Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-27
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your space is too valuable to be occupied by q
controversy between correspondents. about the
rival claims Of twp gentlemen, both OF whom
are democrats. and, perhaps. OF something like
equal qualifications for the Office to which they
aspire. But the supercilious manner in which
your st. Louis correspondent, ''P," made and
unmsde governors, and dealt out secretary
ships, called forth the mild protest in my COM
munlcation of April II. 1t was neither my wish
nor design to refer to the matter again, but the
pettifogging reply of ''P" In your issue of
May 6, induces me to ask further space In your
columns.
The first point settled by ''P," and I suppose
to his own satisfaction, is that he meant to say,
that DR.. Shields was acquainted with the pol
ftics of the state, instead OF its practice. Yes, L
suppose that he Is. The news reached this be-
nighted region some time ago that the politics Of
the state was democratic; and. moreover,
don't think that the doctor would be q candidate
for office if he was not acquainted with the
politics of the state" Very few men will
throw themselves into the ideally breach''
for Office when they know their opponents to be
in the majority. This settles the question that
DR.. Shields is acquainted with the politics Of
the state.' 'P'' after having fled An objec-
ton to his W communication, proceeds to
charge ''Lsfayette'' with unparalleled en-
thuslasm'' and ''manifest Inconsistency in
advocating Mr.. sloan's claims. Well, let us
see at whose door these charges properly be-
long. In the Intelllgeneer, of April 81, ''La-
fayette'' enthused just eleven lines in behalf Of
Mr.. Sloan, modestly claiming that he was pop
nlar wherever he was known. ''P" occupied
about twenty EIGHT lines in advocacy of Dr..
Shields, and crowded about as much buncombe,
sbsurdity, unparalleled enthusissm'' ami
manifest Inconsistency as 1 ever saw crowd
ed into the same space in O newspaper.
Hear him in behalf of DIR. Shields: ''His
(snields) efforts in behalf Of ten. Cockrell, in
the late senatorial contest, will give him the
support of the generals friends all over the
state" This should settle the matter at once,
as Cockrell's friends all over the state''
found but little difficulty in e~lecting him
After having elected Shields by transferring,
with q few dashes OF his pen. all of Cockrell's
friends in the state, he claims northeast u lssou-
ri solid, and divides st. Louis magnanimously
with McGrath. II Cockrell's .'friends all over
the state'' intend to support your candidate,
WHY do you single out the particular sections
northeast Missouri and St. Louis for Shields :
The plain inference is, that q small-sized doubt
insinusted itself into your inner CONSCIOUSNESS
in regard to CocIrell's friends, or the friends of
any one else coming to the support of your
friend in sufficient numbers to elect him. Your
..unparallcled enthusiasm inst half %ouaIiaes
YOU to play a heavy game of brsv lint vour
'smanifest inconsistency, will alwavs max.
you the loser.
lift requires further proof to substantiate your
claims rs q '.blowhard,'' and stsblish for Won
a reputation for inconsistency and upparalleled
conceit, your lucid treatise on gubernxtoris
candidates and the ssgrangers., in the lnt.lli-
gencer. Of April ~, would establish for YOU the
claims to such distinction, In that luminous
dissertation, you introduce two confessedlv
strong candidates. PHELPS and Vest. to ssy
nothing of other distinguished and penu,ar uen,
tlemen.-snd slaughter Them with tho ..ms r.
cilitv that nm exoert butcbsr xvou,a . ~. w.,
then assume to speak for the ..bouest granger ,,
Hsw pu,ronizingl Who made Won the mouth.
piece for the s.honest yrsnperp,, IF Won had
been an .shoncst granger, Won ,yonId have
known better than tn oonnect tbem with s,y
| ~politicsl marty whatever as an .ry.pivs,io, !,
can ssv. for vour enlightenment Tho, .r.,..r
ar. confined to no one political ,.rtv. nor W..
their preferepces confined to snv one csndid.,.
..Lsfayette.n therefore. tendors. yratu;tons,v
to ..p." this advice: rhe next time that il sui,.
| Won to write about the pubern.tori., mr. ON,
other Question. deal in facts and ma, f.ncv
write sbout mattprs with which ,ou -.
ousinted. and leave supnosit,tions ms,,srs !. ,.r.
cure Of themselves.
And then: oh. them how fnnnv "p,, v.,s r.
no Ne twis,, nv n.r.ar.nh r.,
- ~! pAA~p" "" H'eenloh
7siiey,' ''fae village OF Grsenton,' and tha
flight of the world,' IL into SO mary shapes thai
- " eo'nposi''on' o"'
"P' lives In q town where there Is 4 vast
amount Of crookedness. Had YOU. kind air.
on,v conau,ted mr. sh,.,ds 49,. ,.-.
WY ~ 0"s'"' wi Sou para
phrased the sentence IN my communication, re-
vsry ,omn,I, bovs inrornsd v,n w., -
neee..a up to Vt e1 sorn D at some 1 period s~is Of our ~ ' .r.
istence. esp.ciallv if W.. ever exnsct tn b.com.
.aSa;,.ta So 'e
S0ur us,sr. ~" o -
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sehse' fe'efehce VI h'e"nine is "Hat LaIaysttf
or no other fellow can nnd out. But when vol
vailed only by the zeal of our present natious]
administration in their lute desperate efforts te
stay the wave of refo;lsatory opii:icA thel
threatened to EeeE away the elem ents of their
power -dfWhtii'klH give me the eanphor|
lne'e now that WIZ a'i I'm oe"es.
;a", W. ' :. ..l'tu"'orS
,his wav ,bo,abt ,h., ..our nr.ssn, na.,aa ~
administration WINS making dsan.rats snnr,s >,
stsy tn, on yard ms,uh" of II lot Of tbiavs. :,