Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-26

The Democratic party in Missouri Is
now suffering from super-abundance
of great men, the majority Of whom
feel that it is their duty TO serve the
state in some official capacity.
A fisticuf, now and then, among
democratic Office seekers, we suppose is
the result Of super-abundance Of pat
riotism, i. e., bad whisky and a desire TO
serve the dear people.
The democratic row in the Sth Coz
gressional district. still continues, tho
in new form, the matter having been
referred back to the people. Allen
claims 10 have been badly treated and
threatens to make the race whatever the
decision may be.
The editor of the Uemocrat and Pnter-
baueh Of the Milan Eepubijcon seems
10 have formed a mutual admiration
society. They are a weighty pair.
VIII the Democrat tell MS what it
thinks about sending obscene bogus
dispatches through the mail, and how
il comes, the twin should know all
about it! Here's psychological ques-
ton. Let the shades Of Plato and Soc
rates take Il rip at it.
The democrats admit that Garfield is
n scholar and a gentleman, nut then he
lacks the remaining and crowning
uualifcation-he is not good judge of
whiskey.
The Democrat took two licks at the
truth last week and came within TWEEN
ty feet of it once. 1t stated one place
that the GRAPHIC pole was % feet 6
inches high, in the next column it gets
the pole 30 feet long. This shows
progress. At this rate the Democrat
will be able to state fact in about its
ninth effort.
Hanewspaper, run by philosopher
and reformer, will mls-State a simple
fact in regard TO a flag pole-and a
small one at that-what can be expect
ed of it when it gives its opinion on
matters of greater importance, in
which it may be interested, personally
and politically.
Ben Butler tackled the salary grab
on the appropriation bill in 1S73-but
then Ben is now a greenhacker and a
reformer.
If Lyman Trumbull had remained
with the republican party he would
have been terribly corrupt man for
did he not pocket the salary steal in
1873, hut by the way: Oh. ah! yes.
Mr.. Trumbull is patriot and a gentle
man now--be's on the democratic ticket
for governor of Illinois. Let bygones.
be bygones, don't wave the b. s, what s
the use of raking upcOld issues.
A crematory society has been organ
lied in st. Louis Are the St Louis
ans ready to return to the aboriginal
mode of disposing of the bodies of their
departed friends?
st. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati are
kicking against the census enumerators.
The enumeratOrs may have been care
less in some instances, but we are rather
inclined to think the citizens of these
cities have been ever-estimating their
actual population. so long, for the sake
of appearing ahead, that they are
honestly deceived regarding the true
amount of their population.
What a pity it is, enough of honest
democrats can't join the republican
party. in Missouri, to make the two
great parties nearer of equal strength.
Such a course would indicate wisdom
on their part besides obviating all such
difficulties as they are now having in
the Sth and 10th congressional districts.
John Kelley was kicked out at Gin
nati but he will get in his work in
November.
The democrats at Cincinnati kept up
their reputation for blunders.
During the past week ten first class
ooaan steamers have embarked l0.63S
Passengers on the Mersey, for this eoan-
try.