Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
COL. JOHN T. CRISP'S LEXINGTON
SPEECH.

Crisp has made a speech In Lexington
and such a speech!
For one hour and thirty minute the
mar talked, and he talked fast. n be
talked loud, and he talked all the time
about John T. Crisp.
He was supposed by our people to oe
n candidate for congress, seeking an
election with u remote purpose OF DONG
something in the interest OF the people
whose votes he came to solicit, out ne
talked no politics. he only talked o.
John T. Crisp.
We thought we had seen egotism be
fore but it's essence its quintessence. its
sublimity Was presented to a Lexing'
ton audience for the first time in this
ninety. minute tanforande OF bombastit
gush about the grievances Of Col. CrisE
in the eighth Missouri congressional
district, with which the democrats o.
Lafayette county had nothing whatever
to do, and with which they propose
never to NEEDLE.
The speech took place at the cour'
house, last Saturday afternoon. Jane:
Gates, colored, (who will vote tor Alex
ander Graves) dressed in the habit
ments OF a clown, by vigorous ringing
of a bell, succeeded after much effort in
rally,ng a crowd, fully half, If not more
than half, Of which were democrats aud
Graves men. Many of them went oul
of sheer curiosity to look upon the pom
derous proportions OF the Journals can
dIdate for congress as they would upon
a veritable, rather than q sham Jumbo.
Others went thinking they would hear
a good speech, as a man who had SO
long and so often, even if so disastrous
ly, been a candidate for congress must
certainly have something to say worth
hearing. Both classes we're d%Isappoint-
ed, and said so very freely sitter the
meeting was over. As q self-styled
Jumbo they considered him a failure
and he said nothing worth remember
lug by any one not a d~yed-in-the- wool
BOURBON, who neither learns or torgets
Alleging that he was fighting bourbons
he proved himself out Of his W mouth
the veriest bourbon OF all, by his ridic-
ulous adhesion to Issues personal to
himself, of no interest to the people
here, and which are so dead that they
became offensive to the nostrlls of live
people long ago.
Everybody fighting a little shy OF
coaching the redoubtable colonel, he
walked to the courthouse with a gentle
man who will vote for Mr.. Graves,
marched up to the forum alone, and uniu-
troduced and unannounced began his
speech. He opened il with an apostro-
phe to Liberty, and Liberty was the
burden OF his song-not thst liberty
which swells the hearts of all patriotic
men. but the Liberty convention which
nominated him tor congress fairly, and
the liberty which the voters atterward
took to defeat him ''ioully." He eulo.
gized the loyal democrats who support
ed the nominee OF the convention (they
are still for the nomiuee) and denoun.
ced In most crushing terms, Gas to loud
ness) the mob" which defeated him.
He cast most loving sheep's-eyes on the
sable occupants of the north.ea corner
Of the room, and damned most Justify
the Ph%arisaical democrats who drew
their skirts about them asd said awe
are not as other men," leaving the very
distinct inference upon the minds OF hii
colored hearers that he considered him
self Just like one OF them-no better and
no worse. He denounced Wade Hamp
ton for promising Hancock a sole
south, and Maj. Jno. N. Edwards as ;
champagne writer, who always writes
too much just before an election ane
beats u.s. and stigmatized them as ''th'
fools upon the skirmish line" He SAT-
he was tired OF being beaten by fools
which, considering the obligations he
uuder to John Edwards for standln:
by him under evil report and in his ex
tremity, was a sample of the gratitud
which his new.found friends may ex
pect should they boz able to lit him GU
of his slough OF despond into congress
He made q most vindictive Onslaught
on the St. Louis Republican aud ii
readers. on VIM. Hyde and the Knapps
ESPECIALLY in connection with his tria
for murder in Hopkins county. Texas
and declared that it was a heinous ST
tor democrats to have prosecuted him, a
they did, and as the 8lh district "mob'
did. saying that he had spent NOR
money, which he had begged, borrowe
, and stolen, for the democratic cause
han any other mau between New Yor
and Kansas City
D Floundsring between his desire t
g please republicans and his lear OF offend
ing democrats he repealed both. AS
bid for the favor OF the former he salt
81 am in favor Of the strongest arm
> the government escortiug the voter
9 the ballot box" which il it means an,
9 thing means that he ls in favor Of SO
> diers and deputy marshals at the poll
ABOUT the tariff question, but be sal
II know enough about it TO be in fav'
. OF tanf to protect the Industries
, the country" which. unless a meaniui
less declaration, signifies that he IS
4 favor OF a protective tariff. He eul
n gized Malone and said he was RICH
and in s%tentorian tones, In truly appa
ing. %thunderous accents he anathenl
D., tized he-"mob" which has so far 81
n. ceeded in keeping him out OF congres
aud declared IN ear-splittlng, ro'
y raising tones that between him o
he them it was,''War! war! war! War to t
y knife, and the knIie to the hilt. FIJI
u. in The county ; then iG the district, a
ia then in the state. That Is the Sight
or This was the climax of the spec
~. That is, it reached the apex as to SOL
q Alter this he cooled down e little. So
he of his utterances were decidedly funr
,d For instance the way he hedged
nv boast that he was a good soldier unt
Shelby. SO that it might not gr'
too harshly on some OF his uni
III friends ears, vas amusing. Then
Dis gave us "the history of Clay county