The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-29
GEN. SHELBI'S REPLY

ED. ZINES II am forced to
trouble You for space 10 reply 10
false aud malicious statement ~ the
editor Of the Union paper published
III iths city. The following | find
in Nj. Carroll, paper:
we are loij that Gen. Joe >urihy
is trying 20 Influence Unlon Labor
BOYS 10 vote for his son for sheriff
by telling them he will vote for Hen
erickson. We 10 not know whether
tins statement Is true but if it is on
boys shOnld not be gul!rd by any such
! iespicab!e trick. He has no, the
slightest intention OF vouug FOR Hen
trick-on, but endeavors to gain a
large number Of votes bv the prom
ise Of his one /
Now. IS regard. to this statement. |
| s,r, (and challenge him TO produce |
proof To the contrary.) that there Is
not Democrat nor Republican nor
Union Labor voter ever heard one
word uttered bv me in favor of the
present candidate for the Democrat.
: ,c party for sheriff OF this county.
There is no man living that can state
l | ever approached him directly or in
directly to gain bis aid or vote in be
E half OF the said candidate. Let Mr..
Q Carroll produce his proof, or stand
: convicted as vicious slsnderer, who
y has neither regard for truth nor DIS
Il position TO deal Justly, with men who
disagree with him upon the issues
8 Of the dav.
r The venom Of this man seems to
3 flow without bounds, he strikes at all
r who differ with him, without regard
/ for the truth or that decency that
It characterizes a gentlemen. One who
reads his paper, will readily discover
G his extremes.
l. Has he not endeavored to supplsnt
,r the merchants of the county. with .
At system Of grange stores! Has he
al not resorted to every method TO pre-
ut judlce the farmers with the banks OF
40 our county? and where, l ask, where
H. is there q county that can boast oi
n more liberal merchants aud bankeri
IN than Bates county? Remove then
ut from our midst, and the county viii
soon assume the shape it presented il
te the COS. But this editor, who ha
10 not been here long enough to b'
ne eligible for office, seated IN bis con
is Portable sanctum, sends forth hi
a. edicts to the farmers and laborers
,e- based upon fabrications, that ou
,re home institutions must be ignored
90 He does not hesitate to resort TO tn
m lowest methods known to the mos
in debased and abandoned precint
on politician to accomplish his viciou
bt desires.
ate His object 10 making the statemen
er a. regards my action, was to pre-
be- udce the SUNNY votes against 10
OF B. Shelby. He believed his articl
i've would lead Mr.. Summys friends t
Nv, believe that he was being traded OF
bt! for another.
er As far as l am concerned, my in
an terest and my vote rests where 1t hi
all for forty.two years in this state an
md that is with the party that advocat
leir tariff reform and state rights.
got The editor Of the Union has labol
ate ed TO impress upon the ex-confede
the ates that Mr.. Sunny was in t
eye Union army. He believed that
no. could arouse all the old feelings a.
me. thereby weaken his vote. In this
will be deceived. The confedera,
out do not desire nor wish to know whe
tv.' man was during the war. WI
,rty we desire is to advance men who a
roll. vocate measures that will benefit
anne classes, that will frame laws to 60
rou ern all alike and to oppose all mes
18th ures, such as the "Force Blil' tt
la is aimed to destroy the south and
nave grade our people south Of Mason .
inst DIxon's line.
tion Right here let me ask him or
tiers order, have they ever heard OF DE-
heir ocrats attempting to influence the
cor confederates. (many Of whom b
attic connected themselves with his ord
by informing them that Jesse e.
ton. nell. ESQ. was q soldier in .
tvne Lanes and Jennison's command
and that too a command that ploug
Hey, deep in the bowels OF missouri,
men saber IN one hand and torch in
d it's other? No, no respectable cit
MON will attempt to reproduce the bit
unit ness engendered oy tue war.
and cones for one slde shoula oe graz
and by cones for the other. So far q
know, Jesse Connell is al honor'
YOUR man, citizen esteemed by his ne
ven bors. / mention the above fact
: say demonstrate 10 Mf. aaron 'na'
viii terial retaliation is at hand.
SO as But it is not the purpose OF
,ap,;c Democrats TO drift into the chasr
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