The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-07-25
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
Who Shall the Farmers Support for
Governor?


have been q reader of the Jour
nal of Agriculture for more than
ten years. I learned to respect your
judgment in matters of which you
profess to know something, and es-
pecially do honor your integrity
and fearlessness of utterance. As
the editor Of representative agri-
cultural paper I wish to ask you, in
a private way, concerning q matter
that is of interest to me and all 9th
er farmers, as we'll as good citizens
generally. The sentiment of the peo-
pie of this part of Missouri is largely
in favor of D. R. Francis for gov
ernor. Recently, however, John NJ.
Glover and certain papers have made
charges against MIR. Francis, which
he emphatically denies. But what
I am most desirous Of knowing is,
whether Mr.. Francis is an option
dealer in grain as is charged? What
do St. Louis people think of his ad
ministration as mayor7
Now as to Hon. Mr.. Glover. His
action in leaving his place in con-
gress, neglecting his duties here, is
enough to defeat him as far as have
any influence in that direction.
Mr.. Warehouses; possible ineligi-
bility and his pardoning Emmett
King are objections to him. His in
consistency with regard to the let
ter of the law in his own case and
the spirit of the law in connection
with the $4,000 agricultural appro-
priation, indicates a principle that
should not be overlooked.
Mr.. Francis friends claim that
there are indications of a combina-
: tion between Glover and Morehouse,
backed by railroad influences. Moth
ing of this kind suits us farmers
It is claimed of Mayor Francis
that the saloon element, the ward
politicians and the railroad influence
8 through John O'Day,are working 70,
his defeat, which, if true, is a gooc
: sign.
We voters know no candidates
personally. We know of them onl,
by hearsay. The editors of the coun
$ ty press profess to know them. W.
do not know the editors any better
than We do the candidates. If al
agree that man is fit or unfit TO
Office, we can do no more than &C
cept it. But when the editors dis
agree, We are at sea. Hence, as be
= fore stated, my confidence in you
integrity and love of justice is m
g reason for appealing to you for il
f. formation. I have no Ak to grin
either for myself or friends. I sin
er ply wish to know how to vote for th
- best interests of our grand and gres
state. I write this late at night a
- ter laboring II or IA hours. Yo
will oblige by answering soon, a
J our county (Audrain) primary is tt
:, 9Th of June. FARMER.
Centralia, Mo-, May Is.
NorE.-The letter published abo,
. is from one of the best known far1
ers in AuGrain county, Mo-, and a
though it was intended as priva
communication, we embrace the O
;, portunity to answer him and lars
" number of other farmers who ha
is asked similar questions On the su
. ject. 1t is presumed that Nilsson
nd will be carried by the democrat
~ party this year, as it has been f
many years past. If this is so, Il
farmer who votes with the democrs
r. ic party ought to exert his infuen
''S in his party to place in the gubern
on torial chair the best man who is
is candidate before the people.
ST. We have known David r. Franc
since he was a boy-he and t
= writer having come to St. Lou
: about the same time. Although L
:. coming into personal contact WI
for him daily, We have known his hist
~, morally. financially and in COZ
Is. mereial and political way for veal
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