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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
From the Columbia City POST

lFrOm the tOlulnDih Cty fOSt.l
The oldest citizen has never passed
through such a campaign Is the one
Just closed. Never III the history OF
politics have there been methods
brought into requisition that for
INSCRIPTIONS and infamous trickery on
the part of republicans will compare
with the present. Lying, ~debauchery,
bribery and all manner of corruption
we're employed, while honesty and
fairness were wholly abandoned and
trampled under foot. When a man is
seen to-day, and is heard to speak in
the most glowing terms of Cleveland
and his administration, and on the
morrow, after having been lured into
the den of infarny in the Foust block,
ls a convert to Harrison, there is no
question as to what the magic was that
revolutionized the mans sentiments.
Such converts were made, and there 10
no question as TO how they were made.
Bribery and debauchery ran riot, and
under the very O of the officials and
judges at that. Every conceivable
thing vas resorted to by the leading
republicans and their heelers in this
county to corrupt the ballot, and by
the free use of money and whisky and
other brides they were enabled to make
a much better showing than they could
have done had the people been per-
mitted to vote their sentiments without
interference. In one instance, in par
t%icular, a hard working man, who but
q short twelve months ago cut loose
from the saloons and by determination
and resolution led a lite OF sobriety,
last Friday was coaxed INFO a saloon by
republicans and again induced to take
. drink. Another drink followed,
and from that time to the present he
has scarcely drawn a sober breath.
What an outrage was perpetrated upon
that man, upon his family, upon his
wife n childrenl Do you wonder
why all this was done? Simply to
make a vote for the party of morality
and high moral ideas. This man was
what is called a republican prohibitions
ist, aud there was only M way to get
his vote for the rotten old party he had
deserted, and that was to craze his
brain with forty-rod rot-gut whisky,
and great a crime as it was, it was o
too great for the republicans. Talk
about honor, about honesty, about
fairness in the republican party! Men
were gobbled up Saturday and Sunday
and filed with vile whisky and then
carted away like 80 much dead flesh to
some good republicans home in the
country and there kept in a beastly
state of intoxication until election day.
Respectable men (God save the mark
took these drunken men 10 their homes,
right into the bosom of their families.
and kept them there. They worked in
the night like thieves and robbers, and
We don't wonder that the night was
chosen for the accomplishment Of the
dirty work. Most crimes are commit
ted at night. The democratic party is
not entirely free from censure, but III
comparison with the republicans they
ara O uhiia.r nhaH rainfc
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
A Musical Treat.

The first appearance of Miss Jewell and
her vocal class before the public was greeted
by an appreciative, If not large, audience.
The weather was fearful and prevented
many ladies, especially, from attending.
storm were well repaid. We congratulate
Miss Jewell upon the success OF her first
musicale among us, and the president and
vocal pupils on their good fortune In having
so competent and successful q teacher, and
we look with bright hopes for the future
progress of the vocal pupils Of b. +. G.
PROGRAMME.
REST Thee on this Messy Pillow" II. Smart.
Vocal Class.
"a Secret.".... ......... Meyer elmund.
Miss Susie Brandon.
"Robin Adair.". Quartet.
Sopranos-Misses Lyme and Richardson.
Altos-Misses Ha, es and Jewell.
"Grand Etude." op. 81, No. g.. Meyer.
Miss Louise Bailey.
"Coms Siete Gentil ..............L L.. Nicola.
II would that nv Love.".... .Mendelssohn.
Misses Jewell and BAYS.
And so Would ROeskel.
Mics Berta Richardson.
Miss Birdie Wallace.
ANNE Laurie" .... Quartet.
I"Ich grolle Nicht."........... .Schumann.
("Du Dist VIE cine Blume.'... ...... List.
Miss Ida Hayes.
Spring Flowers. ReInecke.
Violin ObIsgatO Mr.. Zeiler.
Miss Mabel Lyme.
''Silver Spring." $50. .........W VIM. Mason.
Luce I'll quest nlma."........ DonlZettl.
Miss Jewell.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat.".. .IDgraham.
Vocal Glass.
The ohoruses were fine selections and we'll
rendered: the two qusrtets, "Robin Adair"
and annie Laurie, F." sung by Misses Jewell,
Hayes, Lyme and Richardson, were beautiful
In arrangement and executed in almost fault
less style. The duet, ~ Would That my
Love-" by Misses Jewell and Hayes, was sung
with much feeling and marked expression,
and delighted the audience.
The solos were all well rendered and il may
seem invldiOus to call especial attention to
any especial one. when all were so much
enjoyed.
The solo. "Spring Flower" by Miss Lyme,
with violin obligsto, was perhaps as pleasing
As any. Miss Lyme has a very flexible and
well trained voice. OF fine compass and
power.
Miss Jewell sang q solo that has frequently
been suDE before Lexington audiences, but
seldom, If ever, was it better rendered than
by her on Friday evening.
A few Of Prof. Gimbel's instrumental pu-
pills aided the vocal class and added greatly to
the enjoyment Of the evening by two or three
well executed Instrumental numbers. The
brilliant and expressive rendering of these
numbers by the Misses Richardson, Wallace
and Bailey were alike crsdItable 10 teacher
and pupils.
Taken rs a whole, the musical entertain
mont was a very pleasing one, and we again
congratulate Miss Jewell upon its success and
the results Of her first two months labor as
vocal teacher In our city.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17


