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The Intelligencer.
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Entered at the Lexington postofflce as
second class mail matter.
I. 0. NEALE,
Editor and Proprietor,
Satcrdat. Octohek 5, 1901.
MR. BR VAX ON PRESIDENT
HARPER,
A few davs since a voting lad v resid
ing in the rural districts of the state
of Illinois wrote to President Harper
of the University of Chicago that she
contemplated entering that Institute
of learning, suggested the day on
which she would arrive in the great
city and politely asked the distin
guished pedagogue to meet her at the
train. Instead, President Harper be
came insulted at the request and gave
out the young lady's letter to a lot of
sensational newspaper reporters of the
town who used it in the columns of
their papers. Anent this discourteous
action on the part of the autocratic
Hr. Harper we desire to indorse every
word of the appended article from the
pen of William J. Bryan:
"A young woman living in an
interior town in Illinois wrote
recently to President Harper of the
University of Chicago informing him
that she intended to attend that
school and would arrive on a certain
day, and asking the good doctot to
meet her at the depot.
"Evidently Pr. Harper regarded
this request in the nature of Use
majeste, for it appears that he gave
this letter to the newspapers, and
these disseminators of fact and fiction
have made a vast amount of noise
concerning this simple request.
"It would seem that President Har
per was greatly shocked because this
prospective student asked so eminent
a man to meet her at the depot and
assM her in reaching the college. All
of the Chicago papers of September 12
devote?! considerable space t the pub
lication of this girl's letter. To lie
sure, the girl's name is not given, but
it will unquestionably lie humiliating
to her to have her very simple request
posted so conspicuously before the
world.
"If this Illinois girl was guilty of
a great offense in making such a
request, it would seem that so eminent
a man as the president of the Univer
sity in" Chicago could afford to over
look the enormous wrong; at least he
need not have offered a rebuke in the
form of publication.
"It would have been vastly more to
Dr. Harper's credit had he simply de
tailed one of the suliordinates, with
whom lie is plentifully supplied, to
comply with this girl's" request, or if
that was not possible he might have
so notified his correspondent.
"It is not strange that a young girl
from an interior town, intending to
visit a strange city of Chicago's size,
should desire to avoid any of the
inconveniences or embarrassments
frequently attending a young girl's
first visit to a great town. It is
strange, however, that the president
of a college would seek to humiliate a
prospective student, or, for that mat
ter, seek tohuniiliate any other person
who happened to make of him a very
simple request, by giving publicity to
the simplicity and making sport of
her ignorance of the importance of a
great and eminent man like the presi
dent of Mr. liockcfeller's university."
WAR HISTORY SERIES.
A scrap-book of inestimable value
has been placed in the hands of the In
TELLioKNf Kit and with this week's is
sue we begin the publication of a series
of civil war incidents taken there
from. This bo,,k is especially rich in
civil war lore and the series of inci
dents and stories that will appear in
the Intkuioknckr throughout the
winter will be found exceedingly in
teresting. This war history will, of
course, U- disconnected, but that fact
will render it none the less entertain
ing. We l.egin this week with the
proclamation of ;ov. Claiborne .lack
S 'li. which will Ik? found as a center
piece on the first page. The procla
mation is word f,,r Won as jt Wils is.
sued by Misviiiri's governor during
t V troublous war times of the (IDs.
If you are desirous of arranging a
scrap-liook M will be of great value
to the future generations of your
family cut each of these items from
the I NTKi.i.K.Kxt kk as they appear
from week to week and paste them in.
You will never have a better opportu
nity to sucure information that it
would Ik-aluiossi impossible for you to'
pet otherwise.
Mrs. McKinley has recovered'
sullicieiitl.v for .. jjjxev ,,, ,,ave
Clinton an 1 return to Washington.
YELLOW JOURNALISM.
