The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10
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EDITOR INSTRUMENTATION. w.
III. Carter with his family removed from
Missouri some years ago, and o citi-
zemship and sought office in the state of
Kansas. A few months ago he returned
to our state, and though not u voter,
nor eligible to Office at the approaching
election, he was anxious and talked OF
making the race for the office Of clerk
of the county court; indeed, he had
such Il desire and Itching for Office, and
especially tor the office of clerk OF the
cOuntycOurt, that he wanted to make the
race whether eligible or not, and went
SO far In this direction that he published
Il card in the Lexington News, eUeB be-
fore his return to Missouri, inviting u
call from the democracy of the county,
upon him, to make the race for county
clerk. The democracy, not viewing
the situation or seeing things through
the same glass that Mr.. Carter did.
iaIled ~ call. Greatly disappointed, but
not discouraged, aud still being tull of
the politician 4 expedients and shifts,
Carter "flops." lie sOmersauIts, turns
clear over aud alights on ground 30
strange, new and radical that wen old
democratic demagogues on the ques-
ton OF "rotatIon in Office" stand
amazed and dazed at the wonderful
astuteness and political sagacity OF this
would be dictator OF county nomina-
lions. In two articles, n published
in the News and the other in the Intel
ligencer, of recent date, Mr.. Carter, not
satisfied with expressing his views on
the question OF ''rOtation in Office"
directly opposed to both his teaching
and practice before he went TO Kansas,
UuL sous farther, and now takes the
unheard OF ground that because a man
has acted as Il deputy in All office il
would be undemocratic to elect him as
principal and moved and urged on by
the desire and hope, if not the promise,
lIdt he will be the deputy of ThOs. A.
Catron, If elected, he sails into Capt.
Andrew, and asks the democracy of
this county TO defeat Andrew SO that
Catron may be elected and he, the pat
riotio Carter, may be made deputy; all
because Capt. Andrew has been q
deputy in the Office to which he aspires
and rs such deputy has proven himself
an honest, efficient aud one of the most
ge%nlleInanly and accommodating Off =
GERS ever in this or any other county
IN this state.
Mr.. Carter did not believe i'm "rOta.
ton in Office when he asked, and the
democrats OF this county elected him
three times to the legislature. Mr..
Carter did not believe in '.rotation in
office" when he SO eloquently aud ably
differed with and criticised the position
of Hon. j. ID. Shewalter on this Ques-
ton. MIR. Carter did not recognize
rotation in Office as being a demo-
cratic principle 70 long as he asked
election to the same office. Mr.. Carter
treated with contempt the demagogical
cry of "rOtatiOm III Office" so long as it
suited his political interests. Mr.. Car
ter was II friend aud supporter of Ire
land, Mountjoy, Steele, Blackwell and
Conner in all the races those gentlemen
made for Office in this county, and was
at all times ready to denounce any man
who dared to raise the objection of
"third termism" against any of them.
But how changed has our ex. repre-.
sentative become; now II ia undemo-
cratic for a democrat who has been q
deputy IN the Office of the clerk of the
county court to AK the people TO elect
him as principal. In other words, the
very school through which Capt. An.
drew has passed, in acquiring knowl-
edge and making himself familiar with
the duties and responsibilities of the
office, is by Carter said TO be II reason
way Andrew should be defeated. Mr..
Carter says:-"My bread depends
upon the election of Tom. Catron." If
so, Mr.. Carter should have so stated in
his articles, and not attempted to de-
ceive the people by saying OF init
mating in his articles that he was
opposing Capt. Andrew because he,
Andrew, was a deputy, and that il was
undelnocratic for Andrew 10 make the
race. The democracy of the county
want to know and we now ask Mr..
Carter whether or not Mr.. Catron has
promised him the deputyship. Il SO,
then 1t h wrong for two men to com.
Dine aud jump on one; il not then Mr..
Carter, what do you mean by saying
on streets that "my bread depends
on the election Of Tom Catron?"
MIR. Carter, we have always regarded
You as a good and true man, but your
Inconsistencies are gross and I'M
pardonable. DEMOCRAT.