Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-27
IN OFFICE.
The Democratic Press of the State
Heard From.

In addition to many press COM
ments, all of the same tenor, which
We have published before on this sub
ject, we notice the following COM
ments in our exchanges of a later
date. They are outspoken and show
clearly what the Democratic press Of
Missouri thinks of the stand taken
by the Mexico LEDGER in regard to
corruption in office.
PERJURED.
Every state official who disregards
it (the constitution) after having
sworn to support the constitution,
necessarily violates his oath and is as
much forsworn as if he peljured him
self on the witness stand in q ques-
ton of life and death.-St. Louis Re
publican (Dem).
SUSPICION Of CORRUPTION.
The Mexico LEDGER is after the
prosecuting attorney of Audrain
county for using a free railroad pass
contrary to the provisions of the con-
stitution. 1t does seem that public
officials should so conduct themselves
as to not leave even a suspicion OF
corruption.-Slater Rustler (Dem).
b NOT MUCH.
The Mexico LEDGER is after L. B.
Buckner, the county attorney, all on
account of his riding on a railroad
pass. 1t says, too, that this charge
is only the opening wedge into hi:
acts of official corruption. There is
a chance of a big libel suit growing
out of the affair. -Sedalia Democra
(Dem)'
The Mexico LEDGER has charged
I. B. Buckner, prosecuting attorney
for Audrain county, with unlawful
acts connected with his official duties
White surely knows what he is talk
ing about, and even intimates that b,
is willing to go, and should b.
sent, to the pen if he cannot prov,
every Chips.
THE FACTS.
Bob White is after the prosecuting
attorney of Audrain, accusing him o
accepting a free railroad pass AMI
collecting illegal fees in the whiske,
cases. Buckner explains his cours'
by saying that the ''much-ado-about
nothing" is born of personal malice
Let the facts be known and a dis
eliminating public will be the jur,
that will decide the case.-Perry Ga
zette (Dem).
INTELLIGENcER "CRANK" DEFENDS II
i We see that the Mexico InteHigen
Ger stands in with the public official
who have been riding on ''free rail
road passes," and with its tomahawi
sin savage warfare" goes after tn
LEDGER. We wonder If Congress
man Hutton, who is the owner of tn
Intelligencer office, turns the Gran
{ through whom the editorials of tina
7 paper are ground out?-Marshal
Progress (Dem).
y, SHALL THE LAW BE ENFORCED!
;, A test case of the constitutions
provision forbidding county or stat
: officers from accepting railroad pass
l es will soon be made in Audrail
county, judging from the tone of tn
Mexico Intelligeneer. Prosecuting
Attorney Buckner of that county ha
I openly been accused of using a pass
3 and it now remains to be seen whetl
or the law will be enforced or not
q jefferson City Journal.
AN ERRoR.
Lately some of the papers hay
been chatting Prosecuting Attorne
e Buckner of Audrsln for having
r railroad pass, which it seems is COZ
trary to the constitution. In a car
to the public, Judge Macfarlane, {
:, Mexico, states that he procured
f yearly pass for Mr.. Buckner becaus
he had at one time rendered the roa
a service; that in four days NJ
Buckner returned the pass unused
Galloway Gazette.
Macfarlane states no such thin:
d Buckner used the pass and gave
up when he learned an exposure Wi
prepared for the LEDGER.
STRICT HONESTY IN OFFICE.
The Mexico LEDGER charges T.
: Buckner, prosecuting attorney
! Audrain county, with charging ar
: appropriating illegal fees, specifyir
K that in certain cases where the
u were several indictments against Il
same person he would permit the d
PENDANT to plead guilty to one
them and dismiss the rest provide
the accused pay costs on all of thel
10 when the law allows a fee only
cases of coaviction. It should see
according to the LEDGER that Il
d county attorney is working the Off
J. for all it is worth. We have a reno
l. suspicion that the like has been do
+, in some other counties. Nothing
more praiseworthy than strict no
l. esty in charlottesville Sentir
y (Dem).
n DEMOCRACY IS AUTHORIZATION.
That sterling Democratic newsp
per, the Mexico LEDGER, has had
perform the unpleasant duty of e
e posing the wrong-doings of one
, the Democratic officials of Audra
l. county and of course said ofic
holds up his hands in holy ht
t. ror at the idea that a Democra
lg paper would dare to criticise so i
s portant a being al a Democratic
fce-holder. But the LEDGER rea
this gentleman and the public gem
ally a lesson to the point, full of re
son and common sense, which t
lg people will universally recognize a
endorse. 1t is a great pity that the
are not more Democratic papers Ii
~ the LEDGER.
The idea that a Democratic par
must cover up and smooth over t
wrong-doings Of Democratic offici,
70 is bad in the extreme. Democra
g. papers, of all others, have the rig
" to point out and protest against t
failures of Democratic officials to
II their duty. It is their duty to do