The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-03

day.
There are eleven negroes and one white
man now breaking rock at the calaboose.
Harley Cline is the man who will be elect
ed constable OF Washington township. See
t lat his hame is on your ticket on next Tues
day.
MIR. Howard Williams is under charge by
the city attorney of firing off Il pistol within
The city limits. lie will have a trial next
Monday.
Our country friends can do democracy a
service by using their teams to get voters to
The polls. Work, boys, work, from now Till
Tuesday night.
iiigginsville Leader:-Mr. Bullene was
quite "a drawing card hGre-up TO last returns
he succeeded in drawing about twenty-five
votes out of the republican party over into
the democratic ranks.
In SnI-a-Bar township SJOhn Fulkerson
will he the next constable. While voting for
| Cleveland, Francis, higher priced wheat,
prettier women and fatter babies, don't forget
to see that John Fulkerson's name is on your
ticket for constable.
MIR. Thos. Fletcher who has been the effi-
Gent engineer at the waterwOrks pump house
for the past two and a half years, has estab-
lished himself IN the plumbing and gas fitting
business Anyone wanting work done in his
line will do well to get HIS figures before plac-
Ing their orders elsewhere, as he guarantees
to do frst.class work ut reasonable prices.
'.Tom" Is one of our most deserving young
men. and we hope the people Of Lexington
will give him a share of their patronage.
Charley Mitchell for sheriff! Well, every
body knows genial, clever. whole-souled
Charley Mitchell, and he will get a great big
vote. Charley Mitchell is a good man
through and through; he don't put on any
airs about it, but he does his duty wherever
you put him. He will do his duty, his whole
duty and nothing but his duty when he is
elected sheriff. Good citizens, who want to
see the laws executed, should aid In his
election. Vote for Charles S. Mitchell for
sheriff.
Kansas City Times, October l:-Mr. w
H.. Wallace, the ''~prOninent republican
speaker" who was so indignant over his
arrest for illegal registration. and over whom
republican papers have been making such u
howl, was not so anxious yesterday afternoon
| W DIOFo his !lllOSCuNO az NO
indicated. When his case was called before
Justice Worthen yesterday. afternoon the
state announced itself ready, but the defense
did not. Wallace's attorneys pleaded for
more time and asked for a continuance. The
state wanted to 20 on with the case but final
", upon written application being made by
Wallace's attorneys, the case was continued
until November II.
For collector the demOci ats of the county
have named Mr.. Jno. G. W~orthlngton, 6
farmer by occupation, and a man who al
deputy collector has proven himself to bt
faithful, efficient and polite. Mr.. Worthing-
ton is an old resident Of the county, always
zeslous to discharge his duties as a man ant
citizen. In the trying times OF the county
when it was passing through the ordeal Of
being scientifically skinned by republican
mismanagement, Mr.. " orthington was one
of the men who helped with his time, money
and brains, to check the intimidation Of
bonds which seemed about 20 swamp the
county. In other ways, too, he has proven
himself 20 be a good citizen, warmly desiring
the welfare Of the whole people, and sym
pathizing with the laboring classes. He will
make d good collector when elected, which
he is sure to be. Vote for j mo. G. Worthing
ton.
Hon. Robert A. Hicklin should be ~re-elect'
ed to the legislature by n large majorIty. A
the coming session the entire laws Of thu
state are to be revised. Mr. H'cklin come,
to this Wort. with an experience gain
ed two years ago which will be invaluable tc
him, This caunot be too carefully consider
ed, as the election Of green members to
revising session is very expensive TO th'
state. There is always a quarrel as TO thu
manner of revision, and with the newll
| elected member q desire TO at least argue
half dozen new plans. This generally end
in adopting a precedent, but in the NEAR
time it has cost the state thirty or fort
thousand dollars in time wasted. With
fair share of experienced Legislators there i.
no reason why the real work of revision
should not be entered upon within TIVE
weeks after the legislature meets, nor why i
should not be completed in ninety or ont
hundred days. Mr.. Hicklin Is a lawyer ant
3 farmer, and both avoGatlOns help to fit hin
to intellIgentiY discharge his duty rs repre-
I W VI SLNy
Vote for Mr.. Hlcklin.
Every conservative, honest, patriotic citi.
zen of Lafayette county, who desires cheaI
Il government. aud a iaithfCl administration {
county affairs, should vote the democratic
county ticket. 1t contains the names Of
honest men, pledged to economy aud care II
office, who are known to be polite and nc
commodating gentlemen. We will not re,
peat here the well known statistics tina
prove beyond any peradveDture that demo
cratic management ia Lafayette county hal
saved tens of thousands OF dollars previously
wasted by republican pronigacy. They ar,
known to all Of our citizens who have res,d
ed any length OF time in the county. If yol
are gangrened with prejudIces of the war, /
you are fossilIzed into caring more for th,
Issues OF twenty-five years ago than To-
those OF to-day, vote the republican ticket
II you are thinking of the interests of your
self and children now, now In the year 1888
you will vote for the democratic ticket ant
for economy in the expenditure OF the PEG
pies money. Tit republican party Is con
fessedly a party OF high taxes. The demo
cratic party holds as one Of its Fundamental
principles that every dollar taken form th
people In taxes beyond the needs of govern
ment, economically administered, is robbery
Look at your tax bills before 1875 aud since
and see how much more republicans charge,
you for government than DO democrats, ant
remember, too, that while they were charg
ing you those big taxes they were incressini
your public debt. Since the democrats hay
been In power, with much lower taxes. the,
have been rapidly decreasing your publ
debt. If you like 10 pour your hard earne,
dollars in a rat hole that has no bottom, vot,
the republican ticket. Ii you want you
every dollar carefully applied, vote the dem
ocratic ticket,
The democratic nominee for prosecutln
attorney of the county is William b. Wilson
ESQ. a gentleman every inch OF him, and
faithful public servant, jealous to do hi
duty, polite and considerable, yet firm. Mi
Wilson has served in tho position one tern
only. All whs have observed bis courst
know how earnestly n has tried 10 do bi.
duty. He deserves and will re ceiye a re
election BY a large majority. MIR. Wilson i
q man who Is actu ited always from The hes
OF motives. lie wants to do right, and h,
! does what he thinks is right. lie has had In
experience Of one term IN the office, and tina
will be invaluable to him for IA second term
We don't like much even to ali1de 10 it, bu
1t may be better 10 do sO-:we hear it SAT-
that q few democrats propose to scratch hi
name because he advocated the Wood law
Don't do IL; now don't, fellow democrat. 70,