Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-02

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to me that 1 will have it, 1 desire to say
a few things of a personal nature. l
had hoped in entering upon this cam
paipn that it would be conducted by
both sides o a high plane of thought,
feeling and discussion. l have been,
since nv nomination, the recipient OF
much undue attention from the public
press. Fellow citizens, l am a friend TO
the public press. They are important
factors in the civilization OF this
try when properly conducted. They
are the educators of the people and the
forerunners of advancing civilization
and progression in this country. When
an opposition PAPER deales with an
ANTAGONIST fairly and manly, and dis
cnsses his record from a disp%assionate
and statesmanlike standpoint, 1t ID a
factor and an influence that challenges
my respect and admiration, even II II
opposes me. We have such papers IN
the country but there are those engaged
in the trade who prostitute their pro-
fessiOn and high calling; who lie IRON
the force of habit when the truth wouio
serve them better; who libel from IN
stinct and misrepresent for hire. Ihey
are simply social scavengers and rag
pickers from the political cutters.
There are journalists and newspaper
men, like other gentlemen and scholars
of high and erect thought, VINO go
through life like the eagle, on auda-
cious wings, perching upon mountain
crags, nesting upon cedar tops. lap
plause1. And when they fly they fiy to-
ward the heavens. and when they look
they look the sun in the face, but there
are others who, though they sometimes
po among the celestial orbits for a name,
fApplause,l yet they go through the
life of a journalist like a tumblebug,
with his tail up and head down, rolling
up morsels of filthy lGreat
applause.l They are just simply poll
tical %tumblebugs. They v look up.
They never see the heavens. A mans
private character and his public life
NAV be lustrous with deeds of benevo-
lence, excellence and achievements III
his humble way, but they v see
ANYTHING in his character OF life but
little spots. If there happens to be
one latter in his garments they 60 Tor
it Just like a tumblebug goes for his
morsel in the highway. lReneWed ap-
planse and laughter. A school teacher
once asked boy who had been reading
English history, in al examination,
who Oliver Cromwell was, and the
little fellow spoke up and said, "Why,
neis the fellow that had a wart on his
face" He had overlooked, in reading
history, all the great achievements OF
that wonderful man in arms and Ill
craftsmanship, and because he had a
Wart on his face that was all he could
see. Just as the fellow standing look
ing at the majestic Alps lifting its head
into the starry elements. WIN us
glaciers rejecting the sunlight III all
the hues of the rainbow, said to his
companion, "Jim, yonder is a crows
nest on that crag." CApplause and
laughter.I That is all he could see and
all he knew about the Alps. There are
some newspaper men and some polltl-
clans who are built just that way.
Now, for instance, | have been held
up before these people in an u%ntavora-
bic light. Since this campaign began.
which I did not want to 60 into said
to nv wife: "You will hardly know
me when 1 get through with this cam
paign.o 1 said: 81 am estimated a
pretty clever fellow on the bench, and
l have the respect of some people, ana
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO LIKE ME,
but if l go into this campaign you will
think Thai YOU have married the veriesl
scoundrel out of the penitentiary." 1t
has been represented to the people thai
I am the inveterate and implacable
enemy of Kansas City; that in congress
and there are a good many people
that know l represented the distrlc
east of this-l voted against building thu
(custom house and courthouse at Kan
sas City and bringing the U. S. cour
here. Now, fellow citizens, l want t.
tell the facts about this, briefly. Near
" ten years ago, in the Forty fourth
congress, | represented what is known
as the Jefferson City district o
this state, the district east o
this. Your distinguished fellow citi
zen, Mr., Franklin, represented thi;
district. ] never voted against build
ing the custom house and postoffic'
here but when Mr.. Franklin introdu
ced his bill to divide the federal court a
Jefferson City and bring half OF 1t t.
Kansas City, 1 suppose ninety-nine on
of every hundred OF my constituents
were opposed to the partition. Judg
Krekel all the officials ofthe COURT udg
Dillon, who presided over the clrcui
court, sent in their protests against 1t
Jefferson City was in my district. The.
were my constituents. They dldn
want it done, and l put it to any hon
eat, fair minded man in Kansas City
what would you have done had yo'
been representing the Jefferson Git.
district? IA voice-"We would hay
done Just as you did, Yes, yo'
would not have betrayed your consti
tuents, but would have remained tru
to them. If you had not done it yo
would have been au u%nfaithful repre-
sentative and a dishonest man. lap
plause.1 And l don't believe there
q high minded, right thinking man j
Kansas City who does o respect n
for doing my duty to my constituent:
I was simply rejecting their wlsh'
and trying to prevent the breakin
down O fJefferson City for the Interest
of an adjoining district, and that Is a
there is OF it. Not that l had any an
mostly against Kansas City. W
simply taking care of my W dome
tic household and carrying out dem
cratic principles. And | tell you I
night, that the same motive that inf
enced me in my conduct toward l.
constituents in Jefferson City will al
uate me in my conduct toward the pc
pie of Kansas City. [Applause]. A
whatever influence l have, wnatev
voice 1 have, whatever effort
a put forth, will be put fol
in the interests of my constituents
this as in every other matter. Nj
than that no honest man will promi
and more tLan that no faithful rep
sentative car do.
In the next place it has been rep
sented that in congress l ' voted agai
the appropriation tor the Misso
river. Well, the only answer L hi
to make to that is the answer that
Butler made when he was asked
man could be his uncle and nephew
the same time. He hesitated a min
and said, "No; it is just a lie." {
plause and laughter | call for a
of particulars. | call for the proof.
l ever voted against an appropriat
for the river and harbor bill [ d.
know it. And | think 1 would b
been an unmitlgated ass if | had u