Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-04-01
FRIDAY APRIL 1 .as.


go hand in hand in guarding the
industries and building up the
commerce of the United States.
MIR. Hill has discovered that
he has not stolen seats enough in
the United States Senate to enable
HIM to boss that venerable body.
Governor Francis had an op-
portunity to save the Democracy of
Missouri by vetoine thu Infamous
gerrymapder bill, but he did not
do it.
The fathers and founders
of free trade in this country sdvo-
Gated the doctrine that capital
should own labor, white and
black.
The money that goes abroad
to pay for one hundred million
dollars worth of wooden or iron
goods, is just that much absolute
ly taken from The employment and
pay of labor in this country.
The road law of Missouri
is obsolete and fifty years behind
the times. Attempts to secure
good roads, except by private
subscription, will result in failure
SO long as the present law remains
in force.
The Legislature adjourn
ed Thursday of last week, and the
gerymsnderers, like pack of coy
otes, have skunk away to their
homes to await the day of retribu-
ton that is sure to come next
November.
Since E. 2. zimmerman was
forced out of the race for council
man, the Republicans have put
J. r. Evans on the ticket in his
place. Mr.. Evans is an excellent
man, of sound judgement, and
will look we'll to the interests of
our city.
The story that the Presi-
dent had said that ne would not
allow his name to be presented to
the Minneapolis convention has
again been started. There is no
truth in it. He has never said
that he would or would not be q
candidate.
The Republican State Cen
trail Committee at its meeting in
st. Louis, Monday, selected Jeffer-
son City, as the place for holding
the next State Convention, and
the dates April 27 and %. The
first day of the convention will be
devoted to the election of delegates
to the National Convention, the
second to be occupied with the
nomination of state the ticket.
In DesMoines, To-, the butch
ers have roll of honor. A butch
er whose name is on the roll of
honor does not purchase his sup
plies of meat from Chicago's Big
Four. 1t is asserted by the Des
Moines Register that the Big
-Four Combine ships all it's meat
from smothered, diseased, lumpy
jawed, liberated and skinny" ami
mails, in Ger load lots to be sold Oh
the track in towns and cities of the
United States. The Register ad-
vises all to patronize the butchers
whose names are on the roll Of
honor.
THE Republican city ticket,
as published last week, showed
that Edwin P. zimmerman WAS
candidate for Councilman, in the
first ward. Since then Mr.. Am
norman has withdrawn from the
race, and the causes leading to
that withdrawal are of interest to
the people regardless of political
affiliations. He is the agent of
the Q. o. & K. c. railroad at this
place, and as such, has done much
for Kirksville. Whenever our
city has asked favor of his COM
pany, Mr.. zimmerman has invari-
ably been successful in getting it
granted. After his announcement
he was informed that, if he per-
sisted in making the race for alder
man, the road would lose large
patronage in consequence. Not
wishing to involve himself in
trouble with his company, and
probably lose his position he with
drew. That one of our best citi-