Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-20
THE CONVICT LABOR QUESTION.

The Boonville Advertiser, Of June
9TH, contains the following article. high
ly complimentary to the writer. person.
ally, but taking issue with him on an
important subject:
The Lexington lnielliGcnrcr contains card
signed by several hundred OF the citizens Of La
iayet,e county calling on Capt. Lraueur TO be
come candidate to represent the county IN the
next legislature. Capt Lraueur Is gentleman
Of talent who will 10 credit 10 his people in the
general mhly From the course OF the In
trllIsencer iur several months. We are inclined
to think that CAPT. lesn"ur has given great
deal OF time 10 the subject ui convict lab n. and
has such strong convictions on That subject that
ir may make its cons Iieratiun specially, II he
Is elected. If his excellent mint uncomniiteL
ami uhtrain"ird by previous pledge, Is devoted
to this very important subject, We have no doubt
that much advantage would resul, 10 the public
from hi- Investigations. Sn!nr lime ago. We
think VIZ saw III the abl" paper hr edits II -enti-
men, To the effect, that no man ought TO lie voted
Ter. rs tutive that not pledged to
oppose convict labor outside Of the wall, oi the
p-nitrntiAry. We were sorry tu See this posi-
tion taken. first. because. in general We do OF
lik" the practice oicNacting pledges, upon those
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II man is bound to vote. IN particular way, il is
worse than useless Tor him to inquire of the sour
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with more extended knowlrds. and fuller ,ieItb-
Grafton. or Tia" emhn' r's7nsnt resulting would II
INV n..,, i.-,.'
| in the coming c..nvas.. that shall be invested
win such Fictitious 'i'Ai'ty' Ms 10 o''f"hel'''
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iowsnex Issues. tin, ,,o.mutnaly demand tina,
unless II ea"diate thinks IN II particular way.
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he cannot b. sum.orluI. We hope ,ha. the
stale Will have the benefit of III" talents Of the
e'''"r "i '"' ",'''S|"''.' III ''' ne>'
than Ia III. =, good democrat
| We thank the Advertiser tor ITS fiat
teriup ,stim,tc of nur talent and ability.
Ii is hjrher than we now deserve, and
maybe more than we shall ever deserve
From the gentleman who SO kindly
pcpued the words we regret to differ:
but there are circumstances that tend to
separate in opipiou even the best of
u,rsonal friends This. however. among
c.ntIeman neoJ nof stand in the WAY o,
those amenities which are due from one
well bred man 10 another: and we hone
/ ,h.t ,o,biro will occur IN Iistrrb tho
itinlIv t,a1inp whicI, we have for the
;,. oo,ro, ,b;,l. with him So fur
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rn,.t ro ror.r .,lIo,y ,nything ,o
or.rsb,Jov that We are ot those who
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Ii;har,,.. .ho nor,r u,ou which rests the
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oa,,,eo - .ho oiv;,;,.+i,,
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80 ,,ora, o,r d.,,oor.o, Rn, wa tai,
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,na,r,, - ,ho ,a,,nr os oa,v,ct labor
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s,ra,,s ooonor,. so~ :, v;r,ua,,v r;vas
A.. pr;,, ,ha control q, IN. coal busi.
macs. 81 ,y.s,ar, Missouri, Ry II bo !.
.,,b1od wb.ravar il shall rlease him
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ID ,o,onJ . rnv.,.r ~,
o,.r,. o,.r,,or or nrase,t him t.., .,.-
,or,,,;va of convic, comne,,t,on. The
,o,oor,,;, ,,or,, b,s for ye,rs baan ,b.
copsarv,,or of the rights of the poor
man-this nolicy crusbes down an in
Justrv which should rather be fostercd
,b,n rnincd We do not ask that con-
;,,, sl,.u ha Lan, !, ;dIo,oss. wa
ra ,o,bo, c,r, nn,icv tb,, will make
crime less expensive, but we believe
there are other and better ways to ar
rive ut this end than to send convicts
into the coal counties OF the state to
take the bread out of the mouths OF
honest miners, and to destroy the value
of their coal lands. We demand
that this policy Shall be changed. 1t
is not a party question; and can only
be made 80 by general Endorsement
on the part of the democracy of the
state. which 1t does not by any means
receive. Our friendly critic need not
feel that adverse criticism on this sub
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