Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-03-27
General Weyler's militia, Y
HON. CHARLES \. CLARK
Our Canidatc for Congressman,
First District.

General Weyler's militia,
lines in Cuba seem to be falling il
unpleasant places.
Schuyler county Democrats
lave suggested the name of G. c.
Fogle for Congress.
The Democrats have SO
many bills to foot, William r.
Morrison should keep his eye on
the kickers.
Mckinley continues to wild
Ell the distance between himself
and all competitors for the presi-
dental nomination.
Ills sad to think John G
Carlisle will mount a Cleveland
bike, and just when starting spoil
tire upon silver spike.
The March sun laughing
overhead, the March snow lying
bright-so sorrows beams pour
DER our souls and serve to prove
them white.
Laureate Austin boasts that
he is an agnostic. 1t is well that
he made the explanation in prose,
rs there is neither agnos iclsm nor
anything else in his verse.
If the people vote against
putting the court house in the
square, the county court has
agreed to select site before the
special election to vote on issuing
the bonds, so there will be no vot-
ing in the dark.
In case England and United
States should be drawn into war,
why not let the American Saliva
ton Army and the English Saliva
ton Army fight it out? These or
CARNATIONS seem desirous of vindi-
eating their names anyhow.
Mayor Webster Davis is an
Outspoken man, and does not hest
tate to tell the people how he
stands on any question. His wis
dom and courage have excited the
admiration of the masses, and in
this lies the secret of his great
popularity.
Hon. S. NJ. Picker has ac.
cepted the call of his fellow Re-
publicans to make the race for
Representative. He does this at
some esacrifice of business interests,
but it is duty he owes not only
to his party, but his county in
which he has lived during a long
and prosperous business career.
Mr.. Picker is among the ables!
men of the state, and Adair coun-
tyis fortunate in securing him to
represent her interests in the next
general assembly.
Those Democrats who are
assailing McKinley's financial att
tude should desist, as their efforts
will only react and augment the
disturbance in their own political
menagerie Mckinley has safer
record along the monetary line
than has any man the Democratic
party is at all likely to nominate.
He voted in Congress against the
demonetization of silver because
he thought that course was right.
His present attitude has been
taken because he thinks it is right.
Mckinley is man of convictions
and in them lies his strength. The
Republican split some democrats
forsee is merely a mirage born OF
the desert of their own discomfort.
There is a growing senti-
ment among Republicans in this
part of the State for Hon. Edward
Higbee, of Lancaster, for Attorney
General. Higbee has long been a
politician of the higher type,
he is in no sense an Office
seeker. Yielding to the Impor-
-unities of his party, he has made
he race for few minor positions
lgainst a majority that made the
hopeless. In 1894, how
.ver, he surprised his friends and
oes alike and defeated a "sure
hing by a plurality exceeding
90 Higbee is straight pro-
ressive Republican, a model c'ti
en- and one of the ablest theoretic-
| lawyers in the State His nomi-
alton would mean much solidity
II the ticket. |