Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30


IN that state in 1878 was:-
SilankIin, democrat. l94 4?l
) More. republican, -........--.... ....-...lSn. 90.
james, greenbacker.. J',4fc
1t will, thus, easily be seen that ii
was the greenback vote added to the
= imported vote, which elected Porter.
That the state was carried by an import.
ed vote Is as clearly demonstrable. In
1876 the vote, a very full one, stood =
Hayes, republican .2Os OIL
cooper, greenbacker .::...........-.-. 800.
Iildrn's plurality over Hayes 5,5i.
A glance shows the unnatural growth
OF the republican vote from POS. 600 in
1876 to 5000 in 1880, when there
were no accessions made from he DEM
ocratic ranks. and only 5000 from 9th
er legitimate political sources, beside,
say 1000 increase in the vote from nat
ural causes. This leaves $4,000 to be
accounted for, and the quid numcs can't
do it, not even the gum elastic Cheva-
lier Murat Halstead. The necessity
for these $4,000 gentlemen to vote in
iiio ". AOuiS,uuu tuo PioSOo vi
whence they were drawn, will of itself
reduce the republican vote, next Tuesday,
by just that $4,000, so that if Hancock
gets only Landers' vote he stand q good
chance oil carrying the state by 5000
plurality V Garfield. But there IS
every reason to believe that Hancock
will receive at least 5000 of Porter's
legitimate vote, which will increase his
majority by just double that number.
Our republican friends should cheep
small till the news of next Tuesdays
vote comes in. They will find that their
managers can't buy Indiana as cheaply
or as easily in November as in October.
Republican newspapers are - let
US call it enterprising in their assertions.
They are crying out ''mud' whenever a
democratic paper mentions Mr.. Gar
field. Well, it is not democratic mud.
We have, lying before us, a startling
picture. 1t is a cartoon of Nast's, print
ed in Harper's Weekly, March Is. 1878.
Harper's Weekly now thinks that Mr..
Garfield is a good, Il noble, a pure man.
What did 1t think then? Let us see.
This cartoon covers two entire pages.
Upon the right is a group of prominent
editors, with their eyes rIvetted upon
another group standing at the portal of
the capitol-the congressman disgraced
by the Credit Mobilier. In this latter
groupare gathered Cakes Ames, Brooks,
Kelley, CollaX, Garfield and the balance
of them. Ames and Brooks have, peep
ing out of their pockets, documents with
the inscription, '.Bait-C. NJ" The
others stand around with their heads
down, in humility and shame, Mr.. Gar
field the sorriest figure in the lot. In
the center OF the picture stands an aw-
ial and imposing figure of Justice. with
her finger pointed IN scorn at the cow
ering congressman, above whose heads
is inscribed in the imperishable marble
OF the building, these words:-'DIs.
GRACED IN the EYE Of The PUBLIC for
OWning CREDIT MOBILIER STOCK, .vhich
waS IN tact and intent u traud upon
the government. Also for DECEIT
gnd EVASION. The high trust of leg
tslation misased. The people wU
not Tong respect the laWS If they lose
respect for the laW mahers." And an
der this terrible arraignment, u shrink
ing. guilty, detected creature. stands,
immortal zed in intamy, James A. Gar
field. MOI content with this the editor.
MIR. Curtis, says, on another page, OF
sidered editorial article:-':The action
OF the house OF representatives on Judge
Poland's Credit Mobilier resolutions, in
substituting Il vote of censure and con-
domination Tor the resolution expellino
Amos and Brooks, and passing over the
other inculpated members without no.
tice. fell far short of the just expectations
OF the country. 1t was a clear case oil
moral cowardice; al unmanly Sinking
OF responsibility. The house
adopted q resolution which virtually
declares that a member may offer or ac-
cept a bride aud yet not be disqualified
from retaining his seat in congress-"
These are bold, brave, honest words,
but why have the republican newspa-
pcrs eaten them? They and their par
ty and the country would have been
better for their beng practically upheld
by everybody.
Rice reminds us of the old story OF
the setting horse. His owner wanted to
trade him off. When he popped the
spurs in to make him spry the old Ros-
inante would always squat. Alter one
CT these performanc s he explained TO
The person with whom he was bargain
ing, that the horse was not only inval-
liable rs Il horse, but splendid as a set
ter, and that he had just shown his pro-