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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19
DONE NOTES.

Webb Cole had business in Higgins
vile Monday.
Earl Kensler of Norborne is visit.
ing relatives
Henry corbip, IT,, had business in
Lexington Tuesday.
DR.. G W. HARDWOOD had business in
Lexington Tuesday.
Lynn Gordon of Lexington was here
Saturday and Sunday.
Ed. ]. E. Henshaw spent several
days this week in Marshall.
Albert Lewis and little son, Nor
man, we're in Lexington Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Brown left Saturday
to attend school at Corder this win
ter.
Capt. Erv. Zeysing and S. E
Vaughan had business in Lexington
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Dysart and child rem OF
H~igginsville spent several days last
week here.
Rev. Rande of the Methodist
church filed his appointment here
last Sunday.
Frank Cox came home Sunday
morning from a short visit to
Beatrice, Neb.
Miss Florence Belle Beattie went
to Lexington Thursday to attend
Central college,
Ernie Corbin left Sunday to at
tend the State Normal at Warrens-
burg this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James VIM and
daughter, Mrs. Walter Ebersole, were
in H~igginsville Thursday.
The public schools began Monday
with j. r. Plattenburg principal and
Miss Mary Nesmith assistant.
Mrs. NJ. L. Montague and two
children OF Marshall came up Satur.
day to visit her mother, Mrs. E. P.
Cox.
w. S. MCGEE came home Monday
from Spokane, Wash, for a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
MCGEE.
Phillip VAIL, Mrs. NJ. B. Cole anC
Mrs. Mamie Littlejohn attended the
Baptist Association at Higginsvill,
Thursday.
Mrs yirgie Johnson of Lexington
is here this week helping to nurs'
her father, w. c. White, who
quite sick.
The ladies aid society of the Chris
tian church win meet at the no ne o
Mrs. Allan HARDWOOD. All the men
beers are requested to be present.
Mrs. Robert Ragland left Tuesda
for her home at Bonham, Texas
after a several months visit her
with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W
A. Redd.
Walter Ebersole Of Pueblo, Col.
came in Saturday for a visit wit
his wife, who has been here for some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.:
J.. M. VIM.
W. 7. Starke sold his farm south
west of town last week to Waite
Trent, Sr. of rear Waverly. Nj
Trent will take possession of III
n a. e.-for
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19
THE WANING RALLY.

Twenty years ago politics was
different from what it is now.
People stood for more and were
more enthusiastic about it. Men
read a little, thought a little and
shouted a lot. The spell binder
was in his glory. What the psy
biologists call emblem and
shibboleth' cut a great figure.
There was little reasoning and
much blind, passionate, irration-
60 co. srej die i1 ee%erT -esanei9n
And in it's zenith was the cam
paign rally. Every city, town,
village and hamlet had its two
Hambeaux clubs with uniforms
and drum corps, and how faith.
fully did they drill, practice and
gather fireworks. The one grand
object in view was the big rally.
1t is easy to remember when the
streets of Lexington were filed
with enthusiastic people watch
ing for the parade of three or
four bands, marching clubs from
all over the country, floats and a
lot of persons who wished to testi-
fly to their political allegiance.
And countless Roman candles,
sky rockets and various other
devices for burning money, all
were lavishly and gloriously fired
for the purpose of creating
boundless enthusiasm. It was
fine and exhilarating.
But now things are different.
People wonder if all the spell
binder says is true. They re.
allie that there are good points
to both sides OF most questions
and try to reach a logical decis
ion. The Roman candle and the
sky rocket have been practically
abandoned as political contriy
ances. The lighting of a gian'
pin-wheel is no longer considered
an argument ia favor of the Dem
ocratic candidate. Firework
are all but monopolized by tn,
amusement parks in large.
cities.
This abandonment of mere dis
play for political purpose mark.
an advance in the conduct of tht
nation. The public wants reason
and not show to aid it in decid
ing its vote. But the old wa,
was a great deal more delight
/. full to the small boy.
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That haze that covers the
country is said to come from the
forest fires of Michigan. We
had thought it emanated from
Mr.. Hadley he has been so
handsomely scorched during the
past week.
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THE OLD MEMS CLUB
Annual Meeting Win Be Held At Higgins.
vile. Saturday. September l6,l90S.

