The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-26
MISSOURI EDITORS.
What Tney are SnYing In Their
Papers,

Editor j. B. Mcdonald, Jr. has som,
wide-awake ideas. Just hear him
"CiliZens of this country now i'm thai,
prime will see the time W ien they car
board the cars at home and go entirety
by rail TO all habitable parts OF Sou,i
America, Europe, Asia and Africa
IL is II fact, though difficult for us "a
realize, that railroads are rapidly being
| built all over the countries named II
Is only matter OF few years TN a
railroad connecting with the roads ot
Tins country will be built via the 18TH
mus OF Panama into South America.
where il will divide and tap the conn,
try on both sides of the Andes. A road
to Alaska has already been proposed
a bridge across Behring's Strait INV
no means impossible in view of IN.
numerous islandsl will give us railway
connection with all parts of the old
world. Thus the tedium ami djscom-
forts of ocean travel will be avoided
stop aud think before you call this i'm.
possible "lmpossible," said Napoleon.
"is the adjective OF fools" Mauy
lhings very commonplace TO us were
considered impossible by The fathers of
tins republic. So it will De in the
future"
Editor Station, ol the Marshall News
Democrat, says:
"ln an address before the National
Butchers Protective association Mr..
5. ID. Mccormick, of ST. Louis, makes
the prediction that Vest will not ue re-
turned to the senate from tins state.
tic says the beef combine will defeat
hlih even II II is necessary to put enough
money INTO Missouri TO elect a repub-
lican legislature. We do not believe
MIR. Mccormick correctly estimates the
people OF Missouri; they are not for
sale and the Big Four have not enough
money to buy the state.'
That is our view, too, provided there
is vigilance all along the line.
Editor j. a. Hudson, OF the Macon
Times, points a moral while he adorns
tale in these few words:
"When the democratic senator from
the Batavia, Ohio, district died, last
fall, ii gave the republicans chance 10
secure control OF the state senate by
elecling republican successor to the
dead democrat. According 10 republi-
can custom Doodle u la Block q OF. Five
was made the elements of strength upon
which the republicans depended Large
sums OF money were contributed among
which was $4,000, for which a note
was given, signed by United States
Sub-Treasurer Bailey, Collector Smith,
l.,
State Senator Graydon, all OF Cincin-
natl. Now the note comes mp for pay
ment. Bailey, llalstead aud Smith are
ready 10 pay their proportion, but
Graydon and Mosby refuse 10 bear
their share, and snit is TO be entered,
so United States Sub-Treasurer Bailey
is quoted. Judging from the contribu-
ton OF these five men, il il fair TO pre-
snme that very large SUN. perhaps as
much az $5O,0O0 or 800, 900, was spent
by the republicans 10 elect one state
senator, where $500 ought to have heen
ample to pay all necessary legitimate
campaign expenses, and yet this large
sum was spent TO elect one state sena-
tor by the republican party that has Tor
years been prating about honest cleo
tions, and is now attempting to force a
bill through congress to place elections
in the hands of republican strikers on
the ground oil securing honest elections,
but really TO enable these strikers to
count republicans into office and count
democrats out without having to speud
so much money TO carry elections. Fur
thermore, these strikers who are 10 take
charge of elections and count republi-
cans in and democrats ont are TO be
paid for their dirty work by the general
government,