A report of the republican ratification
meeting in St. Louis, last Tuesday
night, contains this:-"Mr. Kimball
was given a rousing reception. Ee
said that he had expected to be
elected governor of Missouri, but he
thought that il the republicans kept up
their schooi-house organizations all
over the state it would not be many
years hence when q republican would
be elected to that office. 10 the supe-
rior organization ofthe republican party
in the state, he said, should be credited
the grand achievements OF the battle
just closed. He said the democrats in
the state did not have sense and nerve
enough to perfect such an organization,
and for that reason they would be
crowded out of their supremacy after .
WHILE" 1t is true that the republicans
had thorough organization in Missouri,
but it is also true that they 1--WE what
ever success they had more 70 bribery
aud to the fraudulent votes of imported
negroes, especially in st. Louis, than
to any school house influence. But
what we especially reproduce the above
for is to remind democrats, now, while
the heat of the canvass is on them, that
they do need better organization. Not
only during the few weeks of a cam
paign, but long before. The republic
cans never stop. They begin ilnmedi-
ately after one election to work tor the
next. Democrats being forewarned
should be forearmed, and show their
enemies that they have rs much sense
aud nerve as have the republicans.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
A bloody duel was fought in Ala

A bloody duel was fought in Ala
bama a few days ago between DR..
Robert Nabers and w. w. Shortridge,
a lawyer. The quarrel was over
money matters. The duel was fought
with bowie knives in a darkened room,
the men removing their coats and shoes
and fighting desperately and blindly for
nearly ten minutes. The duel was the
most vicious ever fought in Alabama.
When the door was broken open
Nabers staggered into the office with
blood streaming from n dozen wounds.
Shortridge was found lying on the
floor. The arteries of his neck had
been severed, one eye had been gouged
out, and his hands were cut so terribly
that the fingers hung only by the ten
dons. lie was dead. The doctor, as
he ran out, seemed crazed with pain
and ferocity, and blindly attacked
Albert Keenan,, a negro who was
standing ear. Keenan, clinched with
Nabers, who was weak from loss OF
blood, and quickly threw him down,
after which he struck him OIL the head
with the butt ola gun, rendering him
insensible. Nabers never regained
consciousness, and died.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
RAISED BILLS DELUDE INDIANA
VOTERS.

Chicago. H., Nov. 13.-City Mar
shall Clout of Terre Haute, Ind, is
here to secure the services of govern
ment officers in discovering several
Chicago politicians who invaded the
Hoosier State during the last days of
the presidential campaign and grossly
swindled voters who are classed as
"~fioaters." The marshal asserts that
the Chicagoans doctored one dollar
bills with such success that they not
only lured the Hoosiers into voting as
the politicians desired, but that the
crisp notes appeared 10 be ten dollar
bills. The swindle was not discover
ed until after the polls were closed.
1t is said that many hundreds of dol
lars of these "raised' bills were distri
buted throughout the pivotal state OF
the west.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
HENRY GEoKGBsAYs MONEY DID 1T.



