Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-09-16

uoole wa ehiit.ly p perss'nnl n"'t"..
The u ,ppiny OF the Halls AS chsrgcd.
IL appears, had no,liirg to do with IT..
Public sympathv iu ilig2insviile l.
also with G. ayp ,ole in the trouble.
W. ell placed on the stand yesterday
Endley swcre that he rented the
building to the government Tor 'Hs
postoffice. 1t was afterwards proved. 4
however, that while Endiey owned
the building he iii 1 not rent II TO tue
government for any purpose. In frct
he himself admitted that he an not
aud never had received any rent from
the government tor II.
Among tic sixteen witnesses Tor
the government is one Mr. W,lHinson, :
cashier OF the H,gginsviile bans.
During the cross examination of Mr.
Endlry that gentleman noticed Nl'.-
Wilkinson stating some iacts 10 'he
opposing counsel and posting the"
on questions to ask Of Endley. Alter
tLe latter got of the stand he SAID To
MIR. Wilkinson, ''iou are working
against me, damn You. anu I'll hX You
yet" Mr.. Claypooie's attorneys dit
not attempt to introduce any testiino-
ny, preierring TO wait until the ttisi
before the court.
z..ms 0ilIig.insyille are SO confident
tlat ClaypOOie il in the right that
they have signed paper to the wi'"la-
sale houses of Kansas City. asking
them to go OH MIR. Claypnole's bout,
aud stating that the citizcns oil ll,g-
ginsvillo wOuli he respons. ble for 1t.
This was accordingly done, and bail
given as before stated.
Editorial Kansas City Times. Sept. IL
The Higginsviile csi,ard is n poor
| imitation OF the thousands of similar
campaign outrages manufactured by
| tue republican party ln the las! fifteen
| years. IL even Onits the OlOred Msn
as an important factor, amt strings
the tiax and the pOstOffice and the
Fourth of July together in a perfume
tory sort OF way that reminds one Of
the hxud.Organ music SO common uuw
ON the street corners. The men en-
gagged in it are nOvices In the bust.
lles.. xud the added new spaper mani.
sg.niemt that has token the contract
Ot handling it, has 80 far failed to
make II tit anywhere in the pOssum
policy.
| We warned them in time of t'e
fatal mistake Uf cOmsor:ing with every
reckless and dissai istied element aud
changing their base from the old re-
pubiisn paihs, an l this il one ot the
most d .nling Inconsistencies that has
yet occurred to remind them Of their
lost opportunities. An outrage man
ufacturer used 10 be u recognized re-
publican campaign agency, but has
never been recognized iu "citizems' ",
or "peOpie's" or "fusion" movement.
They generally carry enough fraud
aud lswlessness in their composition
to make sll additions from the out
side futile. The mob that put onr
movement in The field had its pistOis
and knives in the hands Of its sies-
persdOes st Independence on the day
Of the convention, and perpetnated
its characteristics ~ best 1t could in
the example u set for the campaign,
aud does not need suppleMenting by
any such affair ~ that reported from
lligginsviile.
IL would seem more probable that
this iliyginsvilie aft .ir wes manu-
faciure.t for some occult influence on
the congressional canvass. to pave the
way-the precursor, as 1t were-Of .
campaign Ol fraud and violence to
be lnsugurated by the thwArted AMI
| olCS0 WuO uoVC UOt
yet completed the details, and who
touched of this ono to observe iis
efiecis.
The malicious mention of the name
|, of United States senator Ia Satur-
day mornings Journal in connection
with The affair indicates the policy TO
which we have referred. and the ap-
peal to Warrington shows either that
the administration has been cOu.
suited ss to the plan OF cAmpaigm or
. that the managers are quite eager to
have its recognition.
] Such politics twenty years after the
+ war is either the work Of ~ rOs or
desperate men whose Judgments are
I cinuded by malice aud vauiting xmli-
. ton, who would prefer TO be tue
!. heroes Of confusion. the leaders OF
4 law lessness aud revenge, To quiet and
Q comfortable retirement from pArtici
!. pstian in political affairs.
But the fines believes such cam
4 paign impossible in Missouri. aud thai
If insuguraied it will fall Oi it's own
weight. Neither greenbacker, ra
publican nor desperate adventurer eau
!. adapt the methods of the daya OF re-
v construction to time Of perfect peace
y aud reconciliation. If it were posi-
= BILE. no good citizen would desire, foi
d political qualification, Ia witness i,l
# Introduction, aud the at,euapt will
}. meet with overw he lining cOudemua.
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