The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-06-11
Letter From Mr.. BOCher.

'''hs sk' 80 'O
prompted him to pen that rCmarka-
be letter, must confess is far be-
yond my comprehension 1t is an adj
mittcd fact that all created existence,
both animate and inanimatc, was
designed for some good and noble
purpose, hence it is we arc unable TO
account for the existence of the S}03-
hcfcr and HJcIcr, chief among whom
stands y. Bird.
In his first epiStlc to the people OF
the Independent Province. he saw
proper to make an unprovokcd at
tack upon my brother and mysclt,and
when through the controversy lie has
provoked, he secs himself held up,
scorncd and detcstcd, by all high
minded and honorable men, he seeks
shelter behind the screen of an "Old
~citizcn," and from this position he
hurlS upon our devoted heads the last
cry of the beaten dcmagoguc, "carpct
ba@gcr."
have not employcd 'PrTtor," or
any other person to do dirty work.
Just what YOU meal by that choice
expression is to ne q profound ms
terry. My public acts re open to
criticism. and to Il generous public |
shall ever be found willing to submit
my actions, and when they shall pro-
mouncc their verdict, You sir, will not
find me rushing into the public jour
mails and dcnouncin@ and viIitying
any portion of the people for DARN"
to assert the right Of doing their own
thinking and acting. My private af-
fairs are peculiarly my OWE, and do
not recognize the right of any indi-
vidual. or Y. Bird. to call them into
question. But should \. Bird desire
to investigate my private business, |
trust that he will ut least grant me
the same privilege, and | guarantee
that | will 10 90 outside the circle of
his own family relatives TO select the
committee. leaving him to choose the
committee to investigate my affairs;
and allow him to select as great men
as y. Bird.
This same \. Bid says he knows
Judge SiNnks. and to talk about his
record is all bosh.' We are very
prone to judge men by what their
nei@hbors say of them. and we adopt
this method a 4 criterion. Judge
Shanks' record shines forth in noon
day brightness, while \. Birds record
is clothed in Egyptian darkness.
Allow me to return my heartfelt
thanks, my deep feelings of heartfelt
gratitude, for the information that
the ''Pcoplc's Party have consigned
"prmtor" and myself to oblivion. Not
much oblivion about one hundred
and five majority for Township
Clerk.
Well suppose they have consigned
me TO oblivion, why DO you waste so
much valuable time in ~un>calin@ the
dark vault and dragging forth the Oh
jcct which seems to have disturbed
your dreams in the past. Buried i'll
the depth OF oblivion, vet y. Bird
sees the footsteps left behind, the
very sight of which causes the breast
of the martyrcd Bird to burn with
fierce anger and Indignation.
III remember correctly You shave
gone where the WOODLAND tWincth"
by about the same majority | did.
What Il wide difference in the man
ncr of submission TO u defeat. You
in replying to 'EPrTtOr' d~enOuncing
all indiscrimihatcly and making YOUR
self cminently we'll qualified to be
named as the nearest blood relative
Of the animal Balaam rode. spoke
not a word Of reprOach, uttered not
q @rOan, but have ever eve since that
memorable day had a lively recOllec-
tiOa that | was in the race of 1872
and was beaten. just like YOU were
on that bright April morning, with
this difference however. [ ran over
two hundred votes ahead of my tick
ct, while you, running upon two
tickets. ran about one hundred and
thirty votes behind Mr.. McFadden.
TO tell the plain untarnished truth
about the matter, it does make one
feel a little sore, but what is the use
of blubbering about it like an over
grown boy when his sweetheart has
jiltnI him AS Up orp in ohIiyinp To
gether please give us your expert
encc. What do you think Of she'd
ding off, and soaring away to that
better land where cliques and grass
hOppers come not, where carpet bag
gers have no influence, and where
Birds CAL be happy?
SO you say that school bill is paid.
| SAY lust as emnhatically that 1t Is