The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-27

nesseH enough without lmputing 9th
OF which | am innocent.
Whatever may have been the par,
performed IN the determination Of
the lanes gang OF outlaws, | assure
YOU have no steps to rc,race, no
apologies to make to the people OF
Missouri, or the president, Tn,
Missouri OF to day j, the vindica,ion
OF my administration.
You report the presiden, as saving
''he could not shoulder" IN the cas-,
The responsibility OF nv appointment ut
to office, because of that charged
bargain. That may be the case IN
this special instance. General,
speaking, know the people of the
east to be sensitive upon the enforce
ment of the law, and against its
violation even under circumstances
productive to the most good to so.
clety, and am also equally mindful
ot that other important trait IN their
! character-a Willingness to hear "the
other side" before the case IS closed
and Judgment pronounced. The,
care nothing for Jesse James whrsr
alive, wiling to leave him where he
had placed himself, hosis human
generis, and care less when dead.
Those people are frugal, honest
and money making, making invest
ments only where law Is supreme
and well regulated society the rule
Millions Of dollars have been invest
ed in this state by these people since
James death, which would not have
been the case had he continued
"monarch of all he surveyed
l am slow. IN the belief, that as
stern a man as the president is, III
dealing out justice between man and
man, one who has come up through
the trials and tribulatlons of official
life, whose pathway has been strewu
with malice engendered by envy, and
slander the outgrowth of corruption,
and who SO thoroughly understand,
human nature by observation anc
severe experience should so conhds
in an excited imputation as to wrong
anv man by giving it moment
consideration, and especially agains
one who had been bis friend ant
. defender from the beginning. II so
: I am mistaken in the man.
Senator, I have written plainly be
D cause my reputation is the only ''proE
, and stav" of my life, the only herit
age have to leave my children an
E that shall defend against all impu
tation, and l truly hope you Wi
{ consider no part of this letter Offer
n sive to yourself, associate senator @
l the president, and IN SIMPLE iustic
: to an old friend, who will never ir
l. trude upon your patience again,
S regard to any Offices, exhibit it
e the president. | am not at all dii
r appointed at the results of yol
n application ard rejoice that the pre-
O ident finds so many more worth
y men than myself to fill the Office.
: Having fought long and earnest
N for the triumph OF democracy, an
ie not at all times under "sunnv skies
II or on fiowery roads, as YOU are pc
IN sonally cognizant, truly hope
(, see this administration succeed c
l the principles of that party as toun,
n ed by Jefferson and Jackson, and
Mt restoring the people and the COVER
" ment to the methods OF those gre
cc leaders and the teachings of II
IN constitution.
Whilst asking no tavors tor myse
re OF you or the president. still pie;
4. for free distribution lot the go,
Id things" on the government table
,d our loved state and Its worthy app
ne cants, only remembering the G
RS guard OF the party, tho,c who alwa
I'd responded "here" when the call W
II made for action. Nothing
er strengthens 4 man or party as feal
~ to friends and fealty TO the usag