The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-09-07
A MEDICATION WANTED.
HoU a Democrat looks upon his pdrty's
Candidate for Governor. TAoasands
of democrats m Northeast Missouri
echo repadiate him-John s. Phelps
and TIC State Central Committee.
From the Palmyra Democrat.


The Republican newspapers, In and
out Of the Stat 9. have. Tor some time.
charged Il upon John s. Phelps, the
Democratic nominee for Governor that,
recently. while travelling upon q steam
boat from Hannibal to St. Louis. he
was drunk and playing cards until
about one O'Clock at night-that after
going to his stateroom at that late hour,
he LETT It and went into the ladies' cabin
and found q lady lying On the lounge
asleep. who. In consequence Of the ex-
treme heat, had left her stateroom, and
sought . cooler place. where 1t was
proper for her to be, secure as she had
q right to believe. from the intrusion OF
the male sex. That John S. Phelps
then and there insultcd her. Many
statements have been made about it
all OF which agree as to the prominent
facts. First, that he was on the boat
and playing cards; second, that he was
drank, and third, that he went into the
ladies cabin at 1 o'clock in the night,
and there found in her usual dress, a Ia.
dy on the sofa asleep. Now it Is Of lit.
tie consequence whether Phelps made
improper proposals to the lady or not
or whether he insulted her or not by
asking her to 60 on a promenade on thu
deck at a late hour Of the night.
Would any man who pretended to b.
q gentleman 60 into the ladies' cabin a
/ O'Clock at night-what business hat
he there? 1t was certainly not a prop
er place for q man, n who respecte,
female character and reputation, ant
had he been seer in there by any gen
tleman who had q wife, sister or daugh
ter there he would have kicked him in
to the river. and every decent man Il
the land would have said il was Jus
such treatment as he deserved.
1t is an undenia5le fact, that lie wa
on the boat--a public conveyance. will
a number OF passengers, and sat there q
a public table-the observed Of all oil
~servers--a candidate for Governor of
great State, playing cards, and drinkin
whisky to excess. until one o'clock q
night-a beautiful spectacle for tn
young men upon the boat and old gra
headed men, seeking to preside owe
the d~eStinieS of their State, the great
est honor and highest position In tn
State. inviting them to the card tabl
and the ~mebriatiag cup, and saying I
them, this is the road to fame and Tor
or.
The Governor Of the State should b.
at least, Of u good moral character
fair representative of the morals an
purity Of its people---one that they ca
, point TO with pride and satisfaction,
possessing a moral character worthy
imitation by the o n of Missouri. Viz
and iniquity are already too prevalel
in this land, and what will more ce
tainly encourage 1t than to place
, power and position man whose ga
ments are. to say the least of then
"~scorched" with iniluity.
1t is the duty OF the Democratic Sta
Central Committee to have the charg,
against Phelps strictly and thorough
investigated. and If innocent, 10 publ.
:. the testimony taken before them, in O
der that the people may judge OF his i
!, nocence. II guilty, you should invi
2 him Ito step down and out" and put
> O man OF decent moral character. "
want no whitewashing-we want to 8
the testimony for and against him, al
we will then Judge Tor ourselves.
,f Let me assur you, that there a
!, hundreds and thousands 0i DemOcra
- in Northeast Missouri, who belle
him to have been guilty OF gross m
= conduct and moral %impropriety, a
will not vote for him unless his char,
ter is vindicated by proof.
1t Is too heavy q tag upon the Writ
and morality Of the Democratic part
TO vote for q man besmeared ali O,
If with the most hideous vices.