Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-26

cent holders from suffering. with due
respect to the gentleman we must con-
clude that be is mot properly informed
upon the prominent points," OF affairs
in those days. They were days when a
majority had no right which a minority
vas bound to respect, the very Judge Of
our circnit court being a nan who held
his seat in spite Of tho fact that his or
poucnt had really been elected. sad OPP
ponent finally, after the re-entranchise-
meut of the people. gained his seat at
law, but too late to DO the people any
good. Oh no. those were days when
one had to run with the mschine. or not
run at all. But, Mr.. Jenney says,'you got
our money We deny it. The oihcera
OF Lafayette county who passed these
bonds through the forms OF law were
not elected by the people-they were
chosen 10y 4 minority OF the cilizens and
taxpayers. were reputsive aud oDJec-
= very large prep"nderance OF the prop
ert, representation. which. as Mr. Jen-
ney lives near enough Boston harbor to
sniff the breezes which first Impelled
his ancestors to heave certain chests OF
tea into the water, rather than bear tax
alton without representation, may convey
a moral to his mind. Mr.. Jenney is
mistaken when he politely intimates that
the people of Latay cite county o
seek to rob the holders OF the bonds of
their living. dependent upon the income
from the bonds into which they have
invested their savings, and who in that
ms"ner contributed to assist in deyel-
oping their local improvements No
people on earth can more regret the
complications which have arisen con-
corning these bonds than do the people
Of this county no one feels more SYM
patty for the innocent ~bondholder who
suffers bv it. Their sympathy for him
is only exceeded by their sympathy for
the innocent taxpayer. who was pre-
vented from having a voice in imposing
the tax, and Who has nerer renpea one
dollars rorth ofbemeft from 1t. We
do not propose TO discuss the constitu-
tional question in this article; but in
order that Mr.. Jenney may see that our
people have been furnished with some
excellent Information upon the prOml-
nent points," we shall send him "A few
lawyers opinions printed in their local
paper 1t is said that 4 difficult man
to divorce is a man welded to his own
ideas. We beg Of Mr.. Jennev to brave
the difficulty. and procure an immediate
divorce from his past opinions concern
ing these bonds. The people whom he
accuses of desiring to rob him are as
innocent of any such intention as he
himself could be they cannot very we'll
have robbed him OF something which
they never possessed. In 1915, when
they offered a compromised liberal
cne-Mr. Jenney spurlIed and refused
1.-THE only difference between then and
now is that if Mr.. Jenney were to ask
the people to pay what they were then
willing to pay, they would refuse and
spurn his proposition. We do no, say
this in an offensive sense, but rs the
PLAIN truth. He must not feel surprised
ii the people OF this county mo look
upon this subject as he does. and. if he
insists on bringing suit. if it proves i'm
possible for him to procure the divorce
to which we have above respectfully a
luded, we venture to say, that despit.
the tact that he lives in the state which
proudly boasts All Evarts, re MAJ fine
that information upon the ''prominen
points" is lacking elsewhere than in La
fayette county.