The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-18
John C. TARSNEY.

to advance his candidacy for
He has a record of which he
may be proud, which he need not fear
to lay bare before his constituents, and
and upon the stump and among the
people he is a fighter from Bitter creek.
Two years ago he came before the
people untried, and comparatively IN
known. Vouched for by the democrats
of Kansas City the democracy OF the
district selected him as the ste ndard
bearer, and in the canvass that ensued
they became convinced that they had a
brave, true democrat as a leader. They
accordingly buried the factional differ
ences that had heretofore rent and torn
the party into fragments. and united
and enthusiastic marched to victory
over negro colonization and the Doodle
that was distributed by the republicans
from Kansas City to the east lines of
johnson and Lafayette counties. A
poor man running against a rich one,
with no money to spend, he represent
ed the bone and sinew of the yeomanry
and labor of three of the best counties
in the United States, a constituency
intelligent, patriotic, knowing its
rights and capable of maintaining them.
These citizens, determined to reprove
the alliance OF the plutocrat with the
| anarchistic element always for sale for
the ricn. mans gold, returned John O..
Tarsney to congress. He went there
new to legislative duties. but with a
mind we'll stored with the history OF his
country, political and material, and it
was shown that he had no novitiate 10
serve by the manner In which he at
once tool a foremost place as a legis-
lator.
Young, of fine physique, indefatiga-
BILE as a worker, untiring as a speaker,
no question which is OF interest TO Kan
sas City or the rural portions OF the
district has been neglected by MIR.
Tarsney. On the contrary, whether IN
the daytime or at night, on the floor OF
tue house, in committee rooms or in the
departments, wherever his constituents
business could be attended to there the
faithful representative and servant OF
the people has been found.
A gallant soldier of the union uuring
the sad days OF the civil war no man
who wore the blue was ever more loyal
and true to his comrades, no man more
willing to see every needy or wounded
veteran literally pensioned and cared
for by the government, and yet no man
has been holder to denounce the raids
upon the treasury which has resulted In
paying out for pensions this year
SlO6 ,OO0, 900 90 of the peoples money,
q much greater sum than the entire
expenditures of the government under
democratic management before the war
Mr.. Tarsney has been bold and frank
in this matter, he has spurned The
demagogy upon 1t which in common tc
the hour, and he has won by his course
the applause OF all honest and fail
minded people. who are no blinded by
some selfish reason.
In regard to the force bill Mr.. Tsrs
ney has been as active, as Intelligent
and ne bold. He has in his discussions
both in and out of congress, proven
that there is neither occasion o de.
mand for the passage OF such a meas
ure, and he has shown that instead o
being q law intended to secure fairness
aud purity in elections, il is q design
ed to place the entire electoral machin
cry of the country in the hands of on
political party, with the purpose o
perpetuating that party in power. Ii
this position he is sustained by thu
entire democratic party, by the indie
pendents of whatever previous leaning
: by thousands of republicans, and il
this state by the leading republican
newspaper.
. Upon the tariff Mr.. Tarsney hold
with the west that rates we're alread
too high, and that they should hav
been decreased, not increased. Lik
Messrs. Plumb, Paddock, Pettigrew
Coleman, Kelly and Featherstone, III
republicans who voted against tn
Mckinley bill, he is in favor OF t~reatin
manufacturers fairly, but unwillin
that they shall be accorded unjust ad
vantages, especially as these advantage
are at the expense of the laboriue
farming, mercantile and other avncs
lions, of which his constituents are 8
largely composed. In this course, toe
, he Is Endorsed by hundreds OF hi
constituents, who if they vote again'
him at all will do SO from party fealt
or prejudice rather than from any re,
{ disagreement with him.
r Mr.. Tarsney is making a splendi
canvass. His speeches in the district
his careful, close, conservative reason
/. ing; are bringing recruits to th
{ democratic banner from men who hay
4 never before voted o democratic tickle
and this notably among yonDg men an
Germans. The young men of the we
I no longer intend to bind themselves
: the blind fetch Of protection, so.csl
= ed, and the German farmers are man
Of them beginning to see that as TO tf
tariff It is all pay out 80 far as they al
> concerned, and that there is from 1t 4
benefit to them.
Such q man as Mr.. TarsneY appea
irresistibly to these live, energetic
ninteenth century forces. Mr.. d. {
Twitchell, his opponent, Is a clevt
gentleman; q clean man. no doubt, an
a good lawyer, but as compared wit
d the steam-engine Ro-sheadativeness
Mr.. Tarsney be belongs rather to Il
n lotus eaters. Personally we wish hi
well, but after November 4 he will |
out OF politics, and no n will mo-
readily turn to Mr.. Tarsney as {!
. right man in the right place whenev'
% he shall desire to advance the welisl
- .ho H;otrfct m IN hava atrickan