The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-21
In MemOriam.


old man and former honored citizen
Of our city, Jacob NJ. Julian, which
occurred in San Diego California on
the 10Th January 1905 He was sick
only few days tho he had been in
feeble health for some time. He had
had and enjoyed active life for more
than eighty-eight years. he was
born in Alabama and enhented all
the good and earnest qualities Of the
Southerner, and which he never
failed to exemplifY 10 his daily life.
He was a good friend and an ardent
hater
From his early bOyhood he chose
and followed the profession of the
Journalist and was never happier
than when he was publishing a news,
paper. The writer Of this wishes he
had the ability to do justice the life
and character of this dear old man.
1t is said that he began his career as
editor under the guidance Of Hon. II.
@. FOOte and that must account for
much Of the ardent zeal he ever
manifested, when advocating any and
all causes or enterprises formed by
him. 1t was hard to convince him
of 40 error, yet when convinced would
give it up cheerfullY. He was an un-
compromising Wing and fought many
a battle for his party 10 the good old
days when political sentiment was
devided by those two grand old
parties-Democrats and Wings He
came to Missouri In the days when
the democratic party was split over
the question Of Benton and Anti
Bentonism, and having his first lessons
in politics from H. G. Foote that
arch political enemy and opponent Of
this great Missourian, Mr. Julian
naturally took sides with-as far as
he could and be faithful to his own
partY-the Anti-Benton fraction of
democratic party and many bitter
articles--some from hisown pen, but
generally from Anti Benton democrats
found their way into his paper. This
was not so much from any hatred he
entertained for Col. Benton as it
was from desire to see the enemy
divided that his own party might
prosper. He took delight In calling g
democrats 'locofocss or as they were
sometimes denominated In earlier
days in New York-"Old Hunkers
and Barnburners. And yet in the
midst Of all this fuss and fury, this
fighting Of the democracy there was
nothing malicious In what he wrote
or said and he that w,uld read closely
could detect the thought, not that l
hate democracy but that l love
WhiggerY. Mr., Julian came to Lex
ington in the year 1852. 1t was the
year OF the Presidential campaign
between Gen'l. Scott and franklin
Pierce. 1t was hot campaign, The
writer Of this notice cast his first
vote for president. He voted for
Pierce. Lafayette county gave a
large majority for Scott. Mr.. Julian
used to chide me kindly for follow.
ing my ancestry 10 politics. But
when the lime came and he saw his
own party going to pieces and a new
party being built out of its ruins he
at once became democrat and ever
afterwards advocated the cause Of
pure democracy. Being southerner
by birth his sympathies naturally led
him to take sides, In feeling, with
the south during the civil war and
his fiery nature and positive con-
viction of what be believed to be
right, led him to say and to do things
that caused him to leave our city and
community for awhile, but after the
war closed he came back and took up
his life's work and began the
qualification Of a country newspaper.
Like many others he suffered loss in
property as the result of the course he
took, but that did not seem TO
embitter him in the least. Mr.,
Julian's papers in the main advocated
the right, and he never failed to
advocate all enterprises that he
believed tended TO promote the best
interests OF the community, He has
ambitions to advance the welfare Of
his home people aud friends, but was
unselfish in it, and as consequence
be did not grow rich publishing a
newsnaner