The Old Mems Club Of lafayette
county will meet in annual session at
H~lgginsville Saturday, September 26.
Ohcers for the ensuing year viii be
elected at this meeting.
H%igginsville being easy Of acct ss a
large attendance is expected.
1t is especially pleasing to US to an
nounce that not a member has died
since the June meeting. The club has
a membership of l2O, the oldest being
James Alumbaugh, Of odessa, aged
81 years, and the youngest, William
H Bell, of Corder, in his list yeur.
sixteen memorial committees
shosld without fail report their obit-
uary notices of their departed broth
ern, as follogs:
On abe death of S. L. Cheatham-
D ]. Rumbaugh and W. L. Grove.
On the death of S. J.. Fitzgeral-T.
NJ. Lake and DR., r. c Carter.
On the death of Turner Williamson
j. F. Campbell and C. W. Jackson.
On the death of James A. Marrow
A. Maxwell aud Albert L. Hay.
On the death of Richard Sanders
NJ ". Lowrey and Sterling Powere.
On the death Of Ephriam B. Wag.
~oner-John H. Kelly and j. B Shot.
well.
On the death of Charles Triplett-
w. L. Glover and Geo. w, Sumner,
On the death Of David ]. Powell
Frank Bowman and John w. White.
'on the death of John Wil;on-B.
NJ. Lewis and DR.. L. Cartrae.
On the death OF H. W. Gautier-R
NJ. Taylor n Alex. thompson.
Ga the death of George j. School
ing-Geo. P. Gordon and 7. M. Lake
On the death of T. r. Hitchings-
Benz. Elliott, Sr., and Ed. Evers.
On the death of S. 2. Klire-Jos. q
Chinn and Jones c. Kelly.
On the death of Bibee vanAusdall
J. H, DeBolt and c. J.. Lewis.
On the death of w. C. Donaldson
D ]. Rum 5augh and Colman Schroeder
on the death of BENZ. vaughan-Gec
3. Fletcher and DR.. r, c. Carter,
We are especially requested to as.
that each one of the above commit
tees prepare at once their memorial
and mail same to Frank Bowman, sec
rotary, Lexington, Mo-, to the en-
that all will pc in readiness for tn
meeting to be held on SATURDAY, Sept
26, at Higginsvill. This is important
r
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Speaker Cannon made a big
hit with the Kansas Republicans.
Bristow, the reformer, was par
ticularly enthusiastic about the
Hon. Joseph. That shows what
a great reformer Bristow is.
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If the fish in Crooked river
would only bite the way Mr..
Hadley did for Mr.. Vandiver
there would be a great deal
more doing in the local piscato-
rial industry,
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Governor Hughes was nominal
ed in spite of a little bitter,
though ineffective opposition.
That shows how hard put Re
.publicans are put.
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Ed Aull went to Kansas City We'd
nesday on business.
L. @. Yates went to Kansas City
Thursday morning on business.
n. Haerle went to sedalia Thurs
day to celebrate German Day.
E. NJ. and Bert Taubmau we're in
Kansas CITY Thursday on business.
Miss Josie Teubncr went 20 Higg-
insville Thursday to visit friends
for a few days.
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This is the time when the
young swain reconsiders his
resolution not to fool around the
colleges this year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

