Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-30
SAMUEL j. ANDREW.
Further comments are laid over.
Truly Yours,

If Mr.. Thomas thinks the above il
an answer to the charge made agains'
him, and a justification for his betraya
of his party he has reached a very
singular frame Of mind.
The Crisp, Graves and Fulkerson
quarrels have nothing to do with thii
case, and the Righteousness or wrong.
fulness of acts committed in them are
not in question.
There is no relevancy in the quota.
ton from Capt. Andrews letter, al
that gentleman was already in the
position and there was every presump-
ton without any promise that he
should remain In it, as he had given
general satisfaction.
Let us see how this al really
stands. Mr.. Thomas does lot deny
the allegation made against him, but in
order to settle that beyond dispute
we print the subjoined statements,
written in the presence of each gentle
man and read to him to guarantee that
no error should occur:
Mr.. sTANDIsH's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Thos. Standish says, that Mr.. Frank
Thomas about three weeks ago, asked hin to
vote for MIR. Clark for sheriff. Mr.Standish an.
swered that he had taken part in the primary
and felt bound thereby to vote for the demo.
cratic nominees. Mr.. Thomas replied that
he also had voted in the primary, but he felt
- IshA~kr ~ ,tof -. rUhprr ha ,lanoal, fHnt
Mr.. Clark had promised to make him deputy
il he was elected. and he thought his
(ThomasO friends ought to support Clark.
MR.. DAYS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Brown B.Day says, he heard Mr.. Frank
Thomas say that he intended to vote the deaf
and dumb Mr.. Baehr for Mr.. Geo. Clark for
sheriff, and he (Thomas) would be Clark's
deputy,
MIR. McFADIN's STATEMENT.
Mr.. f. G. McFadin says. he heard MIR.
Frank NJ. Thomas ask Mr.. Henry Xix to
work for Mr.. Clark for sheriff, saying that a
vote for Clark was a vote for him; that II
Clark was elected he would be his deputy.
MR.. sILvERMAN's STATEMENT,
Mr.. Silverman says, that Mr.. Frank
Thomas told him that If Mr.Clark was elected
he would be the deputy sheriff that Mr.. Clark
had promised to appoint him if elected. Mr..
i'll vi II o u Soio W NhIs Jill bAAoI uO
(CIark) might not make the appointment
even if elected, to which Mr.. Thomas re-
piled that Clark would do so, as he had made
the promise to him in the presence of several
persons.
Mr.. HICKLINs STATEMENT.
MIR. Wade Hicklin says, that Mr.. Frank N.
Thomas told him that If Mr.. Clark WAS elect
ed sheriff he (Thomas) would be his deputy.
We have taken the pains to secure
this much evidence, We could get a
great deal more, because we want our
allegation in the matter to be sustain
ed. MIR. Clark may new have made
the promise, we know nothing as to that
but we think it Is pretty clear that II
has been alleged by one of his friends,
who is %canvassing for him, that he did
the question OF fact Is between them.
Mr.. Thomas seems to believe that his
sction in this connection is legitimate.
We printed the law in order to show
him what the legislature thinks of it.
If it does not convince him we are very
sure that it is a matter of great indif-
ference to us.
The Intelligencer does think that
every man who voted in the primary
election is in honor bound to support
the nominees of the democratic party
resultant therefrom. Otherwise g
primary election would be a farce and
a mockery. There was no compulsion
about voting in the primary; it was a
matter of free-will. The condition
was, hat only democrats were invited
and expected to vote. Every man who
voted, therefore, said by his act that lie
was a democrat. 1t he was not ha
practiced a cheat and a fraud and did
| dishonest act. But, Mr.. Thomas saya
in conversation with US, that he IS s
democrat; hat he intends to vote fol
| three Or four republicans, but that he /!
a democrat. Really! What would ht
think of a soldier who protested to bt
loyal TO a cause who would shoot TIT
officers of the army as they advanced
to attack the enemy? n democrat il
known by his acts-he votes for mer
who are the choice of his party ant
the advocates OF It's principles, not fol-
their enemies.
What is a primary election: 1t is a,
arbitration between members of a poll
teal party. In order to have but ONT
candidate for each Office they agree tc
leave it to this arbitration. Each maj
has his chance to be heard before tn,
people, to rally his friends, and if he i
strong enough to be named as the can
didate. If you please, it is a game o
chess. What is thought of a man VIII,
participates in a game of chance or ski
and will when beaten squeal? What /
thought of a man who agrees to ente
an arbitration with a neighbor and
the decision goes against him will re
fuse to be bound by 1t? By hat cod
of ethics do things which are dishone
in other walks of life become honest i
politics?
But Mr.. Thomas was more than