The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24
THE COUNTY OLERKSHIP.

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your widely cIrGulatei paper TO address 10 tn"
democrats Of the county II few wor'is Tor their
calm consideration Mr.. Carter aud hi, 'intaE-
onist having entered into n bitter aud ucrim"-
NOUS discussion into which. ms Is always the
case, much irrelevant matter has been brought,
IT has occurred 10 me that 1t was not only proper
but rminenIly just that II calm and dIspnssI"naie
statement ali ,uld be made concerning III" man
and his cause, whose candidacy has provoked
the discussion, AMI to disarm suspicion and
fOrestall swift accusation, every ready to max"
charges without proof, | state Tins article - not
written al the suggestion direct or tndIrccl-0i
Capt. Andrew; neither Is the writer hOuhh l"
him by any tie Of kindred or ASSOCIATION IN
TACT, MIR Andrew ID ignorant OF hJW the VIII
er shall vote. But IL ID written NJ an act oi nus
ticr to II worthy citizen, an honest. kind ana
faithful officer, u brave and ma. med older. VINO
should not be defeated by the subleriugrS nnd
the petty practices sought to DE Used AMI en-
rloyrd against him. not by his opp bnrnt7' Tor
think IL can be said 9l both Juigr CalrUn ana
MIR Lee, that their course in seeking ia" MONT
nation has been throughout, honorable anu
entirely cIe iiIablc To them as gentlemen
OF Judge Catron | may say, that until his
election aH county judge, my acquaintance WIN
him was limited lndr ii, but since then ! nave
come to regard him very highly-faithiul honest
and inteliigent-1e has filled hs present post
ton with credit to himself and with he'iulo"5
regard to the interest OF the people ~ circ'rh
clerk he would make II iniihiul anu good ohic"r,
| Ieci sure and with my present views regarding
the man, there are but few other county Offices !
would not support him Tor OF MIR. Lee II may
SAID, that those who know him brst-nnd nave
known him since my bO~yhOOh-know nm 10 he
both honest and capable. There are lew better
men than Tom Lee. But. fellow Democrats. nj
this time I cannot vote for either OF these gentle
men Tor county clerk. and without assuming To
dictate l verify believe you cannot. Inc reasons
impelling me to vote for Andrew. or some OF
them, are these; and To your calm, unrreJndiced
Judgment. are they not imperntive2
First-As II deputy In the Office he nus been
faihIuI ruinalukInU accommodating z, not ID1Un-
ally, Us the imperative duties of his office re-
quiredland for which he wOuld.dcservr no credit.
hut obligingly 30. Often the duties of that office,
like all others, are perplcxing and harnsslng. but
what man ever called ON Capt Andrew anu
found him. no matter how many were calling on
him for some service, out oi hunhor,, ana To
whom he did not turn rs soon az pusslDlc, ANA
give any assistance or about the
Oiiice,l IN such II way that ~ seemed IA real pleasure
performing official duties: One says, ~ VIII
wait On you because | have To - The other says
equally rs pIaln, - hat II my business here,
and AIN gratiled to be alb g to give information
or assist you; call again l am guilty al no
rHshness In Affirming that In his long and faith
full service as deputy In the ONCE Capt. Ahdrew
has not made u single enemy or even gwen
offense to one person Why is thisf There can he
but one solution: that he has not only been as
perfect, as u 10 possible for mere man To be, but
that he has been u model officer But this grant
Ell, II does not necessarily IMPLY thul There are
not others who If AT 'rded Nh opportunity womb
prove equally as ObIiging and ruicient. Ilat IL
true, for 1 do not believe all the cruces ana VIr-
tues Al e centered in one man, but such devotion
to duty In a subordinate place deserves r"coSni-
ton by promotion; otherwise what incentive ~
there to the deputy II being "A deputy, however
efficient, debars HIM from holding the 0hlce IT.
self. Democratic doctrines are not hbsnrdities
] do not intend to enter into a controversy. but l
tell my good friend Carter, he Is much mistaken
now (wheD anybody can be an anti-ttird term
err IN surprising that II 10 not sound democratic
policy to promote & faithful deputy, as he
formerly was when asserting thlrd-termisn was
all right, at n time when the writer with II few
ntnaFa yupFa If,inU what they cOllu aQktnht tnIru
termism, then on TOP and holding the pnrty IN
the county by an ,Iron grasp. And let me also
dIsAbuse my friends mind on another point;
the books are all right; at least the only lhlng
tbrt Gun 10 thereon Of any validity ID what the
court orders, and to suppose there ID anything
wrong to be fond thereon Ia to cast "A reflection
not only on all the judges. but on Judge Catron,
Mr. Carler's candIdute; an imputation on that
gentleman, which / would Iepel ] would Us {.
when four years ago, we took up anu elected
almost unsolicited flor he could not canvass
HIMSELF poor Daniels. for no other reason, than
he had been a faithful deputy. not Tor ten. bat
for more than thirty years.
