Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
THEY O DO IT.
The most adroit and dangerous rasca,

The most adroit anu dangerous rascals are
as j general thing good naiured, no, on nc
count of any natural Kindness or generosity
of heart, but because thy have learned that
Il smiling face and soft tongue 90 Il great way
to blind the pubic eye to their nisdecL>, and
with many. serve Is an apology for them.
slick, smooth-tongued villain has passed
into a proverb. The fact is. if wrong-doers
did not take special pains TO make them
seive agreeable, they have but 4 sorry time
Of it. Consequently IS rule Eve see men
who resort TO forbidden tricks TO get along,
meek. urbane ana accommodating.so much so
In TRUTH. that the grutf sons of honesty ap-
pear To 4 disadvantage in a comparison With
them. The above reflections were -igyesteG
by the remarkable attitude Of IiaGlcai office
seekers With reference TO the Democratic
voters of Lafayet county. They know
that with their own proper strength alone,
the prospect iSa hopeless one. The only
show I, to make inruads !atc the Democrat
ic ranh>. To accomplish tiii. end they con-
sent TO cover up the arrogant and proscrip-
tive spirit, which fortified behind the iuti-
NOUS test oath aud registration law from
1850 down TO 1870. took delight in haunting
southern men with their disabilities
and inrScludirg 10y iair mean> or foul. most
iy the latter. every Democrat from ANY share
in the government. state, county or mu-
niripal. These men are now willing To COW
~ up that deviii>il spirit. with the fawning
smile OF >ycophancy. and have the unbllISll-
in. inpulcnce to come before the very men
whom they so long in-ultc,i. robbed aud OPP
pressed. and solicit their votes for office. In
doing this they make no professions of re-
pcntauce for the co;ntieS. wauton wrongs
heaped upon an unrc>i>tin- people. bnt on
the contrary still proclaim their allegiance
TO the party which originated these Villain
les, which vet yul>hr, it, teeth in rage over
the adoption Of the acknowledgements amend
mcnts of $50. and which in the South TO this
day i pursuing 4 more diahOlical cour>c
towards the whites than our OWN bitter cX-
prricncr here even enables Us 10 imagine
Il party. one point in wlIu>c creed is to drive
int" involuntary exile the white property
holder opposed to them, Ivy the imposition
of taxes which amount TO cnntiscatiuu. Yet
men III eur county. adiicring to Il party with
this record, and worse than this. cNpcctt 10
Ri" into Office upon the suiira"cs of the Vie
Inns OF their infamous expressions. We are
no teachers of eternal hate. We do not be-
licV- in nur>ing the wrath engendcrcd by the
War against a comm" day ofvengeanre. The
fact j.. the southern people have buried the
auimo>itiG> OF the war, and Remember no
man yiriictirc,v for taking part against
them. liut the wantOn, g~ratuitOus and dis
graceful expressions to which they lEarc been
subjected since the war. stand upon Il
Inherent footing, AMI until The authors of
them repent and show fruit meet iorrrpcn-
tanr,, they MA: expect each individual! mean
act sill he Treasured up 10y every true Dem
oviat, whether southern or union. aud iul,
satisfaction therefor required at their hands.
There are >1inr pS"pte, II Is true. whom You
have To- treat Ike dogs before they viii prop
rrly respect You. 1t il only this kind -! men
among Democrats who Will he ouni sup
porting a single one of these Grant Radicals
at the polls in November.