Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-11-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ooOoSo0A0 NO40O.
The 4ooth Anniversary Of tht
birthday Of Luther was suitably OBJ
served on Saturday last, in almos
every civilized portion Of the globe.
-"When man goes to war he
is supposed to use the best weapon.
in his possession" Ifhe has nothing
but slime to sling, it is but natural he
should use it-but its slime all the
same.
There is no doubt but that the
result oflast Tuesdays elections was a
bitter disappointment to the demo.
cracy, not so much for wl.at they lost,
ar SO much for what they failed to gain.
as from the evident fact that republican.
ism is not on the wane, but gives
promise OF future vitality and unity
that insures a stubborn contest in
1854.
The New York election, while
1t is claimed strenuously by the demo-
Gratis, is very unsatisfactory sort of a
victory. Aportion of the democratic
state ticket was elected by small ma.
jority but the principal Office, that
of secretary Of state was carried, by the
republicans, and they hold clear
majority in both Senate and lower
house ofthe Legislature.
- When DIR. Brooks, himself an
ex-confederate and democrat, said
that Crittenden had hardly an apolo-
gist any longer in the state excep
"Major-Edwards and one or two in
significant democratic. Sheets" our
mind instantly reverted to our neigh
Der, ofthe Democrat, aad the fact that
we had warned him of this thing two
weeks ago, made the statement all
the more impressive.
When the stolv of Tanbark
Township was commenced in these
columns it was definitely stated to be a
record of events which transpired in
the distant past, but it seems that our
surly neighbor has chosen to make the
application % itself and its friends.
We congratulate its friends, on the
compliment the organ pays them in thus
calling attention to the matter. There
is an old and very true saying IN
connectior---something about shoe
fitting, which We need not quote in
full. 1t is the wounded duck that
always flutte,s.
We plead guilty, on sundry and
divers occasions. Of having wrongfully
misrepresented our democratic friends
by saying that they would vote for any |
man on the ticket, no difference what
principles he might hold or what his
record. In general way this is true,
but the line must be drawn somewhere
and the New York democrats drew
that line at a prohibitionist. MAYNARD,
who happened to be a temperance
man fell behind his ticket and was
badly beaten. A Kirksville democrat
IN commenting on the situation re-
marked that the I'D fools should |
have known better than put him on
The refusal of the Democratic
legislature Of the State of Missouri to
10 permit the people to vote on the
question of Prohibition was not only
a direct insult to the people themselves
but qualification of the principles OF
the party itself. There is no defense
Or excuse to offer and we have been
that conscientious democratic
writer's and newspapers did not offer a
protest. DR.. Brooks in his lecture last
Geek eypla,pad hon, tho Jaroocr,t;.I
,arty was sold out, bound hand and
oot, and delivered over to the gamblers
md whisky men of St. Louis, and yet
here has been hardly protest or a
nurmur. Republicans know when to a
kick" and they do it, Democrats i
lever-or at least hardly ever.