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tttlCt VOL. XIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1892. NO 44 dunes. Missouri State lank OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, Makes Collections and does a General Banking Business. DEPOSITORY FOR COUNTY FUNDS. In the Real Estate Loan Department- Make loans on Real Estate on long or short time at lowest rates without delay. STOCK HOLD EKSS Allen, Mrs. Levin a lioulware, T C. Physician Burk, Monroe Farmer Hallard.J N Farmer Brown, Lulu Bartlett, Kilmnml Farmer Itryner. Margaret Clielf, II. B. Farmer Coleman. Snm'l U Farmer CarutherR, O A Farmer Christy. J M Physician Clark, Robert Farmer Courtney, J M Stock Dealer Ieerwester. John Farmer Levy. Sam Dry Morrison. C H Miller, Alf Farmer McCracken, A Farmer McCracken, Iiobt Farmer Owen, M V Farmer Pilaris, jonn urocery Davis, J U Foreman Times ofBoePharia. C F Grocery Dutcher, C II Prof Normal Sen Powell, Hooker Farmer DeArmonil.D A, M C I'lgott, II II Bank Clerk Deerwester. Frank Co scb. com Hosier, J M Farmer Kvang, John Farmer Heeiler, Oscar Farmer Kverlnnham, J Physician Kadftfr J, Chas R Kreemain, Caroline and Eliza Heisner, J W Pension Clerk Francisco, S P Lawyer Sullens, J L Banker WM. E. WALTON LOOKER POWELL president vice-president ALL TREATED ALIKE. Prohibitionists Will Not be Dis franchisee Secretary of State Lesueur Replies Categorically to a Personal Letter Addressed to Col. Stone by a Prohibitionist The Aus tralian Law Upheld. Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 17. The following correspondence ex plains itself: Butler, Mo , Sept. 3, 1892. Col onel W. J. Stone, Nevada, Mo.: Dear Colonel No doubt, from "sur face indications," you waut to be governor of Missouri. There will be polled iu Missouri this fall, if al lowed to vote for their nominee, about 4,000 prohibition votes. They will come about equally from the democratic and republican parties. If their votes are cast for their par ty it will not change results as be tween you and Mr. Warner. If they should all be cast for Warner it might defeat you. Warner has declared (as all fair minded men must) against the out rageous clause of the "Australian ballot law" which seeks to disfran chise a large number of good and law abiding citizens ami deny them the right of suffrage. The prohibitiouits, at great labor and expense, will comply with law and file the application of their 1,- 000 petitioners with the secretary of state, but they are looking for some trick, some technical flaw to be fouud in their petition whereby they will be disfranchised, as a party, af ter all their trouble. If such i? the case, the 4,000 votes will be cast for Warner, in hopes that in the future they can have the rights of Ireemen. Now vou oau prevent any unfair dealing on the part of the state of ficials and let the prohibitionists vote as their conscience dictates (which is not for Warner,) or by re fusing that force them iu self de fense to vote for your opponent. Very respectfully, your friend, John M. Vaughn. ANSWERED BY MR. LESCECR. The r.bove letter was some days iu reaching Col. Stone, who referred it to Secretary of State Lesueur without comment. Secretary Les ueur has written the reply given be low: Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 16. Sir: Colonel W. J. Stone, demo cratic candidate for governor, has referred to me your letter of Sep tembers. Permit xne to say that one para graph of that letter is a reflection upon me which is unjustified by anything i: my past private or pub lie record, aud one which I venture j believe would be condemned and Repudiated by your lamented father who was my friend, and who voted in the main the same ticket you do did me the high h nor to vote For me when he had the opportunity. Iu order that there may be no ,;ift-;ncr the import of vour Li'!- JUiJl.-'"p 4 - guage I quote it here: "The prohibitionists, at great la bor and expense, will comply with the law, and file the application t " their 1,000 petitioners with the sec retaty of state, but they are looking for some trick, some technical flaw $110,000. Hannah, W D medical student Slayback, E1 Farmer Hardinger, W N Farmer Smith, G L Liveryman Hickman, G U Furniture dealer Starke, L B Deputr circuit clerk Heath, D R Turner, Mrs M K (",'apitalist Jenkins, J R Cashier Tucker, W E Dentist Klnnev. Don Ass't Cashier Tyler. W B Farmer Goods ClothlngV'oris. Frank M Farmer Farmer Vauehan. J M Capitalist Wyatt, H C Lnmher dealer Wells, Wiley Teacher West, R G tanner Walton, W'm E President Wright, T J Capitalist