Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20

who ssid. That it CAV. him mu"h pleas
IRE to know that he WAS II member of a party
That had aroused such ~interest and enthusiasm
our city affairs. and had gathered
such Il crowd to participate with music and
speeches in all old fashioned democratic jubilee.
he believed in politics and in this country,
every man WAS y part and parcel OF the
he should be q politician; not 4
as is ordinarily understood-a mere
trickster-but one who understands Alright the
true science eff government. One OF the best
books lately issued from the press is a handbook
for the youth of the country-almost a school
book-from which they might learn true politics
with their other studies. The best and greatest
men OF all ages and countries have devoted their
best efforts and their matured thoughts to this
science. 1t had been urged that politics should
not be extended to our local municipal affairs,
but the speaker believed it sho uld use its inhu-
ence in every branch of the government. IL II
had its use in federal, state or county elections,
it also had its use in municipal elections. If i,
was useless in municipal affairs. then it was
useless in the other branches of government.
Parties were necessary for unity OF effort and
The fable Of the old man and the
bundle of sticks. which was 80 strong united.
and 80 weak divided, was an apt illustration of
the principle involved. All great principles
were enforced and all great evils were reformed
by parties. A man singly, by his own effort, be
~ ser y earnest u ""u -
ins oeneo. some souu 10
ny us inoisiouai eAer''on' a'one' "
cohDhi"s III pa''N1 Nv -
coulu such measures De successfully carried ou''
fsrtles' IN enforcing 'neir Pr'nc'pies VI ieior".
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'. ~ - sm.;.,. -. ,rorLinas Of ,h.
.an,n,;.sn nar,x Ths oan. facts which have
,at - p.,rn.n,s nroaont diso rae. were brought
- -. r.. ..,uhI;o,, ,o,.-.oo and
o.,o.sm.- .1;...a.,d.d .,d II .w.i,cd i. DEM
- =, .uo..oa6,,,v ,r..rtb tho
800, n.;ss.n,oa,ors -, which he had h.en
49, 49,. ;+,v.. Tho .onuh,;c.,
s"..' d. all
pa.Ss ..h,os ~. nsI hniIt and for which Wa are
nav ta.es. and we owe to a democratic
adminis,ration To-day the curtsilment in our
Mi. .x.onses and conaeouent dim;nution of
t.,.. ,,our own county. we owe to an hon.
cot ,,,,uotrioua and economical IL, mocratic ad-
m;n;.tr,tion tho treat cbanres that have bean
hro,,oh, .hout i, opr county. = nen,litures- and
rho reIuc ,on of our county tsSes. Our corpo.
r.t;on ,.xos ors No sl,obt affair. which nsrt,es
.bouI, ,i.reo.rd "a we are urged tn d. bv those
v,ho CIV tho. citv s,.ct;ops .re too ne,,v tn draw
go I;n.. in our c;tx t.xea last wear were
iu !. csnt-si. tim.s tho rate ofour state taxes
for this wear and but Y of one per cent less than
onr entire state county. road and poor house
tar for thi. wear. Surely our CITY taxes are i'm
nort.nt enonph to iustify psrty lines to be drawn
n acc th.t thew are fsirlv. economically and
bonsat,y exnanded There was also a business
noint ~ view In regarding mr. citv affairs which
sbould make avery one interested in is honest
od,;,;o,r.t;o, W. MIGHT r.o.rd If "a a busi-
:, ...,o...o, :. ,vh;ch .,arv nronortv hold
~ LA I,o.I ~ tha .monn, or his nronsrtv md
IN. I.hor;na nan "a tho cornaration,s emsiove
The stoct- however. wss subject tn annual as
sessment in the way of taxes. and no dividend
eve, returned. The city officers fix these as
ses,mcnt, and handle them. Every property
bo,dsr was interested in having their assessments
"a ,,obt =. noas,b,e and in having them exuen.
aed 70 tho arsstsst .dv.ntaos in ho,h an eco.
nomical and benesciaI sense' These o0icers
mortgoo a tho cornorat;on nronertv and denress
its value. Inv incnrrinp useiess debts. or enhance
its value Inv relieving It of nresent encumbrance
Men owning stock in insurance or other comma.
nies arc ear fin, in wboss hands thev intrnat their
int.rea,s. an sbon,d ,hev no with mun,cina,
corporations- The moor or lsborinr man ia tn.
employe of the corporation. not directlv nv get.
tiny hi, work from the cornoration nrsner. Int
indirectly ,by getting his work from the indiyid-
ual citizens or stockholders. II the corporation
burdens the ci,izen,s means nv debt and taxes
it in lures him 70 that extent cripn,e. bis busi.
meas. and cnts or the work he wonla otberwisa
give the laborer. II the corporation is prosper
GUS, and free from debt, the burden upon the
citizen is light, and he extends his business,
furnishing work for the lsborer and mechanic.
The speaker referred to a CITY in a ueiRhborinp
state, once prosperous and aourishing, and now
dead in a business and financial view, because
OF the heavy incubus of taxation. Possessing
great natural advantages from location. and ar
tiacial advantages from railroads, six uer cent
taxation has destroyed business and rendered
property valueless. So it 10 with our own town.
III mortgage is placed upon it in the shape of a
large debt, by Encouragement or otherwise, we
will have u blight which will destroy our pros
perity and futul prospects. So it is every mans
business to see that our city affairs are managed
by honest and competent men. who will. nv
keeping the public debt in due bounds- and 600.
nomical expenditures. nlace us in a nos;tion n
encourage. not retsrd. trade and business Tho
danger to cities and towns from baovv aoht
wss M new thing. the law.matars or ,ho oou,
trv. seeinv what evils n.a fsII.n NM, oo,n,;..
and having annexed them hsd n.~t ,'...a 80
tbo,ah,s ~ tho c;,;os o,d t.,u,o ~ ,..u... -
fron, hoino I;tow;.a n,,na.r., ns. ~" ""
had rohbed tho count;.. wo,Id ,,r, ;. 49, .;.:No
II thav were ,1.fens.Io.. nn;,ois 80 .r..
.our, hal n,.cad . ,imi, ~ 80
tion and d.ht nv con.,itu,;ona, n.an;apaa. "a,
wh., nv wont 10 mo, IN .no. IN
their oa,hs obev ,beso n,ovid.n, -as,c-s
The snoat er rafsrrad - his go ...s~.sHoM