The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-11-27

the district, who otherwise wnuld not
have either considered or selected him
or his colleague, .Jurden-ahother
Hannaized pledge breaker, and who,
also, could not have been elected
except for his avowed pledges. kellog
for his apostasy and sell-oui, is to have
the Hannized support, and Office. Of
internal revenue collector at Kansas
City. Jnrden has had relative
appointed postmaster at Marshall, and
is referee of the Sixth district, and
failed to beat the Hannaized Lewis for
postmaster at Eldorsdo Springs, where
he sought to hayo another relative
appointed, and only too late found ont
that the Kerens people at Jefferson
City had traded the Office off for sup
port last winter in the senatorial race.
The announcement is only one of many
of like sort, where the later exigencies
of the Hanna crew demanded the
breaking of former cOmpacts and con-
tracts, and ugly charges were filed
rotton records uncovered, but all sup
pressed in the Hanna new deal inter-
ests of Missouri. 1t is no wonder that
cabinet members and heads of depart
ments protest as to the character of
the Hanna candidates and appointees,
but this is only Hannaism rs developed
in every state Of the Union, and where
republican organization Is bIutally
anlasonlzed by the political lepers.
"Perhaps the disease is going to be
tolerated and allowed 10 extend Per-
haps the traditions and principles and
interests of The party are. not greater
and TO be respected Time will tell
and no distant time either, for If the
disease be not cauterized and restricted
or renewed, the success in the future
of the republican party will be destroy ed
LICE, THE LEPROUs LEGISLATIVE
LOBBYIST.
"And now the great legislative lob
byist, and manager of the Hannaizcd
leprous element of Missouri, Is in "A
flutter-the Hon. Lige Gurney, OF
Caldwell county. His railroad passes
have carried him to Springfield, where,
according 10 Schaur,e, there is shocl to
pay among the Hanna end of the
promised pie hunters-not enough
pieces to go around. I.ige wanted 10
| be United States marshal, bat that was
pronnsed to another apostale, and SO
he had to swallow discontinue instead
of pie. Now he is after one of the
laud cflice appointments and is doing =
land office business in travelling around
the state threatening newspaper men
who have written him up (much 10
Schaurte's dIsgusD, but who have only
related facts-historIcal facts, which
record they are afraid will be so similar
to those of other federal applicants and
even appointees, as to disparage the
| Hon. Lige's chances, and when one oil
the chief lepers thinks so, it must be
serious, indeed. The aggitation IN The
uannaized camp became SO serlons as
10 excite one of the chief lepers tc
inquire who wrote Lige up in the cup
posed loyal HannaiZed Springfield
Republican, and there was music ir
the mir. Hence the private untaXed
Katharine sailed last Saturday night
under strictly sealed orders for Spring
field, and only the faithful were notified
to board her at that pace on Sunday
The trip was not TO inspect the street
railway lines and property of the syndi
cate of Kerens & Co., who, through
Sonny Rus Harrison, unloaded q loi o
stock upon PAS friends in he East anC
who, through their deep. interest il
Sonny Rus and his employ ment il
Kerens' coal Office, secured entrance tC
the. back door of the White House ant
were aided thus in their promotion
schemes, which, however. on the demise
of the Harrison admiRjstration, was n!
easily transferred to another, and coult
be to any administration, democratic
populist, A. p A. or republican, guideC
only by commercial politics and trans
actions, of which Aransas Pass is nov
IN line ef promotion and promoters, tC
say nothing about san Pedro and rail
road pooling and other schemes. Tn,
business mt Springfield was 10 effect /;
compromise among the .pie hunters
and to agree upon names 10 be sup
ported for appointmentloah ahe postollic'
and land Office thereat. Names were
agreed upon and The alleged naliona
committeeman, who makes oath To hi'
personality for taxable property on lilt
in the city assessors office, ut only
$500, saited back in the KatharynP
his private car, TO ST. Louis, and the
popnlists and farmers along the line o.
route were furnished with further text:
to fight the republican party upon
They want to know why IIannalsh
don't haul their products, which are
taxed, free over the Frisco and Other
lines in the state. II is a pertienl
inquiry, too, why they should be taxed
and made TO pay discriminating rates
and untaxed maguate cars 60 free oI
tax and hauling charges.
WHEN QUAKER BLOOD Is III.
"When it came 10 the question OF
Lige Gurney having one of the land
| Office positions. O, with his. record,
| was there not anVthiDp hut sweet