Weiner, Max Merchant Wall, Win Farmer Walton, G W Farmer Walla, J T Physician Whipple. NL Physician 3. R. JENKINS DON KINNEY cashier Asst. cashier to be fouud in their petition where ov they will be aistrancuiseu, as a party after all their trouble.'" Can vou point to any act of mine as a public omcer wnicu justices such lansuaxe us tliis'f I certainly think not. On the contrary I have taken every opportunity to assist and advise persons interested iu the preparation of certificates under the Australian ballot law, remaining con stantly iu my office arid out of the state campaign, where 1 should like to bt;, in order to do so. Thre fourths of my correspondence upon the subject has come from the third party or prohibition votes, and in stead of the "tricks" and "technicali ties" which you seem to look for at my hands, I have endeavored in every instance to construe the law, where susceptible of construction, iu favor of the rights of voters to a franchise as untrammeled as is con sistent with the purposes of the law iu securing secrecy of the ballot and an uuintimidated vote. THE FIRST INSINUATION. During my four years' incumben cy of this office I have received many kind notices, in the press and otherwise, from political opponents regarding what they have been pleased to call the impartial and un partisan manner in which 1 have dis charged my duties. It has remain ed for a son of one of my most es teemed and valued friends to say that he is looking for some "trick"' or "techni 1 flaw' to be used by me to disfranchise a portion of my fellow-citizens. I trust his fears are uufounded. I do not believe in dis franchising American citizens. This can only remain a free country by respecting the rights of representa tiou for all the weak as well as the strong. Let me sa', however, that it is easier to condemn the 3 per cent clause in the Australian ballot law than to suggest for it a substitute which will afford the relief sought without emasculating the law; and also to sav. w'thout intending in the- least to be personal, that much of the civ against the clause arises from misapprehension or demagogy. It is clearly demagogy in Major Warner in his speeches, and in the Globe-Democrat, in its recent at tacks on the law in Arkaneas.because the republicans in this state suport ed the the passage of the law the Globe-Democrat ridiculed democrat ic 6tates that failed to adopt it, and strongly supported Governor Fran cis' veto of the bill to repeal the 3 per cent clause. Mr. Hendrickson, the third party member of the legislature from Bates county, in my presence, being there ..ilh others, to seek Governor Francis" recommendation of new leg islation by the extra session of 1S91 on this subject, said he approved the ground of the governor's veto. A gentleman who represented him self to be and no doubt whs the sec ret iry of the committee of the state mohibition party, at my desk only a short time ago, agreed to the asser tiou that the requirements of the law were about as easy of fullilinieLt as auy that could be devised to pre vent overburdening the ballot boxes with tickets only intended to de ceive. SCMMAEY OF THE VARIOUS STATUTES. I do not believe the 3 per cent clause seeks to disfranchise a large uuu.ber of good, law-abiding citi zens," or even a tma!l number If it dots, it Las U" cvjupathy of mine. Itb k ui lulciit is lo piotect the bal lot from spurious tickets. It may not be the best method obtainable, but it if, confessedly, the best that has b eii suggested in this state, as none that would stand the slightest examination has yet been proposed to take its place. Our republican friends are stop ped from criticizing as they them selves have enacted the provisions into law iu quite a number of states I have taken th imius to examiue these laws carefully, aud find them all to contain similar ret-trictiouB. The Illinois law has a 2 per cent clause, and requires not less than 1, 000 voters on a petition for candi dates. The Iowa law has a 2 per cent clause, and requires not less than 500 petitioners. The Ohio law has a 1 per cent clause, but for state petitions it requires 1 per cent in number of the entire vote cast iu the state at the next preceeding general election. Such a provision as that would necessitate in Missouri this year for the prohibitionists 4 043 petitioners, yet the republicans of this state are not denouncing Ohio as being engaged in an effort to pre vent the suffrage. The Massachu setts law has a 3 per cent clause.and requires not less than 1,000 petition eis; and the Pennsylvania