The weekly intelligencer., 1898-11-05
ANSWER TO THALB0TE CIRCULAR
no GERMAN DEMOCRATS.
LEXINGTON, Mo, Nov. 4, 'sS.

ANSM I'm lO ihhhbOAH
10 GERMAN DEMOCRATS.
LEXINGTON, Mo, Nov. 4, US.
To tl.e Democratic Voters;
In today's issue Of the ThalbO,e Is
circular signed ''CommiItee,' who
claim TO represent number Of promi-
ueut German democrats, who held
caucus in Higginsville, and authorized
the said circular to be published.
In that circular the Germans OF this
county are urged to vote against Mr.
McQueen, democratic nominee Tor
Judge Of the Eastern district, and
against Mr.. Thornton, democratic
nominee for county clerk, and urge as
reasons therefor, that "a certain
ciouen has used all means to defeat
German candidates for office, and
charge that Mr.. julius vOgt was de-
feated because be was German, and
that Mr.. John P. Gordon was defeated
because he was a friend Of MIR. Vogt
and Germans. The committee who
issued the circular have charged that
the democratic party is unfriendiy 10
the German citizens Of this county.
We do not know who the members oil
that ucommittee" are. They were
afraid to sign their names, They were
AFRAID to issue their circular until 8
few days before the election, when
time is short to show the voters the
fAlsity Of the charges against the
democratic party. We submit to any
fair man that such methods as adopted
by this circular "committee, are
positive proof they are acting wrong;
that they have no Just complaint or
they would make it openly.
And we suggest before following the
advice given, that each voter investigate
who this committee Is that are urging
German democrats to scratch two
democratic candidates on the county
, ticket. Find il any men with taxes TO
grind" are behind the move, Find
why this anonymous 'commi,iee" did
not come out openly and make their
charges in time to give voters time 10
= investigate aud consider this matter.
We deny the charge that the demo-
cratic party is opposed TO German'
holding Office In this county. We think
this anonymous circular is an insult tC
the intelligence and to the democrsc,
/, Of German democrats IN Lafayette
l. county. The democratic party Is prout
of It's German members, for the reasoi
that the majority of Germans ar
" republicans, and when you find Ger
:" man who is democrat, be is sure TO b
one who thoroughly believes in demo
be craticiprinciples.
re We say the charges Of the Thalbot
circular are false because Mr. Angus
Bolte, the next to the highest stat
= officer in Missouri, is German, wh
received the whole democratic vote
," this county in 1896; because one OF th
best Offices In Lafayette county is file
En- BY q German, DIR. Geo. W. Bates, WI
be is one Of the leading democrats IN Il
Int county, BECAUSE there have been men
Ter bers of the democratic county centr
committee who are Germansi al
=, what is true now has been true in Il
past. We cite the case OF judi
Elling, who was county Judge Of Il
eastern district two terms, aud wi
has written an article in this week
Thalbote, joining in with the anon
len nous circular complaint.
try Mr. Julius Yogt, Jr., was one Of thr
her candidates for associate judge th
es, were good men and received nearly I
is same number Of votes. Like Sol
Ken other good democrats, Mr.. Vogt "
defeated. All candidates cannot
-. I. elected. Mr.. yOgt got American vol
bo. and his opponents got German yot'
-, But we want it distinctly understo
4, thai Mr.. Vogt is not scratching t
a. ticket, but we are informed, inten
ao. voting the whole ticket. Like
~. good democrat, he hes proven hims
by his able work for the party In
t Is past. He believes the man getting
are most votes is regularly nominated.
Tres This anonymous committee is see
rec ing to stir gp German-Americ
est. controversy, which has not existed q
rent ought not to exist.
IlQ,i III SOnbitsfSh Nc uRS eh WI ~
net democrats to consider well the ia
ind above set forth, and we think al
,ous doing SO yop will not be influenced
| few hot heads in the primary or
avs 0 iew defeated candidates at t
Teen primary who are sora
We deny the charge in said circu
letter OF the "committee" that
'Pie Gordon WAS defeated because he WI
" friend Of Mr.. vogt and other Germs
a'Ss a. Nj. Gordon was defeated on OF
w grounds. 9. \, WILSON,
i'e" Chairman County Democratic Con
w" HORACE F. BLACKWELL, Sec'y. Cou
"'' Democratic Com.
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