Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-08
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kirksyiile. Mo.

ih"re IL no copyright on fepuollcaf
principles.
Why would not Senator David Davi.
make a good delegate at large.
Delegate Downey is advertising hi,
poem for sale in pamphlet form, price
twenty-five cents.
The Blaine delegations have engaged
20 hotel roo.ns in Chicago for their ac
ccmmoaation.
The GEA?rIo now knows the meaning
of the word boom" We have had one
since Our Grs: issue.
The democracy are exercised over the
'vo-thir,,s rule This is the rock on
which they split at Charleston in 1850
No danger Of Arkansas going green
back. A greenbacker fears shot gun
as much as republican.
The spontaneous. and natural instinct
of the American mind is for fair play
and against bull-dozing, either in bus
mess or politics.
II is too bad that the Democrat calls
lis Hde We will venture the GRAPHIC
is the largest newspaper in Missouri to
Its age.
When the boom boometh verify there
Is a boom. This happened at eleven
o'clock Saturday when the first copy Of
the GRAPHIC was struck off,
There will he a congressional conven-
'ion OF the greenbackcrs, held at this
place on the twentieth of the present
mo.th, to appoint delegates to attend
the national q. Il. convention which
meets in Chicag" TO nominate candi-
'laic ior president and vice president.
Petroleum v. Nasty represent Sam
uel J. T'ilGea ..s d ''gi!ciess old man, who
don't want ihe offs but Is willin to sac
riffs hisself TO the good OK his party;
just now the rartr wouid like 10 dis
peIse with The sacrifice.
Notwithstanding the GRAPHIC has
only Just been born. it is better inform
ci az! has more brains than the Demo-
.im.
Please brother Democrat. DO read
something, the GRAPHIC. or something
-l>e which viii enable You 10 inform
yourself. We have a pride in cur town
and Its enterprises. and we really feel
ashamed TO see such lack of informa-
tien manifested in the Democrat. If
there is anytling you wish to know
come over 10 the GRAPHIC Office, we vii!
take pleasure in giving you the desired
information at any time. CIhis is in
coniilenc. htwever.)
The Democrat Of this week labors
vary earnestly 10 p,ove that our nor
NAL schools are institutions for which
we may be thankful alone. 10 the Mis-
souri, democracy. In this article ii
shows that ii is very ignorant. Or in
tentioually trying to deceive and mis-
lead lis readers.
Our present normal schools in the
State were originated by republicans.
]; was a republican legislature that first
passed the act 10 establish them. ii was
:, republican legislature that made the
$loo9p annual appropriation. 1t was
:, democratic legislature that cut it
down TO $500. This county gave
SS;leo 10 get IL. school located here.
ami i ros republican county. and the
i,ieris Of tie suM,l have had to fight
every second year since the majority
became democratic. to prevent the ap-
t:o,r-iations from being cut off. and
every other winter we are compelled TO
furnish money 10 democrats 10 go TO
.Jcf,rxon aud lobby ~itk Il democratic
icgiSiofWe 10 p,rrcM It from starriay
fie scioo' 10 deaih. And every effort
that i made 10 cripple the normal
schools has been headed 10y democrats.
more than tina, in 1877 Mr.. Williams,
a. Scotland county, democrat, intro
,,uced bin in the house to repeal An
act TO aid in the establishment Of nor
lnal schools. and - democrats voted for
that Iiil and not single republican.
and in al the history of the struggle
ior appropriations 10 aid these schools
there have been as FAR rs we can find |
out but ohe solitary republican who
voted against this support. and he ap- |
pologized for doing 50. There are
democrats who are friends 10 schools |
aud we honor them. But had it not
lr.cn for the firm stand the republican
,ar.,. as whole, has taken for popular
Education in Missouri, the appropria-
tions would have been withdrawn long
:,.o These are facts which speak for
themselves.
man who can write a platform IA
,,r.,,y hard money. soft money. and
Ita,e rights. can find employment; by
,,ll;ny Oh the chairman OF the national
',.n,a.r,,ic com,nittee.-tQnincy Post
We have the very fellow" You are
lo,tiue for here in Kirksville. Hes
,.,. ,.,Sad and ycrfr0se. but then