Mr., Bryan was unable TO see
any particular significance in the
Vermont election, but the one in
Maine filed him with glee. Mr..
Taft, on the other hand, was Of
the opinion that the result IN
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The American association has
completed its schedule, and the
fans in this section no longer
read Of the daily defeats of the
Kansas City Blues.
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Capt F. A, Day was in Kansas City
"Wednesday.
Miss Viola sipe is visiting in Kan
sas City.
H. F. Blackwell spent Wednesday
in Kansas City.
Dave Profit left Tuesday evening
for a trip to Windsor, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. E j. McGrew
spent Wednesday in Kansas City.
Byrd Campbell return ned from An
derson, Mo-, Tuesday evening.
]. G. Crenshaw vent to Kansas
City Wednesday morning on business.
Mrs. l. G. Neale and son, Irwin, re-
turned Thursday evening from a stay
of several days IN Kansas City.
Hon. Alexander Graves LETT Tues
day evening for a business trip to
San Antonio, Texas.
L. w. Marshall and sister, Miss
Lucy, went to Kansas City Tuesday
evening for a short visit.
Misses Title and Pearl Bour went
to independence Wednesday to
spend several days with friends,
Born, in Kansas City, Kans., Tues.
day, Sept. Is, to the wife of Joseph
L Golden, nee Nellie Blee, a son.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Catron and little
son, Edward, Jr., of Pampas City.
Okla, arrived Tuesday evening fol-
a visit with relatives here.
Prof. Edwin Rankin left Tuesday
evening for Princeton, N. j., to re
sumo his duties as a member of the
faculty Of Princeton university.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Hairbruckel
left Wednesday for their home il
in st. Joseph, after a visit with th'
family of Frank H~aberkorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r. Adams ant
their two sons, Elmer and Herbert
returned Tuesday evening from
visit Of several days in o~tterville
Mo,
Judge and Mrs. :. B. CAN'T return
ed to their home in Jefferson City
Wednesday after a visit Of a fey
days with their daughter. Mrs. e. A
Hickman, in this city,
Mrs. Howard Henry, who has bee
spending a few days with relatives II
Olathe, Kans., returned home Tues
day evening. She was accom-
panied by her little daughter, Wiz
ginia.
DR.. G. w. Hyde, F. 7. Bates, Rev
and Mrs. r. T. Mansfield, Mrs. w. II
Chlles and Miss Madge Nicholson
went to Higginsville "Wednesday t,
attend the meeting Of the Baptis
District Association Of Lafayett
and johnson counties.
W. v. CARTS and Charles Lyon
spent vest erday ia H~ieglnsville
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Summer is not officially over
until next Monday. 1t is doubt
full if the temperature will see
things the right way even then.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

A Democratic club of some
sort ought to be organized in
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

Notice how much better the
town girls are looking this week?
The academy opened Thursday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

Lexington is now literally a
pretty dry place, though fgur-
atively not at all so.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

The man with the lawn now
has to water the grass as well as
cutit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-19

Vermont was indicative of the
national sentiment while the one
in Maine was greatly affected by
purely state issues.
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A few more cracks and the
local base ball season will be
over
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Gov. Folks Speaking Dates in Lafayette
County.

Hon. Joseph W. Folk, democratic
candidate for United States senator,
wlll address the citizens of Lafayette
county on Saturday, October 3rd, at
the following places and hours:
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Oh, for a little rain.

The Maine question is now
settled.
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The In~telli9encer

o. 4 sELLERsl Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION 400 PER YEAR
IN ADVANCE
Entered at the Lexington Post once a
second class mail matter.
DenOC0HC Tickle
For President,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
For Vice-P President,
JOHN w. KERN.
State Ticket
For Governor,
William S. Ccwherd.
Lieutenant Governor,
VIM. r. Painter.
Secretary Of State,
Cornelius Roach.
State Auditor,
John P. Gordon.
State Treasurer,
James Cowgirl.
Acknowledgement
Elliott w. Major.
Railroad Commissioned,
John A. Knott.
Supreme Judge,
w W. Graves.
Member of Congress It'll District,
Courtney w. Hamlin.
State Senator, 18th District,
James P. chinn.
County Ticket
Representative,
Vim. Young.
Judge Eastern District,
VIM. Walker.
Judge Western District,
E. M. Thomas.
Prosecuting Attorney,
c. A.. Keith.
Sheriff,
Winfield S. Peacock.
Treasurer,
&c. Drummond.
Assessor,
G. C. Marquis.
Coroner,
F. W. Mann.
Public Administrator,
w. D. Meug.
Surveyor,
John Walker.
Constable, Lexington Township,
Abe Rush.
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". V. CARTS and Charles Lyons
spent vest erday IN Hiegl neville
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SUBSCRIPTION 400 PER YEAR
IN ADVANCE
Entered at the Lexington Post Office a
second class mail matter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-03
WANTS COUNTY MASS MEET
INGS.
w. L. Sosey.