Since the assassination of lYesident
McKinley a newspaper war has lieen
waged on what is termed "yellow
journalism." but just what that term
means has not as yet been specifically
defined. The supposition is that
reference is made to that class of
newspapers that thrive on sensation
and speak without regard to that
truth which should characterize all
newspaper utterances. Premising that
such is the case the abuse of "yellow
journalism" conies in poor grace from
some newspapers in Missouri that
should hesitate to throw stones on the
theory that it mlirht endanger the
glass structures in which they live. In
the same issue of one of these sheets
that contained a well written editorial
denunciatory of "yellow journalism"
was published a paragraph making
the charge that William J. Bryan and
those who followed him in the notable
campalgnsof 1896 and 1900 were parti-
cept criminis with Czolgosi in the
murder of President McKinley be
cause, forsooth, they had seen proper
to disagree with the policies of the
president and his party on matters of
grave public import. These over
righteous scribblers of falsehood who
can see the mote in the eye of others
but cannot discern the beam in their
own are not in position to impress
their opinions on an intelligent people.
for their inconsistency, if nothing else,
discredits them. The man who speaks
truth only when it subserves his own
interests and on the other hand lies
just as glibly to carry his point, has
little weight in the community in
which he lives.
"Yellow journalism," as defined
above, is much broader in the sense
of its existence than is irener:iliv
.'
thought and many newspaper writers
are afflicted with the malady and
know nothing of it. They have per
verted truth and dealt in fancy so
long that they have come to consider
this method of journalism in keeping
not only with social but with moral
law.
CRIMINAL COSTS.
For years past the matter of crimi
nal cists in Missouri hits been one of
serious concern on the part of the
state legislature and of great moment
to those who liear the burdens of tax
ation. The trial of great murder
cises in Missouri have resulted in
piling up thousands of dollars in costs
for the people to py, and so it is with
lesser crimes. Much of this trouble is
occasioned by dillatory tactics among
lawyers who have clients charged with
crime, and yet the laws and not the
lawyers must be blamed. Continuances
are secured In these cases, changes of
venue are taken and so on and so on
world without end, and each and
every move adds costs. If the accused
be a man of means it becomes almost
impossible to get him to trial until
important witnesses shall have either
died or moved away, crippling the
state to that extent that conviction
becomes almost an impossibility; in
the meantime the people pay the bills.
All men charged with crime should
have reasonable time in which to pre
pare for trial, but no further conces
sion should be made to the rich than
to the poor and speedy justice sln-i'd
be meted out to all violators of the
law.
Cooper county covered itself all over
with glory last week in dealing with
criminals. Two men entered Boon
ville, committed a burglary, were
tried, convicted and sent to the peni
tentiary all within twenty-four hours.
If other counties would follow this
example thousands of dollars in costs
would be saved to the people every
year. And, furthermore, a great deal
less of mob law would be heard.
THE REPUBLICAN PRESS AND
ANARCHY.
The great hue and cry raised by the
republican press following the assassi
nation of President McKinley to the
effect that the horrible deed had, to a
great extent, been brought about by
public speech and newspaper comment
by those who opposed Mr. McKinley
and his govermental policies is fresh
in the minds of the American people
and it Is interesting to look back and
note the silent demeanor of these;
same newspapers when William One
lel, governor of Kentucky, was shot
down by an assassin hidden within the
walls of thestatehoiiseat Frankfort as
a result of the most damnable con
spiracy ever hatched on American soli.
There was not a single chirp on the
part of these self-righteous republican
organs at that time alsiut "yellow
journalism." Instead, excuses were
sought out for the horrible crime by
dragging out the record of Mr. (Jocls-l
and finding many things in it to eon.
denin. While no public defense of the
conspirators was made by the organs
or centralized power there was a vl .
tual endorsement, through the avenue
of harsh criticism of trie public acts of
the dead man. Further, when Tay
lor, governor of Kent inky through
force of arms, was indicted as one of
the conspirators who robbed fine) xl of
life and the state of Its. legally elected
governor, he fled into another state
where he has since roen under the
protection 'of the republican governor
of Indiana, regardless of the fact that
he stands charged with the most
serious crime known to the calendar
of evil deeds. And yet these republi
can calumniators charge democracy
with being akin to lawlessness
anarchism. "Great (Jod of hosts be
with us yet, lest we. forget, lest we
forget."
BRYAN. STATESMAN AND GEN
TLEMAN. No man in public life i n thlscountry
has ever stood the abuse that has Wen
heaped upon him and has pursued the
even tenor of his way as ms been the
case with William J. Bryan. He
meets abuse with dignified argument,
frowns with smiles and hatred with
manifestation of brotherly affection.
