The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-02-22

eaUaraags iE what It's editor has lear
himself to believe is an answer 70 th'
criticisms Of that papers politica
department which was given publica
ton In last weeks issue Of the INTEL
LIeESoER. The entire column o.
printed matter teens with sophomore
expression characteristic OF the under.
graduate and points more plainly q
the e%mbryotic pedagogue than to the
trained newspaper writer as its author.
1t contains nothing really worthy OF
answer from a standpoint Of argu-
ment and would not be noticed az
length here but for the fact that It's
author, driven to the wall, admits
that his failure to mention the can
didaoy Of Judge Graves for the
supreme bench in his labOred etfusion
Of last week was occasi0ned by what
he terms ga grave lapse Of memory "
Along with this the Marshall man
throws some perfumed bouquets at
the Lafayette county jurist and even
goes far enough to admit that Judge
Graves is entitled to the same con-
sideration in Lafayette as is Judge
Davis in Saline. He expatiates on
the point that Lafayette and Saline
should be friends, which nobody
denies, basing his premise, Of course,
on the theory that Saline must be the
beneficiary.
Such talk, eouched in language of
rhetorical construction of the circus
poster variety sounds well on paper,
but its reasoning, if reason there be
in it, is suggestive of the fellcltous
speech made by the spider to the fly.
Lafayette county had borne her ills
with heroic fortitude and murmured
not until this Marshall newspaper
piled on the last straw by directly
slapping this county in the face in
Ignoring It's candidate for supreme
Judge; and when the INTELLIaENcRR
rises to defend the rights of the
democracy OF Lafayette county and
suggests a halt in the wild and glut-
tonous career of it's neighbor, the
Democret-New man runs to his die
tionafY in search Of big words to
fling at us and even goes far enough
to lead us to infer that were we in
Marshall we would be coerced into
quietude and denied the right Of free
speech. His language even whispers /
of 1.-THE code" From a writer of So
called editorial" comment he be.
comes transformed into the spadassin
courtier, crying out for war to the
knife and the knife to the hilt.
I
This badinage, more suggestive Of
the ignorant bravado than Of the
journalist who has chosen the profes.
sion Of educating the public in the
way it should go-in leading public
sentiment goes directly to the
ridiculous and is unworthy Of further
consideration.
Hence we turn to his latest effusion
and quote the following paragraph,
the product Of the char (9) and intel
% brain work Of the political
ed tor Of that newspaper, which ap
IN Tuesdays edition and in
VIII Oh he discusses his most con
ven emit lack of memory and Of knowl-
edge Of the political situation in this
Of NJ SSouri, Hear HIM:
"The question Of the supreme
j~udgeshlp did not enter into the maiu
Thought Of our editorial. at all Wei
referred u judge Davis candidacy,
merely 10 passing, aud Tor the mo
meat, actually forgot The fact Of
Judge Graves candidacy. 1t was a
grave lapse Of memory for which we
express u sincere regret. But how
The INTELLIGENcER can cOnStrue this
obvious case Of oversight TO veil Some
aiaoollcal political design, we are un-
70 imagine. For Judge Graves
we have the very highest respect,
aud would 10 no way ultimate that
Is not entitled to the same con
'ideration from Lafayette that Judge
is from Saline +"
Bear 10 mind that this paragraph
'f apology was born several days fol-
the birth Of the original :
publication, that which was 50
lied With Self-importance aud so ua-
10 the Interests OF Lafayette
that il called forth the INTEL. +,
-ieENcERs public diSspproval. TIE +.
'ery astute CD political scriooler peu- ,
bis original mess Of assumed {
ogic 10 the effect that Lafayette
,Ould be BROUGHT 10 the snnnnrt nfi