The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-22
Communicated.
o the Editor OF the InteIIigencer.
WELLINGTON. Mo-, Sent. 10, Q

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WELLINGTON, Mo-, Sept. 10, 9i.
DEAR SIR You say that Mr.. Crosby
the pOpulist candidate for congress from
the fifth district, delivered a harangus
TO the miners. AS far as that is con
cerned, you may think as you please, but
l am glad that you don't think for then
all that heard him. You say the sub
stance of his harangue was to continue
in idleness, and vote the populist ticket
Now you know that Mr.. Crosby did moi
advise the miners to not work, but he
! did advise them to vote the pOpulisi
ticket because the pOpulists commended
that the labOrer should be well paid fol
his labor.
YOu said again that, during the day
McGregor and the pOpulist candidates,
| with other members of the party, were
i'm consultation, and the result was that
on Thursday night McGregor announced
| his allegiance to the pOpulist theory.
don't know what candidate. You do moi
say. MIR. Crosby was not present during
the time that McGregor was at the
hotel, and there was no candidate
present but MIR. Herndon. Neither was
there one word said i'm reference to Nc
GregOr, or any other person, joining the
pOpulists, as i remember. | neve
heard another word from McGregor, MOI
met with him, until we met mt the court
house. 1 know there was no consulta'
ton between McGregor, Jones, Crosby
Herndon, lIackley and myself, 50 your
informant has misled you.
You further say by advising the
miners to stay out, and by indirectly
rObbing hungry mouths. the populisi
leaders have only placed themselves IN a
position to receive the calumny of every
Lafayette county voter who loves his
country"
Now, sir, l call upon you to say where
that advice was given, and who youI
informant was, for | know you were moi
present yourself while this wonderful
council was sitting which lasted about
fifteen minutes.
l denOunce the above charge as a base
~falsehOOd, in reference to this interview.
You say again that the work was
done by Messrs. Crosby, Jones, and
three or four others, and among them a
minister of the gospel. MI. Crosby
was not present Mt any time during this
wonderful council you speak of. You
refer to me is why l make this response
of being in a council advising men not
to work and make an honest living.
Such things AS that were not talked
about in that conversation while Nc
GregOr was present. L have said more
to YOU, perhaps, on the mining question
than to any other person. | have said
to YOU again and again that | have told
| the miners that | would not 90 in for
two and One-halt and three cents, and
only get from one To three days work i'm
n week: lint when the operators offered
them three and one-half and four cents
a bnshel, | thought they had better 60
to work, which the miners will testify.
In reference TO miners going with the
populists. they have a right as free
American citizens eoual with the mar
tison editors Generators and millionaires.
tn Choose the marty with which TO east
their votes.
You saw again that McGrepor and his
benchmen. having gone poplllist. is mo
credit To the pOpuiist PARTY. So Me
Gregor and his henchmen are not
worthy TO be recognized as honorable
citizens or voters, and of course YOU do
not want their vote or suffrage.
DISGRACE ~ any Marty cliGne or Clan and