Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-10-30

Judge, or q brother or cousin IN con
gress; or boast Of his proud Virgins
blood. On the side Of the republican
party, we have elevated to the highest
Office and honor of the nation, first q
rail maker, then tanner, and are now
going to place canal boy in the White
House Would you be great, would
you be good, would you encourage the
poor struggling youth of the land
If SO then vote with the republican
party, who elevate iaboring men, who
appreciate honesty and industry, and
not for a party and men who care for
you no longer than they have secured
YOUR vote, to elevate them to a position
where they may tyranize over YOU,
Vote the republican ticket. J.
"BE We anQry?" says st. Paul, "but
let not the sun 90 down on thy wrath.
If p. F. Greenwood had needed St.
Paul's injunction, he would not have
made such a donkey of himself; but
then he is excusable, he knows he is
badly beaten, and after all his Growing,
it makes HIM feel little cross and ir-
ritable. A week after the election, when
he has got used to it, Richard will be
himself again"
Oh, no. Ellison is not the least unea-
sy, yet he adjourned court here on
Friday that he might go to Macon Sat
urday to try to prevent a republican
nomination, and then when he found
that could not be done, he on Tuesday
adjourned until after the election, in
order to give him chance to election
neer for himself, necessitating call
term of court IN November. "You
pays your money" but you can't al
ways take your choice.
The New Yorth Truth, is little OBJ
scure democratic organ, that has gain
ed some notoriety this year by the pub
lication ofsomc of the most bare-faced
lies ever read. 1t first started the re-
port that Grant had declared for Han
cock, which was proven a falsehood be-
fore the ink had scarcely dried on its
detestable sheets. 1t now seems to be
the real forger Of the Garfield Chinese
letter, another detestable lie. The
Post Dispatch and Kirksville Democrat
stand ready to swallow every falsehood
the Truth utters. Some men never
profit even by experience.
At a republican procession in Ottum-
wa, Iowa, the business men marched
with scoop shovels on their shoulders,
to indicate the grand scoop in Indiana
and Ohio.
Don't forget that Mr.. Stahl signed
and presented a petition to the county
court, asking them to issue $25 900 for
you to pay DEMOCRAT.
The county court will bear testimony
that the above extract is not a state
ment of facts and further that it is
untrue.
Now as to that $4,000, the facts are
that Samuel G.. DANES, a railrord
bridge builder and contractor and VIM.
NJ. Harriott, a citizen of Morrow
township did circulate a paper purpor-
ting to set forth the state of the case
in relation to certain railroad bonds
and the obligations Of Adair county to
ssue them. And majority of the
citizens living near the line OF the R.
R. west Of Novinger Station, (the ter
minus of the R. r. at that time,) sign
ID said paper. Their paper is not a
petition and does not ask. the court to
ssue bonds. know that Mr.. Stahl
presented no petition to the county
:ourt, and has not asked the court by
,etition, motion or otherwise to issue
he bonds land to the best of my
is no more in favor Of hav-
ng them issued than is Noah Motter,
lis opponent. ]. c. CARoTHERs.
was present in court when the
'etition asking the county court to is
ue the $as 900 in bonds to the Q. NJ.
, P. r. R. and the petition was present. I;
d by Samuel e. DANES, and would c
tate that Solomon Stahl was not I
resent or had anything to do with :
resenting the said petition to the I
ounty court. THos. ]. DocKERY. t
THAT BOND QUESTION. =
We understand that certain parties
re circulating and publishing the re- :,
ort that S. F. Stahl got up and circu- a
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