Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-10-23

A correspondent to the Macon
Democrat is decidedly opposed to lJno.
~ Henry, formerly of Macon Co.,
being a candidate for Judge Of the
State Supreme Court, and claims that
Macon county has already honored
him above his merits
The younger brothers are grow
ng IN favor In Minnesota, movement
is now on foot, with good prospects q
success. to procure a pardon for them.
Cole has studied medicine and ranks
well as a physician, while the other
boys have studied law during their
confinement.
The Post Dispatch is the only
democratic paper, so far. that has
shown the nerve to get after Attorney
General Garland for owning large
amount OF telephone stock, which he
accepted as present, but the papers
that keep silent, were loud in the de-
nunciation of Mr.. Blame last fall be.
cause he owned railroad stock tina, he
had bought
in Paxton Illinois the so-called
democratic leaders all wanted the
post Office. Five petitioners, petitioned
against each other till the president
was unable to decide between them,
and selected Mrs. C. E. Bookstore,
who was not supposed tp be in the
race. The disappointed democracy Of
the masculine gender at once held an
indignation meeting, denouncing the
administration, and teleeraphed then
sentiments to Washington. Mrs, B.
is stanuch democrat and has gone in
to the office to stay.
So far as we have been able to Learn
the men who are making the fuss
about gambling on the reunion
ground are the gamblers and then
friends. The latter seem 20 be much
the worse hurt over the Natter
Kirks7ih ./0mnal.
The sold OLaiers," to man con-
demned, in the strongest terms, the
gambling on the reunion grounds
They condemned it yesterday, are
condelnlng 1t to-day and will condemn
1t to- morrow. Yet to class them as the
friends Of gamblers, because they
have seen fit to express, without STINT,
their righteous indignation, seems tc
be the unkindest cut of ALL"
The Canton Mews objects to Mr.. B
H. Smith, of Canton, beng the mex
democratic opponent of Mr.. Hatch
on the ground that he is highly in.
telllgent. christian gentleman anc
capable Of doing much good in othel
fields. We don't see why this should
disqualify Mr.. Smith, If there is AM
place IN Missouri where littl.
more intelligence and a good dea
more religion is needed in its poll,
tics, 1t is right here in the first distric
The only objection we can find to Nh
Smith is, If would be moredificuls far
for republican to beat him than
would Colonel Hatch.
1t is reported that the att orne
general of the State of Kansas claim
that Kansas city is really built upo
territory belonging to Kansas, an
that he now has experts looking u
the matter. If his theory is foun
to be true he will tlle a bill in tn
United States Supreme Court CON
planning that Missouri Is transpasse
on Kansas soil. If the court su:
tains the complaint, the territory wi
be restored to Kansas. Whenever
man from the far east gets into Kansa
and speaks of the wonderful growt
and prosperity of Kansas City, tn
"kansasites" would like to account fc
ii by saying, "Kansas City Is in Kan
sas you know"
The Canton Me7os. a Repul
cln paper says the only demo
cratic papers In this section or
posing Col. Hatch, are the Oxine
Journal and the Union02H Nezu Cen
M,y, and expresses surprise that IL.
other democratic papers do not resen
the dictations of the QutNy Iouyn14
The entire editorial OF the news woul,
have looked much better IN tn
columns of his Democratic contempo
rary, and would have kept down tn
suspicion IN the mind OF the reade
that 1t had been paid for, at SO much
per line. The news man should no
worry himself because the democratic
papers do not resent the attacks OF the
-JOHrn"i and Ne0o Century. on Col
Hatch. There VIII be no post offices