The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-04

fraught with deadly moment to US all,
simply to boost him along and teach
him his business? A thousand times.
No. Good friends, as you read this
over in the quiet of your homes by
the evening lamp, stop and think Of
these things? Let US bring the matter
home to each of US by fair
hypothesis. Suppose one of us wanted
a lawyer 10 guide us in q legal con-
tract. like for instance, the one hun
dred thousand-dollar court house
contract, or suppose one Of us had
to employ one to prosecute some in
famous wretch who had committed q
damnable outrage on our family or
property, or suppose one of
US wanted one, as the county
does, to attend constantly to
important business affairs and to adj
wise us continuously for term of two
years and suppose there were ouly
Cliff jackson and Henry Lamm to
choose from, how long would We hesi-
tate between the two? Would any
one say "Lamm is republican, won't
take him. He is infinitely the better
lawyer, but / don't like the way he
votes and won't employ him?" Not
one of US would, for one instant, be
the victim of such I'm wise reasoning
as that. And yet, what will We do
On the 4th of next November but hire
lawyer and pay him fees for doing
for two years TOR the county of Pettis
exactly what We supposed in the
above hypothesis? Shall we dems-
Gratis 80 vote in the matter of men,
partizan county Office, as to show that
We altogether forget our inter-
ests "a citizens snd looked only to
a mere partizan triumph Such an
idea is suicidal. After the election,
for two long years when the dust of
the hour is laid and the din of party
warfare has ceased, We will surely not
satisfy ourselves by pointing with
pride to the politics of our attorney,
but rather will we look with anxious
eyes to see if the law is enforced and
a strong and capable hand is protect
ing our dearest interests.
And, finally, is ans one bound to
support him from a political stand
point? Was he fairly nominated
No. Let us for once test this fine :
young gentleman by his own standard,
and stew him like an oyster, in his
own juice.
He traDtically rushes about and fu-
riously appeals to and demands of
democrats to stand by him why
Because he is the nominee. The voice
of the county convention. Did he
respect the voice of that same cOnven-
ton? Not he, indeed mo pent-
up Utica contracts his powers"
The nice sense of honor be holds 9TH
ers to, be did not exact of himself.
The same convention that spoke for
him in a weak and doubtful vOice,
spoke in thunder tones for John L.
Heard for congress. Did he listen
to the voice of bis political
mother? Not he, indeed! He spat
upon her aud thrust out his tongue in :
;cOrn and deriSiOD. When the dele
gates from Pettis county, bearing this
nonored trust, went into the congress
,ional convention and tried manfully
10 do as they were ordered by that
same convention, they met at the
threshold and all the way through
all the obstacles that the malice OF this
vain boy could put in their path. No.
thanks to him, that the unanimous
voice of the county convention was
not drowned and its darling hope
.hwarted and Pettis county deeply
Why should we obey
the voice of that convention in regard
to Jackson. when he reserved to him
,eIf the right to defeat its will and
purpose in regard to Heard? "Yea,
verify, the same measureye mete unto
others shall be melted unto you.
But his friends say that he was foolish
and he should be forgiven. So be it.
Let him be forgiven. But such fool
ishness and lack of good taste syringe
spontaneously only in a mind toe
youthful to make successful prose-
cutting attorney in the favorite county
in the state. He, himself, is repudi-
ating the voice of the convention that
dominated him, absolved every honor
able democrat from being bound to
his support even were be fairly nomi-
mated and was, as he certainly is not,
competent to ell an Office OF such
gravity.
Respectfully Submitted,
The BAzOo.