His love of country is as deep as the
seas and his charity for li is fellow man
as broad as earth's domain. His per
sonality Is one In which honesty and
integrity are firmly implanted and his
life is such as to make others the
better for his living. He bears every
mark of the perfect gentleman.
Though prodded and abused daily by
those who would encompass his down
fall his life runs along as smoothly and
as serenely as the unruffled waters of a
mighty river. His perfect life and
graat contentment suggest the
thought that there is much in life to
live for when lived properly. A human
structure builded upon the ruck of
eternal truth and just ice is the noblest
work of God. Such is Bryan, whose
every day life marks and emphasizes
his lndetructible belief that
"Truth crushed to eartli will rise
again,
The eternal years of (Jod areher's;
Hut error, wounded, writhsln pain
And dies amid Its worshippers."
Yes, on America's Iroll of fame
future generations wiulread, high up
toward the top, the name of William
J. Hryan, statesman ail'i gentleman.
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COST OF Pl'BLW jfUX KRALS.
Since fhe death P,f President Mc
Kinley discussion anent the cost of
presidential funerals has been renewed
and of course startling figu res present
themselves. Congress paid the ex
penses attendant upon the1 sickness
and death of President, Garfield,
amounting to over .ri0,o), and of
course the same will be ci one In the
McKinley case. While many openly
condemn what they choose to call
"reckless expenditure of money," the
custom is one which the con ntrv could
not well afford to do away with.
America is too big, too wealthy, too
grand in achievement, too important
among the powers of the world to be
charged with penuriousness from any
quarter and while tens of thousands of
dollars of the public monies are ex
pended in the funerals of our public
men our people bear it with an heroic
fortitude born of love of country and
respect for those high in authority.
True, under our laws all men are horn
free and equal, hut there are certain
amenities that must be orservedon
o visions such as those under discus-
isnii. j-rcsiuenuai runera s iitpmst
the whole nation. It is not a matter
of dollars and cents. It is a manifes
tation of pat riot ic love for fa vc iral sons.
MISSOURI POLITICS.
The names of several Hoone county
statesmen have lcen used in connec
tion with the congressional nomina
tion next fall, among them Col. S.
Turner, Jerry II. Murray unci Walter
Williams, all of which leads the Ful
ton Telegraph man to suggest : "Hoys,
old "Shack" is a mighty hard man' to
down."
The Lee's Summit .Journal is per
sistently advocating a primary election
as the method of select ing a demo
cratio ticket in Jackson con nty, and
says there must be more of popular
rule up there or the republicans will
clean the platter at the next election.
"Will the bosses take warninjr?" sug
gests that paper.
The Hon. Jo. J. Hussell. of Missis
sippi county, at one time speaker of
the lower house of the Missouri
legislature, gives the following Inter-
view to the Charleston Knterprise:
"I am not a candidate for congress
at this time. I have said and will
say now that if nothing miforsrcn
occurs in the meant! I shall lie,.
candidate for that honor next snrliur
I do not propose, however, to devote
a year's time to the neglect, of mv
law practice and s;cnd money anc
energy for twelve months before the
time the nomination will I
order to get It. I am confident that
if I do enter the contest 1 can count
upon this county, Scott, Stoddard and
New Madrid, with a good show of
Pemiscot t and Punklin.
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There is some little talk of opposition
to me localllv. but I have no fear that
I cannot carry the county. I would
not enter the race until our people
hud declared themselves for me. I
am not so'ambitious for the office now
as I was a few years ago, when Marsh
Arnold's friends prevailed upon me to
step aside and give him a show; which
I did Invause he was older than I,
and I thonirht I could lust as well
devote myself for a few more years to
-iccuniulating a little more money.
t'lt, I hav . thought that as I was
prowlm? somewhat tired of the prac-
tice of law I would like to round out
my life with a few years in congress,
after which I could retire to the
enjoyment of the remaining years
alloted me. But as I said before, I
am not really a candidate now,
although I fully Intend to be in due
time."
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The Intelligkxcek ran across the
following paragraph in a Missouri
country exchange a day or two ago:
"Judge Priest's candidacy for
United States senator from Missouri
is announced. He is a strong, clean
man."
As a matter of course Priest is a
strong man. He was "strong"
enough to go to Jefferson City and
secure the passage of that noted
street railway consolidation bill
through both houses of the legislature
and get it signed by the governor,
giving to Missouri one of the most
gigantic trusts ever established in
this country.
