The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-09-21
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Newspaper gossip is responsible
for the statement that state Senator
Frank Faris, who aSpires to a seat in
congress hut who is opposed by the
only democratic paper in his own
home town. is to establish a printing
plant at S%teelyille, Crawford county,
to help along his boom. Senator
Faris is a son of j. W. FariS, at one
time speaker Of the Missouri house,
and who was defeated for the nomina-
ton for acknowledgements at the
state convention at Kansas City last
year.
Ex-Gov. W. j. Stone is back from
his fishing trip in south Missouri
thoroughly restored to- health and
ready for the coming fray in the
senatorial contest which promises to
grow very warm, That Stone will
make his strong personality felt in
this fight is generally conceded by the
press of the state, judging from the
tone of which the man who beats him
will don the official toga OF Senator
Vest.
\
A north Missouri paper rises to
remark that if Senator Vest is of the
same opinion 10Y that he was when
elected to- the senate the last time
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election-he could settle a much
mooted question and allay much APP
prehension by speakin' out in meetin'
and letting people know ''where he is
at" In the meantime the senator
reserves a most annoying silence and
the guessing contest cotinues.
~
Col. Paul B. Moore, private secre-
tary and brother.in-law to the late
governor, Lon V. Stephens, has
partially abandoned fighting men
politically s~peaking) and is now CIV
ing his attention to a warfare ON cows
that run at large in his home town.
In his newspaper he advocates the
arrest of each and every COW and in
extreme cases fayors the infection of
capital punishment.
So
The novelty Of ex-Gov. stephens
"sharps and flats column in the
Bonneville Advertiser is wearing of
and interest is abating. The people
Of Missouri are intelligent enough tC
realize that there is no argument In
abuse and that "sharps and fats
carry with them nothing a V the ex.
governors private opinion of some in.
dividual citizen expressed in language
more becoming to the bar-room thar
TO the drawing-room.
The democratic press of the state i,
giving considerable attention to Con.
gresham Cooney anent the DISPOSE
ton he has made Of his salary since
his people sent him to Washington
The lNTELLIGENCER takes the posi-
ton that this is a matter that con
Germs Mr.. COOney alone. Writing
letters in political life lis frequently
fraught with great danger and is ;
specific practice which one should
shun if he would succeed. Thi.
Cooney controversy reminds one o.
Bob Burdette's story of the bulldog
and the parrot.
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Ed. Butler the garbage c~ontraetol
and boss politician Of st. Louis
assumes the credit in a public inter
view of having elected Rolla Well,
mayor of that city. The entire inter
view overfows with gall" anC
points to Mr.. Butler as a man Of NOR,
than ordinary self-eSteem. II wa,
the lamented John s. Marmaduk,
who told Butler in one OF the CORR.
doris of the Lindell hotel at st. Loui.
That If he could not be governor with.
OUT his support he would prefer the
sting OF defeat. This crushing re,
Duke, however. only made putlor ia,