Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-10-10
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make nominations instead of trading
and trafcing on the supposed devotion
of the common voters to their schemes.
When the votes are counted they
will think the very "old scratch" has
been getting in his work. Scores will
vote for the republican ticket rather
than swallow the tad-pole aggregation
Of monstrocities.
To hear the democrats talk one
would imagine that the democrats,
did all the fighting on both sides in
late war. The soldier vote seems to
indicate otherwise. There were only
34,27I who voted the democratic ticket
headed by Mcclellan, a union general,
to IIo,46I cast for Lincoln. Either
they were not democrats at that time
or they distrusted their own party at
that crisis.
Some men, only two of whom
are known, claiming to be Republicans,
met at Macon City on the 9TH instant.
Fearing Marmaduk would be defeated
they pretended to put second Repub-
lican ticket in the field. Some Of the
best Republicans in the state were
placed on their list without being con-
sulted-men who are stumping the
state for the regular Republican ticket.
nominated September 9 at Jefferson
City. Not one of them will serve, and
the ticket will not get fifty votes in the
state. Whether these men are insane
or have been hired by Marmaduke,
we cannot say. But their efforts will
not do Gen. Mamaduke any good.
The Macon Republican, speaking CT
one Of the parties to the transaction.
says, for the benefit of people at a
distance, that Mr.. Beach is considered
perfectly harmless by those who know
him.
There is no argument in Will
peration and abuse = though some
people have an idea that a lively, ag-
gresslve campaign cannot be conduct
ed without indulging in both. There
may be occasions when candidates
private characters need ventilation,
but not often. There are plenty of
good reasons for defeating the Bour-
bons of Missouri without resorting to
such methods to do it. We are sorry
to see it, but the burden of Democratic
speeches and editorials this year have
consisted OF little else than mud-sling-
ing of a very offensive sort and In
covert insinuatlons. Fortunately the
public generally have grown to mis-
trust all such things as only the GUS
tomary campaign lies The GRAPHIC
has aimed to present its readers argu-
ments from week to week in the shape
OF facts and figures, and we are glad
to be able to say that this course has
met with appreciation. This is better
than calling man an "ass," "fool" OF
idiot" because he happens to differ
with you.
Lincoln, Seward, Chase and
Garfield, during their lives, all came in
for their share of denunciation they
were called "apes," tyrants, liars.
thieves, and fanatics, and yet there is
seldom Democratic speech made
during the present campaign that the
orator does not allude to these pure
and devoted men, who led the Repub.
1
lican party in its days of purity and
patriotism. Vest laid the pattern and
the lesser lights are following 1t. By
and by they will talk the same way
about Blaine and Logan-when they
are dead and out of the way.
Isn't it peculiar that " hile the
Republican party honors and crowns
merit in the persons of its great leaders
Democracy pursues exactly the reverse
policy. If a young Democrat aspires
to eminence, let him at once and for.
ever lay aside the hope of ever being
put forward on the ticket. 1t is sort
Of political paradox in which the fact
that if a man is a representative Demo
crat, it debars him from representing
the party. The old wheel.horses, the
Bayards, the Thurmans, the Hend'
rickses, the Randalls, must stand aside
or play second fiddle to the McClel
lans, the Hancocks, the Greeleys, the
Clevelands, and the "Jethro L. Kip,
pens" of the party for "policy" sake
The only time the Democracy ever
came near carrying the country since
they lost power was when they disre'
garded this foolish custom, and it wa:
a remarkable coincidence that in that
campaign the Republicans had adopt
ed this peculiar phase of Democratic
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