The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-26
From Benton Township.
March %, 1919.

Mr.. EDITOR Even a very casual OBJ
server in your city last Saturday could
scarcely have failed to perceive that
something of unusual Importance was
about to transpire-not.ling less than
the sale, body and breeches, of the
"Pcoplc's Party of Andrew county
Who could have supposed that an event
So humiliating to the believers in, and
earnest workers for, reform, could have
transpircd in less time than five months
after their glorious triumph of last No
vembcr?
We have observed in your paper for
some weeks, call Tor the assembling
fthc ever faithful clans of the Democrat
CIV. on the 24th inst. 1t has also been
equally well known, by the initiated,
that their nominee tor President of the
County Court would be Mr.. Newton
Bird, gentleman with whom we have
the honor to have an acquaintance
well qualified. rs we believe, and who,
if elected. will serve the people to the
best of his ability. SO let it not be un-
derstood that we have objections to Mr..
Bird, either personal or political; but
we can remember the time when the
ideas which influenced gentlemen would
have precluded their consenting to be Il
candidate before either of two cOnven-
tions. But in this AGE of the wOrld-in
these degenerate times-men place Il
very different estimate upon these
things; in fact they view them from Il
wholly different standpoint.
1t will be somewhat difficult for the
rank and file OF the Peoples Party to
believe that their leaders betrayed them:
vet such is the fact. rs we understand
il. 1t was arranged between
= that the people should nominate
Mr.. Bird, and that III such case the
Democracy would either nominate him,
endorse him, or make no nomination.
Take notice if the sequel don't prove
the correctness of this statement. The
Peoples party of Andrew county at one
time gave promise of Liuch good, it
evlnccd Il wonderful vitality, Il very I'M
usual energy in one Of such intantlie
age; but too much politician; too much
trade and Gickcr," killed it. When
will politicians learn the eXpedency of
principle, and tnat the peoples interests
cannot be thus tr,tlcd with? We are
not Of those who question the necessity
of Il Peoples Party. We believe the
circumStanccS-thc timeS-arc peculiar
ly favorable to the organization OF IN
Independent party, nat tional in its aims
and objects, determined 20 resist the en-
croachmcntS OF the money power, to
stay the present tide Of Extravaganza
ard corruption, and 10 place the control
of the resources and finances of the
country in the hands OF the people.
It has often seemed to is strange that
the Peoples Party of this county has
enunciated no well delincd principles Of
political action. 1t has taken no ground
on those issues of reform which actuate
organizations of reform clsewhcre-the
platform of the Peoples State Conven-
ton being endorsed alone excepted. \
purpose expressed TO elect honest men
10 Office. regardless Of political afiiia-
ton, may work u temporary good, but
i'll the nature OF things, can only main
ttin IN ephemeral existence. But the
Peoples Party OF Andrew county, al
though recently slick and fat. with ap-
parently = proper Development Of bone
ard muscle, and which gave promise
until recently of Il long and useful life,
yet how uncertain the tenure of exist
cnce,-on Saturday morning gave evil
Gcnce Of approaching dissolution. As
the sun ;iscended towards the meridian,
is became evident q collapse was at
hand and that the grim mess, niger
alone could furnish relief from the agony
of dissolution, and about o'clock p. m
of Saturday it breathed its last.
The following obituary is respectfully
submitted: