The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-01-18
MISSOURI EDITORS
"hht They are saying in Their
Papors About the UnItcd
states senate.

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states senate.
Editor L. ID. B0gie looks at II this
way in his Ray County Democrat: -
| "Senator Vest will make all effort 10
get bill passed during the present
session OF congress to break Nm the
dressed beet combine" aud thus de.
stroy the monopoly of Armour & Go
tie will also Try to pass another hill tn
destroy their monopoly of the exnor,
trade and give small dealers an canal
chance with themselves. When this
tact 10 known you begin to see wbv
there Is talk coming fr5m certain
sources 20 try to defeat the re. election
oil vest You can safely assure your-
sell that this talk is inspired by the
money OF the "beet combine"
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Editor Williams has this view of one
of the phases of the senatorial con,est
In the Columbia Herald
"The Kansas City Tunes is wrong
Jeh Chandler has not "been subjected
TO charges of inhdelity to tho demo-
cratic party because he has been spoken
Oh as "a candidate against Senator
vest Mr.. Chandler Is charged with
inndellty To the democratic party be.
cause he IL proteciiOuisi. The demo
Gratis OF Missouri are not that kind"
Editor &. l.. Ewing sees the milk
In The coc0anut, and says in the
Odessa Democrat
"Gov. Francis is not in the rae.
from choice. JEFF Chandler will moi
oe IN The race, from compnlsiou. So
tne hlohotohy VIII not be broken un-
less Vest should die, no matter how
mohotonous" The matter may be 10
The editor of the Globe Democrat and
ms allies, whether republicans or dem
ocrats. The republicans are all op
posed to Vest OF cOurse-and they are
not to be blamed, for no is not only a
morn but huge snag in their sides In
Missouri and IN II republican United
States senate"
Messrs. Cbilders and Townsend, OF
the Troy Free Press. speak Tor all i'm.
portant northeast Missouri county
when they print
"Some OF the would.be politicians OF
this state Imagine that they are leading
night on Hon. Geo. q. Vest which
Will result In his defeat in the contesi
Tor United States senator next wear.
Ihey are deluding themselves In that
particular worse than they are auy one
else. IL we should venture al asser
tion in that regard at all, wa sbonld
say that the mere fact that Mr.. Vest's
successor Is To be chosen by the next
legislature IL sufficient guarantee that
the people OF Missouri will choose a
democratic house and senate next fall
vests name and Vests return TO the
senate is good enough incentive 10
me democratic hosts OF Missouri
Neither republican legislature can be
CHOSEN, nor will any pretended demo.
crat be able to beat Geo. G. Vest"
In addition to The above they say in
the same issue:-
at would be impossible for any
man in Lincoln county to secure the
nomination to the legislature this year
except he would pledge himself to vote
for Geo. q Vest tor United States sen.
ator. That's the Lincoln county sen-
tinent. "Vest for senator" will be the
democratic battle cry all over Missouri
ere the ides of November roll around ;"
Editor Tom Lingle gives this in the
Henry County Democrat:-
"Dave Days Ouray (Col) Solid
Muldoon knows all honest man bv his
methods. 1t says OF Missouri's Little
Giant" Senator Geo. G. Vest, OF
Missouri, in seeking re. election, will
only have to combat such wretches Az
the dressed beet monOpolists can pur-
chase and command. Vest is among
the ablest men in America, and a sin.
cere and earnest advocate of the rights
OF the people His defeat would be a
calamity to honest men and honest
methods"
Editor DIggs, OF the New Haven
Notes, a neighbor as it were OF Mr..
Chandler, remarks:-
"ihe announcement of the caudi.
uacY OF the Honorable jefferson Chan
pier for The United States senatorship
seems TO have dropped on the bulk OF
Missouri electors with dull, heavy
thud similar To that made bv the dron-
ping OF wet blanket on tin rOoi. ="
Editor ianncy, of the Sedalia Ga
zette, prints this:-
''SenatOr Vest. OF Missouri" saws the |
Denver News, 'is meeting with some |
opposition Inside of his own party tar
re- election, but il is saie to say thai
brains will win III the end, aad Vest
has good supply OF that commodity.
Senator Vest has only healthy. vain
able opposition within the party
Should no become possessed of tho SIM.
port OF those who are fighting him the
honest suspicious of Missouri dernoc.
'acy would be immediately nronsed ("
Editor ). ii. Smith, of the ,Jasper
'ounty journal. expresses himself
'ather vigorously
"a few chronic XII - throughout
ne STATE are sehd'' np feeble cry {
agAi;.-, senator Vests /
o eeleCtiOn, and eudcavur 10 create the
IMPRESSION that Gov. Francis il in the
ace. This latter gentleman has re-
'eaiedly asserted that he is not a can.
ihAie, ana we see no reason why
hes" everlasting kickers will try To
B" = hlm in agai"st his will We have
- E! 'uhi that Gov Francis would be 6
leased to hold the position, but we