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BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN Editor. J. D. Allen & Co. , Proprietors, TERMS OF SLTSCRIPTION: ThtWttKLV runs, published every Wednesday, will be sent to anytJureo one rear, postage paid, tor f i.J?. BUTLER MISSOURI WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, i8t. Mr. Gladstone's littrary numbers about l.ouo volume. Glazebrook all right by one. How i( Mr. Burch thi morning? The contest will end just like the returns di.i in GIzehronk' lavor. The Adrin Advertiser did it all ( ?) See his paper anl har him vjueal. DeArmond seems to be quite popular, not only in his own county, but throughout the district. The fight on Glazebrook was of a personal natine and not on his record as a coii'peteiit. worthy gentleman. The tU iHn;i'.t lose five congress men tn Virginia, but make gains elsewhere. The House will still be !c mocra' c. There is no use to kick against the pricks, GlazebrooK will fulfill the prophecy t t!u- Timks and open court in February, by a larje ma jority, One ot tii. mm! sci'i'Hit li--.es to the democratic party hi liie great battle with h.i!!ti!. Kit Tuesday is the de'Vut of that Meriing oitl demo cratic taitt retiii nu-r, Win. K. Mor rison, ot Illinois. Ceriific.Hi ,i l i lc ciiun have been issued bv the county c'tik to all the c unty officer elected. It is the fir-t S.me in manv a day t t';i a republican received mch a ct i tiilcate in Hates county, li:t thi-. li.i.e it wji issued to Clark i, Judge ot the South ci n dist: ict. The Gantt and Stone fight seems r,ecr to have been settled with the TJ.-K TT:il i;.... t-l. . . ini ivii ii jii ie. i iic course ot that piper has been in the nature of the ridiculous, and the persistent effort to keep alive animosities in the party is extremely disgusting to sensible men. Stone ran ahead ot his ticket m tiiis county. Is there any other hy pothesis you can base that fact on except that the friends of Judge Gantt "took their medicine like little men?" However, no democrat de serves nv great praise for voting ai sentiments bv voting the ticket, but it shows who the true democrats are in the county. Wade seems to think that a scape goat i needed and begs the boys for the glory of being the martyr. We io not believe that anybody ever suspected Mr. Wade, but then no body has a right to dispute his word, and if he insets that the fault was his own, why we should give him what glory he can derive from so unenviable a reputation among deirocrats. Col. Hishbrook was appointed i v the Piesident collector of reve nue, because of his connection with what the Missouri delegation con sidered a democratic journal. Since that paper has proven so palpably false to the democratic partv in its treatment of a party nominee, the Missouri senators, backed by the lalanceof the delegation, should re that Uashbrook fi nds the same 4 ' eat ment as the republicans in office. The democratic party in Bates county is as strong or stronger than it ever was and demonstrated that fact by the large majority it gave the ticket. The vote on kheulf i no indication that the party is growing cater, out simpiy snows that an unprecedented and bitter personal warfare was made upon Mr. Glaze brook, and many good democrats eie fooled by the hue and cry ot tt-.c republican party and came to drive the wolt from the fold when cc wolt was nigh. The next time tL... crv will be unheeded, for they ul not be deceived twice. WILL THIT CONTEST? There is considerable talk that the election of Sheriff Glazebrook will he contested by the republicans. This may be the intention of Mr. Burch's supporters, but it sounds more like the whineings and bluster ings ot the bully who has lost his money on the "bob tad horse." But j suppose they do intend to try to oust Mr. Glazebrook, on what grounds will they make the contest? Surely not on the legality of the election returns, as the returns from every voting precinct except one tracks the very letter of the law, and that one gave Mr. Burch a large majority. Or it they try the case on the legality ot individual voters, do they think for a moment that all the illegal votes were cast on one side, and that the democrats will remain quiet and let returns be overhauled to discover such votes on the demo cratic side without making an effort to discover the same on the otheJ side, and it would be extremely tunny it in a voting precinct the size ot Rich Hill, with the mining and other floating element, and consider ing the anxiety ot Mr. Burch's friends to have him elected, some votes were not cast that would not stand the test of the cold scrutiny of the law. Mr. Glazebrook was fairly and legally elected to the office of sheriff ; it we did not believe he was, we would be the last to urge his claims, but would say, as we have always said, let the voice of the majority of the people rei-ii sovengn. But the poll books that gave Mr. Glazebrook his majority were returned to the proper custodian in good shape', signed and certified