Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-31
ARMED NEUTRALITY

One OF the papers of this city with dmock
dignity thar is both amusing aud ridiculous.
throw. itself back on II, assumed national
armed neutrality" in the contest between
the people anu the present county court. We
hold that no public .',,,rnll. whatever may be
its claims or prrtrn;i"n>, has y right 10 ignore
questions Of vital Importance To the people
of the county in which it Is published.
Every country newspaper, and even city pa
pers. owe their support. i'll Il great measure
10 local patronage. Take away this patron
age. and in nine eases out Of ten they would
city papers, with their vast circulation in
every state of the Union, owe not only the
beginning of their prosperity, but their con-
tinued and permanent success to "A liberal
patronage NJ home. Yet do these papers
"put on airs and show ingratitudc to the
people that warmed them into life by reiu-
sin" 10 discuss question: III local concern! Do
they take no in;"rr>iin the administration OF
county affairs or the management of the city
government: Wa> it hot only the other day
that these papers. without respect 10 party,
were engaged i'll exposing and dcnOuncins
the rammany frauds and the corruptions oil
The city government. Even now they have
80 far let'uown their dignity az to discuss and
and publish to the world the frauds I,"ac,iced
upon the city merchants by the Custom
House officers. If the people. don't know, we
will inform them that these papers In size.
dignity and TIE number Of subscribers. will
| Int fail ,r.r,- far I.I;,,v IT,. =, 4 it,, Ng,,'
Paper" The -. Louis Republican, although
its honor of originating the POSTUM Policy"
i, somewhat disputed. claims to he 4 sort oil
national conrcrn too. b,l+ when it was dis
covered that the people of st. Louis county
were cursed with Il corrupt count court
what paper took Il more decided stand IN fl-
'or OF the people aud against the court! Not
only the Republican. but the other city pa
rrrc continued l." dcnounce The members OF
That court. and expose ticir corrupt practi.
c">, until II special act oil legislation relieved
the people. and gave them an opportunity %!
~'!ccting honest iaigc>. All these Journals
recognize III. iari that they are under para
mount obligations 20 the people at homr. and
none of them are 80 simple rs 10 ]rctrcnrlI
themselves behind Il national character. With
~thc>crNainples before him. we hope that our
clSE,or VIII feel IL no los to his ui"nily IL
trin" his huge national ..mcr>iiccn'' down
and thrust il into the service OF the people ai
home. II is Useless to try to bamboozlc and
insult the intelligence OF the public with >tirl
nIm>y excuses. Il wont G". Come down
from Your stills, and let u> See how YOU hook
on the ground. Take down your >i-n-t.a,
anima! with a ~"rat-iail Tile apprnIagc.' All,
take sides either Tor or against the pc"pl,
who haSc sustained YOU. County court judge,
ar" public >,rNant>. AMI not Il paper in lii,
l iitei STATES i"aiilIr> To- ~,ii>cl>> their con
duct. Enter the field. ami we will Lrpu>iI
nickcls enough in bank to repair all daIna-,
done to our national craft. Eut if ON
mrighhor vii! persist in hi, neutrality. Ii,
should not write uiiirlc> tl> he did l"yuIr,
question i'll tie last Two i->lir>.) leaning 1,
III" side OF the county court. Above ali, hi
columns should be free from actual. If not III
territorial. misrepresentation. Dnc of the
proprictor> OF that paper was present at III,
mrrtin: nf the Farmers Ciuh last Tur>'ity
week. and II" knew Very wei! that the rc>o
IutiHn> published in his paper We're no
passed III that meeting. Still in the last is>u,
the resolutions are attributed 10 that meet
in-. ah;i the impression i made that the,
were cn"inrrrc'! by LAWYERS. the rr,ulu
lions were passed a. puh.i,!l".t ia our papr.
on the saturday before. and W. state VIVA
"" know to lee Il positive fact. that not Il sill
gle lawyer was present ut the time. Tn
u meeting was composed of our best and mos
Il intelligent farmers. - much tor armed nru
! trali:y of which our nrighhorlla, made quit
a bunglc.