Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-16
VANDALIA
Interesting Items from the Second
Town In the County..Weak.Kneed
Dem0crats..The Convention,
and Other Matters.

Interesting Items from the Second
Town In the County. Weak.Kneed
Democrats..The Convention,
and Other Matters.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
VANDALIA, Mo-, April 15.--It is
useless to say our town is on one of
the grandest booms imaginable It
can be better appreciated when
brought to view. Her admirers are
jubiiant and her opposers are speech
less. 1t IS not one of those Imaginary
booms that you often read about.
We do not ask your readers to place
too much confidence IN what is print
ed about US, but tell them to come
and view the situation with their own
eyes.
We are sorry to relate the fact that
We have some very weakened Dem
ocrats in our midst. In our late city
election this fact was revealed.
There we're several candidates (.Dem-
ocrats) for the Office Of marshal, and
the party having drawn party lines
by a central committee and having
held a convention to decide who of
the many candidates should be the
choice of the party, it, of course, was
the duty of every Democrat who
took part in said convention to sup
port the nominee, and of course, was
SO pledged after taking part in the
convention. But we are sorry to
state that because the regular nomi-
nee was not the choice personally
of several parties they deliberately
and premeditatedly voted for and
elected the Republican candidate.
Two of the boilers were candidates
before the convention. One of the
central committee was absent from
the city (he says, for an excuse) and
had forgotten the election; and an
other Of the committee fatty refused
to vote. Do you suppose there is {
balm in Gilead that will effect an,
good in this case? May the Lore
have mercy on their souls and lead
them from this narrow road to glory
Democrats have been afflicted will
scratching" from time immemorial
which has always been the secret o.
their defeat. Yet they claim to b,
Democrats. Voters who scratch then
tickets are neither Democrats no
Republicans. There are, we all know
only two recognized political parties
and whenever you step outside thu
bounds Of these two great politica
parties you are an independent. In
dependents are what? Simply moth
ing; or, you might say, politica
mermaids with the larger half fishy
The boy who had a dog for sal
partly illustrates it He found a Gus
toner who asked him what kind of
dog it was and he said it was hal
terrier. The customer asked Hha
the other half was and he said, sit i
just dog; that is ALL" One-half ter
rier and the other half nothing bu
dog. If you have a party stay wit
it and vote with it through thick AM
thin. This is the policy the Republi
, can party has pursued for the pas
, twenty-five years and you have oh
, served the attending success. If yo'
are a Democrat vote your tlcke
straight, town, county, state and ma
, tional. If you are an independen
i, you have no right to recognition in
: party convention. Our good Demo
= cratic (?) postmaster, whom some G
. our Democrats have helped into hi
present position because he elaine
TO be a Democrat, even voted til
Republican cityt"set. it is said, an
= also voted in the same manner i
Dakota at the late general election
Our Democrats will doubtless &c
their eyes open after awhile. II "
are to draw party lines let the line
be drawn to a gnat's heel and let
climb to the top round of the ladde
. and make no mistakes.
= The new proprietor OF the old Gel
= trail Hotel, (now the Denver House
n Mr.. R.. Brelsford, is making SON
badly needed improvements in til
: house and is conducting it on bus
L ness principles with the aim of NAL
2 ing it first-class in all particular
and he being an old hotel man krI0v
>. the wants of the public. We predf
n that his business will continually il
Q, crease.
D. Ray Leake. Fon fowler and Cha
lie ley Blain, all jolly Nimrods, were o
1t Monday hunting the festive snip
d They Ragged lots Of EN-.
Re Chap White, Cash Blackburn, j
s. Beshears and several more OF I
n clique" watch the trains for 'sue
g ers' for the PONY club"
A number Of persons here We
ae lately confidenced by a fellow, givil
d, his name as j.. p. Henry, who
a cured several subscriptions for a
n per be said was called the Weae
n Farm and Home and vas printed
e Kansas City. Nc papers have J
been received by those who paid {
lis subscription price, $3.50 per year.
DR.. j. N. Glover has recently
az Gated here for3the practice OF hin pl
lfession. he is q genial, clever g
tleman, ands.although we hsse |su