to their correct ness by the judge and tleiks of election, and such returns show that Mr. Glazebrook has received a majority of one, winch legally en titles him to the office the same as if he had received ten thousand, ami he should be installed, as he will be. The people have had enough poli tics; they devoted a season to the choosing of their officer a id now they want time fiom the turmoil ot polit ical stnte to transact the 01 dinarv business ot lite. If Mr. Glazcbro-ik had received a hundred or five inm died majority, instead ot one, then nothing wmild have been said ot a contest; bit a iew politicians, with a desire to see their party successful, and others who have bet money on li e ies!t, think they can overcome so small a majority and hence raise the hue and cry ot fraud. This is all there is in it, and we do not be lieve the best republicans will want to open up such a contest. It Mr. Burch had received the majority our voice would have been raised against hounding him with any such pro ceedings, but we would have been in favor of sustaining him m that office to which the suffrage ot his people had raised him. No. the best men in both parties do not want a contest. The judges and clerks were the proper umpires and they have decided the matter. Now let u throw aside politics and go tu work, and if a few individuals want to keep up a tuss simply to satisfy personal interests they should be summarily squelched. But if nothing will do but a contest, why let it come, but we warn you the democracy will sustain its regularly elected officer to the bitter end, be that what it may. And it it is opened up it must be in its entirety. Our friend Gibbens, ot the Adrian Register, seems to be a little soured and spiteful at the Times. But then, the poor boy has enough to make him spiteful and get his liver all out of fix, but he appears to have about all he can hold down in the person of Parson Sly. Our advise to him is to get one elephant off his hands before contracting new difficulties. A good democrat does not hold back and see his party defeated, and then come forward and sav, "I told you so; it von had let me or my friends work the convention, we would have pulled the ticket through." But the true and manly democrat is he who comes to the front and works for ihpaity success whether ho i uccc:ftd m control ing the noin:iM;iin ui 1,0;. W V. Graves was notified on Tuesday that he had been appointed county school commissioner by the Governor, vice. Hon. J. H. Hin ton, lesigned. This is an excellent appointment and meets the appro bation of sll cur citizens. Mr. Graves is a worthy young attorney, well educated and fully competent to perform the duties of the office. We congratulate Mr. Graves on his appointment. The present situation is summar ized as follews: Democrats, 165; republicans, 152 ; independents, 2 ; labor, 2; doubtful, 3; no choice, I ; total, X2. The democratic committee claim that with the 16, assured democrats, and the present doubts being resolved in their tavor, the political st atu ot the Fiftieth Congress will be at least 169 demo crats to 156 opposition, being a clear democratic majority of 13. This is predicted upon the assumption that the vacant Rhode Island district will be republican Following is Missouri's Congres sional delegation: 1st Dist. W. H. Hatch, Dem. 2d " C. II. Mansur, 3d A. M. Dockery, " 4th " J N. Burne, " Vh W. A. Warner, Rep. 6th J. T. Heard, Dem. 7th Sth 9th IOtll nth 12th 14th J. L. Hutton. J. J. OWed, J. M. Glover, M. L. Clardv. R P. Bland, W. J. Stone, W. H. Wade, lames Walker, Rep. D em. An unfortunate occurrence took place Wednesday at Sedalia. While Hon. John T Heard and his brother, Mr. U. C. Heard, weie sitting in the office of the Hotel Sicher, Mr. Tho. W. Clonev entered and as saulted the Congie'i-siiia l, accoivipa n ing a sti nig ot vile epithets with blows. They weie separated, but Caire together again. anil Mr. Clor.ey having w tested Mr. Heard's cane from hi hand, stiuck him over the hea l with it. Mr. Heard then threw his assaiianr to the fhor. and as he arose was about to strike him with a chair, which hishiolher seized. This ended the melee, but subsequently Maj. Wm. Gentry, Mr. Clone v's father in-iaw, came in and seized Mr. Heard by the collar ot his coat, but did not strike him. Finally Mr. Cloney apologized and the matter ended there. The trouble grew out of the publication ot a card by Mr. Heard, reflecting on the political honor of Major Gentry. This is the last term of Judge Gantl's court, and we opine that no man ever retired trom public office with the confidence and esteem of his constituency more fully than he. He returns the office back into the hands ot the people, who honored him s:x years ago, unsullied by a single act of his, but elevated to a purer and a higher plane by his just and impartial rulings and high con ception of law and justice, which he always meted out without fear or f ivor. Judge Gantt, in completing his term ot office, has the proud consciousness that