II railroad bull:
from Savannah VIA fillmore to Forest City, IN
Holt county lusei every honorable ana fair
means 10 have the CunlpEny 80 locate AID bGi,d
their road Il pereinpt0rIiy refused - do 50.
ana the fault Is not MINE, nor AZ ] 10 blame Tor
Il.
an charged with attempting to cheat and
SWInuie SOM OF the !iCn who SCI we'd IN that
military service known a. the IN men To
this chHrge ! CHI Il.o say there was no effort OF
purpose on my part 10 cheat or oetraud them or
any one OFT Of n iaifhlGg Of their just due
Nor have ! Il single cent OF their money save Two
or three exceptions, who long since LEI, the cyun-
try ana whose whereabouts ] 10 not know
They have received nil Tie money they are or
We entitled 20, and truth ~Cprayrls me t. $50
that some Of them received more than Their Just
dues. Many Of them belicved-snd perhaps Still
hri!cTe--t,lat the money ] E0t 10! them Wa hand
en TO I.r without ANY trOuDle or expense oil nv
part, ard. therefore, ! WAS not entitled TO any
compensation If such were The Casr, doubtless
thcI' irnpressio. g were correct. But !: ;rrI no,io
II cost ne full, twcniy-onr per cent IN cash.
10 say rothlnE Of Al nv time ana labor. 20 get
VIVA; money ] did L.r them. ] Taid over foui
hundred dollars out l. my own ne:.is III neccs-
sHIy expenses to Cbtai, il. When, therefore, ]
retained Any of it tor ti.r ptIpost OF reImburst-
ireut, and to pay :or the and Labor, 1t was
chsrged to rr g. an at: OF Eiliainv and rmbrz-
element. instead q. ! just TeSafti iJr faithful
Snr valuable services 70 thcrr.
When J took the matter IL hand 10 obtain this
monty Tor iht men, there was no; Il roll or = pa
ser o. file or made out anywhere, showing thu
~EcTvictE Of d single U.Hn, o. anything else CO J.
uec,rd herewith, save the original Inus,cr-in
rolls. which were Furnished after Ereat expense
and trouble.
All the iacis nrceaRarr 10 sBccaas had 20 he
hunted Up and Tnsrt OUt from yreIEory, and such ,
scraps aud circumstances As could best be oh
tanned AZ heavy eapeEse 10 me. ~ no one ever
paid r farming Of the expense keep: myself. ~
Jar rs / now REMINDER. ] think ! can Justly
claim :hsf | WIS their hes; friend in this matter. .
po, their worst enemy Withou, nv Efforts.
in all human probability, they never v 0Uld have
gotten snyttinc.
I ~confess, however. that there in something
wrong IN this transaction, but Il should rot LAY
II nv doorG sDd ] stand resdy tn show 10 al Wha
IIzy cs!! aud see the evidence IN my Possession I
~ 70 where that wrong ~ and what II il, and
Is too ienCthy for this sddrcss; and,
.heroiG-r, ! deter the details for nv public r.
now advertised 10 he made in several
1919 - IT, C-Cc., E.tTeta I'll a3c .aG day Of !