Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-01
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A CARD.

To the People of Lafayette County In the
lnteiligencer of last week, and also in the Wa
verify Sentinel, my friend. Captain Redd, "a
candidate tor the Office of Collector,) takes oc-
casion. in making the announcement, to style
himself II ''pedigreed democrat - US furnishing
An argument. IN his opinion. doubtless. why the
people of Lafayette should Withdraw from mt
that confidence heretofore so generously bestow-
ed. and give the onice 10 him. In the same r.
tIcle he makes ailusiun 10 my deputies, and
says that Ito the victor belong the spOils. - in
lending. by that expression, To convey tho idea
that he. being a 'pedIgreed democrat" is, on
that account. better entitled to the confidence OF
the people than any one else OF less distinguish
ed geuealogy. In reply. | Will state that in the
selection of my deputies, | was governed by
other considerations than those of pedigree. i
had been required to give an official bond OF
sirt,kD for the faithful discharge Of the duties
OF collector, and the int rests Of the people OF
the county and Il proper regard to INV obliga-
tIous to my bondsmen imperutively demanded
mat should select men in whose honesty,
SO lar rs Capt. Reeder Is conccrnad, / hope Capt.
Retd's mind Will be set ut lest when i assure
him that Reeder's democratic pedigree Is quite
AS iaulii.ss as his own, his first vote having been
cast Tor James Buchanan, since which time.
without an exception. he has always voted the
straight-out democratic ticket; the appointment
was made, however, not ON political grounds.
| knew him to be honest and efficient. l knew
him TO be poor, and his wife WAS my sister, and
nv Ass aPl'ih hhGhl- buIluS inc mODIl6 OIL
November. December and January, when thu
press of business in the office required Il large
increase OF clerical force, | secured the services
OF Mr.. Ryland 5, Findlav. who had made out
the back tax book, and was therefore ismiliar
with all Its details. lie Is also a democrat OF
nndo"h'I"t pcdigrce. also engaged the SER
vices oil Mr.. Nenophon Rylsnd, Mr.. Swenson
and Mr.. BascOm, and the Young mon, Jesse
Rathbun and Frank Shelby. viii Capt. Redo
impeach Mr. kyland's democracy A gentle.
man whose standing. political, professional and
social, Is as elevated as that oil any man in this
section of the state.
Mr.. Ryiand had strongly opposed my election,
recognized above all other considerations the
necessity oil having The business properly done,
competent, without regard TO past political anil.
latinns. lax payers. were composed Of all polit-
zeal parties, and if Capt. Ree,ier. Mr.. FinuIay
Mr., Ryland, MIR. Rathbun and AIR. Shelby rep.
resent the democratic element. Mr.. Swens0n and
Mr.. HascOm might lie said TO represent the re.
pubiIcan.; although they were selected not or
account Uf their politics, but because they were
useful and efficient men. The motto which Capt.
Redd has selected, "To the victor belong ths
spoils.' If am not mistaken. was accredited to
Martin Van Buren,. and was always reg iried HI
one Of questionable morality, and one which
might be nationally adopted by a fire. e-bnoter OF
Il privateer.
The Offices of the county are the property OF
the people. and net of n party, and the first and
highest duty of II public officer is to recognize
that fact. Ii is u source OF satisfaction to me to
know that all the duties pertaining TO the OFF 4
l hold have been honestly anu faithfully per.
formed, and no man. SO far AS l am informed
has ever complained that he was unfairly deal
by, or d:scourteousiy treated, either by myself
or any one of my deputies.
| am q Candidate for lie election, and although
l do not hail from the blue grass region. and All
not SO familiar with pedigrees, and cannot claim
a regular descent from the geBuine short horned
stock, ! yet feel assured thar The people oil Latay.
cite are not upmindful of my honest Efforts Il
serve them in the position they have placed me
anu the coming election will fully vindicste thu
truthiulness OF all l have said.
Very Respectfully, p. S. FULkERSON.