Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-12
Our County Judges Endorsed.

county was held at the courthouse on Mon
day last, at 2 o'clock,t to take action in regard to
the imprisonment Of our county judges. The
meeting was called to order by MIR. John s.
| Blackwell, and on motion Col. Henry c.
Chiles was chosen az chairman of the meet
ing, and W. G.. Musgrove was selected as
secretary. 6.
On motion of Hon. CT. Ewing, Mr.. Black.
well was requested to state the business be-
fore the meeting, which he did at length, and
In = clear and forcible manner. He paid
compliment to Judge krekel for his fairness
and leniency. He wished to know il the peo-
| pie of the county would stand by our judges
aud endorse their action, or would they, after
compromising 90 per cent. of these bonds,
back down from their position, and thus open
the hood-gates to all bondhOlders of every
class. He knew that the compromise offered
was a very liberal one, and Mr.. Skinker, who
brings the suit, had taken part in the meeting
at st. Lous when and where the compromise
WAS agreed to, and ought to be bound there
by. Mr.. Blackwell mo.ed that a committee
on resolutions be appointed.
Mr.. W. r. Hays was called for, and pre-
sented a resolution, which excited considera-
BILE debate.
. Hon. Alex. Graves was called for and re-
sponded in an eloquent and forcibIe speech.
He stated that it was the duty of the people
to stand by our county court. Our cferfs so
liberal that Judge krekel sympathiIes with
our people. Every foot of land and every
dollars worth Of property in the county is
interested in this matter. The judges must
be sustained, and not allowed to suffer on &C.
count of any sacrifices they may be called
upon to make in our behalf. n-Mr. Cochran
Fleming can get dollar for dollar on these
bonds; we will be compelled to pay dollar
for dollar on all our Indebtedness. We must
give the court moral and material encourage
ment.
Judge VIM. Young addressed the meeting
at considerable length, and made some good
points. He said he had perhaps been engaged
in fighting these suits longer than any man in
the county. he thought we should pledge
the JUDI es our moral and material support.
Col. McClellAnd thought Il committee should
be appointed to report business to the meet
ing. he thought we ought to adopt one or
two short, simple and expressive resolutions.
If we pa, any part of thisd debt in full we will
seriously impair, if not utterly destroy our
prospects for a compromise OF our debt.
Mr.. Blackwelrs motion was carried, and
the following gentlemen were appointed as d
committee on resolutions: N. V. L.. Nc
Clelland, G.. L. Ewing, Jos. F. Smith, Alex.
Graves, VIM II. Carter, U. G. Phetzing and
Jackson Corder. The committee retired to
the county court room, and in half an hour
presented the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That we, the taxpayers of La
county, assembled in this meeting, do
endorse the action of our county
court in standing firmly and faithfully by the
terms of the compromise voted by the people
bonded indebtedness; and especially do we
their action in refusing to make II
levy Of taxes for the payment in full of the
Judgment Of one alleged Cochran Fleming.
Res s That a grateful people se
rifces they may make for US, IN being subject
ed to imprisonment; and we pledge to them |
substantial appreciation Of the same in the
future.
Resolved, That when this meeting adjourn
1t adjourn to meet in Lexington on the first
Monday in June.
During the absence of the committee re-
marks were made by various gentlemen. all
tending to the same point, that the county
must be morally and materially sus-
tanned in their resistance to the payment in
full oil these bonds. We cannot give even 3
synopsis of any of the speeches, but merely
enough to assure our readers that the meeting
was harmonious. and each person seemed
to help all he could to secure the
end-the successful compromise Of
only this debt, but Of all our indebted
ness.
A motion was made and unanimously car
ried, that all the papers in the county be
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
We have received the following note in con-
nection with the above matter:
HALL OF PRAIRIE GRANGE,
May 4th, 1883.
To the Master OF Lafayette County Grange: |
Whereas, The emergency of the bond
trouble Is upon US, and our county Justices
have discharged and are discharging their
duty, we. the members of Prairie Grange,N No.
49,, Lafayette county, No., hereby urge and
you to call . meeting of the County |
Grange, at Higginsville, at the earliest posi- |
sible date, to take the matter into considera-
ton. j. Corder, master, ]. N. Armentrout,
secretary.