The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-31
WANT HIM TO WITHDRAW.
A Ringing Communication From
Dresden Township on
the Campaign.

The BAzoo is in receipt of the fol-
lowing communications from Dresden
township which is published in order
to show the feeling that is abroad in
the land concerning the congressional
fight. The BAzoo can only say to
the many democrats that hold these
views that Mr.. Heard will never
withdraw until the honest democracy
withdraw him by their votes. The
proposition contained in the letter
was submitted to Mr.. Heard by both
Yeaman and CosgrOve who tele-
graphed him to meet them in Boon
vile, and when Mr.. Heard did so
they proposed that the three should
withdraw. Heard refused and
Messrs. Cosgrove and Yeaman with
drew because they preferred the
unity of the party to any advance
ment of their own Mr.. Heard re-
NAMED In the field and his friends are
now going alb tut denouncing every
man who dares to oppose him as a
renegade to democracy and demand
ing that he be clicked out of the
party" The democratic county COM
mittee of this county has selected
none but Heard men for judges at the
primaries and as completely ignored
Mr.. More and his claims as though
he were a republican candidate.
There is but one course left for the
noble democats who are democrats
for principles sake, that is
to 90 to the polls and
by their votes withdraw Mr.. Heard
from the race and roll up such ma
jority for principle as shall be an ever.
lasting rebuke to party jugglers, who
look upon independent democratic vo,
tiers as so many serfs, to do their bid
ding. In comparison to the great
principals at issue, the candidates
themselves have been sunk out Of
sight, aud the real question is, shall
democracy be preserved in the simple
purity in which it was bequeathed vi
by our predecessors, or shall it become
the vehicle to uphold and place IL
power politicians without sing's
principle above selfinterest? Follow
ing is the letter:
DRESDEN, Mo-, AUGUST %, 1886
The interests of a political part!
are paramount to the interests OF am
individual member of that party
When party interests are at stake
the interests of individuals must b
laid aside, and only the interests o
the party considered. Likewise tn
prejudices and personal feelings o
any portion of a party must yield t
the interests and success CT the part
as whole.
Two years ago, when the interest
of the Democratic party were at stak
and in danger, Col. +. G. More, 70
the sake of securing unity and peac
in the democratic ranks, with hi
characteristic nobility, withdrew frOr
the contest when his chances for nom
ination and election were excellent
thus giving the nomination to JnO. L
Heard.
Now the circumstances are sim
lar, (Only perhaps, more sO)
There has been a bite
personal contest; hard feelings an
animosities have sprung up betwee
the friends and followers of rival cal
= didates. The nomination could not |
made in the convention. Two of Il
candidates, for the good of the part.
have withdrawn, and a new man.
one of the best Inen in the distric
honest, capable, and the one wi
should have received the nOminatiC
two years ago, and certainly wou
have done so had it not been for b
r maguanimity and self-sacrifce for d
sake of harmony and peace in b
= psrty,-this noble and magnanimO
o gentleman has entered the race. and
is now due to him that John [. Hea
< withdraw from the congressional co
test, and let Col. More have what
y gave him two years ago.
4 The interests of the party demal
it. If Heard should receive the no
d nation it is very extremely doubt
a whether he can be elected.
IN is unwise to nominate su
man who cannot get {