Hawkinsville, Ga, Nov. IA, 1908.
Editor Weekly Jeffersonian: In
the last Weekly Jeffersonian you ask
your friends to write and give their
opinions. We believe that Mr.. Bryan
is making money by his perpetual
running, and that the Republicans
were guilty accessories to his nominal
ton, because they knew he was easily
beaten. The South, specially Geor-
gia, failed to catch on to the trick.
But Bryan and Chairman Mack knew
the cards were stacked, and saw the
shadow of defeat long way ahead
of the event. While we are the butt
of ridicule for the entire Hamilto-
MAN press of Georgia, we had rather
act bravely and vote our honest con-
victions than to be hoodwinked by
the Republican party, and made to
believe we had a candidate in the
field with a ghost of chance, whose
victory would be accompanied by
landslides, whirlwinds, cyclones, and
probably earthquakes, and weeping
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MUST ORGANIZE.
Howard, Ga, Nov. 18, 1908.


Hon. Thos. E. Watson.
Dear Sir: You invite correspond
ence in regard to the Populists' or
ganizing.
Let me say, in my own simple way,
that there is no other way on Gods
earth to gain any power except
through organization.
We have gone along since '96 with
no organized effort, depending upon
the zeal Of each Populist individually,
consequently we have dwindled con-
siderably. The fight has almost rest
ed wholly upon one great man s broad
shoulders. I say let's organize at the
earliest possible date and push the
work for the next four years, and you
will certainly realize the fruits there
of.
And say not only organize for the
national campaign, but put out can
didates for Governor and State
house officers, and also county Off
GERS. When this is done you will see
strange men align themselves with
us. Every time we dabble in the
Democratic primaries (State) we are
hurt and dismembered. And [ say
further that I can see no good to be
accomplished, for it matters not how
the Democrats may split, they will
see to one thing, viz: that neither
side puts up really good man. It is
rascal arrayed against rascal, and
the biggest rascal will get there nearly
every time.
SO, let me repeat it, that I see no
good nor excuse for the Populists' go
ing into the Democratic primaries,
unless we want to wreak vengeance
on some certain politicians in. Geor-
gia, and that would be risky piece
of business.
Organize, organize, organize!
Yours truly,
w. L. Sosey.
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dupes Of the South. Specially those
in Georgia, who tsen in their honest,
hard earned, scarce-at-home dollar,
with the full expectation of being a
guest at the final whoop-up of land
slides and whirlwinds Our sympathy
also goes out to our friends, some of
whom are personal, who at heart were
Jeffersonians, and loved Mr.. Watson
and wanted to vote for him, but were
afraid to throw away their vote for
fear it would widen the distance be-
tween them and the pie counter. And
poor Hoke, our lusty Governor, he
whom twice voted for, and made one
speech in Dublin for, to think that he
would be SO easily duped as to leave
Georgia and go to New York to make
a speech in behalf of an already de-
feated candidate, when majority OF
the New York leaders could have told
him at the time how the election
would go; and he also parted from
some Of his dollars in behalf of the
cocktail fund. Now all of the "I'm
Democrat, my daddy before me was
Democrat, I'd vote for yaller dog
if the party was to nominate him.
and the me too's" are laundering
about like blind dog in high oats,
and in their extremity they suggest
old ideas that Mr.. Watson and the
Jeffersonians have been proclaiming
for, 10, these many years. ALI right,
come ahead, boys. You are welcome.
At the last reunion we visited in
Augusta, there was a glass house
erected on Broad street. And 1t cost
a dime to go into it, and when you
got into it you beheld yourself on all
sides; the walls Of each little room
was mirrors, and to get out after you
were once in was almost impossible,
because the paid guide at every door
would direct you wrong. Finally, in
desperation, we went in opposition to
the girls directions, and soon came
out all right in the light and sunshine.
Now, friends, you who have paid your
dollar, and got lost in the deal, just
go contrary to the advice of your paid
guides, and you, too, will see the
light again. And, mark me, unless
the ballot does something soon, ere
long it will be too late, no matter
what wars your daddy, or grandaddy,
fought in, nor how long you have
"voted FER straight" unless you
change soon our Republican form Of
government will change for you. [,
for one, will continue to vote my
honest convictions until the penalty
for so doing becomes death. We are
highly in favor of calling a mass
meeting in every county in the State
Of all the citizens who love the prin-
ciples of government as laid down by
Jefferson, Jackson, ct al, and later on
State meeting by delegation, and,
finally, national meeting, or, rather,
a Southern national meeting, and con-
tinue the fight all along the lines,
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FROM ONE WHO HAS STOOD
FIRM FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS.