An immense sum raised by s0licita-
ton of the various rings and moneNed
interests concerned in the ''protection
of American labor" was concentrated
in New York under the control OF
Chairman Quay. of the republican
national committee. Three hundred
thousand dollars of this bribery fund
was, according to the Philadelphia
Record, transferred by telegraph
through the Park National Bank to
Indiana on Saturday afternoon, and /
am told by u gentleman who has pecu-
liar facilities for getting near the truth
in sHch matters, that not les than a
million was ''placed" in New York
during the last week. AS soon as their
dice were loaded by the collection OF
the fund for buying Mr. Harrison's
election, the gang proceeded to bet and
are said to have cleared 81 900 600 in
New York city alone.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Judge w. A. Woods of the United
States district court has almost in so
many words instructed the federal
grand jury which is sitting at Indiana
polls to bring in an indictment against
w. w. Dudley tor "aiding, advising
and counseling an attempt to bride
voters" The paragraph in the Dud-
ley letter which eliminates the author
offers the following suggestion:
"Divide the 'foaters' into blocks of
five, and put a trusted man with neces-
sary funds in charge of each five, and
make him responsible tt at none get
away and that all vote our ticket"
Judge Woods is a republican, but he
makes it very clear that he does not
approve of the Dudley style ofcarrying
elections.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Fred Douglass, the prominent color
ed politician, was refused accommodation
at q Leavenworth hotel the other day,
and at his lecture on "John Brown
there were forty persons present. If
he had gone to Leavenworth on the
same errand ten days before the cleo
ton he would have had p~rofusely
offered him the best room in the best
hotel of the city, and a crowd to hear
him only limited by the capacity of the
hall. Such is the difference of republic
can estimation of the colored brother
after and before an election.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Inter Reports aud Revised RETURN
Favorable 10 the Democracy.

a. --
CHARLEsToN,.W Va, Nov. 12.--
The election returns are coming in
very slowly. The republicans claim
Goff's election and tive congressman,
but The corrected returns from Lincoln
county give jackson, democrat, for
congress, 800 majority, which will elect
him by a small majority. Fleming,
democrat, for governor, through his
attorney, in this city, has notified the
commissioners OF Kanawha county that
he desires a recount. The republicans
increased ovor3 800 votes III this comfy,
while the democrats pOlled u slight
increase over two years ago. Senator
Kenna expresses the belief hat the
legislature will be democratic by two
or three on joint ballot and feels san
guine Of his return to the United
States senate. Gov. Wilson will con-
test the honor with him.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
CLAY COUNTY DEMOCRATS ORGAN.
IZING.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Nov. ia petition
with a long string of signatures was in
circulation yesterday asking the demo-
Gratis of Clay county to meet in msss
next Saturday afternoon at 1:3O p. N.
for the purpose of taking such steps as
may be OF profit to the party. The
democrats OF Clay county feel that
another national defeat will not happen
if their party is thoroughly organized
and united, and they intend to COM
mence now and do their part until the
victory is won. 1t is hoped thst theirs
will DO q large attendance Saturday.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
w. M. A. Taps.

Cadet Brown spent Sunday at home.
Cadet Atkinson visited his father on Mon.
day.
The PRAYER meetings continue with large
attendance.
Cadet Dunn spent Sunday at his home in
Kansas City.
Cadet Newkirk has been a little indisposed
for the past few days.
The boys are already beginning to count
the days until Christmas.
Cadet Hoffman was mad happy by n visit
from his father on Monday last.
Cadets Kearney and Hall made their re-
spective homes a visit last Sunday.
Cadet Rogers, who has been spending the
week with his parents, returned last Monday.
Prof. Ryland says he will take 25 cents
cash for his flsmbeau suit; reason, Harrison
is elected.
Manly games and exercises of all kinds are
entered into moro largely by the boys than
heretofore.
you should see Prof. Hopkins and Capt
Darst beat the sand bag.
1t is exceedingly pleasant for boys who live
only a short distance rom here 10 visit then
home and friends on Sunday.
Misses Grady, Chambers. Cobb, Hyde
and Leonard honored the company by theil
presence at drill last Wednesday.
Cadet Whileman concluded he would /,
sick the latter part of last week, but changed
his mind in time to eat a big Sunday dinner
Cadet Hamilton was u little under TIL
weather the first Of the week, but has lin
proved enough to take his place in the schoo
room again.
Cadet Allen. who ate chicken with the oil
folks election week, returned Monday nigh
none the worse for his candidate having bcel
defeated.
The cadets are at a loss to know what o
whom to halloo for now that the election /
over. yet they manage to make c~onsiderabl
racket when they desire to do so.
Workmen have been digging the ditche
for the water pipes which will conduct tn
water to the bath house. 1t is expecte'
that everything will be in working order tb
first OF next week.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

