Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-20
THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC
7 e, sUBLETTE. Proprietor
FRIDAY MAY 20 lssa
There is an odor of Names
pine woods in the atmosphere.


pine woods in the atmosphere.
Missouri will be one of the
great battle grounds in the CAM
paign of 1892.
"A special train OF eighteen
cars loaded with wheat for the
starving of Russia, was started
from Wichita, Kans., Saturday.
IF Russ Harrison were to
have fatal attack of cholers-mor-
bus within forty-eight hours, his
fathers chances of getting the
Minneapolis nomination would be
materially improved.
Hon. John NJ. Thurston,
of Omaha, proposes Blaine and
Rusk for the Republican presi-
Dental ticket. Jim and Jerry, he
says, would make a ticket that
would sweep the country.
The Democratic press can
no longer talk about the billion
dollar congress. The great saving
which the Democratic majority
started out to make, has gone
glimmering, and swept away
Democratic hopes of a campaign
based upon record of economy.
1t is difficult at this time to
tell who will be the nominee of the
Minneapolis convention. 1t may
be Blaine, Harrison, Sherman or
Mckinley. There is one thing
certain, however, and that is, who
eyer the nominee may be he will
be elected,
The River and Harbor bill
is the great lever bya which many
members of Congress-especially
Southern members = get them
selves reelected. If they can get
few thousands appropriated fol
unnavigable streams in their own
neighborhoods, it makes them
solid at home, and they can smile
at the cry of extravaganza from
the country at large, since to con
tinue their hold upon the fesf
pots is the chief consideration
Hence each puts in bis claim ant
they stand together and vote tht
aggregate.
Three days were consumed
by the grand jury in the investi
cation of the recent white-ca]
outrage in the vicinity of Sperry
A large number of witnesses wer
examined, but not a scrap of evi
dence could be obtained. Th,
officials did all they could, and ar,
now ready and anxious to tax,
up the investigation and push /
to completion. If necessary, O
If any thing can be accomplished
by SO doing, they will go out tt
the Sperry neighborhood, ALT
assist In the work of bringing tn
culprits to justice. 1t is the dut,
of all good citizens, In private life
as well as officials, to us. ever,
effort to wipe out the stain tha
has fallen upon one of the faires
portions of Adair county. If an,
of the citizens know anything il
regsrd to the case, they shoulc
not hesitate for one moment t,
put that information in the hand
of the proper authorities. vii
they do it? When every goo(
citizen in community does hl
duty, officers have little difficulty
in convicting the violaters of Law
and order.
THAT Klrksville made
grave mistake when it gave VI
its old charter and became a cit,
of the fourth class, is now conced
ed. Time has proven that tn,
benefits which, it was claimed
would be gained by the change
existed only in inauguration. 4
reasonably good and liberal char
ter was sacrificed for something
unsatisfactory in nearly every par
ticular. 1t is now proposed te
make Kirksville a city of the third
class. This is the only step thar
can be taken to relieve our city
government of the difficulties thai
beset it as a city of the fourth
class. 1t is true that organizing
as city of the third class greatly
extends the powers of the city
council. But unwise legislation