law has a 3 percent clause, aud requires peti tioners to the number of "one half of 1 per centum of the largest vote for any ofheer elected in the state at the last preceeding election at which a state officer was voted for." Ap plied to this state, this year, such a aw would demand of you 1,250 pe titioners. The ermont law has a 1 per cent clause but also requires 1 per cent of the entire vote to be sign ed to petitions. INTENT or THE MEASURE. I might cite the law i n other states but the tendency of legislation is all one way, the greatest latitude being given by the law in Arkansas, which has recently been so roundly abus ed by the third party people. In that state a petition is acceptable which contains anywhere between 0 and 1,000 signatures. The pur cse of these laws is not evil; it is not to disfranchise honest voters, it is not to stifle the expression of any intelligent or honorable purpose, it is not even to judge of what is in telligent or honorable, so long as any fairly considerable body of men shall desire to record their views upon it at the ballot box, but is de signed to reform evils long com plain ed of in connection with our electo ral systems. It is to protect parti sans from being fleeced by dishon est committees ostensibly for the purchase of ballots. It is to protect the voter from imposition by ballot peddlers at the polls. It is to se cure real privacy of the ballot in preparation and after it is cast, thus preventing intimidation of the weak by the strong, and largely eliminat ing the purchase of votes, since the deposit of the ballot in pursuance thereof cannot be followed up and seen The law has the support of the vast majority of the good, pat riotic citizens of the republic, re gardless of party affliations It has the opposition of corrupt, trading, bull dozing politicians. Suppose it does incur some labor and expense? Do not the benefits derived more than compensate for theset Are : . ho carp and cavil at doing a little work to secure petitioners or at expend ing a few dolUrs for notary fees which are absolutely necessary to prevent fraud, friendly to the effort to purify the ballot, or are they not rathpr arraying themselves on the side of those who would like io dis credit the law and tear it out of the statute beok I understand the reply, but is not this the practical effect, and does not the corrupt element smile and applaud at every attack which weak ens the law? Would it cot be bet ter for honest men of all parties to make sacrifices if necessary in order .o uphold itt The most honorable and pure paitv name imaginable might be used as a cloak for fraudu lent purposes, hence the care of the law to see that the ballot is not mf.de as bijr as a baru door with spuiious tickets, coucocted to dis credit the system and confuse the voter. PROHIBITIONISTS RECOGNIZED. Construing the law as I do, that all of the 1,000 names, or any por tion of them that may be convenient can be embodied in one aeknowledsr ment, the preparation of the certifi cate need not be so troublesom or expensive as seems to be feared. It will require an tverage of less than nine names to the county. In secur ing these names, instead of hinder ing, all good citizens will unques tionably assist- The prohibition party, though it only received in this state at the List general election 989 votes is a legitimate and recog nized party iu the country. No good purpose could be subserved by j ireezing it out iroui representation at the polls, and I am quite certain that the democratic party of Mis souri, which detests disfranchise ment as the sum of all political vil lainies, would have repudiated in stead of renominating me by accla mation, if it had even suspected that I could become a party to any scheme which would obstruct the elective franchise. Allow me to briefly notice another feature of your letter. You say to Colonel Stoue: "Now, you can pre vent any unfair dealing on the part of the state officials,'" etc. How, pray? This a government of pow ers prescribed and limited by law. Even if Colonel Stone were already elected governor, which he certainly ought to be, and will be, he would have no more voice in the execution of this law than you have yourself. There is but one state officer that has to do with it under the law in the sense that you discuss it. That officer never interferes or meddles with the duties of any of his col leagues. He attends strictly to the affairs of his own office, and he has never, so far, had to complain that any of his fellow state officers pre sumed to relieve him