he has done his whole duty as he understood it; no one could have done more. He is loved and respected by the people of Bates county, irrespective of politics, who consider him in the light of an own son, and are ever proud and gratified to do him honor. We are much gratified to add that Judge Gantt's mantle talis upon shoulders in every way worthy, and Judge David A. DeArmond will fill the high standard measure left him by his illustrious predecessor. Congressman Stones Majority 3.000. Nevada, Mo.. Nov. 4. The offi cial returns from the Twelfth dis trict give Mr. Stone, for congress, about 3.000 majority. Claycomb is elected bv about 600 majority in the Twenty-eighth senatorial district. All the democratic county ticket in Vernon county are elected except Allied Cummmgs. for legislature, who was beaten bv H. L. Tillotson, the recent republican postmaster here, and C melius Correll, who whs beaten by Reese Hid for Judge ot the county comt. Governor Crittenden Interviewed. Ex-Governor T.T. Crittenden was in the city Monday attending circuit court. A Times reporter interviewed him with the following result: Reporter. Governor, how do the democrats in Kansas City regard the course of the Times in the congres sional tight in the 5th district? Gov. The greatest ot indignation exists, not only among the leading politicians, but among all good dem crats, and the course ot that paper is universally condemned. R. Theie is sme talk ot starting another paper, is there not? Gov. Yes, sir: quite a number ot prominent democrats tavor such an enterprise, but I do not think any definite steps have been taken in that direction. R. How do the democrats through out the state look at this matter? Gov. As tar as I can learn, they consider it a fight direct upon the party. R. What is the effect of Judge Phillips defeat on the party? Gov. I consider it a great calami ty to the party in the state. Judge Phillips is one of our noblest men and best lawyers, and universal re gret is expressed at his defeat. R. I see, Governor, vou sustain the piesident in suspending Col. Benton. Gov. Yes, sir, the president could not have pursued anv other course and been consistent. I have no reason to have any personal love tor the president in I is treatment of me, but I think he is conscientious in the discharge ot what he conceives to be his duties, and that is all anv public officer can do. While Iain strongly opposed to civil service, as I believe that to the victors belong the spoils. still after the president had made his order, he could not have been con sistent and pursued any other course Caprice. Whom the mob deifies to day it crucifies to-morrow. The general who unscathed by sword, shot or shell wins a battle by accident be comes a hero, while the chieftain who suffers defeat, though leaving his pallid form on the field of glory. sinks into a forgotten grave. The king, albeit mentally and morally impotent he may be, whose people aie blessed by fortuitous seasons, by rain and sunshine, is called wise and virtuous, while he whoses realms are desolated by famine, though wiser than Lycurgus and more virtuous than Plato, finds fe.v to do him re verence. In the very nature of things popular forms of government are sorely subject to the dangers which necessarily atise from the changing moods of the populace Our public men presidents and law-givers and judges are subject as well to the caprice as the criti asm ot tiie masses. In the defeat of Col. Morrison in Illinois and the narrow escape of Speaker Carlise in Kentucky, we are forcibly reminded that the most devoted patriotism and exalted talent are not untrequently overlooked bv the voters ot the ideal Republic. Not nlone under mon archical forms of goyerment does caprice override reason, and trans fer the scepter trom the grasp of giants to the hands of Lilliputians. St. Joseph Gazette. Remarkable Vitality. One of the most remarkable cases of vitality is that in the case ot Alex ander Winn of this county. On January 2Stb last he was hot in the head, a large pistol ball, fired at the range of a tev feet, entered the left ear and taking a directly horizontal course through the rrain to the rear portion f 'he Item', unnr it lodged just niiili r elie kuM. For weeks he lay at U.- point .! death and the physicians declared his recoery a possibility but little short ot a mira cle. But strange to say he not only recovered, but is going about appar ently as vigorous as a man could well be. He is not paralyzed and onlv complains occasionally of a a slight pain in his head and suffers some from weakness. But in ap pearance h? is more than ordinarily robust. This week the trial of his assailant, Dave Rickev, is set in the f . i circuit court, and Winn is irj attend- ance. Columbia Herald. Jf. T. GRAVES & SON, Manufactors of die t- W oild Fc ircusSelf AdiustingTeamHarnei Our motte not how cheap but how Buy Harness Absolute Reliability Made by Ourselvti Should secure one of the above kind. 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