The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-11
BATTLE OF NEVADA.

The G'oJe- Democrats war correspon-
dent writes from the seat of the recent
Stone-King skirmish, the following
editorial for his paper:
at is hard to determine whether to
be or not to he exultant over the per-
sonal alteration between Gov. Stone
and Col. King. at Nevada, in this
state, on Saturday last, as related in
the city papers yesterday. All the
published accounts agree in essentials,
which are that the governor had been
testifying in civil suit, and that,
commenting on his testimony in his
presence, in language intended
Tor the gubernatorial ear,
although addressed to another
person, Col. King remarked tina, the
governor had told a Liza d-n lie,
according toone journal, but simple
and unadorned lie according to the
others; whereupon the governor seized
the crutch of disinterested bystander
and rushed at Col. King, who would
soCn have been made the subject for a
coroner's inquest but for the fortunate
and friendly aid OF a green cotton
umbrella, which he interposed as
a shield for his head. The
umbrella was shattered, but the
head was saved by the Fabian policy
of which it had been made the humble
but effective instrument. Col. King
is a man of means and can survive the
loss of his umbrella, or perhaps the
anti-Stone democrats of Vernon
county will raise subscription and
present him with a new one more
radiant in color than the one which
fell to pieces in defense Of lis owners
head. Republicans cannot be ex-
pected to contribute anything hut
their moral support, and this they
probably divide equally between the
Stone and the anti-Stone WINS OF the
state democracy. Candor compel, Us
to admit that under the circumstances
Gov. Stone was justified in attack
ing Col. King. One of the high
courts of Virginia has decided in an
assault ard battery case, that "the
l. lie is the first blow" 1t follows
that, in modified sense, to apply tine
word "lie," or ID lie," to the ut
turance Of any man, and a fortiori to
the utterance Of man holding the
lofty. position Of governor Of Missouri.
is to strike tie frs; blow and to chal.
Ienge and invite the second. Hence
the governor, forgetting for the NOM
ent his high Office and remembering
,nly his insulted honor, was right in
iashing angrily at the colonel but
he should have assaulted HIM with |
the weapons with which nature has
furnished him. A. anv
ate, he ought not. in equippipg his
,wn armory, to have utterly depleted
md despoiled that Of non-participat-
ng friend. Yet what else did he do
when ne seized the crutch with which
ie sought to belabor his antagonist?
When Colonel Polonius tells Captain
Laertes to
Beware
}: entrance to quarrel. but being in;
cart that the opposed may be aware oil
thee,
le does not warrant him in Selling the
.rutch from the lame u: the stan ircH
he halt for service a battie-ax
40 picture of utter helplines> can be
more complete than that of a cru,ch-
ess cripple in general aslee and vet
hat Is the scene tia,
would have been presented had the
'nmbat between the Governor and
;ol. King not been stopped by mutual
riends. Hors de caaiJGt but mildly
Expresses the condition in which the
Governor left the crippled friend when
lie rushed in frenzy against Col. King.
While we applaud the courage with
which he resented an insult, we can
rot but upbraid the selfish unchivalry
rith'which he selected his weapon.
We can not be the organ OF the Gov
amor at present.