Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-05-31

Who Shall the Farmers Support
for Governorf.

/ have been q reader of the
Journal of agriculture for more
than ten year. LEARNED to respect
your judgment in matters of which
you profess to know something
and especially do ! honor ycuI
integrity and fearlessness of utter.
ance. As the editor ola reprcscnta.
tioe agricultural paper l wish to
ask Won, in a private way, concern
ing Q. matter that is of interest to
me and all other farmers, as well
as all good citizens generally.
The sentiment of the people oil
this part of Missouri is largely in
favorofD D. r. Francis for Governor,
Recently however, John M. Glover
and certain papers have made
charges against Mr.. Francis,
which he emphatically denies.
But what / am most DESTROYS Of
knowing Is, whether Mr.. Francis
is an option dealer in grain as il
charged2 What do st. Louis PEG.
pie think of his administration as
Mayor9
Now as to Hon. Mr.. Glover,
His action in leaving his place in
Congress, neglecting his duties
there, is enough to defeat him al
far as / have any influence in that
direction.
Mr.. Warehouses; possible in.
eligibility and his pardoning
Emmett King are objections to
him. His inconsistency with re.
gard to the letter of the law in his
own case and the spirit of the law
in connection with the 5000 agri.
cultural appropriation, indicates .
principle that should not be over
looked.
MI. Francis friends claim tina,
there are indications of a combina.
ton between Glover and More
house, backed by railroad in.
fuence. Nothing of this kind
suits us farmers.
1t is claimed for Mayor Francis
that the saloon element, the
ward politicians and the rail-
road influence, through John
lO'Day, r work working for his
defeat, which, if true, is a good
sign.
We voters know no candidates
personally. We know of them
only by hearsay. The editors OF
the county press profess to know
them. We do not know the editors
any better than we do the candi.
dates. If all agree that a man ID
fit or unfit for office, we can do no
more than accept it. But when
the editors disagree, we are at sea.
Hence, as before stated, my con.
fidence in your integrity and love
of justice is my reason for appeal.
ing to you for information. Ihavs
no ak to grind either for myself
or friends. I simply wish t.
know how to vote for the best in
terests of our grand and grea'
State. / write thus late at nigh
after laboring 12or IA hours. Yor
will oblige by answering soon, as
our county (Audraln) primary is
the 9th of June. FARMER.
Centralia, No., May 10th.
NoTE.--The letter published
above is from one ofthe best known
farmers in Audrain County, Mo.
and although it was intended as Q
private communication, we EN-.
Trace the opportunity to answer
him and a large number of other
farmers who have asked similar
questions on the subject. It is
presumed that Missouri will be
carried by the Democratic party
this year, as it has been for many
years past. If this is SO, the far.
mer who votes with the Democratic
party ought to exert his influence
in his party to place in the gubern.
atorial chair the best man who il
a candidate before the people.
We have known David r. Fran
els since he was a boy-he and thu
writer having come to st. Louil
about the same time. Although
not coming into personal contac
with him daily, we have known
his history morally, financiall,
and in a commercial and politica
way for years, and we unhesitat
ing say it is without a blemish
David R. Francis is a bright, well
balanced, brave, energetic, self
made man and deserves all tn,
honors that can be bestowed upoI
him. He is honest, and, we be
lieve, incorruptible and thoroughly
capable, and we have no hesitanc,
in saying that he is by far the bes
man, from the farmers standpoint
of those who are now standing 70
gubernatorial honors in the Dem
ocratic party.
If John O'Day is against Fran
els, as III correspondent states
this would be reason enough for tn,
writer to vote for him and urgentl,
advise all the friends ofthe farmer
to do likewise.
In reference to Mr.. Francis be
ing an option dealer, we know b.
is a member ofa commission house
one OF the most influential in tn,
West, and we understand his firm
buys and sells grain as dealers an,
on commission for any one who ap
plies. But that the firm is a speo
ulative one, in the general ascepta
ton of that term, as being on,
which bets on the price of.grail
without intending to receive th,
grain if bought, or to deliver j
if sold for future delivery, we ar
authoritatively advised that sucl
is not the case. The house is
large receiver of grain shippe,