Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-22

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lasiic republicans OF Adair, tell us who
it is, as yet among us who wants to re-
yiye the spirit Of hate and death Who
is is il that breaches peace ? Who is il
that warns you of the danger of your
madness ? Who is it that wants a sol
diers reunion for the purpose oflrekind.
ling hatred ? Who expects to benefit
by reunion of the soldiers ? Oh !ye
learned little simpleton, the Graphic.
| Has il indeed come to this j? Cannot
the men, who, when the life of the ma
ton was endangered, when our flag, the
pride Of every patriot was trailed in the
dust who left homes and loved ones,
everything that was dear to the heart.
and voluntarily subjected themselves to
all the dangers and hardships Of terri
bic war, meet after sixteen years and
renew old associations, and talk over
the events of the past, without being
sneered at by diminutive souled donk-
eys in the shape of men ?
Was il a crime to follow the stars and
stripes !? Have the heroes who
followed Grant and Sherman and
Thomas. upon a half hundred victori-
Gus battle fields anything to be asham-
ed Of, anything to apologize for, and is
there any real reason why they should
not meet in a grand reunion if they
wish so to do.
Families have their reunions. and no
one objects schools and colleges have
their reunions, and it is all right the
heroes of the warwith Mexico meet and
discuss the events of that brilliant
struggle and no one says them nay
Bnt when the heroes of Shiloh, and
Vicksburg, and Stone River and Look
0ut Mountain, Antietam and Chica-
maugua speak Of a reunion, then it is
that the narrow minded sychophants-
not che men who fought beneath the
Stars and Bars-but the Col. vaughns,
the men who belonged to the cripple
brigades and the home-9uards, cry out
| in holy horror that some one is stirring
up strife and hatred. Such men are in
capable of taking liberal or magnani-
nous view of anything, and cannot as
cribe to any one else, better motives
than those which characterize their own
diminutive and intolerant souls.
1t seems TO us that the time has come
when such croaking should stop.
Oh !ye pompous bag Of wind-the
Kirksv;lle Democrat.
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Two weeks from to-day the republi-
can central committee Of this county
are to meet here, and part OF their busi-
ness will be to decide whether rcpubli-
cans of this county shall choose their
candidates by delegate convention or
a paimary election.
Now, what we want. is that which
viii satisfy the greatest number Of re-
publican voters in the county, and this
is easily ascertained.
Each township has its central COM
mitteeman, part of whose duty it is to
reflect the will of the republicans Of his
own township, and what's necessary is
that the matter be thoroughly discuss
ed,-republicans should discuss it with
each other should discuss it with their
central committeeman, and thus find
out what they want, a primary election
or delegate convention.
Now let men be free 10 express them
selves regarding this matter. You have
still two weeks, plenty OF time without
any extra exertion to get the'sentiments
of nearly every republican in the coun-
ty who has any choice. and course of
this kind may prevent dissatisfaction in
! the future.