Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-24
TIE DUTY CT THE PEOPLE.
State and Congressional Conventions

W. hs'e - ~ - w ~
duty of that convention to max,
nomination, for the different Stat
offices. Ii j. of the highest iinpor
taucc that the delegates chosen shout,
fairly represent the people, and tina
the nominations ma,lc should be bu
IL simple expression OF their viii
Such convention can only be >ccir,t
10y becoming interest, effort and az
tivity OH the part Of the people. Iii
plain to every mind that the Demo
crazy will carry the state by III i'm
luci>c majority. but we must 10,
permit this fact 10 luil u> into indit,
terence and inactivity. There is {;
higher duty required OF lis tl.al
merely carr! ing thcS;atc for Creole.
and our party. The State campaign
should take it, tone and character
from the great national contest tia,
has just been inaugurutcd. What are
the great pr"pcl.inG ideas Of the
Presidential struggle 'IIunr>t,. re
trcnchlncut a~nurctorn." The people.
not the politicians and office seekers.
have uniuried the banner with these
words inscribed.
They have grown sick o~fcorruptioII
and abuse of public trust they have
thrown ftlrc yoke o;party and blind
devotion 10 party leaders to mai,
open war upon the "une-nntn-puwtr"
that cntllromc> itself at WASHINGTON.
and lntiIct> upon the country a v;>l
multitude OF public ]pluuLrrrr> : they
arc tired oil Il set OF ul.rctu0,.
"ritfchtS who call themselves til,
t""HftH$ 0J the t"it"l .>tates. but
WHO trade in votes Il, the Wall stree.
gambler doe, in stocks, and who
barter away the rights of the people
IN Il lluck>tcr does hi, fruit in mar.
ket. They have rrvoltrd against al.
Administration and Congress that
ha'elor!mcd an open partnership Will
the railroad and mo!iicu corporation,
OF the country. 10 rob the people o
their lan'i> and place upon them an,
their children the burden OF III. end
less and c~XOrbitant taxation.
These. i'll brief. are some of the i'll
that atll!ct the nation. To get rid q
these, the people have selected II,
"honcst farmer Of ChappaIua" as til
representative of their ideas in II.
present campaign. North and Soutl
they are lnar>hailing undcr his banner
The determined spirit and profoun
caruestnrss OF the masses are sur
indications OF Il glorious victory i
November.
But while we cannot ovcrratc til
importance of the national %strum"l,
let us not forget that we have inpol
iaat duties to attend to in the Stat
campaign. We should select fo
State officers and Congress our vcr
best lncn-hune>t, i~ncorruptiblc mel
who are III full sympathy with til
people, and the great reform move
ment-ilcn whose i,lcaSa are in confiic
with ti.c principles that have donii
mated the country Since the war. an,
who will NOT make traffic of III
people interest for their own SELLS,
ends. The railroad and other mpuic
corporations. welding already fl
too vast a power, furnish Il large col
rupting fund to control the lcgisl:
ton Of the country. We want mc
elected to Office Who are not iden,
ned III amy Way with these interest
and who are not pledged to promo
them. We want umsclt!>h and patti
otto men, who have honor and ma,
hood enough 10 be true to the peopl
and resist the tempting bait of Il
lobbyist.
There l. no dcarili of candidate
They already swarm out ike II
ocu-i- of Egypt. Let the Peep
-crutinize them closely let the Ia
recoIri of each candidate be cXa,uiu.
~ suu what claim he has to publ
favor II he LA. done nothing fori Il
county or district in which lie lives
II Instead Of labOrii1 for the publ
good, his entire effort. have bee
directed to bniidin. up his W 70
tuucs, then he il unworthy Of publ
trust. Let the people give a~ttcntit
to these matters pow in time, bcfu
the Assembling Of The Statc..anl 60
gres.iona! conventions. Let the
survey the field. inquire into II
record Of Tie candidates. weigh Il
inrriis OF each, aud make Il wi
choice.
Tie 81. Loui, Fair commences {
Ihursday October 3d, and closes "a
ufday the !2th. Forty thousand dc
.ars VII! be distributed in premium
Of (which $1,000 i. for cotton. y
entr! ices are charged, and compel
ton j. open for the world, The Il
rsngcincn's for the eutcrta;uue,
will be very complete, and Tho c,i
bition will doubtless surps.s ,ho,
any other year.
t:JJeiano, Grant, Secretary, laid
recent speech delivered at A!exa
dria, Va, that Greeley, IL elcctt
would place l,im.c!f under Oh
.gatiens to the Democrat part
that inscme degree, at lca.,, he wo,
be the exponent Of the principles
that party, and thai il could not
otherwise, unless Greeley dc-i2i
10 deceive aud abu-c the confideI
which the Democratic party had
slowed Oh him. Greeley wa. in
-sbabis Of ,ueh deception, and the
fore the conclusion was inevitable Il
.his Administration would, in 40
..dsgTss al lea-t, be shaped in accoI
g.nce with Democratic ideas aud =,
timents.