YOUR most enthusiastic admirers; have
been so ever since the days of the
Farmers Alliance, back in the days
of 'S3. Have read every issue of
every paper and magazine that you
have published; and all of the books,
except the last, Waterloo" I have
most of the daily papers published in
Atlanta in '94 on file; It's quite
interesting to take them down and
review the hard fought battle for the
Governorship of that year between
Hines and Atkinson. In looking over
these files some time back, [ found
two things incident to that campaign
that impressed me very much.
One was the demand in our plat
form for the abolishing of the con-
Wet lease SYSTEM, which has so re-
Gently been enacted into law; the
other was the denial Of our request,
by the Democratic party, to have a
division Of election managers between
the Populst and Democratic parties
at the polls.
have felt constrained to write this
afternoon Sunday on account OF
reading the communication IN the
morning Constitution of today. [ am
made to feel very sad, indeed, to read
from your own pen that you think it
best to give up the leadership of a
cause that is very dear to my heart;
one that you have given the best years
of your life in trying to benefit and
elevate your fellow countrymen.
I believe that without your leader
ship Populism will be a thing of the
past; so far as keeping up party
organization. The principles Of Popu-
lism, or Jeffersonian Democracy, will
eventually triumph. Your prediction
of fourteen years ago that every de-
mand of the Populist would some day
be incorporated into the law of the
land has already been partially real
lied. It will be an accomplished fact
some day; whether by peaceful meth
DDS at the ballot-box or by armed
revolution, time alone can tell. 1t
does seem to me to be the very irony
of fate for you to agitate and popu-
larize Southern political independ-
ence; and make it leading issue in
your recent campaign of the State;
and on the very morning your letter
comes out in the Constitution stating
YOU think best for others than your
self, on account of having been so
cruelty and maliciously represented
by the Atlanta Journal and other pa
pers, to take the lead hereafter; and
this same Atlanta Journal comes out
in an editorial endorsing, in the name
of the Democratic party and the
Southern people, your recent utter
ances and propositions relative to
Southern political independence. l
do not believe that many Populists
will take any interest in the Jour
NAILS proposition regarding independ-
emf action on +ha mart of the SOuth
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thousands did in the recent election.
The Republican gains in our election
last week can be accounted for in no
other way. Many Pops, not realizing
the Importance of giving you large
complimentary vote, so that your pres
tige and influence might not be i'm
paired, have wandered off into Re-
publican camps, or did not vote at all;
and will ever remain there before
they will vote with party that has
been so bitter and intolerable to you
and other Populist leaders.
Mr.. Watson, such papers as the
Atlanta Journal may infict you with
many misrepresentation and abuses
which for the time may impair your
leadership, but the people that will
read your side of the controversy as
we'll as the Democratic misrepresenta-
tions and will do their own thinking,
will never lose sight of the fact that
you and your party were the first to
champion every live issue representa-
tive of Jeffersonian Democracy that
has been before the people within the
last twenty years.
I consider the attack on you in the
Journal of last Friday as far beneath
decent journalism; 'twould have
been bad enough to have accorded
you patriotic motives and honest pur-
poses; but to- accuse you of being an
opportunist, void Of patriotism and
honest intentions, is an outrage to
your fair name and reputation as be.
ing a Christian gentleman, statesman
and scholar. How can [ follow the
lead of such paper that will engage,
editorially and otherwise, in the most
wicked, malicious and lying misrepre-
sensations of one that has accom-
plished SO much for the middle classes
as you have? No doubt you were
disappointed at the showing made by
the Populist vote in the recent Presi-
Dental election in this State after
having made such a strenuous cam
paign as you have, but, Mr.. Watson,
If you will take into consideration
the rain on election day and our lack
of organization, but for these your
vote would have been nearer $4,000
than 10000. I know that in this one
precinct of Stone Mountain there
were at least twenty Populists that
did not go to the polls and vote. /
have been looking forward with so
much interest, and have been so i'm
bued with your ideas Of future cam
paigning, that [ feel very much de-
pressed at the thought of your not be-
ing able to lead any longer. This is
very great and momentous question,
one that should appeal to every Liberty
loving Southern and Western white
man. Maybe as time rolls around
it will bring a solution as to what
will be the best way to attain to this
great political undertaking. I am but
an humble private in the ranks;
have very earnest and patriotic de-
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may be able to without neglect Of
family responsibilities.
I am ever your sincere friend,
Sam. s. Braswell.