Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-14
THE OOLLEOTORsHIP.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:-I see la your
last issue over the signature of Benjamin
Elliott, boom for George NJ. Mountjoy. un-
der the guise Of favoring the claims of DR..
Chambers, but the guise was so very thin that
every person could zee through it. He says.
"that there exists IN this county WIDE
spread dfsaffection among the democrats,
particularly In Clay and Sni-n-B Bar town
ships. in regard to the same person holding
Off ,e continually" Of course referring to his
friend MountjOy, whom he extols in the
highest manner for the way he has discharg-
ed the duties of the Office. And then he says
that DR.. Chambers Is the only man that can
beat him, particularly IL Beatty and Harri-
son would withdraw from the race, and he
seems to think that Judge Harrison il only
running to beat Mr.. Beatty. Now, the friends
Of the Judge are not running him against
Mountjoy nor DR.. Chambers. but they are
using all fair and honorable means 10 secure
his nomination and election to the Office of
county collector, and they care not to fight
any Of them. nor is there any reason for his
doing SO. a. 1t Is well known that he Is the
foremost man on the track for the office, and
he ought to be for the following reasons:
No man in the county is more honest, none
are better qualified, none have done more for
the democratic party, none have done more
for the people or made greater sacrifices for
them. Who among tue candidates would
have gone to prison for principle and In the
interests Of the citizens Of the county When
we got into bond troubles We had to look
around for men Of firmness and honor, men
Of convictions Of justice and right, men who
would sacrifice ease and comfort at home
with their families, men who would sacrifice
their trade II necessary. We selected Judge
James w. Harrison who has stood by US
faithfully and never betrayed the trust aud
sacrifice that was imposed upon him, and
even now whilst being attacked in the papers
he Is langulshing in prison, and that not for
himself but fn behalf Of the people Of Lafay-
ette county, and we do hold that the people
Of old Lafayette have too much gratitude In
their hearts to see him fail when he asks for
an office Of profit and honor. that none dare
say he cannot Oil with as much credit to him
SELF and the county as any of the candidates
on the track. We have too much confidence
In the people to believe that they will forget
him at the primary election, because he has
obeyed their voice in refusing to levy taxes
upon the people 10 pay an unjust bonded In
debtedness. He has sacrificed his large aud
lucrative trade in grain aud stock, and has to
trust his business as merchant entirely to
clerks. 1t seems strange to me that any
man In the county would oppose him for
Office under such circumstances, and even
now whilst in prison an old soldier is stabbing
him In the back. Oh, shame. colonel, we did
not think this Of you two years since But are
the people for the Judge ? Yes. Davis with
four delegate votes IL nearly solid. Freedom
with two delegate votes Is solid. He will
carry Dover by large majority, which has
four delegate votes. No man can beat him
In Middleton with four delegate votes. No
man can beat him In Washington with four
votes. In Sni-a.bar they say he Is almost
solid In Clay with five delegate votes, he
Will come In few votes behind Mountjoy,
and Lexington with thirteen delegate votes
may give majority Of her votes for Mount
Joy, and perhaps DIR. Chambers may come
in second best.
Then say to the friends of Judge Harri-
son that have made inquiries of men who
have Travelled all over the county of LAFAYETTE
and they all say that the judge stands MS
have stated above in the various townships.
Then stand firm, and stand by the man who
has stood by you, and who has made more
sacrifices in your behalf than any other man
In the county. And if you want to beat
Mountjoy vote for Harrison. II you want to
beat DR.. Chambers vote for Judge Harrison.
II you want to beat Beatty vo:e for Judge
Harrison. If you want good and true man
elected who has never failed to discharge his
duty, vote for Judge James w. Harrison.
Mr.. Benz. Elliott well knows that the race
IS between Mountioy aud Harrison, and all
lhe votes taken from the Judge and given to
DR.. Chambers rebound to the advantage of
Mountjoy. Yours, Nc. C.