The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-09-21

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Letter nom Judge Bonham.
Mn. EDrroR;-On closing my days
work, and sitting down 10 look over
the news OF the day, I see by nv pa
per that tho convention at Amaxonia
hes nominated for State Senator an
old soldier comradc OF mine, Captain
Albert Roccker. Of Holt county, and
II 10 truly tho most judicious nomi-
nation that could have. been made.
In the first place, the Senator should
properly BIO IRON Holt county, as
Holt has never had a Senator IS yet
from this district. and In the second
place, a more competent and q more
deserving man could not have been
selected than Captain Rocker. lie
10 honest. he is true TO his party, al
ways aiming to do Justice, aud
knows nothing but his duty; and I
make tho assertion that there il not q
Republican In this Senatorial District,
that 10 acquainted with him, but will
vote for him. He il genuine schol-
ar, and a gentleman IN every sense Of
the word. No trucr soldier ever
went to battle, aud a truer patriot
never lived. He was promoted from
private to 1st Lieutenant of his COM
pany-B- OF the Fourth Cavalry, and
at the battle of the Big Blue, In this
State, his Captain was instantly
killed, and Rocker was promoted TO
Captain Of his company, and he was
Captain when he was mustered ont.
He las served the people of Holt
county two terms IS Sheriff and two
terms az County Clerk, and the peo-
pie of Holt have the utmost conf
dence IN him; audi IL he is elected, he
will DO the third State Senator that
has been taken from the old Fourth
Missouri Cavalry since the war; TINT
isto say, Colonel d. Bonham, de-
ceased. John M. Filley, from the Mt.
Vernon Senatorial District, and now
Captain Rocker.
And the Fourth Cavalry has anoth-
or distinguished soldier for the peo-
pie Of Andrew county to vote for at
the coming election. I allude to Capt.
Willis Sapp, the chosen Republican
nominee for Treasurer of this coun.
". He well merits the office, and he
will serve the people faithfully II he
is elected. He is honest, he is capa-
bic, he 10 q strictly moral man, and a
man for the place. Captain Sapp is
u self made man. His parents died
when he was quite young, and he
was raised by one of our best citi-
zens, George Montgomery, aud at
the breaking out of the war he en-
listed in Company &C" Of the Fourth
Cavalry, and.served with great dis
tinction for u SO young In years.
He was never found wanting, and at
tho battle of the Big Blue, in October
1864, when two-thirds of all the off,
GERS Of the regiment were killed and
wounded, and the last officer In Capt.
Sapp's company was disabled, and
the ranks thinned by the dead and
wounded, aud In this condition, and
at the same time under q murderous
fire from the enemy, Captain Sapp
rallied his company and led them to
victory. For that brave aid gal
liant act Captain Sapp was appointed
Captain Of his company by recon
niendation of Major General Pleasan-
ton. Here, voters of Andrew county,
Is the record Oftwo as true and gal
liant men as eve asked for your suff-
RACES. On the other hand, the oppo-
nent of Captain Sapp, Mr.. Kirtlcy.
was on the Confederate side during
the war; and which will you choose
loyal or tho disloyal? For my
part, I say, let loyal neil control the
Government in all its branches. But
the Democrats will tell you that these
old war issues are all dead; we should
not argue these old issues. But
tell you. voters Of Andrew county,
these old issues are only dead until
tha Democrats can get into power;
then, when they get both houses Of
Congress aud a Democratic President,
then you will see how quick they
will revive up these old issues you
will then hear the old cry that you
heard fourteen years ago; II am for
the old Constitution as 1t WASH
Then 1t Is that you will see the
claims filed in Congress by
tho billion, as they are already on file
by members from the Southern States
in the last Democratic House by the
million. Then 1t is that. you will.see
pensions granted to every disabled
soldier who fought against this
country. Then 1t is that you will
see that every Union soldier occupied
around the Capitol at Washington,
and other places, will be displaced
and Confcderates put INF their places,
as was doue by the last House of
Congress by the Democrats. And
then 1t is, loyal voters, when You will
find the words.of their chief, JEFF Da-
nj q. 4, o-.I H. AI.. a.a.~ Al.
war. to be true, and that was: "The
Southern is not dead, but only
sleeping" The Democrats cry re-
form, %retrench, and other great cries
are raised, but this only to get into
power. At the same time they are
making this great cry they nominated
Tilden, the greatest monopolist OF the
age. who enriches himself by schemes