Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-17

day instead OF $2.50.
Th, trial of John T. Crisp, in Texa
for murder as mentioned elsewhere il
this issue. resulted in an acquittal
His political enemi,s in this state ar
supposed to have been at the bottomo
the prosecution.
PEOPLE very readily surmise tht
motive which underlies the present at
tack on the memory Of President Gar.
field, and it is probable the occult
influences that have been at work be.
hind the scenes cannot much longer
conceal their identity. A SPECIAL dis
patch from Chicago says a very inter
esting story has been circulated as to
how Garheld's letter to Chase reached
Mr.. Dana for publication in New
York. The Tines correspondent was
informed tonight, by gentleman who
was familiar with the facts, that the
letter in question was furnished to Mr..
Conkling by Mrs. Sprague, and that it
was part of the ammunition prepared
by Mr.. Conkling when he contem-
plated 1.-The greatest effor: of his life"
in the senate by making an out-and-
out attack upon General Garfield. 1t
has beer generally supposed that Mr..
Dana must have obtained copy of
this letter when he was assistant secre-
tary of war. This suggestion was
based upon the theory that Mr.. Chase
might have sent the letter to the war
department for information, after its
reception, and that Mr.. Dana in some
way obtained copy of 1t. The the
ory, however, has never had many be-
lievers, for the reason that Mr.. Dana
would naturally have used the letter
during the campaign, when Gen. Gar
field, IN letter over his own signature,
addressed to Rosecrans. charged Dana
with being a liar. Mr.. Conklng's
brother Is one of the stockholders of
the .Suu. Mr.. Dana is personal
friend of Mr.. Conkllng, andit is under
stood that the letter came into his pos
session few days before its publica-
ton.
1t seems little strange, after all, hat
the American Republic should adopt |
the exclusively policy which China
established and maintained for SIX |
thousand years. The Chinese Gov
erment never recognized the right of a
foreigner to set his foot on Celestial
soil until after the guns of the English
and French and the Yankees had pro-
claimed the gospel of free intercourse.
We had to pound the doctrine into the
Monaghan that the world was every
mans home. We insisted on invading
their territory, and now that they have
reciprotated by visiting ours we raise
the bars and fall back on the rre-his-
tcric Chinese policy. Still the law of
is the most sacred of
all the the statutes known to mankind.
1t was in the interest of civilization
and commence that we broke down the
Chinese wall, and it is in the interest
of civilization and humanity that we
erect barriers against the Mongolian
hordes along the Pacific Coast. Con-
sistency is one thing and necessity is ,
another. However, these things have
a queer look.-[ Post Dispatch. ,
JAY GouLD's financial standing being
questioned he took occasion to show up
to a few friends yesterday. The poor
fellow had little over fifty millions in
bonds and securities IN his personal ,
possession. Some of the employees Oh
The Wabash would he well pleased, now. !
to see the pay car come round, since {
Inc old man appears TO be so well heel I
ID.
The GRAPHIC has no use for the men ,
who would blacken, if possible, the
character of dead Garfield, to bolster
up their petty and pitifu, little political :
,lans. 1t is dirty business which =
viii recoil on the heads of those who i
ire engaged in it.