Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-16
From Intelllgencer July 2s.l

From lntrllIgencer July ISL
We gre frequently asked the question " what
ID the prospect in Ohio?'' and are obliged 10
confess that we have no satisfactory opinion
abont The matter to give. Unless one had !.een
contact their leaning with reference to the is
snes now before them, it would be mere guess
work for him to undertake to predict in which
direction the prepondcrance of public sentiment
will fall in october. 1t is but little valuable
information that can be extracted frsm the
newspapers, SINCE their business is to present
will be likely to mould and manufacture public
sentiment. The universal interest. however.
that is centered upon the contest in Ohio makes
the result a matter of continual speculation,
and readers might think US lacking IN our duty
as Journalists ii We failed to satisfy public GU
riOsity by giving our predictions as to old Bill
ernor.
The election in Ohio two years ago, and more
especially the gen raj, raj election Last fan: showed
deep-seated dissatisfaction with the general re-
suits and tendencies OF Radical administration.
After being dazzled for SO many years BY the
change, the eyes of the masses were at last
opened to the fast that the party which came in
to power Wanting Its hupanitarian and re-
formatory purposes had falsiied its every prom.
Use. and instead of improving the condition OF
the people had dragged the country down to a
imam financial m1 prosperi Hla Under Ind ai the Da Light Sst of Tece aos
Investigations and exposures public resentment
has been intensified, and q stern Determination
10 every Where manifested 10 ulSe0cumDef the
public service OF the cormorants who have be- .
absorbing the vitality of the nation. But, as We
ttemDte to show IN an article some weeks
ago, this displeasnre with the Radical party
does not necessarily indicate a full and hearty
endorsement of the democratic party, and it
depends very much on the management OF the
mand the support of the disa1ected on the
other side. Any undue assertion OF individual
claims. or of the authority of The party, would
deter thousand IRON co operating with il who
other lSc would willingly have done 6n We
have been watching the utteranccs Of our lead
ers closely, to see il they we're going into bat
merely preparing 10 appropriate the spoils of
victory. For, if they regard success Us a fore
gone conclusion, aud engage in a personal
OF the Pl residential campaign be seriously
jeopardiZed. The business Of democrats is not
merely TO determine which one Of several prom
lnent men shall have this or that position, hut
to take counsel by what means the confidence
Of the floating vote of the country may be retain
ed and strengthened
We must say that the cour c pursued by DEM
ocratlc leaders In Ohio has not been altogether
rcassuring. There has been too much of a dis
position manifested to press the claims OF indl-
viduals at the expense Of harmony in the party
The CINCINNATI Enquirer has Kept up u CON
slant anu annoying warfare upon senator
Thurman in the interests of Geo. Ii. Pendleton,
and the scheIners have brought about an app =
rent cODflc; OF interest between Gov. Allen and
Thurman, his nephew. The danger is, that the
attention of the people will be diverted from
the grand issue, viz: that OF good or bad gov
eminent, to a mere contest between aspiring
individuals; It Is plain to any one that the CON-
plicatlons which the incorporation Of the money
question in the platform has superinduced
could have been avoided. Read the speeches OF
Pendleton, and the talks of Thurman with re-
porters. and it would seem that they are both
pulling on the same string. But the fact ID,
they are bidding for The Presidency, the former
hoping to secure the support of the imitation
sentiment OF the west and south, and the latter
paying court To the contractionists, who are to
be found i'll all the money centers. This money
question is An Important one, and the pros,
per!Ly OF tn. people is involved in the kind of
currency we are to haye, but Just row the great
thing 10 accomplish is to get rid Of RADICAL
administration and radical theories. And 1t is
gong to prove adiiieult work. Tbs adro:t
leaders Of the party, such as vice-president
Wilson and speaker Elaine, are busy making
apologies Tor the iIast and promising everything
for the future. The sins OF the party are to be
all cGniesssG, the more notorious Offenders are
u be ostrncised and We Will gee the radical par
ly in the the field in Ic7d floating the banner o.;
honest proSress.' That thousands OF men
who voted against Grantisn aud Eutlerism in
1874, Will he found next year once more SIM
porting their Old party, headed by its more re-
Dutablc leaders, is morally certain, and the
liost eangl,l3r democrat is not Justified IN ex,
becting the ia.gt mA,6.ll.es u last gear to i,e
repeated next For ourselves We apprrhent
the closest presidential contest that has ever
taken place, and II is impossible 10 predict now
with any confidence what the result will be. II
apiieafs 70 us tlal the democrats OF Ohio have
not acted with Tie CON Eiel, chs; -. discretion the
occasion required; ihsre has Been TOO mach ma
GsiiVfrinE mat belongs to 'lnere politicians.
THIS Itts tls October tleatioU Ia doubt. IL
wonid have been better II the convention nsn
$ imply embodied IN b platform tins idea: thai
Inc first great thing to be done Is to get rid Of
= .dicallsE After Lat. We can proceed TO ad-
sooi and ecOn"mical government 4 tstiDs
raIy check in Ohio might mol prove an ifrelris-
Yahle disaster. It might sst OR 'ipdders 10
sl.:ayins Iia lr''e tlir.r,y upon which sncaess