Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-22
"~OASrARDLY eUkRAGE.D
why Emigrants Pass Through
Missouri"
"More Of the Shot Gun Policy
Needed"

MISSOURI
"More of the Shot Gun Policy
Needed"
scr Judge lynch's Aid Should be
Invoked
The above head lines grace a long
article found in a bastard mongrel
Republican sheet published in this
district last week. The article is
written in that staggering, unprinci-
pied style that characterizes a radical
as soon as he gets his snout out of
the shavings and is tolerated in de-
cent society, even foE a short time.
The writer pointed in glowing colors
the treason why cmigrants go through
Missouri and al. the same time tells
a most dastardly lie about q fracas
that occurred near Thompson Sta
ton last week end then pitched into
Democrats and democratic whisky in
true radical style for being response
Bile for what he calls a ssdastardly
outrage" We have taken some lit
tie trouble TO examine into the deed
which the sewer organ calls a dam
nable deed and find that the facts
were grossly misrepresented. In the
first place. this man Davis, which is
represented as being such a model
man, a (Republican) from Illinois,
and WHO; - wife is such a lady, &C.,
&C., and who is such u hard working
man aud al honorto the county,sisa
profig&te~whe has appeared in Our
courts on different occasions; about
his wife We have nothing to say, she
IS a woman. A gentleman who was
connected with the row and who is
also Republican, states that the
Davis family. have become an eye
sore to the community and that all
the respectable citizens want them ard
their pet negro to leave, and stated
that this was not the first time the
family had had 20 leave. We want
to state right here that all the parties
concerned wele Republicans and in
that they are accused of drinking
democratic whisky" is true, for We
have it from their W mouths that
they had been drinking radical sonr
mash, till it had nearly killed them
and they had to try Il change.
The fuss began by Davis pet ne
gro insulting Ii OF the three lGfrtie s
at the house. When this party
t~hreatenedto thrash the Negro, Davis,
Wis, in true patriotic style, came out
with his knife Ito fight for the ne
gro" Now Mr.. Davis, his wife, his
regro, the three gents who were call
ing at the house were ar Republicans,
SO it was a family fight. There was
no fight, there was no insulting done.
Parties came before Esquire Hooton
and were dismissed. The whole
s'dark and damnable decd is anoth-
er ELIZA Pinkerston tale" The
only trouble is that the Davis family,
for what we suppose are good c a
e. - .---
ons, is invited to leave that commu-
nifty.
Now hear what the radical sheet
says in conclusion about the matter:
"When such acts can be committed
in as thickly settled county asAudrain,
and our laws set at'dctiahce, it seems
there is no other recourse left but for
all law abiding citizens to organize
and hunt them down like mad dogs.
Satan's regions are a lit receptacle
for such characters, and the sooner
they feel the halter draw, the sooner
will the country prosper. Missouri
has been cursed too long with such
blood-letting cut-throats. as the James
and Younger brothers; and such acts
as were witnessed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis, stamp these scoundrels as
more contemplate than the james
boys.
Will our Democratic friends calmly
view these things, and ask why immi-
grafton does no stop within our bor-
dersf Are they willing and deter
mined that the law shall be enforced:
If so, let them show by their acts and
deeds, that they will do SO. We hold
the Democratic party responsible for
such acts of lawlessiiess-they are in
power" fgs..
In the first place, how can Demo-
Gratis be responsible for the above
trouble, even If Il had amouted to
anything for all parties concerned
were Republic ans.
In regard to Immigration passing
through Missouri we have this much
to say, that as long as such %unprinci-
pied lies and misrepresentation are
allowed to go out to the world, of
course we cannot expect immigrants
to settle in our midst. The smallest
kind of q fracas is called q damnable
deed. The impression is sent out
that Democrats in Missouri will not
let eastern people settle in our midst.
When the truth of the matter is that
all parties concerned ae Republicans
and that they had good reason to
want Davis out of tie county. AL
bert, who is the principle one found
fault with, is a Republican, fought in
the army for the negro, proved his
character to be good and now lives
in Monroe county, stated TO us last
Monday that the family imposed CO
upon was a disgrace to any communi-
ty. We don't know how that is only