The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-01-18
- Higgins
meeting OF tax

w. Douthitt was elected chairman and w
s. Dorm blaser secretary. A committee or
resolutions, consisting of Walker Osborn
Of Clay, j.. w. Brand of Dover, @. w
Seeber of Davis, Elmer Youngs of Free
dom, John Bear of Lexington, ID. j
Waters, of Middleton, ]. W. Smith OF Sni
a-bar, aud T. M. Chinn of Washington
township, was appointed. While thii
committee was celebrating there wer'
some speeches.
A. B. HATCH TALKS.
Mr.. A. B. Hatch, of Sni-a-bar township
rose and said:
Mr.. Chairman, 1 am rather bashful ant
not used to speaking, and 1 would rather
stand here than to come TO the front Il
say what 1 have to say. Now before 1 &c
| into what / may say, is 1t going to b.
printed?
(Laughter-cheers.)
Mr.. Hatch-If it is, 1 had better take In
my chickens.
Judge Harrison-It is not. 1t is imma
tsrial about any speeches particularly
unless a man wishes to express himself
that way, but we want to Know the feel
ing in the different sections of the county
In regard to this appropriation being
made and the other interests that may
come up before this meeting n in this
discussion.
Mr.. Hatch-What / say. Mr.. Chairman,
could only express the feeling of A. b
Hatch. / seen quite q number OF people
Saturday q / asked them il they were
going to attend this meeting today,
What meeting, says they; and taxpayers
that signed the petition to the county
court did not know of this meeting. Well,
I mentioned 1t to them, aud there may be
a host of men here from Washington
township, but 1 fail to see any one that ]
know that have heard of 1t, that is from
Odessa; and I think Mr.. Abrams is here.
Now, il 1 can be allowed, / would put in q
resolution of my own, and don't set down
on me before l say anything, because the
last-the two last times, l said anything
In public the. meeting set down on me, and
I was In a hurry to get. home before they
ran me off, and 1 have never been back to
one place where they told me to go home,
and when L got home to stay there; and
that has been about twelve years ago.
And / am rather out of practice. Now,
this resolution 1 will just send in myself:
Resolved, That we do not move the
county seat from Lexington, nor petition
the county court for anything.
Now will tell my reasons, IL you will
bear with me for just a few minutes. 1
have lived In this county since the fall of
1866, now / do not intend to make any
personal illusions, and / don't want to
rise any villification or abuse. there is no
argument in that, but some things I do
know from personal knowledge, which l
would not have known If 1 had not
have known it from personal knowledge,
and 1 would not have believed it If 1t had
failed to state there is nopolitics In
this meeting, is theref
Judge Harrison-None at all. None at
all. 1t is a free discussion.
Mr.. Hatch-When I came into this state
I was q radical with the radicals, and
supposed they were the salt on the face of
the Iearth. They were the first teachers
! got socially, and when / got to the
house and got aHlittle acquainted
them, it appeared they got a great
Heal for a little, and that has been taught
LtOtA GaaA 49, ~ sLAc1 ~ NNI - /
hose people and the m~anipuiators and
the internal Offices of this county. Now,
you just call ON me for a direct example.
don't want to igive that, because that
would be personal. But / will allude to
,ome things that / have seen done and
right in the court honse in Lex
IL I wouldl do them. and il
manipulated them, l would think l was
OF the meanest men on top of the
But 1t appears to pass of, and ]
would 60 home and perhaps tell some OF
ny acquaintance of 1t, and they would
Oh, that is alright, nothing else to
be expected from Lexington. that is all In
he order of things. Now here a few days
lgo, why particularly, I would not appeal
o the county court, | was talking with a
gentleman who was a candidate In this
county here for county judge, and 1 heard
him a telling 1t, and then 1 asked him a
ew questions, and this morning l ques-
Toned him q little closer, and asked him
his: When you 20 into the primary
and you are called on by some
nsnipulators, II they are th ere, will you
this, aud You say no. Well. will
1ou sanction this other thing, and you
no, sir. Now when you go into the
primary and lose your nomination and
,ou are then called on to support the man
hat will do these things, hat you would
lot do? And he said, he did. He did not
In it, but he was called on to do it.
Veil, now sir, after we have elected and
nut men In the county court 20 watch
hese particular issues for theipeCple of
his county, then have we got to petition
hem efter we have expressly elected them
o do certain thingsf Have we got to
them to do these things con-
.inuouslyf Now these very men that
ave sanctioned these things are in here
oday; / met a great many this morning;
Are you goingP" "Oh. no, sir" This
,erson particularly that is a candidate.
No, sir,' says he, al think l had better
away" Mr.. Chairman and gentle
aen, how long are you going on In this
vay? Will you tell me that. Further
pore, right here ! will tell yon tae reason
you don't see more people here from
country 10 the apathy that has come
yer them from the disappointments that
ave occurred. They say 1t is no use to
ONE, don't you see. You see there il
dishonesty n widespread dishonesty
nd misfaith in the things all over the
Now, those men who are
irectIy interested in getting down taxa
lon, they are not here today, and now 4
,hen you call on ms for authority to vote !
a petition asEing the county oouvt to !
O certain things, do you Eecollect a npm-
er OF times ] have been called on to vote '
things, and l would be told by certain
len, prominent in position, now IL you q
MI vote SO and so, certain results will G
blow, and they peyer followed. Now, l G
want to say they were liars. Bat z
now one very prominent man; he vas 9
here at our range convention in town. 9
nd we worked things by pledging our b
lives, and we would stand right there. a
nd that man has only to get up and say, b
the United States Marshal 1
in be here" and we would have waited v
SO mepy followers for him to come. !
ow, here My. ChsIrman. Ye have been p
Id repeatedly. and from our oqmpeHee- =
emit up TO the present time, that the II
,ople are the rulers, and for that reason q
,ey are the lawmakers. Well. if they a
e tEey have got things in . terrible t!
I2hanIy In thin countv and state u