This "strong" Judge Priest is the
same fellow who resigned a place on
the federal bench of the country for
the reason that there was not suffi
cient money in the iob to five his
family the proper support.
Query: As the salary of a United
States senator Is no greater than that
of a United States iudire. whv could
Mr. Priest live upon the one and not
upon the ot her?
The people of Missouri know Mr.
Priest and appreciate the fact that
he is a "st rong" man.
The stories that have been circu
lated in various quarters to the effect
that Congressman Cochran would be a
candidate for governor or United
States senator have had the effect of
bringing out a field full of eligibles in
his district, who would like to fill his
seat in congress, but Colonel Cochran
appears to be in no hurry about
engaging actively in politics outside
of the fourth congressional district.
The announcement was made a few
days ago that Charles F. Hoohcr, of
Savannah, Andrew county, who has
leen an aspirant for several years,
was a full-fledged candidate. James
W. Boyd, of St. Joseph, who has
made two races against Colonel Coch
ran for the nomination, made haste
to give it out that he was not yet out
of the running and that he would
expect his friends to stand by him as
they have in the past.
Then came the news from Ilockport,
Atchison county, that L. J. Miles,
commonly known as "Boss" Miles,
had U'en quietly laying pipe for some
time, and that he would have to lie
reckoned with when the convention
met. Francis Wilson, of Platte City,
Platte county, has been watching fiir
a chance to run for congress for
several years, and It has liccn known
for several months that he would
probably lie a candidate at the next
election.
All these stories were current when
Congressman Cochran returned from
Washington and other eastern cities
a day or two since. When questioned
regarding the matter he said:
"Next year the country will be
electing congressmen. I don't know
of any probability of any lieing elected
tins year. If compelled to say to
night, whether I will Ik; a candidate
for re-election, I should say 'yes,' but
a great many things may happen lie.
tween now and next summer. Iam
not thoroughly convinced that a cam
paign lasting a whole year would
please any one. I may be permit tid
to say, however, that this Is a free
country, and any American elti,..,
is privileged to run for office the year
round. Meanwhile, I shall reserve
the right to decide my candidacy at
1 ne proper time. No one Is author
i.ed to decide It for me, and when the
proper time comes, to make the
announcement that I desire to retire
from congress I will make the state
ment myself. None of the up-country
candidates are called upon to make
it for me."
MNi Mm la Wood and Mim Annie
Chamberlain spent, Thursday In Kan
sas City.
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3d BIG ANNUA!
OCTOBER SALE
AT THE
CASH HOUS1
HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI,
Dress Goods.
Our new line of fall dress goods are all in, and we thinv I
nac me invest imc wc nave ever snown you. An early
wuu may ue 10 your auvantage. we nave selected many thin
that if we wanted to hnv fivlav ... 1
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market. We would hint to you that if you need anyth
dress goods it might be well for you to select them no t
you can get the new things. We are always glad to show
whether you want to buy or not. Come in and let Us help !
to make your selections. To buy of us means a cavin..
With this in view come early and look over our line of waL-1
ana iancy uress gootls.
Our new lines of waist goods were never so pretty a tv!
are this season. We are show ing plain flannels, Gripes J:l
iancy oouies in au tne new weaves. The colors are the pretti.
we have ever seen.
Tricot Flannels-they come 34 inches wide, all wm.i, inn:
shades of old rose, carci'.nal, castor, cadet and navy
? October Sale I'rict: .V,
tancy Stripe Wainting-they come in all the new li,,,,.,
nilt preen. -.1rrli11.1t li.rht- l,1,, ......!.. ...
"""4 ucioticr sale Trice TV ;uwi ,
I'lain trench Flannels-wlth fancy border are tlu tb;n
, x-'...v. vhv. mutiil VI a KUIU 111 :i lion..
,ih:ulcs October Sale I 'rice
Albany Cheviots-extra heavy weight, oil ioclu-i wide
varus 10 a pattern. Does not require lining, lleatitiful ok,
iue, oxioriis, nuxeu ami black, use, tl.J.., 1 ;,n.
