Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
Several counties have instructed IL
Judge Sber wood and Gen. Harding.
FARMER" ANSWERS w. W" IN
BEHALF OF HON. M. Y. L.
MeOLELLAND,

To he Farmers Of LafayeHe County:
EDITOR iNTELLiGENCER ~ noticed an article
in your last issue headed as above, giving, az l
take 1t. q lawyer's view of the situation. Please
allow me space to give a farmers view. After
reviewing the situation the gentleman winds up
Tor. I should say. runs DOWN. by saying ''that
there il scarcely = farmer In the county who hAs
not q prior CLAIM to the gentleman suggested,
and that there art 500 in the county who have
higher claims uponIhe people OF Lafayette.''
and then suins up his conclusion that. las not
one OF these 500 are likely to Offer themselves as
. candidate for congress why not Qgn0re the
farmer. who is worthy ami Well qualified, } and
send q lawyer. Now. ! will concede to The gen.
tlenan that every interest should be represented
in congress-. but l do say. and he can not deny
1t. that the farmers have not their share OF rep
resentation in congress that their interests-
from having the burden of Northumberland
and when y farmer offers tor such u position l
regret to see u howl set ny in camp rs though
every interest was arrayed against him. The
Wall Street broker MAY go to work and see that
bis interests are represented. to See That lie can
hold his government bonds without paying taxes
thereon. bdt you farmers must continue TO be
heWers OF wood and drawers OF water. 1 noticed
nothing 10 the piece signed Agricuituraltst, but
setting forth before tire peupie the claims US he
saw them Tor NJ. V. l.. McJleiland Tor Congress.
Let rs consider then further. When we sent
Col. McClelland to the legislature u few years
ago, what did he d.? Did he sit IDLY by and let
the lawyers run tue machine2 BY no means He
WAS the author OF the bill under which our coun-
ty bonds have becn compromised. aud under
which our township bonds are now proposed 10
be compromised. a bill which has and will saw.
this coHnty thousand, Of dollars, and yet''tlere
are 1--we hundred farmers who have higher clam,
upon the people,"
When We view this question Us to the money
saved by other counties throu shout the slate,
doubt If the gentleman could convince Y MI.
jority OF the people thus benefited that there are
five hundred farmers in the state who have high
er claims upon the people. Further. l remrm-
Der when Col McCielland was nominated by
our county convention Tor the legislature, that
after being nominated In u speech before that
convention, he said: ''That every interest
known to would lin l a faithful rep
resentative In him." and 30 faithfully did he
carry out that pledge in defeating some water
works bonds for the people of Kansas City that
the people of Jackson county afterward, 10
show their appreciation OF his labors in theil
behalf went for him by q large majority for
governor. Further, when the grasshoppers
Visited our country u committee IRON jackson
county was sent to Col. McClelland, asking him
to 10 before the board OF trade in St. Louis
and make known the utter destltution OF the
people. and ask their assistance. tie did "a
aud secured about $40. 900 to assist the destitute.
For these reasons, in my humble opinion, tbs
people of jackson county will unite on Col.
AcCielland for congress sooner than any othe,
man in ths district. Every reasoning democrat
will concede that to unite the party In JnckscI
county Is an important consideration in select.
ing q candidate for congress, because if thai
point is not gained. We may see u republican
elected In this district, and if We can select 1
} candidate (although he may be q farmer) to thu
unite The party let US do SO, and not be lee
sstray by the sophistry of the author uf las
weeks address to the farmers. FARMER,