Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1888-03-23
WHO SHALL 1T BE?

ready been awakened throughout
the district, as to who would be the
proper man to make the race for
Congress on the Republican ticket.
1t seems that very little interest
has been taken in the copgre ssion-
al race since the days of BenJa-
min. In fact there has been but
one live, spirited canvass made
since then and that by a Green
backer: and had it not been for
division of the vote between him
and the Republican candidate, the
Greenbacller would, no doubt,
have been successful. Since that
time candidates have seemingly
gone into the rae, as If ii were
forlorn hope. Men who stood
outside all caucuses and party
management, but did straight vot-
ing when election came, wondered
why there was such lack of life,
energy and spirit in the congl es-
sional part of the campaign.
Finally suspicion was aroused
that there was an understanding
among certain of the higher Off
cials that congressional results
should always be about one thing.
The unexpected change in the
administration brought some
things topublic notice that served
to renew and strengthen this sus-
picion.
As we have before stated in
these columns, when the Demo
cratic party came into power, the
| democrats were entitled to the
offices; they were theirs by right
of conquest, and it was the duty
of every Republican, who had a
proper regard for his party to step
down and out in a reasonable
time. But instead of doing this,
many of the republican officials saw
fit to hold on till the last moment,
working under a Democratic ad-
ministration and helping to make
it successful, as if, by so doing
they were getting paid for render
lag the Democratic party service.
A notable example Of this is the
Post master at Edna, who is still
= in office; another, the Post master
at Hannibal, who held his office
three years under a Democratic
administration. Our own Post,
master remained in office
some time after his term expired
however, we will do him the Justice
to state that he was Oh the eve ot
; resigning and in all probability
would have resigned within a day
, or two, had not sudden and un
J expected pressure caused such {
hurry of the appointing power
that 10 time was left for aresigna
ton. 1t may be that these things
caused a suspicion that was entire
/, ly groundless and a false impres
sion has been produced upon the
people. Be that as it may the i'm
preston has been produced JUS
the same, and no man, with ever
the smell of fire upon his garment:
can hope to make winning fgh-
in the coming campaign.
The Democrats admirea a Repub
lican, who has at all times been {
, straight party man and prefer hin
to one who has been almost any
thing to secure votes. Again, the
people want an aggressive man
who will bring life into the hith-
erto dead campaign; one full O
energy, and with intelligence
enough to make the race on thu
l living issues of the day and not OF
the dead and buried past; one, whc
! can win votes by his ability to ex
L pound the principles and show the
, merits and demerits of the grea
political parties; one who will
make the race for the honor there
is in honestly representing thu
) people of the First District, anc
not as a lever to secure an ap
pointment from his opponent after
he has been beaten. This is the
kind of man the people demand
shall make the race in the mex
congressional campaign. Who
shall it be?
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