Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-09-15
From the Shelby Co. Herald.
A LETTER FROM COL. JNO.M.GLOVER


ALETTER FROM COL. .JN0.M.GLOVER
EDITOR HERALD:
Dear Sir In the Monroe County
44tbeaI of the IS inst. l find the fol-
lowing:
at is said that John NJ. Glover will
run against Col. Hatch as an indepen-
dent candidate for seat In congress.
Glover, in order to cover expenses,
ought to come over to Paris and take
up a collection again, as he is said to
have done during the war. Our peo-
pie call it a robbery"
In answer to this | have simply to
to say, that the editor of the AbteaI is
a malignant and infamous falsifier. 1t
has not been loEg since this same charge
was made against Gen. B. NJ. Prentlss.
With such malignant fanatics it matters
not against whom such slanders are
perpetrated, if only against union msu.
This creatures venum is equalled only
by his meanness and mendacity. Here
! is another gem from the same voice.
The last congress appropriated
more money than any other congress
ever did. About half the appropria-
tons were steals. Democrats could
not helpl. as they were IN the minor
ity." Any lying excuse to screen
faltlless and unprincipled Democrats
answers his corrupt partizan ends.
Mlnorlties, in the opinion of decent
men, are as responsible tor their votes,
as are majorities. But, could not the
Democrats have prevented any of
these steals if their votes had been
cast against them? OF course they
could. Did they cast their votes
against all these 'steals?'' They did
not. If his friend Mr.. Hatch votes for
any of these steals as he calls them,
that constitutes good reason l per-
sumo; why he should defend and sup
port Mr. Hatch and SANDER me. But
by whose votes was the River and
Harbor bill, the largest ''steal'' of
them all first passed. BY Democratic
votes. By whose votes was this collos-
sal steal passed over the excellent
Democratic veto message of the Pres
ldent! BY Democratic votes. 1t could
not have been passed in either case
without the votes of Democrats. Is
the Democratic minority in Congress
then not responsible for this ''steal?"
Most Of the items of which their great
est men have declared, through the
history of the party, to be unconstitu-
tional!
The logic ofthe editor of the AbbeaI, |
IS that tue River and Harbor bill is
"steal." In this the great body of the
Democrats of this district will agree |
with HIM. If his friend Hatch voted |
for that "steaF' then the conclusion
logically follows that his friend Hatch is
a thief: The Abteal therefore has be-
fore 1t, the pleasing task of approving
and defending the record of his friend
Hatch for Congress. | can assure him
if he Will look around he will find that
this vote is one of Hatch's smallest VIZ
tues.
Iquote the Michigan State Demo
cratic platform for the consolation OF
the editor of the .4tteai and other ad-
nlrlng Democratic friends of the great
statesman, Col. w. H. Hatch, that they
may realize how UNANIMOUSLY atrocious
t twould be for any one to interpose an
obstacle to the return to Congress of
such man.
Declaration 4th:
That the right of Congress to make
appropriations for the Improvement of ;
1vers and .harbors should be restricted {
o such as are of natural Importance,
hat the people of Michigan cannot be !
'rlbed with share of the theft, to
the waste of $50, 100000 in
wo years and we denounce, without '
distinction of party, all who voted in
congress for the in!quitous River and
farbor BILL" /
The editor of the Afpeal can per- I
Give therefore, that the times are fast .
oming upon US. that branded thief :
the language of Democratic State
attorms constitutes no objection to /
he nomination of such thieves for high
itlces, by the Democratic party. It is y
My the free and manly Democrats, :;
ho decline thus to degrade and dis u
onor the party they love, that stall be q
kicked out" Truly yours, Il
]. NJ. GLOVER. g