Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-03
FOB OOLLEOTOR-DR. P. h. CHAM
BEERS.
LEXINGTON, Mo-. April %.

mo-, April -. 1854.
EDITOR INTELLIGENcKR:- ask the in
sertion in your paper Of the accompanying let
ter from an old friend. In doing 30 I am not
inclined to arrogate to myself any part of the
influence, which inhis Partially he attributes
to me, but simply to do justice to one of the
candidates before the people; and also to the
writer who has expressed in warm and grace
full terms his high appreciation of the charac.
ter Of DR.. Chambers with whom he has been
so long acquainted. But the writer and my
self have stu1iously avoided any expression,
calculated to detract In anywise from the just
merits of any one of the gentlemen named.
Very respectfully, BENZ. ELLIOTT.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo-, April 30, "a.
Col. ELLIorT-MY DEAR SIR:-Advanc-
ing age and its accompanying infrmities have
long since exempted me from any active par
and as q rule 1 have generally forborne to do
more than simply to cast my vote at the gen.
eral election in November. On a few occa-
sions, when personal friends have been can.
didates for nomination, I have violated my
rule so far as to vote at the primaries for
particular candidates.
The present year is one specially fruitful In
asplrants for Office, and there is scarcely q
place to be filled for which there is not q
superabundance of material to choose from.
AS a few Of the gentlemen whose names
are announced have been long and most favor
ably know to me, and rs their stainless repu-
tations for honesty and integrity, and their
honorable poverty entitle them not only to
the confidence, but to the sympathy of their
fellow-citizens. I shall depart so far from my
usual custom as to attend the polls and do all
that an honest freeman is entitled to do to
promote their election. This preface, my
dear sir, has been ELECTED by the fact of my
having read a circular letter from DR.. p. Il.
Chambers announcing himself q candidate
for the office Of collector for the county, and
by the additional fact that you are accredited
with being favorable to his nomination, which
1 was much gratified to hear, knowing the
extent of your influence, and the effect It was
likely to have.
With each one of the four candidates for
his office / have some acquaintance, and
even were l so disposed. the general tenor of
their lives, their high respectability, and their
fidelity and honesty in all the offices of trust
eonfided to them by the people, any at
tempt on my part to discredit their claims or
characters would be in bad taste, and at once
meet the dis%approbation of the people of La.
fsyette county.
Mr.. Beatie is, l believe, the only one of the
candidates, except TT. Chambers, who has
never held public office; but his intelligence,
bis known integrity, and his hiph moral char.
acter, furnish the best guarantees that the
interests Of the county would be safe in his
hands.
Judge Harrison Is too we'll know IS one of
the honorable judges of the county court to
need any commentator from me; while Mr..
Mount1oy having acted as deputy sheriff for
two terms, sheriff OF the county for six con-
secutive years, and then as collector for four
years,in all II years,during which long period
he has honestly discharged all the duties de-.
volvinR upon him, is probably better known
than any man in the county.
My acquaintance with DR.. Chambers COM
menced near forty years ago. Professionally
he is known to the people of the whole coun-
ty-and 1 think 1 am safe in saying that no
man in all my knowledge, either here or else
where, has ever borne o more irreproachsble
character. In all that long period, to my
knowledge, he has never made an enemy,
Like many others who have followed the
profession Of medicine his aim seems to have
been rather to alleviate the sufferings of his
fellow men than to secure wealth and indie
pendenee for himself, and after 3 professional