The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-10-07
T. T.. CRITTEN DEN.

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T. T. CRITTENDEN.
That stands for Col. Tom. A
present it very much looks as though
Col. Tom vas going - be the mex
Governor Of Missouri. 1t is NOR
than probable, provided, OF course. tina
nobody s'se gsss The Democratic nom
ination, and he gets . majority Of tn
votes. The BAzoo would vote fol
Col Tom Nobody he's any doubts Of i
but iii Col. Tom nnast como ont and
let tie people know shat be thinks o
the treasury steal. His partner ha'
already spoken, and it was not il
compliasastary terms 10 the ring
They are in ear paint and feathers and
hot after his scalp; but be has moth
ing 10 fear. He has rose . hundred
per cent. in the estimation of the peo
pie, and before his scalp is taken thu
BAzoo expects to have . few more
dangling from its belt.
T. T. Crittenden is a blue grass
nag, and therefore runs we'll. HI
was, we believe, born some years ago
in Shelby county, Kentucky, and is
therefore, to estimate the fastest time
it is possible for a man to travel, about
fifty years Of age. He may not bt
quite that old, but this is a fast agt
and allowances must be made fol
everything. He graduated at Centel
College, in Danville, KY, and studied
law at Frankfort, under his uncle
John j. Cittenden, who was one Of
hest attorneys in Kentucky. He goi
tired of Kentucky and removed tt
Lexington, Mo-. bat at the breaking
out of the war he took on . big stock
of patriotism and hasn't got over the
attack vet. He offered his services to
Governor Gamble, and the Governor
thinking that he vas - good a man
as any to get shot at, accepted them
and placed him second in command to
the gallant John F. Philips. in the
Seventh Missouri Militia. After the
war he settled in Warrensburg, where
be has continued to reside ever since.
Such in brief ie the biography Of
this gentleman. He represented this
district in Congress once, and made
more than rassable representative,
and were he elected Governor no one
doubts for an instant but that he would
be an honest executive.
But the Colonel hae been in public
life too long not to know that when a
msn enters public life he become the
property of the people. He asks
them to elevate him to a position Of
trust and pro6t-the highest Office in
the State. The people have q right
to know his opinions on any and all
subjects, and the newspapers Of to-day
are the vehicles through which his
views can be made known. They are
the servants Of the people; they are
paid to keep their subscribers posted
As to all matters and all things. and
in obcying their duty they must not
look to personal preferences of per-
sonal friendship. asls
Col. Tom is-he must be-aware
that there is q deficiency in the treas
ury of over $780, 900. The money is
gone, and the keeper of the treasury
is just as responsible for it as though
he had stolen it and made off with it.
We will give the Treasurer
credit for doing no inten-
tional wrong. But that in no wise
lessons his responsibility. It was to
guard against all accidents. of what
soever kind, that he was required to
give . heavy bond.
The present administration lacks
backbone. The people got taken in
when they elected the present State
officers and the Legislature, but they
propose to be more careful in the flu
ture. 1t, therefore, behooves all pol
iticians who want votes to come out
squarely and denounce the steal, and
woe be to him who refusesI The peo.
pie want to know, and they have a
right 10 know whether If elected Mr..
Cnttenden will proceed at once to set
tie with the treasurer and see that the
people recover their hard earnings,
even though certain members of the
ring land where they 5elong-in the
penitentiary!
Personally, for Mr.. Crittenden the
BAzOO entertains the sincerest friend
hip. We believe him to be IN hon. j
st. honorableaDd upright gentleman,
md would be rejoiced to see him
.lected but this Is matter that will
'ot down at the mere bidding, and
much rs it may be regretted BY some,
10 one will ever hold q State Office
sho upholds or winks At the crime.
The iat has gone forth and politicians
must dance to the music and We sin
'erely hope that Col, Tom will come
mt like man and state his convic.
ions, and are confident those convic-