The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-05

TO send him TO school; yet Seay
Is honored by an administration
VINO regards fitness as the discrimi-
natlng test tor public officials.
Seay's reversals by the supreme court
OF Missouri amounted to about 40 per
cent. This record has probably never
Deen broken, but Seay's successor Is
pulling under the wire in a pretty brisk
gallOp."
Editor Walter Williams of the Colum-
bia Herald, has this regarding an able
and an honest man:
"ln last Saturdays st. Lonis Repub-
lie occurs All article written from Kan
sas City, nearly two columns long, Civ
lngan impartial but appreciative re-
same of the main points in the strange,
eventful. and dramaticicareer of DIR. s.
5: Laws, the late president of the State
University. DIR. Laws is credited with
all the qualities which made him a
potent factor among the forces OF pro-
gress, in both eastern and western con-
ditions and surroundings. The article
reviews The struggle OF his early wears,
handicapped as he was by poverty, and
hc outstripped all expectations, and be-
came The mechanical expert, the inven-
Tor. the lawyer, the doctor of medicine,
the gospel minister, the energetic man
OF affairs accumulatipg tortu no, the col
iege president who found small COL
lege lighted with oil.lamps and left il a
great university aglow with electricity,
and finally the sad recital of his forced
retirement aud OF his losing financial
adventures in Kansas City which i'm
poVerished him in his old age. DIR.
Laws IL, however, it is asserted, vigo-
rous ana elastic i'll action, and has re-
tired to quiet retreat from which he
hopes TO win again from reluctant and
aVerted fortune sufiiciency for his
needs. Every friend of his in this COM
munity, and he has many, wishes him
aDunuant success In his labors and hap
piness for his iuture.''
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This is the way Editor Charles G.
White, of the Journal Democrat, looks
at the republican predicament in the
fifth district.
"The fifth district republicans are in
quandary. They can find 10 one they
want who will accept the nomination
for congress against John e.. Tarsney,
the democratic nominee. MIR. Tars-
ney's success in the house as a repre-
sentative oil the people assures his cleo
ton by majority far larger than that
OF 1888. La the face OF these facts tho
republicans can find no one. of any
standing in the district who will sacri =
flee himself by entering such hopeless
race.
With his usual perspicuity Editor
Jewett, Of the Shelbina Democrat,
tersely puts the case thus:
"The democratic party believes in
silver as well as gold, W hile the republi-
can party favors gold alone. This illus.
trates the difference bet ween the parties
The former is the party of the common
people, while the latter is peculiarly
the party of the rich'
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Editor Il. ID. Bogie, of the Richmo nj
Democrat, has this to say of rising
young man and democrat over IN Rly
"Geo. w. Lavelock, the Democrat,
candidate for probate judge,is u gentle
man possessing the very best qualitica
tions for this position. Young, vigO
rous, sober, and well informed, ht
ought to give the people an administra
tisn OF that office equal. at least, tt
that OF bis lamenled predecessor. Ii il
in his power now to give himself tn,
popularity possessed by Judge Banis
ter and he ought TO do it,
From what we know of him we thinl
he will.