The Lincoln County herald., 1870-10-06
The Political outlook.
An Exhaustive Review of the Situation in
Missouri by Hon. sam'l r. Glover.

ST. Louis, September 26, 1870.
Alcssrs. H.C. Ewing, James McWorkman
snd p. T. Miller:
GENTLEMEN Finding il out Of my
power to address the Democrats Of Jeffer.
son City as l had agreed, proceed to
act on the second suggestion, o-wit, to
write letter for publication.
RETROSPECT.
Your recent invitation to make polit.
ical speech in your city, brings to MUD
the occasion wi en- complied with sim
liar one in October, 1868. At that early
period deemed it my duty to oppose
the principles and practices Of the party
which soon after took possession Of the
State, and has ruled 1t since. Our meet
ing was held in the court house, and, so
far as the Democrats and Conservatives
were concerned, was an orderly proceed.
lag. But there we're other gentlemen
present who were far more eloquent than
| was, ahd whose economy Of tine led
them to discourse frequeltly and without
regard to me or each other.
THE DEATH CT POPULAR LIBERTY.
These orators we're remarkable both
for volub;l;ty and force. They sounded
only few notes-my memory serves me
at this .apsc Of time with but four to wit !:
"Hurrah for Jim Lane mot alarming
sou ads, when struck as a solitary gamut,
but in that case the PRONUNCIATION was
multiform, and l can assure you that even
these simple words, when poured forth
from hundred throats at one time, and
at the utmost lung power, sometimes be
came SO imposing US to interrupt the con.
tinuity of my remarks.
About that time popular discussion
ceased to be Of any value. War was
raging, and all depended on the military.
Whatever policy was supposed to be
proper, was submitted by those who
found favor to the military authorities,
and was settled by the military authori.
ties. The church as we'll as the State fe.
under military power.
THE CONVENTION OF 1864 '65
was gotten up in this way, and the results
were such as might have been expected.
The arbitrary policy which prevailed was
feature not peculiar to that convention
nor to our civil war. The same spirit
has dominated in every wa, and in nearly
all bodies dependent on war for their ex-
istence. Almostinvariably we have found
that constitutions Of government made
under such circumstances have been
framed il the interest of the party that
made them. They have looked to the
emo'ument of faction a part and not
the whole Of the people.
THE TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE OF poLlTI.
CAL HATRED.
Corruption will creep into all govern.
ments, and l suppose, is in some degree
inseparable from human affairs. BIT OF
all forms of government under the sun
that of. n faciion is admitted to be the
worst. In 1t The natural tendencies to-
wards tyranny and corruption are stim
ulated by haired.
The few who usurp know they wrong
their fellow men, feel that resentment is
just, and thus come to look on oil they
oppress as enemies. A faction by the
loss of it's being is greatly emancipated
from responsibility, SO that the bad pas
sions of its members may be often in
dulged with impunity. I'VE have hear,
q good deal latel y about political hatret
and "hateites," temporary and eternal
and the injustice of political hatred
But the fact IS, whoever enacts system
Of laws which forces men into relations 0
fixed antagonism is responsible for all th
bitterness that follows.
MALIGNIrY OF THE TEST OATH FACTION
The constitution OF 1865 is the autho
1 and cherisher Of much Of the hatre
J which tfe Radicals Of Missouri entertai
, to. day for the disfranchised masses o
her people. l have said the governmen
of faction is malignant and corrupt
May not add, after what has transpire
I in Missouri, that "test oath" faction
the worst of the class. 1t has all th
evils Of other factions and some peculia
to itself. Its agitations are continued
Its insulting distinctions and proscr;I
t tions are thrust into the faces Of the pee
, pie day after day and year after year
n ltb 10 uuTou anu OucuslNS
and best carried out by cruel, unfee!in
men. Hence this class is naturall
brought into power.
! WORTHY SERVANTS OF UNsCRUPULOU
MASTERS.
9 You need not be reminded who th
s great majority Of your superintendent
and registrars are. They speak fc
e themselves in the communities whe,
they are found. There are honorable e,
!. ceprions, but as q general rule, the "tel
!, oath" faction lives and moves aud has i
!. being iu every species Of immortality,
falsehood, cruelty, extortion, prcAigac.
bribery and perjury. Its temptation
p assail officials and individuals, and Il
= good book warns US against temptatio
II for those who are soroly tempted arc o
u to fall.
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