Second-l shall vote Tor Capt, Andrew be-
cause he IS u poor man. u cripple, win u large
and dependent family whom he II seeking TO
raise, and needs the Office; the others are In IN
dependent circumstances and do not need II. Let
us be understood. public oihce Is not TO be be
slowed w charity. or the public ser vice become
u Ineie pension list. No IDEA, prevailing 10 some
extent. ID more demoraiiIing. The pubic Ser
vice In striclness. / grant, should alone he con-
sidRred. But here are three mn, one IS honest,
faithful; he nus been tried and trsied; when his
country called. he land aside his htudIes. ie-
suunded to the cali, was willing 10 offer even
lie u s~arrihcr, and In TACT dIi pour out his blood
aud bury u part ui his body gu The field oI ch-
narge. lie Ia now u NJ tllned cripple. each hating
step he makes through lite on IA wuuJen leg; ne
Il, uour IA Il cant pillow. The o her two, hOupst
and cap able are in nillusnL circum stances, bIO 'i
acres, Two hands. TIN dag, m; iva iee' ten toes
each. what dos the voice Of con science. tie
great monitor say2 Did the southern people
now turn their back on tins manned ca lirdcrnt"
soldier. could the earth gave up Its deaf. tie
shattered bones would Use IRON Brandy station
u ~ confront IN, M IN their inii'iriIty. AnI WiIHl
gallant led rpl soldier VIII not resp"hh that AS
briwsrn iBrne southern men the miim"i -oldi"r
without II pension, shall haYe his vote G"niit-
men ~, cannot al Drd To nbaaion n idlihinI man
II 'ainst whose official rHI Ger no one has uli'I"i
II word, who, hui he iuuIht on the oth'r side.
wouII ue supported by has cou"try
InITd-I hall voIe I.r Andrew because some
men who had not the c0uTugr. politically
speaking, to kick Steele IN the height oil his
political Influence are nov engaged IN The m
offensive and silly pastImr OF kicking Andrew.
unicr The d-lu7ion that they are kicking steele
aud rlrvHting Themselves In the estimation OF
the people. Genilemrn. lyon can iool some Of
the people all the time. and some of the people
sometime. but you cannot fool ali tue people all
the tIme.' And the mass OF The people love
iair oiaS and can see through u device not even
ingenious. u the people elected Steele three nhd
then fonr times, and " that WIS AN error. or
politically u CRIME whose fault was Il, 4 Andrew
or the peopl.2 And when you attempt Ia place
the burden on Andrew, and attempt u show he
should not be elected once. because Steele was
elected iOur times you are not Only unjust hut
unmanly and silly. People can see IL IL not
principle. but selfish motives which actnaie
you.
ton OF Steele aud Andrew IN the Office? ! only
have such al 10 of common no
toriety.
Judge Cannon, on being elected. knowing
Capt.. Andrew, his worth and tie struggle he
was making, under the adverse circumstance
the fortunes OF war had placed INN brought Jim
from Sni-a-B Bar tJwnship and made him clerk
OF The probate court Ut thirty dollars per month.
On this small sum he supported u family, un-
cOmplsiningly; the same accommodating efficient
officer. MIR. Steele deprived by resignation, OF
the valuable services OF DR.. Quarics tend red
The place 10 Capt. Andrew and with The concur
ence Of Judge Cannon he accepted II The
feeling then and since between Judge Cannon
and Mr. Steele was far from friendly, yet Occu.
| pying ut tirst the same room. Capt. Andrew re-
iained the friendship OF botn. Not by II course
of dOnhle dealing but by strictly attending 10 the
business OF his oIIee, Nothing better illustrates
the character OF the man. bat u IL said Andrew
wIOte d letter advocating Mr.. Steele And sup
Dose he did? The writer did not vote Tor MIR.
Steels's nOminatlQn on d he last two 0ccasidns
re %aLsnstE @f Nv aeSSG,gSs % .at ,%eh% "a.
my a letter is AN o1ense, 80 was the act Of y
minority of the party; II Andrew. must lie pro-
eGribed. so must a maj 'rity OF the party 'Inclnd-
Men may differ about the matter. hut concede
that Capt Andrew did wrong. Then go homc.
and commune with your own thoughts. and
when you nave mus ueclueu you never COIh-
mitted II political error, vote against Andrew
Brothe' Carter will not do 30 tor he confer ses TO
an e,Tqr which he would have you believe was
u crime in Audrey. go Tar as that matter Is con-
eernea. the writer Is spotless. yet Is ha hopes he
Is,a lust man. he saws Andrew was right, Steele
had found him very poor, with n large family
many of Ihem girls;he had given him II position
! ylsldlng . fair income and thus enabled him. "A
cripple unable TO 0nter many fields OF labor, To
SUPPORT his family. What did duty r. quire' In
gratitude, ingfatItude' il is the greatest OF
crimes. Had ! been ~ Andrews place had every
man ~ The county deserted Stdsle, / iQr one,
would have stood by him. Capt. Andrew is II
iran, sOtgH iu0rgIe A short time since stand
ing on the street. capt, Andrew went liipping
down The opposite aide a gentleman win
abundant opportunities TO know his character,
remarked To me, There goes Andrew. he Id
either OH business or u mission OF mercy or
charity The remark truly illustrates his
haracter.
pemocs ats, let US not desert him; lie ia
worthy. JUSTICE.
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JUDGE SMITH AGAIN.