The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-09
MISSOURI EDITORS.
what They are saying la Their
Papers.

pS toi "a DlO" Tue
pays 81 tor in New York, and perhaps
he will let us know it,"
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The editor of the Charlton Courier
Is tired of the country's acting as dry
nurse:
"Among some of the oldest things
we have in the United States are the
'intant INDUSTRIES which, with the
arms of protection thrown about them,
are still unable to walk except through
lcgalized robbery. Such infants should
be thrown upon their own resources amt
made to take their chances with the
farmers OF this country"
f litors Cross & Ross are little off
in this paragraph:
"James Bowman, deputy sheriff of
Lafayette county, accidentally killed
Tom Young, At Lexington. on We'd
nesday. by the accidental discharge of
a pistol which he was fourishing while
in a state of intoxication. This same
man killed Deputy Circuit Clerk Arnold
iu the same town few years ago. In
stead OF being IN Il position of trust he
ought TO be in the asylum or peniten-
tiary where guns are not allowed to be
handled SO carelessly"
Tom Young was not killed, only
seriously wounded. Deputy Circuit
Clerk Arnold was really Deputy Cir
cult Clerk Arnold Ewing, and he was
killed at another place in the county,
not In Lexington. James Bowman
who did the shooting is Joseph Bow
man, and he is all ex-sheriff. not now
deputy sheriff or in Office at all.
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Editor j. Il. Brandon, of the Fulton
Sun, calls attention to one of the rea-
sons why it ls becoming necessary to
appropriate $665,000 to pay extra
clerks in the pension office:
alt is only month since the depen-
dent pension act was passed, but 226,-
600 applications have been filed Tor
lootage under 1t. OF course the entire
list had been prepared by the pension
ring before the act WAS passed. o. the
whole number OF applicants il is not
probable that one In thousand is legit-
innate or even dreamed of asking or
receiving pension. And of the whole
amount of which the country will be
| robbed under the act, not more than
| 10 per cent. will go to the alleged pen
sioners. The ring will take the balance.
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Editor Moore, OF the Peirce City
Democrat, who by the way Is doing
excellent political work with his news.
paper, hits MIR. Raum a diff:
"a pension agent adverlises in 6
Lebanon paper that he 'confers direct
ly with the commissioner of pensions.
This is first rate In its way, but il is 8
long way behind the firm which adver
tises that John Raum, W no will attend
to all business In Washington is The
sou of Mr.. Green B, Rauln, the com
mission ,r of pensions"
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Editor Childers, of the Troy Ere,
Press, does up the "Poor old Missouri
howlers Ia "these few lines:
Chow does this read for 'poor oil.
Missouri under democratic rule: :
beg TO advife you that the amount o
money to be appOrtiOned TO the severa
counties of this state for the mainten
ance OF the public schools in the yeal
1890 is as follows: One third OF tht
ordinary revenues paid into the stat,
treasury from July l 1899, TO June 20
1890, $672,3Il 80; interest on investct
scnOol funds and the amount refund
ed as above set out, $lS6.075: tota
1851 1856 40 Such is the official mott
ticaIiOu oi Hon. }. n. Seibert 10 Ion
w. K. Coleman, superintendent o
schools OF this state, as to the amcun
of public funds available for use in til,
common schools OF grand old Missouri
durilg the school year which bsgsl
last Tuesday. 1t is enough to max
any MissOurian proud of his state ant
all Missouri democrats more than prou,
of the record made by their party.'
Editor X. W. McMulleu, of the Hills
bOro Democrat, jumps on one of tn
lies that has been used TO urge the pas
sage Of the force bill:
1.-THE Mirror OF last week says:-'I
the people are allowed to vote thei
sentiments this fall, Jefferson count
will give u republican majority of fou
or five hundred People can judg
the statements of the republican pres
about the suppression of votes in Ger
tain democratic states. Every voter /
jefferson county knows that there ha
been an absolute freedom of ballot
this county, with the exception OF
lew polls where the republican bosst
are in control, and force men TO vol
the republican ticket at the peril {
losing their jobs
b. F. Blanton, editor of the MOhro
County Appeal, has word to say O
Q the census humbug:-
h "If, as is reported, the late censi
10 only gives Monroe county ~. 800 il
r habitants, we have no hesitation
}. pronOuncing IL one of the greater
}. frauds ever perpetrated on a people
According to the report, we have Onl
increased u little more than l 400 in
years. To prove that this will not q
the county Justice, we will state that
,s 1880 there were 4.4sl tax payers
Monroe county, while i'll 1890 we hav
5000, showing an increase of NOR
than 1000 tax payers in the count.
Now, il is customary to allow five il
habitsnts for every tax payer, whiC
would give us a population OF $4,000
q, Put it down to a basis of four inhab
tants to every tax payer and our popu
lation 10 "a, GOO, which we believe to h
about correct. We do not lay I'll
blame to the local enumerators, br
:, we believe the returns were dOCtore
~ after they left the county. In 1880, W
q, understand, the count at Monroe Cit
showed q population OF over 500; "
when the report came out irom Wasi
ington 1t only gave Monroe about 65'
Now, il the returns were doct0red the
they can be doctOred now. Tins ID
part OF the scheme TO show more il
crease in republican states than
democratic states in order to cut dow
the number of democratic represents
I: tives, and under the present rulir
" Missouri will he almost sure 10 lose OIL
representative. Howard county act
ally shows a decrease, Notwithstanding
the fact that FayetIe alone shows &
10 increase of 1000. Charlton, Lew
10 and many other counties are in Il
l! same condition. The whole thing il
farce and fraud"
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Editor Walden, of the Fayette A
- vertiser has this
- Judge, the well-knOwn publicatit
" issued by the firm in which Preside
CO ilarrisOn's sou, Russell, has an inlerel
o. last week printed u cartoon that caus
80 II sensation, because of ita bearing mp,
rn the reported differences that OF
th between President Harrison and Secl
/ nf snAn las. nIa