The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
GEMS FROM THE GLOBE DEMOCRAT
A Republican Organs opinion OF
las own Party.

\ Republican organs opinion OF
i. own Party.
Filley and his gang of hoodlums are
having their own way in the n~olitics OF
ST. Louis as we'll as IN the state. The
| Globe Democrat kicks-hear il:
Ford Smith must go-wIth POhlman.
| He never should have been allowed to
come.
"You know the Importance of keep.
ing engagements" wrote the Hoodlum
Boss to the late DIR. Mclean as a dun
for the last installment OF that historic
$4,000.
In the matter of secret society intlu-
ence the hOnors are easy as between
the W candidates In the ninth district.
Messrs. PrOsser and Cobb are fellow
members OF one aud the same Masonic
lodge.
There will be an independent move
ment in the local politics oil this town
next spring that will hoist the boodlers
out of the city hall, and put In power
there q set of men who will have some
respect. for the rights OF tax -payers.
), The ward bummers who have been
running q political designation house
in this town under pretense OF conduct
ing the republican central committee
, Headquarters seem 10 think that they
have things all their W way just now
Their day OF reckoning will come will
y the ides of November.
II The hoodlum boss has collected more
than SIC, 900 from the employees OF
@ republican office-holders in this town
in the past year-''ior political pur
! poses." lie eau not prove the expendi
= lure of a single dollar of this money
o "ior political purposes lie KEEP
every cent OF II.
Republicans who are fond Of FilIcy
ism should vota tor its Representative
10 aud figurehead John ii. POhlman. Re
Df pnblicans who are opposed to Filleyisi
Y, should vote against John ii. POhlman
. or 20 fishing. Ii is absurd to abus
Filleyism in one breath and supper
Sc and indorse its creatures i'll the mex
Id breath.
A man who will employ a fellow lik
81 Ford smith as his legal adviser is M
is lit 10 be sheriff of ST. Louis. Pohlma
- must 90. He ZANE mighty near goih
:, last time, but there was q big. republ
can majority for better men,, and
VI, pulled through at the tail OF the tickle
ed This time he will get left.
of eve differ in politics, but in bnsine
a, we are sometimes associated" Thal
what the city hall boOdlers say to O.
ny plain the strange alliance of democra
en- aud republicans to be found i'll tn
Ar- building. Everything with a steal
an, IL 10 s.business," and everything Wi
only wind in it Is ''pOlitics."
ell Ashley G.. Clover will be nominal,
o., ami elected Judge of the criminal cOu
he of ~ Lonis. William A. Hobbs will
re-pominated and reelected recorder
- deeds of st. Louis. Ford Smith wi
M by The defeat of John ii Pohlman,
es- removed from his position as depn
,rn bootbIack for the hOodlum boss. No
:, see if all these thing don't happen.
Q | ..,au,oo ros
Mr.. POhlman Is e~ndeaVOflng 10 cree
~ the impression that he has a great NJ
,rn on his hand tor the republican nomii
ton for sheriff. His nomination h
been ordered by the hoodlum buss, a
my no man dare contest it. lie Will
cen nominated without opposition. L
ho- fight against him will be made on ell
40 ton day, and he should reserve
strength Tor that occasion.