Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-11
HANCOCK FOR PRESIDENT.

courtesy you have heretofore exteh"-
ed TO me whenever | have asked q
place in your columns, prompts me, at
this time, again to trespass upon you.
I do not know whether. the peculiar
views l may express will meet with
your appreciation, mol am L prepared
to express any opinion as to whether
| they will meet with acceptance from
a majority of the party with which L
have been accustomed to act. AZ
| auy rate, they are my honest convlc-
tions such,a al i'll my humble opinion,
if acted upon, will not fail to bring
victory to the democratic party.
| Hence [ give them for what they are
worth; confident that, in doing SO,
those at least who kno wsme will &C.
quit me of all motives of a personal
or selfish character, and attribute to
me only a deep and earnest wish to
see the success of the conservative
democratic party; and in that success,
| the re-establishment of honest prlncl-
pies in the administration of govern
ment.
The time has again rolled around
for the people to look about and Sc
lect a suitable man an their standard
bearer in the coming presidential
election. And here permit me to en-
phasize the people, for they have, for
many years past, ceased to exercise
that high prerogative which has pass
ed into the hands of designing, in
trigueing demagogues and unprinci-
pied politicians, whose highest allA
has been their ewn individual ad-
vancement. Again 1 say that the
people. as in times past, should once
more take in hand the management
of this question, in which they have
the first and deepest stake. Already
we hear, from every section OF the
country, the claims of some partlcu-
, lar favorite brought forward. Hen
Idricks, Thurman, Allen, Tllden,
lSeymour and various others have al
ready been meutioned-all are good
men, anv one of whom would fill the
high Office with distinguished ability,
and the ouly objection to any n OF
: them is that at the present time and
: under existing circumstances, their
election would be a matter of too
= great uncertainty. The times, the
. exigencies of the country, render II
absolutely necessary for the party
|, now in power to be defeated. Moth
. ing that can by possibility contribute
to that result must be neglected, ahc
f every maj who really wishes we'll tt
: his country, and who desires to SCI
e the principles of our free government
maintained, will be willing to sacIi
fee individual preferences when
t stake 80 tremendous hangs upon the
? wisdom of TIE choice we may make
The scenes which have been recent.
witnessed in New Orleans, Indianap
@ oils and Chicago, II which are still
passing in review before our eyes ii
n St. Louis where the humiiiatin;
u spectacle is presented of the highes
n government officers, the bosom friend
of the president being indicted, toun
guilty, and all but one sentenced
the penitentiary as common thleve
and scoundrels, bring a blush to tn
y, cheek of every honest man,and shout
" render us doubly arnes in prayin
for that measure of wisdom and pi
d triotism to enable Va to protect OF
country from similar disgrace in Il
e future. Wonld the election of Balm
of Morton or of Conkling give Al
by assurance Of better things i'll the f
ture? Certainly not. All who kno
them, or who have marked their p
"litical course, know them. only as Sc
In seeking and heartless politician
whose patriotism has no higher III
tive than the advancement of The
own personal interests. Would
no selection of Grant or Il third tel
&C. bring with it any remedy for
evils under which the people {
HIS grooming? Alasl for our count
pu- when that event m upon
There will be one univ ersal carni'
q of plumber. Released from every II
lab I'D rostroi,t tho ,hiaves will
turned loose upon the country; a
'ao- it is not improbable that, as a mt
ust ure of revenge for what has bs
! ne done in the prosecution and con1
uii' ton of personal friends, he would
sue a proclamation OF general Jail
nis livery, throwing open the gates
oil every penitentiary i'll the nation,
promoting, to high positions of II
he and emolument. those most pro
to nent in crime. Who can doubt
an election to a third term would
rat: the same as comforting upon him
'ock imperial dictatorship which tn
mt. who know him best have always
&C. lieved his real purpose TO assume
that Now, to avert these threatened d
gers is there a remedy, and is it
sible for the American people to
'ck's a man whose nomination for pr
4 of dent would be followed by abso'
and certain success? / honestly
con- iieve there is sucl, a man: and IL
the before l give his name, permit N,
and say that in forming this opinion
am led by no motives of a perst
Bah character, as YOU well know all
q al sympathies during the late war y
In with the people of the south.
c~onfederacy and the causes which
hou- the people to take the course t
cock did, have passed away. The OF