from the bur den of attending to his own business. You evidently misapprehend the character of vour state government. Permit me to conclude, sir, with the assurance that I will go as far and do as much to see the prohibi- tiomsts of Missouri accorded all of their rights under the electiou laws as you or any other gentleman. I am far more interested m the matter, for while you can only cast a ballot to represent an idea, however good it may be in the abstract hopeless ol fruition at this election, my person al character ad etanding as a man and citizen are iuvolyed. It is true that, besides my family, this is all I have on earth. Perhaps it is for that reason th:it I value them the more highly. Yours truly, A. A Lesueur, Secretary of State. M. Vau'-hu, Eso., Butler, Bates County, Mo. Hook Exchange. Sheldon and company and E. H. Butler and company have failed to keep all dealers supplied, with their by Miler anil 80n. 2() years' experi books. However, these houses as- wi1(, vrm ,.., doctor sure me by telegram that they are making extra- dinary exertions to supply the enormous demands made upon them. As previously stated time and again in this department, books should be promptly exchanged either through the local dealers or lirectly through the publishers. Sheldon & Co., New York (assignees ofTaintor and Brothers,) the pub- Ushers of the Franklin Readers, ex- change books until Oct. 1 1892. D C Heath &. Co., Chicago, the pub lishers of Hyde's Grammars, and Leach, Shewell and Sanborn, Bos ton, the publishers of Brand's Phy sioloeies, have extended the time for exchange to Oct. 1, 18J2. E. H Butler & Co., Philadelphia, the pub lishers of Butler's Geographies tele- graph me that they will exchange ttnrougn tueir irmiaaeipnia nouse only) tor ail oia oooks tenaerea 10 om npftlers bv natrons or nunils prior to Sept. 1, 1892. The Ameri- can Book Company, Chicago, the publishers of Kay s Arithmetics, Mc- Guffev's Revised Speller, Barnes' History, Townsend's Civil Govern ment and Steele's Hygienic Physiol ogy, decline to extend the time for exchange beyond Sept. 1, 1892. All old text books in use should be promptly tendered local dealers that exchange prices may be obtain ed. I think I can safely say that no person will be denied the privilege of exchange prices where the failure to exchange before the expiration of time for exchange is caused by the publishers' not supplying local deal ers. The necessity of exchanging DO books promptly has been pressed from time to time in 80,000 circulars sent out to county commissioners for distribution to teachers and school officers, in the press of the state, and in the county institutes attended by 12,000 teachers. To ex change the books of 700,000 pupils is a herculean undertaking. Some patience must be exercised by all concerned. Very Respectfully, L. E. Wolfe, Pres. School-Book Commission. FAR nn OF BATES Cash Capital. D. X. THOMPSON J. K. ROSIER K. A BEN SETT K. D. K1PP Dr. J. ETERlNtiHAM T. W. SILVERS Receives transacts Solicited. D t-posits subject to check, a general Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. To lay, with one hand, the power of the goveruineut on the property of the citizeu aud with the other to bestow it upon favored individuals, to aid private enterprises and build up private fortune, is none the 'ess a robbery because it is done uuder the forms of law aud is called taxa- tiou. This is not legislation. It is a decree under legislative forms. Decision of United States Supreme Court, February 1, 18io A Duty to Youself. It is surprising that people will use a common ordinary pill wneu they can secure a valuable English one for the same money. Dr. Ackers English pills are a positive cure for sick headache and ail liver troubles. They are small, sweet, easily taken, and do not gripe. Virginia Items. Sorghum factory on the bridge- ford farm 3 miles southeast of town go to uis oliice joor auj mate your racket. He does not care how much noise you lnae in tue strcet but tho nfcijbbors do Born, to the wife Albert Pilgrim two bouncing baby boyg) all F & L Us. Am03 Lo. rAba nnv nnfi r,PW inv. but he its a democrat John Br;ea aud Bisterj Miss Lina, of Lone Oak township, were iu ta . wn avo inaf r Won. der if Geo. M Jenkins has found his missing letter that was to come from the west Mr John Hussey is at my house very sick with congestion of the stomach. .. .Th democratic club has arranged to meet at Mc Faddeu's hall every two we.