Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-30

MANY SAT- anu UtfA nouFs Oh ulsaStcr,
remember this, an;! nc: ral! Out OF the
ranks now that the light is breaking
and Il glorious vindication OF their
course reveals Itself not far in Tie
future.
Grant and creo!cy-Ths DIFF
feronce.
Coed men az" s#sin" every day.
we SIC little riiuirc between Grant
au,i Greeley. One is is Objectionable
.is ti:c other: while both arc object
'ionab!,. rs can be-" Good rirn. we
.av. are constantly making us" Ci
.urii expressions as the above. :::!ti
have been even since the nominations
at Cincinnati AID pnilldclphiS.
They are unfortunately only calcu-
.atch TO iujurc the Liberal movement.
since the men making use Of them 81"
all Democrats. whose hostility 10 Ill"
Liberal can,liG.t. cngcndcrcd or old
fields of conflict before md during
the war, proves invinciblc alike TO
reason an,l necessity. The prrjudi-
res of sutl. men we are bound to re
spcct, however much their obs!inacy
rrsv provoke. u. For more than =
quarter of ii century the course OF
: Horace Greeley was snch as TO render
him extremely ~ohmoNious to the
south and to the Democratic party
at large. This cannot be denied.
Bat n 4 plain cause of this bitter
iicss of feeling il is to be remembered
;hat during all this time Greeley
was lahoriMg vigorously and with
slecpiyss vigilance aiding the accom-
plishmcnt Of plans which provoked
the bittcrcst hostility OF the entire
Democratic element of tie county.
Let it be further remembered that
those ulais have been carried ont
successfully a,;h are to-day acqui-
csccd in by. all parties. This much
then is in GrccIc.'s favor, 'ir never
sought to cast in his fortunes with
The Democratic party. VIXEN ii was
powerful aud triumphant. nor did
he abandon his own in the hour OF
difficulty and disaster. He found
the Republican party Il dcsrisel
handful. and unw1yrringlv toilcd in
its behalf until it became supreme
in the land. On tic other hand he
commenced lis warfare upon the
Democratic party vixen in fall con-
troll OF the national and most of the
state governments, and it is only %
in the hour of its sore need. that he
is willing to identify himself with its
desperate fortunes. There is moth
ing of the traitor here, at any rate.
His position, fairly considered, seems
this: II laborcd with the lscpubli-
can party to accomplish certain great
ends. They have been accomplished.
now think it to the interest Of the
country. that | labor with the Dem
o~cratic party to accomplish certain
other ends which my own party was
."ppo>ing.' But to tins I,ard-,cadcd
Democrats reply, cit is all true. you
conlcndcd against us III the past and
were successful: YOU now offer to
assist US in CARRYING on, measures
very dear to us and which we think
of vital importance to the country,
but You opposed us too bitterly once
to permit Us to receive vour assist
amcc now" Men. probably, have the
fright to show themselves thus re-
sentfnl, but in So doing they certain
iv show little sense and less patriot
ism. When, however, il comes to Il
comparison Of the personal merits of
the two Presidential asrirants. ire
spcctivr of their political records and
affiliations, the candor and fairness
OF Democrats who say one is rs good
as the other, might be very we'll cali
ell in question. BY moro than forty
years OF active lifa Greeley has
shown himself the most faithfully
!aborious man in the country, and i'll
his career has signal!y illustrated the
virtues Of temperance, frugality and
eci!-dcnial. lie lrus shown himself
capable OF great enterprises, having
founded and built up one OF ,lse giant
newspapers Of the country, the y. Y.
Tribune. His lnbors have been as
varied as they have been severe
Outside of the immense ami unremit-
ting labor required 10 conduct u pa.
per like the Tribune, he has found
time TO contribute constantly TO lit
ernry magazines, to fill his place in
the lyccum as 4 professional lecturer,
to engage in elaborate controversies
Oh political, scientific and utl"r sub
%jccts, to write an interesting autObi-
geography as we'll "a one Of the best
histories yet published of tho late
war. Yet i'll nj! these different posi-
tons he has shown himself POSSESSED
of an extremely well furnished mind,
q clear, reliable Judgment, gr,at
firmness of purpose, hig!, courage
and untiincliimS integrity. THIS il
the man We lave to oppose J." Grant,
the mediocre graduate of West Point.
The d~ish0no-cd L. s. officer, the dis
sipaied loaf.r of St. Louis, the one
horse tanner OF Galcna, the renowned
and successful general, hut oulv sue.
ccssful through the needless waste
of myr:ads Of precious lives, the tool
Of the Radical party after the war IL
carry out their schemes OF oppression
towards the Southern paoplc after
he had himself, with oficia, so.cMni-
~, reported them rs loyal and peace
able as any citizens OF the country.
And vet there are Democrats to say
there rs no difference bet w,,cu Grant
and Greeley. We say there is sufii.
Client difference between the two per-
sonally in their lives and characters