The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

: they had anything to DC with Dewey
announcement.
The stamp act caused u naton'
birth, and the Puerto Rican tariff bl
, threatens It's existence,
Mrs Dewey Is a smsr, woman. Sh,
has converted her husband from q lie
long republican 10 e willing demo
crat in about six months,
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The lead trust gets sac a hundred
pounds for the lead 1t sells in thu
country and sells it in London TO
e $500 a hundred pounds.
D
e If heaven had considered riches suol
a valuable thing she certainly would
not have gwen them to some fellows
that T rolling in wealth.
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Henry Clay said IL would rather
be right than president. Mark Hams
has psrsphrased this and says 81
would rather be boss than either"
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A prominent republican of this city
told US, the other day, that If Dewey
we're elected president he would deed
the white house TO his wife IN less than
SIX months.
The Norborne Jeffersonian appeared
last week IN a full new dress, printed
on a new press. Evidently its not the
Mckinley brand of prosperity that
struck Norborne.
The court OF appeals in Kentucky
has decided that Beckham is legal
governor of the state, but justice is
not what the republican party in
Kentucky is after.
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Dewey says the only man he ever
wanted TO vote for was Grover Cleve-
land. That settles it. The American
people have had as much Of Cleveland
ism as they can stand.
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The Lexington News appeared this
week gu PINK paper in honor of its
Twelfth anniversary. The News Is s
live, local paper and we wish for its
p]ropretors continued success.
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Missouri TbaibOle: l.. ". Groves,
until recently the publisher Of the Hug
glnsyile Leader, has taken charge OF
the Lexington lNTgLLIGENcER. Sam
Neale now publishes the Leader,
The editor OF the Advance called q
citizen OF Higginsville n modern Judas
the other day, aud he turned out TO os
& Jehries. All Of which goes to show
that an editor should be careful to cal
things by their right names.
In 3 short time 5000, 900 acres Of
=. land 10 Oklahoma territory will BE-
thrown open to settlement aud there
will be a grand rush for homes. In
-. little while there will be a grand rush
for mortgages, and then in a few year
a grand rush back to the old home.
= The papels over the state said
great many nice things about th'
Kansas City Times last week, but the.
didn't say a word too much. Ih'
Times Is the best paper IN the state
and II put up : clean and winning
fight in the municipal election in Kan
, sas City. Three cheers for the Times
The editor of the Advance think
Mckinley is being very badly used
&c He says that one day he is accused Q
being an imperialist and the next "h
is q sort Vi Weathervane, controlled b
the popular breeze" We have neve
le heard of Mckinley being controlled b
anything but the trusts, and there
no wind about ii. They put up tn
hard cash and bought him.
tN
Did you know that the United State
Is now maintaining the most expensIv
military establishment in the world
10 To maintain the present army for on
year will cost $4,000, 900, Will
Germany's army costs her a millio
II, less. When summing up the gloriC
he and accomplishments Of the preser
administration please don't forget I
include orr military establishment.
re Sunday school teacher-"Wben Ii
bad children called the old man 'balt
head the bears came out Of Ii
te woods and ate them up. What do'
To- that teach us7" Scholar-''To alwal
climb q tree before calling names
The editor Of the Advance will tai
o notice, and before calling another ms
Il "modern Judas be would better 81
that there is a good tall tree with
reach.
In August, 1899, Mr.. Mckinley said
"Our flag does not mean one thin
te here and another in Cuba or Puert
Rico In December, 1899, he said
"Our plain duty is to abolish all Gu
Il. toms tariffs between the United Stat,
% and Puerto Rico, and give her produc
- irsq recess to our markets The
statements and the contradictory stan
lately taken by the president need Z
comment. He haI proven himself
subseryient tool Of the trusts, an