The crysanthemum craze continues.
In New York, commencing November
20 and continuing for n week, there
will be q grand display of orchids,
chrysanthemums and roses at the Eden
Musee. Many of the best known hor-
t%iculturists in the country will con-
tribute to the collection. Why can't
oar local horticultural society get up q
show of some kind soon, with = social
feature added?
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Mr.. Harrison is, like most republic
cans, a south-hater, and the following
paragraph from the Republic is appo-
site:-No people v e showed q greater
power of silent endurance than the
people of the southern states. They
must prepare to endure more, bravely,
patiently, hopefully, for the end now
is not far off when forever, as under
the administration of Grover Cleve-
land, they will be free and equsl mem
beers OF the American union.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Three presidents before Mr.. Cleve-
land were defeated for reelection.
John Adams, the second president of
the United States, was defeated for re-
election by Thomas Jefferson in 1900.
His son, John Quincy Adams, the sixth
president, was defeated by Andrew
Jackson in 1888. Martin Van Buren,,
the eighth president, was defeated in
1910 by William Henry Harrison, the
grandfather of President. elect Benja-
min Harrison.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

ST. Louis Republic:-We commend
TO the able and active liars whose work
elected Railroad Attorney Harrison
and London Banker Morton this saying
of Abraham Lincoln:-"You can fool
all of the people some of the time and
some of the people all of the time, but
Won can't fool all the people all the
Time"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
OFFICIAL RETURNS FROM INDIANA

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. l3.-Oficial
returns of the vote for governor of
Indiana were completed tonight. Total
~gubernatorial vote, 536 ,634, against
495 ,094 for governor in 1884. General
Hovey, republican, 263, 1874; Col. Mat
son, democrat, 261. 003 Hughes, pro-
hibition, 9,776; Milroy, labor, 1861;
Hevey's plurality, 2,191, against 1892
for Gov. Gray in 1884. The prohibl
ton vote in 1884 was 1888.
Official returns OH presidential cleo
tors are not yet complete, but the
returns thus far received indicate that
the presidential vote was only a few
hundred in excess of the gubernatorial
OHicial returns of the congressional
vote will be completed to- morrOw.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
oct13nl2
Notes.

All persons knowing themselves to have
accounts with Uhinn & Chinn. will please
come forward during the coming week and
square up, either by paying the money or
giving us a note. as we are compelled to have
all old accounts settled at once that are on
this week, as all unpaid accounts must be
settled. II you have not the money try and
borrow u. You are aware that we must
have money to settle our bills. We hope all
that owe us will consider it their duty to pay
us. as we have worked hard for many years
and tried to accommodate all our friends.
Respectfully. CHISk & CHIsN
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
FIFER s~TATEsMANsHIP.

The spirit in which the republican
victory is taken by the successful party
may be judged by Mr.. Filters remarks
at Springfield Ills, last Monday. MI.
Fifer said:-.'We have the senate OF
the United States by an Increased
majority and we have the lower house
of congress. We will admit the territory
of Dakota as two states, and we will
admit Washington territory and Mon
tana, and that will give US six more
United States senator's. lCheers.I
And by the time the campaign OF 1892
rolls by il will give us an additional
representation OF twenty or twenty
FIVE in the electoral college, and We can
run the government without the solid
south, New York, New Jersey or Con-
necticut. We will see that there is no
protected sugar in Louisiana and free
wool in Illinois. We will see to 1t that
there is no protected rice In Georgia
and South Carolina and free lumber in
Michigan
Mr.. Fifer is not an obscure and ire
sponsible person., whose utterances
should only be taken as his own. He
is the governor.elect of the great state
of Illinois. He fippantly says that all
the republican territories will be admit.
ted, even one halt OF Dakota, though 1t
should prove as rotten a borough as Is
Nevada, and he shows the natural
animus of his party against the south.
His illusions to protected sugar III
Louisiana and free wool in Illinois
protected rice In Georgia and South
Corolina and free lumber in Michigan
shows the caliber Of the man.
As if cotton was not on the free list
and as if Texas and Arkansas did not
produce wool and lumber as well rs
any northern state. How different are
these partisan shrieks from the broad.
patriotic, national words of MIR. Cleve-
land upon all subjects.
But so it goes-the demagogues and
small fry politicians of the republican
party are in the saddle.
Let 'en ride.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

