The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
A PATRIOT FOR OFFICE.


of principle and the welfare of the
people, and of the state, prevailed as
is the case to-day. Certainly, there
has never been time when the peO-
pie had allowed themselves to fall so
completely into the grasp of the charl-
atan and politician, whose only char
aeteristic was greed for Office. Not
as a matter of patriotism, not be-
cause even he, himself, believed that
he is capable of fulfilling the smallest
duties of the trust he seeks, but sim
ply because he sees in office al easy
way to oppulence, and to fat salary,
such as he can never hope to secure
in the private walks of life, where he
will be expected TO render some re,
tnrn for his wages. As result, men
are, to-day, holding high positions,
and receiving high salaries from the
government Golfers who, if compelled
to depend upon their own resources
and abilities, would not be found out
side the ranks of the common laborer
who earns but dollar a day. All
this is the result of the system which
induces the known "domin TT party
to tender as reward for (professed)
party fealty" position, to the political
mountebank whose fealty is the out
growth of his knowledge of the power
Of that dominance, and of the unex-
pressed, but! plain and palpable
"policy o: the party, which tenders
these gifts in order to bind to itself
the class of voters of which the bene-
fitted is representative. In such
times, when honest men who love
their country and strive and pray and
work for its advancement, find their
protests of no avail. and in very dis
gust, retire and allow these evil ele-
ments to triumph to It's detriment,
it is indeed pleasing to find, here and
there, a patriot who, regardless of
frowns, threats, menaces and political
fusillades, dares to throw himself into
the breach and lead on forlorn hope,
resolved on victory, or death. 1t Is to
such men, the country must look for
its redemption from so base a thral-
dom, and from such men alone that vic
tory can come. The BAzoo is glad to
find in the Sixth district, such a man.
A mar who knows nothing but love
of country, and an earnest determine
ton to carry the banner of right, jus.
tice, law, liberty and equality forward
to victory. A man who, without an
aspiration to be leader, yet in the
absence of one, daIes to tske up the
flag and act as one; man whom the
people can trust, because, with an eye
single to their veal and blind to any
personal results, he bravely faces the
horde of corrupt politicians, and point
ing to the constitution and the laws
of the land says, read and obey or be
anathema, because, time and again,
in the hour of trial and sore distress,
without a word as to fee or emolu-
ment, question as to policy or the
consequences, he las, in the past,
placed himself in the fore front of
right, and led upward and onward to
victory. That man is General Odin
Guitar, of Columbia, said to be the
republican candidate for congressman
of the Sixth district. But the BAzoo
denies it. He is not the republican
candidate. but the peoples candidate.
True, he is, to day, an adherent of
the republican party, but he is re-
publican of the broad liberal stamp,
who is as ready to denounee wrong
in his party, as out of it, such has
ever been his history and his reputa-
ton. When the infamous Drake
constitution was inaugurated, Gen.
Guitar opposed it, and lived to be
present at its death bed. When
the war of the rebellion was waged,
General Guitar stood by the Union,
and sword in hand, led on his brigade
to victory. When peace was declared