The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09
YOU DON'T sAYa
Great Crowds Heard Mont
gomery and Boyer. y



A tremendous Republican gath.
ering was held at Fla, River last
week. Thousands Of anxious voters
came out TO hear st. Francois
eounty's celebrated orator. Barton
IL. Boyer has sent forth his ehal
ienge unanswered, and now he is
the undispnted champion OF the st
Francois county bar.
His forensic classics and pOlili.
cal palemics are said 10 he irresist-
liable. SO wonderful Is this youth
of three months ut the bar, TINT be-
is now weeping for disputantS 10
conquer. The scalp Of Ben Mar.
bury is already taken and he plumes
himself and walks the political
arena unmoleated. Bowers ambi-
ton is TO reform the criminal code
and draw the sa'a-y OF county at
torney.
As the aforesaid meeting Price
Montgomery. the honest black
smith aud all round good fellow,
was present 10 rxhori the brethren,
hut BOyer's logic was so eonvine
ing and expaialiaing that Price
had to make his bow and leave.
Everything was lovely except for
The interruption by an occasional
loud, bilarious laugh aud
vail" frum Cheap John" aud
four Of his gang" who were at
tine back. Cheap john is 80
formidable that even his laugh. y
vail aud "vnire" are feared 10y
Denman Of the Pennington News.
The gang consisted Of J l. Brad
ley. :. j. Henslry, Geo. Fraser,
J. =. Burns. William Rigsby aud
myself. All ARE respectable citi-
zens, who neither forget their man
ners nor the teachings oi their
daddies. The Pennington News
took uHibrage ut our presence, be
cause we saw Mt to get ont Ia one
side to speak OF q matter not con.
nected with the meeting The
News il 81 ieglous and anxious ia
get the county printing that it will
stoop to anything t. elect the coun.
y officers, and especially the coun-
ty court
DeAmsn is not only of IN his
utteranees about county matters,
but is meidling IN matters Of State
about which be is ignorant lie
says Darlington IL Matching a
scheme to further hi. nwu interests
in the matter IT formulating Il
reading circle, when in reality the
reading circle is creature of the
State Teachers Association and
has been organized for twenty
yearSi Does Denman know that
White is an officer of the reading
circle, and IL there is amy rake
off" is mean enough to get his
share' Does Harry Denman know
that j L. White is treasurer OF
the stock company owning the Mis-
souri, School Journal. aud that Ice .
ing associate editor aud candidate
fG. State Superintendent Of Public
Schools be would be a consumnte
ASS if he sat by aud allowed Car.
rington Ia foster his own campaign
in Whites paper' Dcnman knows
that White is mediocre and that
he has come out against one Of the
most progressive State Superinlen.
dents Missouri has ever bad.
To be candid, Mr.. Denmau. it u
simply ridiculous to talk of elect
ing such bumptious upstart ~
BOYER county attorney. He is the
laughing stock of the whole county
Boyer Doesn't know how little h.
dues zoos, sid vii g.: 8 saaad
spanking next month then he will
go into his hole. Price MOntgom-
cry is an honest smithy aud good
fellow. but is out of his place
in politics.
You deprecate Honest Johns
laugh. do y0ui Isn't il John him.
self you feari Ot course John
wants to go to the bennte. but he
wis encouraged to hold such u want
by the biggest nominating vote
ever accorded any candidate FOR
any Office. Does DIR. Jones want
to go t0 the Senatei II the office
pays too little to furnish an honest
man living. why does DR.. Jones
want the oificeT The reason yo1
howl is. Dick kerens wants to 60
TO the U. \. Senate. YOn get an
occasional tip from him aud Of
course SELF preservation Is FIRST,
Why don't you tackle John
Bradley's record in the Hoaaei He
favors the working people. He is
q friend of the masses. He is ton
smooth for st. Francois county
Republicans. II is preposterous
to hear the silly Vaporings you aud
ponr associates deal out 10 q long
suffering public. Go soak yonr
head aud don't worry about
johns wall, /" for you will be dis.
turbed surely enough about the
fourth of negt month. Bart, the
blow. and q. O.. the teacher
preacher lawyer politician, will be
hurried under six hundred Demo.
cratic votes.
Good by.