-ks, on Thursday night. Don't forget it, .Miss Ella Durst anj aii turn out. . faome OQ ft visit from Kansas, where music. .. .Misses Emma Rinehart aud Sarah Oldham were out horse bacjj ridiDg Sundav. The girls say this is leap year and they are going to enforce the law Miss Olie Humphrey, teacher e.t No. 2, went to Butler Saturday Mr Hilton and wife were down from Mulberry visiting the family of Joha Hedges Mr. Ben Bigg has a new buggy, and Warren Avers and Gordon Wallace j Xi.ect to use it Sunday Two of j Mat Hiuson's children are going to j visit their graudmoth'ir the Utt-r $ pari of tho week Will Darst and Mc-niit Ziuu made a flying trip to Rockville Saturday on business M D Schutt killed a mad dog one day last week in A J Park's yard . . . Mrs Amos Bright is quite sick Mr. G W Day signed for the Times Alt'. .11 Psik Las the agency for an ink eraser. It will remove any kind of stains from piper or fjoods, it is worthy of voar investi gatioa; bookkeepers can't afford to n Af R COUNTY, $50,000.00 President V ire-President id Vice-President tashiet Secretary Atlunivv Lones Money, issues Drafts ami n Banking business. Your patronage respectfully When Baby was sick, we EaTe 1ct Castorfn. When the as a Child, the ct ied fur C&storuw When h becamt Miss, she clung to Castoriav When she had Children, she gave theia Castor do without it Hon. John Biggs and sou Geo. of Hume, were over Saturday looking after his prospects for treasurer, in this neck o' the woods. John is a grand fellow, wp all know him Dan Nestlcrode has a new wagon.. Mis John Hens ley was in town visiting one diylast week Little Mona Ruble is up and can walk around aud is gradu ally regaining her speech.... Mr Morris a neighbor of uncle Billy Drysdale, was down on a visit a short time ago from Henry county ... .Mis McMichie and daughter it; law, of East Linn, use visiiiug the former's sifter, Graudma Drysdale ... .0 M Drysdale is on the sick list. .. .They have their new organ at the Nest! erode school house and lias given the best of satisfaction. Those that have agreed to help paj for it may look for the collector this week. .. .Virgil failed to make hi regular visit Sundav evening.. .Mr. Hedges and family a id Miss Ola Humphrey were in Virginia Suuday Mrs Carr DjJley has tho Reavley fever, hope it is not contft gious?....F.d Dudley is the horse trader at present; he says he won't cheat Mr. Wes Mullis was down. Sunday swapping jokes with the boys. N. M. Nestlerode. SCROFULOUS SORES Lady Badly Afflicted Thi Year. Tries 3Iany Ooctora Here and In Kngland Without Bene fit. Cured by CutJcura. If y -wile having suffered from Scrofula sores ca the lack for thrj yearn, nod t tinm he rould c t lit- down at nivrlit, and ttm tried ait the doctors 1 could gt-t, and also went to Eug'.-uxl lo try aod te cured there, and all of them failed, and told tut' they could do nothing for her; aod haunt; tried ait kiui! of remedies I at lost tried one hoi of yo:;r 1 'trircna Kebedies, aod to-day she is as well as he ever was in her life, and her back is as elesi a auy person liTinic, aad I for 01 can recomraeucS tliTict-B Remedies as the only one I coald fisti u effect a cure. O. W. JUNKS, Conta). 20 Sayles etrect, Cicteiacd, Ohio- Scrofula Ten Years I bad a monies; sore ia my ear of a acrofa!a oaxure for ten yean. llxA been treated l seterf j-hyricians, hut obtained do relief at:f 1 trtnl Ci Tict'BA, which healed it up ia a few Oa?a. Th. u more than three years a?o, and I ht? had to trouble with it sine-. I consider yoar Cimt'CRA Kebedizs BDeioelled for the diseases tod cioua.Uk curt. Mrs. U- A. WOuWORb, b'catterwood, 60. Dak. Cuticura Remedies Are therreateet kio Cores, Stood Porier acd Liumor Remedies the worid has ever koows. t-rscrE Resolvent, the new Blood aod Sk.D furifier iateniiiiy (to ck-anise the blood of aii ita puriue and poiooooss clearest), aod Ctrriccava, tin- srreat t'sin Care, aod CtmccEa Koap, as i ti'iizi'je ttirj i'yri&eraod BeaoUCer, exter&ali; ".a citif the .Us aad scalp aad restore tbe ba!.r3 , eu-e ererr diseaae aad faamor of the ekia, scalp, at'i blood, with loss of hair, from infaocy to azt, from pirapie to eerofala, wheo the heal j.bycises, fc piUdt, aad ail other remedies fail. Soli erenrwhere. Price, CrnctJJ, S&c ; Soxr. '. ; Uzsoi.rEST, J. Prepared ty the 1'otte itsxr, asa Cuemh aL CoBfOBaTloji, fcot3. ear' How to Care Ssia Jr,ae.' A pK-r, So luustratioos, and 1 Uarumociais, ouiied free. . I flUCLIES'r WKf. Clearest Skin aod ScfUtt LU I L Haada prod uced by CtTiccaa fcoai". WEAK, PAINFUL KIDNEYS, "With their weary, daH. a:&z, Eftk, aits-one eeosation, reli-Te1 in one minnte ty tbe CntSenr Anti-Paia laater, tie gl.. p3 i.:.-..,' jiifcT.