The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
\ CnMMUNICATIOS.
''Paftisan: Discusses the Qualffica-
tions of Col. Thilenius as
Stalwart Republican.


! EDITOR DEMOCRAT l hope you will
allow me little space in the columns
OF your paper to discuss the merits
and DEMERITS of Col. Thilenius, who
now aspires to represent the good Re
publicans of Cape Girardeau county
in the next Legislature. The Repub-
licanism of the DEMOCRAT is so we'll
known that temperate ana candid,
but fearless. criticism of the ambition
of Col. Thilenius in your columns GER
Itainly will not be misconstrued.
! Personally, Col. Thilenius is an
amiah hle man, but his best friends will
not claim that he is a well-balanced
man mentally-the equal either of Mr..
klOstermann OF Mr.. Sawyer. stalwart
| Republicans, who have heretofore
I represented this county ana served the
,people we'll.
That Col. Thilenius possesses II
great deal of information may also
be admitted. But he is not as Wcll
informed as he thinks he l.. IN fact
the trouble with him is. and always
mas beer, that he thinks that he knows
Ieverything and other people nothing.
And this has made him Il political
''kicker' He never has been a re-
liable and stalwart Republican,
No doub: Col. Thilenius thought in
times past. that it was smart tn bolt
Republican nominations. He has
always fancied. that he was b.,ter than
his Esarty.
SO it came, thai he bOlted Governor
McClurg as far back as 1870. and
Met lurg was a good man AID "a good
Republican.
| Col ThileniuS bOIted Fred kage, a
man who did more to make this county
Republican than almost any other
man. OF course Col Thileni2s though
I1hat Kage was not fit to represent the
county in the legislature Col. Thil-
enius voted for Whitelaw at that
detection. 1t made no difference to
him whether Whitelaw voted for Vest
or Cockrell for Senator. because that
was small matter then in the opinion
lot Col. ThileRius. so Whitelaw was
elected by the aid of Col Thilenius-
and Kage defeated. At thas time Col
! Thilenius WIS prOclaiming how much
better he was than the Republican
party.
! That was THIN. not NOW But you
lsee Col. Thilenius in these days is Il
candidate and ne thinks that the
Republican party Is great and good
party now.
Then too, .he bolted Squire Eoeleckc
! for Squire WoeIecke did not come up
to Col. Thilenius' high standard of
what an official should be.
! Col. Thilenius can't help kicking
| because he is bnilt that way. How
ever it comes with bau grace for him
1
! Republicans kick when they strike
| his name on the Republican ticket.
! They feel like SCRATCHING his anne.
! Col. Thilenius however objects and
sputters up and down the streets and
says that that would be traitorOus
conduct. II was not treason in him to
SCRATCH Republicans and vote for
Democrats. Candidly ! think good
stalwart Republicans OUGHT To
| SCRATCH Col. Thilenius' name.
His record is too bad.
He ought never to have been NOM /
mated. :
If We elect him we place premium :
on treason. :
We say to all good Republicans: !
the way to get place. position and !
power in the Republican organization ,
of Cape Girardeau county is to be- ,
come adisOrganiZcrlikeC Col. Thilenius !
The best thing that can happen to .
the Republican party of our county
Is THE DEFEAT OFTHIS OLD ''BoLTER. y
| would not ask a Republican to
vote for Democrat like Col Thile-
MUS did when he bOItcd Kagc. NV
advice always is. never vote for a
Democrat.
My advice is TO SCRATCH-TO
SCRATCH THE NAME OF Col. THILE-
MUS the ARCH BOLTER and KICKER,
and so teach other Republicans. that
the way to prefcrment in the Rcpub-
lican ranks is not by boiling the Re
publican ticket
Another thing: Col. Thilenius never
fails to make mess of anything. that
he touches.
Tie managed our railroad here and
made mess of it. so that it nearly
ruined us all.
He had our city limits enlarged and
Cape Girardeau has had a lot of big
farms hanging like a milestone around {
its neck for years and so made mess
of it for the tax payers of the town.
But when the city limits were enlarged
the Colonel was sharp enough not to
take IN MS 1afln.
Now, if he is sent TO the Legislature ,
HE WILL MAKE \ MESS OF OUR COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS AND NORMAL
SCHOOL. Mark my prediction.
Col. Thilenins has this infirmitY of /
mind and can't help it. He means +
we'll. but he has no equipoiSe of char ,
icter. He has wheels in his head that /
Hhirl like an electric motor and all 1
hat you will get when you send him to c
he Legislature is WIND. =
| suggest: Scratch his name for the =.
good of the Republican party-for the
rood of the county and town-and C
inally for his own good. for if he v
should go 10 the Legislature HE WILL I
EXPLODE aud do no end =,
IF damage.
a PARTISAN.