Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-24
For Fair Play

About the most imluient thing that "
l know OF il Il Radical editor, who lived in I'll
y state OF Missouri during the reign Of Fletc.
Ell, aud under The prHScriptiyt prahoula
' code. and wh" supported the one and Ell
Il dbr>rd The other. 81 far forgetting the pu.
" rs to be guilty OF the indcccnry Of lrcturiu
y democrats on bigotry and proscriptI.enc>s
Il" must forget that in those days the demo
Gratis Of Missouri were not only not Above
: 10 vote their sentiments. but were not allow
si 10 vote AT ali. unics, II suited The plca>ur
OF some ulstarI of II registering oliver, VIII,
was chosen tor the purpose Of keepin. ju>
enough democrats from the potts To s-cur
tle elections 10 the radical party. He mus
forget that Those JAnlIaries OF HI, parry went
10 the places of registration armed 10 III,
eth, Snd upon the pises OF their book
used pistol, Tor paper weights, and whei
The Siat haired >lres OF the state had the t.
merity 10 quietly and peaceably approach
them, tL-y would t- insnltrd with -ucl
questions as What in The hell do Won want
here 'By God. SIT, yVu don't expect |,
register here or their uarn-- would b,
stricken from Ia" bOuA after they had regis
tered. We have q ease in point. IlIe grand
father OF the writer came 10 Missouri, from
fiii!aieiph!L. in ISL and setriedat St.Louj,
lie WAS one OF the pioneer. OF tar stale. lie
assisted IA" iur company to establish II.
agencies in the west, aud Was a merchant II
- LOUIS until te retired from business. Al
tTr the war. hr. being old, and has children
married OF. We persuaded him TO come AND
i've with Us. OH 4 farm III LAFAYETTE county,
liz had never been = -'cr>st"ni-r itd al
ways OPPOSED the idea a. suicIiai. ami ca
cuIsted 10 bring nothing tut eIll Oh the
country. lie. OF chnr>e, TOOK no part IN the
vi. lie had warm feeling. for the south.
- II" hId many relatives and friend, there
lie tiai tina; much sl mpathy Tor >uu;hern
III I'll that b" would haNe fed and rlo;hct one
had hr srrn him ia Distress, but none. Tor -
''>>inn. lie WAS = man of sur!. purity o.
character that Il lie W., the most abhorrent
d tA!nss to him. II. would not even NAY {
: pItV,rICtt"d To- gain the -rea st a,tvautsg,
I" himself. N due time an election cam.
about. iid wt- man who had always nj.
Tended !" his p]Oiitlca. duties As faithfully a.
Al goo; citizens S;IuUii. ana he went 10 tie
ir"!' / place. t"un the required oath, suG
re- ,t'rei. Nothing was said ut the time.
"Ut WHEN That oi man went 10 otter hi.
Iul". ns ioundl that hISuaInu had been s:riyL.
"n from tn. list. WHY: Because he wa.
'isioyai: How could they have a>rrrralned
tAat: No but bcctU>e lac WAS member of
the family Of L ComieIcr,l- >]n.Ir,g. IN,
E-gi>tr1r VINO iid tins noble act Of radical
GENEROSITY and trGr4iity .,trrwarJ assaulted
.gen;!"nan, with Il pistol. waiie ne was w.
!"1 III i 6Arb'T'> c'iiir, unaol- to defend
t'ln--If, 3ecau>e. fUrsUOth. lie had had the
trI4erlty 10 think and SAY that The ra,Iro,d
ri :, which existed At that Tim Mas robp,ng
the county That WAS to!erauce, you know.
