Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-19
ONE OF THE YEOMEN SPEAKS.

EDITOR ISrELLIGHSCEH - see from your
paper that there is o greenback ticket for county
officers, and against the regular nominees Of the
democratic party.
In this race that ticket Will not make the least
noise Imaginable. humanity speaking. and It is
strange that any man calling himself, or claim
ing to he IL democrat. will allow the wool pulled
over his eyes by such trIckery AMI juggling by
the RADICAL party, dressed up Ill gre-nbnck gar
meuis to weaken or defeat the democratic party,
that has struggled so long and hard to save the
country from bankruptcy, disgrace and ruin;
and relieve the lADorers of the country from
their oppressed condition., brought upon them
by the swiniiiny of the radical party that has
held Office and ruled this country for seventeen
long years.
Democrats, stand tlrmly by your own ticket:
a brighter day is beginning to dawn upon your
efforts TO save your dOwntrodden and oppressed
countryside handwriting is already on the wall:
depart from office. yc radical 'ecriv"rs and
trickstcrs into outer darkness, that ye may no
longer deceive this nation and people
As for Mr.. George WIthers. il would be more
tolrrablr for Soion and Gomonrah to stand
than for him to receive an otncc i'll Lafayette
county by his offer to purchase votes. His pro-
position to the people Of the county. and his
coming out with such = base Offer. Is IN insult to
their honesty. and Ito put it mildly shows his
own want OF Judgment
II the people were TO put Il man INTO Office on
any such terms IA Mr.. Withers makes. We might
confidently expect to have another O'GOrInan
case.
The people of Lafayette county are In favor of
economy. retrenchment and reduction ofsaluries
Of officers, but will not even nibble at Mr.
Withers' proposition; they are indignant vt his
offer. and Will not trust any man in office that
makes such proposals. We are not in favor Of
bargain and sale.
Mr.. Withers ID mistaken in the people of old
Lafayette county when he thinks he eau buy the
once His proposition might work with the
radical party. but not with the democracy. and
he must have IL hard face TO come before the
peopl. with such an Offer. He may loudly call
hiInseli u democrat, but no real solid democrat
would sneak into thn convention OF another
party and ask TO be nominated to run against
the regular democratic nominee. He should be
read out of the democratic party; spurned by
its voters and looked Ip0n as 3 Judas
Tscariat. to "hum the people will say, through
the balint-box In November. in reply to his Of
fer 10 buy the clerk office for $500: Get behind
liz. why do You Tempt us with that which ye
have n"tP We have that onlcs filled to our sat
isisctlun by good and faithful officer. true To
the interests OF Lafayette county; he has earned
every dollar "f his salary, and the county has
not been swiGdled. no it has been by some form
er clerks. and would be. perhaps. by Il el.r
who is so totally deprsved as to offer . bride
for the Office. SO, MIR. Withers. go with your
contemplate offer, and il possible repent of the
insult offered the people.
Well. Their. is on" Joseph Thomas. who is an
other one Of the greentuck nominees. for county
Judge. 1.-The was one of the Court he would be
in favor OF the county paying the bonds, nj
though the supreme court decided against those
bnnde rs being unjust and Illegal. Well, Mr..
Joseph Thomas. YOU will never get on the bench
by the VIII of the people: you VIII have TO hunt
your hole backward like u crawtlsh.
cor