The Chicago Tribune, republican,
having protested to be thuuderstruck
that the tariff reform gains should have
occurred among the "protected" work
ingmen instead of the unprotected"
farmers, the News, independent, says
the former paper "forgets that the
republican ORGANS are published in the
cities, and that the awful folly of their
high tariff arguments drives intelligent
workingmen away from the party by
thousands. In the farming districts,
where the organs do not circulate, the
republican party is still revered for its
record-it is still the grand old party"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
WEST VIRGINIA ALL RIGHT.

Washington, -. G., Nov. 15-"West
Virginia has gone democratic beyond a
doubt" said representative w. l.. Will
son of that state this morning. 1--WE
have the governor, the legislature and
three members of the honse-perhaps
four. 1 had the heaviest fight made
against me | ave went through, but
| came ont all right. My majority in
the last congress was 90. This time it
will foot up fully 350.'
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Republican journalists who claim
that Cleveland was defeated on account
OF his tariff reform views are reminded
BY Harper's Weekly, independent, that
President Garfield said:-"I am for a
protection which leads 10 ultimate tree
trade"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Say, fellow democrats, did we insist
too Wuch OH work for Mr.. Tarsney?
Why, it may be that his election will
save the house of representatives, to us.
You can never tell. Always work TO
get out every man. That is the only
right way.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
THE PLURALITIEs IN TENNESSEE.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 13.-The
Times has approximately full returns
from the entire state on the vote for
president and governor. The total vote
is about 295, G0O-the largest by $4,000
ever cast in the state. The prohibition
vote is 5000. Cleveland's plurality
will be about II 900, and Taylor's for
governor over Hawkins, republican,
about $1,000.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

The st. Joseph Gazette says that
"The man who wanted to know if a
reduction of the tariff on wool would
effect the price on flannel cakes a
now take his seat. This was a Cam
paign of intellect Yes; and the
great trouble was that in too many
cases the campaign of whisky. tobacco
and Doodle appealed to faculties that
were better developed.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
THE HOUSE SURELY DEMOCRATIC.

Washington, d.. e., Nov. l5.-Re-
preventative Thompson, secretary OF
the democratic congressional commit
tee, said this afternoon that he thought
the democrats would certainly have a
majority of one to three III The next
house,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Providence Journal "The over
grown surplus in the treasury will be
found TO be still there after the smoke
has cleared away" Yes; but it won't
be there long. 1t will melt away like
butter in August, If the republicans
get the house.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

The Nicaragua Canal Company was
iuaugurated by special act Of the legis-
lsture, in Vermont, last Tuesday. 1t
Is the same act which was introduced
in the United States senate last session
by Senator Edmunds.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

One thousand miners assembled in
mass meeting at Pittsburg, Kan, Nov.
IS, to take action on the Frentenac
horror; resolutions strongly con
demniRg State Mine Inspector Finley,
were adopted and his removal demand
ed. 1t was also agreed that each man
should contribute 10 the relief fund lis
share In 500 bushels of coal, making
about 81 900 IN all.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

Tbs general assembly of Missouri
will on the first Wednesday
in January, and the new state officers
will be %inaugurated on the second
Monday in January. The first event
will occur January 2, and the second
January IA.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17

"The republican party has come back
into power, still dominated by its most.
uufit man, and victorious through its
sn~btsrviency to a great moneyed inter-
est. We shall not make light of sDeh
a national misfortune as this" says the
Springfield Republican, independent.