Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-03
Walter W1lIiams' Resignation.

Walter Williams Resignation.
A clerk employed in the peaitentiary, who
recently yentured to write a letter to the Boon
Vile Advertiser" advocating the reelection Of
Senator Vest, was promptly discharged from his
position without being told why. Is this little
incident the opening gun OF the Senatorial con-
teste
The above is q fioater going the
rounds of the press and is q lie made
of whole cloth. We make this state
ment, knowing all the facts connect
ed with the resignation referred to.
Mexico LEDGER.
We hope Bob is right in the
above. Yet simply giving the lie
does not satisfy the many friends
of the Governor. We well know
the popularity of Walter Williams,
especially among the editorial fra
ternity. That the 81 ,S0O clerkship
came to him as a reward for his
earnest and efficient work IN the
last canvass for Governor, we are
satisfied. That Mr.. Williams
wrote the letter and that it was
published as stated is not denied.
That MIR. Williams left a good
position, one in which he was max
ing a reputation, to accept this ST.
800 clerkship seems undisputed;
and that he very suddenly resigned
or was bounced 1--WE know not
Nhich) without any satisfactory
reason being given, and with alb
solutely no evidence of anything
better having presented itself to
him, are all points that come up
before US in trying to accept Bob
Whites Gle out of whole CLOTH
theory.
That Walter Williams was not
thoroughly qualified in every sense
to fill the clerkship, or that there
was anything in his bearing or con-
duct to disqualify him, would be
news indeed to the Missouri public.
Then, what was the trouble? Now,
Bob, you know the facts connected
with this resignation. We think
you are a friend to both parties. Il
SO, there is none better qualified tc
raise this cloud. Governor Francis
has made us so far and exception.
ally good Governor; we have heard
no objection except upon the score
of his appointments, and we are MOI
quarrelling with him on that line.
But if Walter Williams has beer
downed because he favored Vest o.
any other aspirant for United States
Senator, then we are entitled t.
know the facts. And until these
points are removed, we are not ablt
to see the ''lie out of whole cloth
The matter is a delicate one, n.
doubt, with both MI. Williams ant
Governor Francis. As a mutua
friend, Bob, give US the facts; thu
facts; no bold assertions, but thu
facts. W. want our Governor Sc
right.-Fulton Telegraph.
In the first place, Walter vii
liams could not have been dis
! charged for writing a letter favorin,
/. Vests reelection, as no such lette
was written by him. In the secon'
place, Governor Francis was il
New York and knew nothing O
Walters resignation until after h,
returned. Only last week Governo
Francis appointed Williams
delegate to the Deep Water Con
vention at Topeka, showing clearl,
that he was not trying to "down'
him. Williams has several bette
positions offered him, and in a let
ter now before us he says, anon
other things: bob: Francis ha'
no more to do with my resignation
than the man in the moon. He di,
not even know of it until after hi
return from New York" Misehie
makers have, for some time since
been trying to create discord anon
Democrats out of a myth, and W
trust now that the Telegraph know
the truth it will take its usual ser
sible position in regard to the mai
ter. Francis knew nothing of tn
resignation and Warden Morriso
is as strong a Vest man as there i
IN the State, so if such a letter ha
been written it could not be eve
remotely connected with Williams
resignation