The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-12

Weekly %lntelligencer.
II, J. GROVES, Editor
W. C. MUSGROvH, Business Manages
TERMS, x1.6O YEAR
The bridge question should be
revived.
The deadly cigarette is being fought
with zeal.
Mr.. Tubbs, of Usage, will please give
US a rest.
The county cour should improve tho
court house.
The s'wiRdy men, are again at
Washington.
A report from the bridge directors
would be in order.
-~-
Lafayette county has a just right -
be proud Of her county court judges.
The bill of fare provided by the con
gress now in session is ~nauseating to =
patriot.
The fact that there will BE- another
election in '96 seems to have No infu-
ence on congress.
The election thieves OF Kansas City
should be in the state P~euitentiary.
Delay IS dangerous.
The national capital Is now the habi-'
tation of soma men who would appear
better at the saw buck.
The republican Legislature has already
begun upon a record which will thor
oughly rouse the ssstay-at-homes.
The policemen Of our large cities are
Just now troubled with insomnia. DR..
Parkhurst hsunts them In their dreams.
----
1t is about time for some Gotham
politician to rise up and demand an
investigation of the Lexow committee.
DR.. Edward Porter, dean of tho
Agricultural College. at Columbia, Is
dead. He vas a good naa. Peace 70
his shes. s7s|
the senate.
1t would be q great thing for this
country ii Its capital WAS located some
where near the center Of Il. It s now
too far east.
Corbett has written q book, Brock.
snridge is lecturing, and Frank James
will go on the stage. These are items
of q week. What nexta
Boss Filley viii never o. 4. angling
like . Lexow commiitse and what s.the
ole man" don't o. X. will never pass
the lower house Of the Missouri lsgis-
laturc.
-~- l
II the state legislature will abolish
the ~fee-grabbing system It can afford
TO be a little more liberal with the
states educational and elemosynaEy
institutions.
Lewelling said that sshet winds made
populists," but he must have been mis-
taken. They were charged up 70 the
democratis party, aud helped cause
the republican landslide.
--sSs--
Congress had IS well give II up - .
bad job and come homo. Before they
do so. however, We would suggest that
they make an appropriation large
enough 10 pay their salaries.
Governor Stone ~ to give S..
Louis and Kansas City honest elections.
The way to commence IL to begin.
Send the ballot-box suffers, forgsrs
and thieves TO the ~penitsntiary.
An impression prevails that unless .
man is rich he cannot know auythiugI
about finance, and yet the nan who
framed the Carlisle bill y dspsadsnt
upon his salary for his daily bread.
----
The republicans in the Missouri legis-
lature go on record - opposed TO any
appropriation for educational Purposes.
They are evidently exerting every effort
70 keep Missouri IN che rspublican
column.
Boss Fillsy's slate was net dis6eursd
with the names of any Of the .'cullud
brethren" and yet the "cullud"
brother elected the republican, lsgisla-
Here Is Q case Of heartless In.
gratitude. |,
Again the enemies Of Senator Vest
are circulating the report that be 10 .
This is = lie that 10 about I
out. Mr.. Vests enemies should
have given VI something new. and
they can prove.
1t is said that Cleveland and Hin
have made up. What effect this will
have upon the nation cannot be FORE
cast. 1t Is to be hoped, However, that
It will not elevate Mr.. Hill to the prssi.
nor affect Mr.. Clevelauds
stauding In Wall street. |,
~ ~