60 ooA ut the number OF men vino were AL
lowed I" vote in Lafayette COUNTY under
radical rule. Have democrats ever, by uny
act since they have come INTO power. lrie,'
!" thrive rrpuOir4us Of tns Gigu. To vote :
here arr many WAYS III which they might
:ANe done II. and not placed any greater re-
>lrirt.Ois upon tie elective Franchise tnap
eA!st> to-day Ia >rNrr,i mk-e states. Whu
i4's been more p~roscrIpti.e In LAFAYETTE.
rpinty, untcr radls.! teaching, than have
nrgrr"- 10 tier re low coiJrrd men: W,
have heard them aEOw that they wUuldn't
-HN'N ~ 80 . NtsIlpSt iii- MY
s~r.' And It Is 4 welI-knvwn lac: 10 demo-
srht, that Legroe, are QrrliI to vote the
~ in",rtttc ticket III I.1tay cite county. He
say: We have no sympathy with the south.
cIn man who >tliI aiLeres TO the lost cause"
VII. who asked you FOR sympathy. Tn-
SOUTHERN m~n .! t4is part OF the wurlI al.
uHG"f no Obligation to YOU for any reason
uh"er Ia" sun. Keep your sympathy until
II ~, asked for. inev crave and need no y III
pathH Or pity. Your uypocritic4l .%ycopuan-
cy over southern soldiers i from The teeth
ont, an never hes and never VIII deceive
anybody. Asa southern man heart an! suul,
dunn. the war, now. and as long AZ the
alooG shall course through our VEINS, we
VIII tell YOU how southern men, VINO are
worthy 0itne name, feel. Those who wor.
The gray from the tirst bugIe blast until after
the Z 'liaut and giVrIOu, Lee had laid down
nhs arms IN 'orr"w At AppOInlitlY, and who
VIZ ac;uatrI w cOnsIclIuns OF duty. viii
never say that hey are ashamed of what
they did, or md yliual,y sUIrY that their lot
VA, rG>t with the south. Whenever YOU
hear u man make such i declaration, set him
'io"n i, ! traitor OF al AS. Bat when
tie rhi CAIN, whca Ie>l>i4uc. was no
l-ngcr possible. and when couIurrors,
generous then, of red II, such terms as SOL
d'eF> and gentlemen might accept, ~hy tA"u
the var Wa, over WITH southern m-u. but II
"ai only commenced with c4Inl-fuiio S,rs,
-rAiiAwags and caIprt-Nlgyrr,, aud there has
been the misfortune. From the mpE,ruI lI,,
tn"y surrendered in gnoi fltA. true south
ara, ,,,.r, L.. .,,. ,--I
States, and AZ soon AZ The chtSrIn anu NOR
iIciiioH " del"ith.d ha! lin. To cool down.
tnrt were, and are to-day, as read, 10 de-
ierd III" honor "i This country "a. any man
that wore the blue. Sum- oi the best friends
We have were Union ,uidIcrs, an,! some OF
our very good friends are. W. regret that
they are 30. rcpablicans,, and we saw that il
= = SANDER to represent Ihis community A,
discriminating IN swing employment. or in
niylns goods, against republicans. our oh
selva,Ion i. that there Is much more clan
h'shhtss among republicans than democrats.
Aud II ii has gone abroad that the democrats
al Lafayette county are pro,criptive, they
are very apt 10 know who published tn,
SANDER to the world Ant. while honest
difference OF opinion should create no Ill
feeling jealousy or withholding of patron
age. ii looks very much a. If Fair PIuyr
WAS right IN confirming southern Men Tor
supporting 4 paper wUIrh l. constantly mis-
representing them in the most yiiIslnou,
mtnucr,nnd which never speaks of tie south
except 10 rrsil. it. Without their sumner,
1t could not i've three months. and ,tiI they
are In-,l'"d. week after wr-k.uv the r.puh. |
lication of the doubie-listilled lie, mlnufac.
turcd against southern men an! southern |
institutions, by that essence of hatred Anal
miiIgGity, the Chicago lnter-Oceau. soma
men may enjoy beng abused and InsuI,ed
tut there are others VINO, like Fair PLAY >,
have sufficient manhood to resent il, Thi,
Is a Ire" country, and they can take their
choice. But it would make n COW laugh n
hear Il ra'ical editor talking about demo-
cratic pro.crip;ivenes., especially at this
m"menr. when eight radical scoundrels are
prescribing millions OF citizens by giving the
presidency TO "A mau vino was not el,rteJ
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