The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-19

Icu JOuT cBtIuJ. Iu Oue VI your eUl-
torials in the paper hereinaboye re-
ferred to, you say the BAzoO has no
fight to make on Mr.. Russell, &c. Of
course this statement will deceive no
body. You have only ceased to fight
him since you found out that your
opposition can't defeat him, and you
transfer the fight to me, because you
think you may be able to defeat me.
| think YOU will find that the
democratic party of the city and
county will be as 10th to adopt your
spite against me, az | was disinclined
To permit it To control me, in my con-
duct towards Russell. Outside of the
close personal friends of each OF The
respective candidates, the great body
of our party, and of the people, gen.
orally, feel no interest in the decision
of this pnstoffice question, further than
10 secure good postmaster and
while each and every democrat affect
ed by the appointment has his per-
sonal preferences between the differ
cut aspirants yet, loving the success
of his party, his greatest desire is to
see the appointment of that one,
whose success will most solidify and
strengthen that party. believe that
the appointment Of Russell will ac-
complish that end. Idou't think that
any man doubts that Russell has as
much, If not more strength than any
other one candidate. That be is as
consistent democrat as any in the
field, none will deny and ON the score
OF party servcie, it will not
be cOntended that any other contest
ant is his equal. That all
of the gentleman named in counec-
ton with this place, are fully COM
petent to discharge the duties of the
same, will be conceded and there is
not one of them who would not
make an acceptable and popular Off
cal. These things being true. why
should not consider them, and, to
the best of my ability, act with judi
cial fairness between the parties, and
with an eye single to the faithful dis
charge of most disagreeable, but
none the less imperative duty.
There is not one among the COM
petitors of Mr.. Russell whom would
not have right ito claim as friend,
and whom would not just as cheer
fully indorse for this place, if | be-
lieved he were the choice of my party;
and in honesty and fairness, no one Of
them has any more right to complain
of my Endorsement of Russell, than
he. or Russell would have had, Ii /
had Endorsed any other one of the
number. 1t is, perhaps. true, that
some of them might not bave become
candidates but for the enmity then ex-
istiDg between Russell and myself +;
still, unless some of them have q
stronger following than Russell they
certainly can't complain of being in
juriously affected by the reconcillia-
lion of Russell and myself.
AS have stated, dom think that
any one of them have it.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in conclusion,
let me say that, with this sommunica-
iion, shall have done with this sub
iect so far as concerns Its discussion
through your paper. | have refrsined
from the use of slang epithets ; for
think their use never justi6sble. and
at long range-cowardly and con-
temp. ible. When you state through
your paper, or otherwise, that / have
acted with "perHdy," or in bad faith
towards anybody in this matter, you
state that which is false ; and / think
that everybody whe knows US both,
will 90 believe. Finding your spite
against Russell unavailing, you now
undertake my political humiliation
because / refuse to subscribe to the
doctrine of "eternal hate" and decline
to be an instrument in your hands for
the perpeiuation of your personal
animosity to a man who is now my
friend. Permit me to say that with
the democrats of Pettis county,
think you will find that you have
taken a good big contract. They
have known me longer than they
have known you; and they never yet
saw me fail in the performance of
my political duty and they will have
confidence to believe that, in this in
stance, while l may make mistake,
/ will not Intentionally wrong my
party, or do violence to the right of
any individual member of it.
Very Respectfully,