All-Wool IlomcHiun--40 inches wide, alll.the
October Sale Price per varilM
i.ranite ( loth-all wool in the colorings of blue, .ar.i :
ana mack, M inches wide Our Price per yard
Venetian Cloth-. V? m.'li 1.1.. ..i. . .i.:.. .r
. . . . .......v.. .....v, !, .mi, i in iia i nun, i
your tailor made suits, the colorings are navy, carter, canla
green, gray and black October Price .Vic, (Vic l i.Ji.;
Satin Prunella this has been one of our favorites amli
ciu,mi,f m uiemioyou lor durability, nice and xmooth, fc
not shrink or draw In wearing. Colors, blue, cardinal, irra
castor and black, 4 inches wide October Price i
Peau DcSoie 42 inches w ide, nice and smooth, the color'
are gray, tan, cardinal, blue nd black, October Sale price !.- .
Yale Cherinta -rm In Vl -ll I ,a
. . - uiuv aim t'Liin, iunoui, 1 maul
wlUc October Sale Price
French Poplin comes in 42 and 4rt inches wide, nice stroolrl
-"cv,i uc toner bale yc ana 5UI
All-W ool Henrietta-they are as popular today as ever a:
we are showing a beautiful line of them, the coloring ar
castor, tan, gray, scarlet, cardinal, light blue, nile (,'reen a:.
Dlacl Price 124c. l.c. r.c. Mc. 7.V andim
trench Serges still they are sought after, we alwavscarf
a lull line of all the new shades. The black can't be beaten fc
a nice dress rer yard. 2Tc. 3-k. 50. Tic and W
Black Dress Goods you will find in our black drew foocj
rlenartmot.. . .. . c . I. . ,. . I
-" .ic vi iuc unesi lines to oe tound in tne coiii
there are some new weaves out this season which we will tab
Pleasure in shnu-lnrr vri,- thu.. '..u.i
batin Prunella, Satin Venetian, Cheviot Crapes, French Serp I
and Henrietta. prW( v x-J :.v ami 1 e l
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Our Staple Department.
One Lot of Shirting Prints, standard doth, colors perfec:
All new designs and patterns Our price per yard!
Standard OH Red Calico, nice, new styles and designs. I
perfect fabric v.... u t
An extra lot of Indigo Prints. American Columbia ani
nimnson. T ip 1ii V, ... .r.. ., (!
them 1 J fV....i...r;-Jlet.
One lot of Standard Dress Prints, in black and white.!.'")
and white, red and black-in fact an entire print depart-
1 our choice, per jaw
Standard Hrand, Apron Check Gingham. The best brand,
made. We have them in all the new-designs and lat.'stpat
U'n,a Our price, per yard W
"c Vot Reached Muslin, second to none. This is a r.w
- -"I -.in., ui ei wicn a bargain as we quote you.
pay others more; our ( . tnh. r Sale Price
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i ie i,i noon uieach Muslin-We offer you one of the on.
standard brands at less money than you have been paying
l'-; Our Price per yard
Standard L. L. Muslin. 3d inches wide, every thread perfect
A fabric worth oc 0ur rice per yard
t,w. e Kave a W line of Canton Flannels, and It is consul
too much space as we need it for other w,,rvU and to make
hei7Tr.Ckl- ,Wfcih,avc cut the P'lce. An extra good quaW
heavy Hcece, doubled twilled, and It Is worth ic.: -V
October Sale Price
r.ii Vi! e , Cant0l Flannel we carry in all grades, and'"
Htll them under the regular price. Head our prices
:..f5c.Bk,Hc.Jfc-
vo,,nHUl,''driannt'lM-TlleHe Wo are perfectly familiar
jou and you know a good thing when you see it
Sale Price, per yard (iic, ikv1,
wpihakeri Fla"nc1''' dWe fleece on both sides, extra H
ami p.: " you h:ive bcen PaJlnff 10re money for them. .
and examine our quakes and let us keen you warm
Our price per yard Sic. 111
shirV!n,Vi!,t'Shirtinfr-Thi9l''0,,ef strongest li""0,.
girting department, and we have some extra values to
check lL"?LTy- Hoft finish, fast color.
"orui itc. per vara
. '. October SalclW
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ii to you red im-d c.-itpil nil i ...-., ...;,it h.
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n-IE CASH HOUSE
Ktf See our large circular for our Hlg October Sale.
J. T.WILLIS, Higginsville, Mo.