Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-12-20
FRIDAY. DEC EMBER 20 lSS9.
MISSOURI

OSulilvan, Burke and Coughlln
were sentenced TO prison for life,
kunze was given three years in
the penitentiary, and Beggs WAS
given his liberty.
Silver has strong and num-
erous advocates in both the great
parties, and, like Banquo's ghost,
it will not down at the bidding of
any one. Silver will come to the
front during the present session
of Congress.
President Harrison has en-
deared himself to railroad subor-
dinates by a recommendation in
his message that legislation be
enacted for their protection in the
discharge of their dangerous, and
too often, fatal duties.
1t is reported that the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad company
has secured the Quincy, Omaha
d Kansas City railroad, and will
extend the line to st. Joseph. We
would be glad to see the report
verified, bat will have little conf
dence that such will be the case
till the b. & o. closes up its gap
between Beardstown and Quincy.
When this is done we may reason
ably expect that the B. & o. will
go into st. Joseph.
The ambition for Office never
took any of the snap out of us be-
cause we had never been candi-
date for Office, and if a gracious
Maker will forgive us for this one
otfenss, we will never place our
selves again on level with politi-
cal thieves and scoundrels.-Kirks-
vile journal.
THE above taken from the
Kirksville Journal refers to the
Postoffice primary election. 1t
must be humiliating to Messrs
Bielby, Tinsman, Nighswander
and others, to be classed as thieves
and scoundrels. Perhaps, how
ever, the cause Of the morbid fancy
was taken into consideration, and
was received with that charitable
feeling, which ever characterizes
the truly good and upright, when
dealing with the mentally affiict-
ed.
Speaker Reed with the
thrift and push characteristic of
the "down easter" has startled
his colleagues by appointing the
leading committees of the House,
something that has not been done
heretofore until after the holiday
recess. The personnel of the
committees is such as to warrant
the belief that the Fifty-frst Con-
gress will do vigorous work on the
lines laid down in the Republican
platform, supplemented by the
Presidents message. In trief, it
seems that the issues to be fought
over at the present session will be
the tariff, the silver question,
Internal revenue, the proposed
Federal election law and the
direct tax bill.
1t seems that the decision
OF Judge Ellison In regard to the
local option law not being in force
in Kirksville, is correct, and is so
accepted by all. Now, if Judge
Ellison has complied strictly with
law in making his decision, and
there is not a doubt but he has
done SO, why is our County Court
not right in complying with the
law as laid down in our statutes,
and passed upon by superior
court. lfJudge Ellison is correct,
then the county court did the only |
thing that could be done when it |
granted a dram shop license. The
attempt of one of our city papers
to mislead the people by stating
that the County Court has placed |
the Republican party of the coun-
ty, in a dangerous position, is
easily accounted for. 1t will be
remembered that little more
than two years ago, paid attorneys
went to members of this same
court and told them that, if they
persisted in the investigation of
the county records, it would ruin
the Republican party of Adair
county. Dasnite these nrotesta