The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-02-01
MP uATcH TALKS.
Mr.. Hatch was called for, and among
al - fbino no ha sold.

make me change my opinion that he wa
one of the most honorable men in this coun
~. and I wouId confide in him as quickly y
- o..o, .ha, T ,-,ow Now IL he bn
any ciIi%en tha' l -,
coih'hit'eu an TIL ~ H",-sau
committed IL through IL IacN OF 1uos'heh'
and If the people OF this county ala no
want bin, why did they put him in there
! He went there. without having any term
,Iiotataa ~ him. ~, any understanding
me. ,ona co oonnt, nd, Ale
I'm "H'iHs' ~ '"s' :" 1870
Causalnd OF having uesisheo 10 90 ahSthih;
wrong. Now, don't jump on me. and sa'
that I am converted to Lexington. II an,
80 on 30, ., ,re yrourd has ,eoson IN dia
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hke 'eNihs'oh' "e'e' ~ seu'""'
will not allow my Judgment to be overrulet
by my prejndices. My sincere conviction
is, rs a citizen of this county, and a either
of this state. and IA citizen of the Unite,
s.a.as tho, va ou,, fpsatng .hont our conn
80" - oaoma.hi,u
'fSoa', u, "- 80 .mo-os.
aiter ah' Nov NV
was presented. 1 don't intend to vote for re-
moving the county seat from Lexington"
.. a. .oaoo.a
1
which are as folioWs;
wupppAs The county court has appro-
nr;ated the sum of twelve Thousand doilars
for ~renairing the court house at Lexing-
80 "a thia against the vUisbes of two
birds Of the tsx-navers. who Expressed
thamssIvss before said court in the form
oI netitions and remonstrapces and.
we believe that the proposed
rsnairs are more costly than necessary,
and THAT the said APPROPRIATION is not
onIv exborbitant but a useless expendi-
ture of the revenue of the county, paid
there by the people; and
IL appears tnat sag iePairs
ssi5 canrt honse' which said additions we
believe to be unnecessary, uncalled for
and contrary to the law In sncn cases
4 Resoived. Nv this mass meeting of
the tax of Lafayette county, while
We DSilexs tnao Sa.u oour. anS
while we are willing that needed repairs
snouio oe n.aue az a oIss ~ soIars
y. seS tha nSa ~ th;s meat;ng thet saij
~annronriation of twelve tbousand dollars
be denounced as an e~xtravagaut waste Of
the revenue of the co1nty paid by the
people.
2. Resolved, That IN case OF failure TO
. nthar ofscsrs ~ the conntv sh9nIS he
anioSnad hu nscassarv and nro1er ininnc-
tion proceedings from proceeding with
such additions and repairs, aud from
utilizing said appropriation so made, and
from drawing ON or paying OUT Any OF the
money so pproPria.eu loI auy suo ~ annaa.
Uus ans topa AZ doiiars
q ResoIved Tbat we Call mon the
people of the said county to support In
every possible way the committee
appointed at HigginsVllle on January
18TH, IN lts enorss 70 sue out sucn in1unc-
'ion neietu "
Inc last resolution csuseu SONS us
cussion. Mr.. rage contenoeo mat IL was
not read in the committee room.
A motion was made to adopt the report.
Mr.. Laramie Fulton moved to lay IL on
the fable Tbasa motions raopensd 70
.-...
Mh- "ALkEh osSohN
was the first to speak IN the resolutions,
and he said:
ST am one OF the committee that planned
these resolutions. 1 heartily endorse these
resolutions from bottom to top, and there
fero / am going to say a few words on them.
1 believe that these resolutions express the
sentiment of four-hfths of the men in the
western part of Lafayette county. We are
Opposed to the expenditure of the peoples
money. and the money that the court has
ordered expendcd. We said that in petitions
of three thousand TO about a thousand or
eleven hundred. we ARE opposed to It.. And
toaav wa saw again That we are opposed to
....
AZ 'e'@"se ~ 80
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neonIe ot thar grand old CITY setting over
peoPio va '""s :" -" S"' 80
there on tue river "ene uo"" " 'sns""
CHy hhu "'u .neio " /" PooPio
soh ~ s""'" 40 y" . W ~ "n' $50
oo, III ,ha, wa raed. ut,go,iop has decreased
sot al 'Nas w "oou
;" Il i"Ss eish' ""
'uis county, VIC o"s
ness "a sh's s"un'y a. - W"
iitigatioh mas ialen on anu as "a'.er .
course IL We co"io 'ne"' w "u
got aihpie room o ".ouay. Wv, se"
i"eH' htis"'ioh ~ nv. ~
III the last TWO OF three Sea's'i aon' .nhH
End AS l said, II we hAd sumcieht room then'
We have got sufnclent room today. ana any
man OF average intelligence IN TINS mouse
knows tha' we no h"1 want '"eiNe '""u'"hu
iolafs oi the peopies "o"oS spehs =" ~
OF tnat oiu court nouse Nv hsAinR
lt Is q waste oil our money. II we
AXE their own the people OF thht
srsnd Ola town toohS doh-t want a"S "ore
'oon. NOW. gentlemen there WAS aterh Oh
'ourt III Lafayette eonntV the hrsS o De-
'emoer' ana VIII 'eh you now "a' tnA'
urp that was snnpoehaeu lhetc'o t"ensS
our men, heNor hau W e"S Nu'""s
.naI Term Vi oou''' oeea"so spei %
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