Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-10-23

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Governor Altgeld is lead
er in the silver movement, but his
personal contracts are made pay
able in gold.
-Astronomer claim that
comets are about two thousand
times as hot as red hot iron. Tom
watson must understand that he
has not a monopoly of tempera-
ture in this campaign.
w hen Mr.. Bryan declares
he does not wish to "copfuse" the
public by discussing protection,
he probably means he could not
talk more clearly on that subject
than he does on free silver.
Tile election returns from
Georgia and Florida indicated lit
tie outside of the fact that the ad-
ding machine and the substracting
musket are still in use down on
the Ocmulgce and Suwanee.
1t is too lad that wheat 1as
risen while silver has been going
down. And as If nature were in
r volt against the Bryanites, cot
ION down in Dixie has even look
ed up for better times.
| Sound money Democrats
should read Bourke Cochran's ak
iom, "The best way to elect Nc
Kinley is to vote for him." and
then should tie on the index finger
a monument string to he worn until
election day.
Bismarck continues to sor-
row because the United States
does not attempt independent BIZ
metallism. His sympathy for
foreign nations was shown in
dealings with France more tnan
twenty years ago.
The reports from Cuba con-
tinue to conflict in every pai ticu-
lar. Bryan aud Tillman might &c
down and work up a free silver
campaign ther' after November 8,
as the moral complexion of the
island is just now peculiarly in
/ viting.
For a time Colorado may
have been considered doubtful by
some persons. but the strikes, riots
and general symptoms of anarchy
have shown its electoral tendency
this year beyond question. Col
olado is going for Bryan.
1t is we'll for humanity that
Bismarck did not decide wher
young to b physician. The
doctor who would employ much
time and attention in patching ur
one patient after a runaway with a
spirited tea al, and then turn around
and advise another to indulge il
the same giddy exercise, would
certainly not be a benefactor to
anybody but the sexton and under
taker.
20. d. Jones' Withdrawal
from the gubernatorial race at the
last hour, when it was too late tC
to put up another candidate has
CAUSED an Indignation among the
straight Populists that can not be
paaified on any terms. Jones'
withdrawal under the pretense o1
patriotism when it smacKs sc
strongly of party treachery will be
worth thousands of votes to
Lewis.
One who does not stop to
think, can hardly realize the rap
idly growing Importance of Adair
comfy and the city of Kirksville,
and that to properly represent
their interests in the next General
Assembly, will require man oil
unusual ability, tact and good
judgement. The consideration OF
these qualities alone should be the
sole influence that directs the
voter when casting his ballot for
. representative on the Sd of No
; vember. Mr.. Pickler, the Repub
, lican nominee, meets every re-
lquirement He has been iden 5ifi
ed with the county and city's in,
terests almost from boyhood. His
, own agricultural interests are lirg.
, er perhaps than that of any othe:
: man in the county. During the
more than twenty years of busi,
ness career he has paid out mo c
money for labor than any dozer