Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-02
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

We are informed that Mr.. c. j. Alliier'
of Clay township. has HILL
self an Independent candidate LOT 'he
legislature from the western district Oh
county. Mr.. Miller will be recos-
nized as the man who. some years ago.
was elected on the Conservative ticket
against Denote, the candidate OF inc
straight-out radicals. Against Mr.. Mil
Ter. as a gentleman. we have nothing 10
saw; as a politician. much. Since the
party was content to take him, the po-
litical situation in Missouri has greatly
changed. Then, the state itself was not
democratic. Now, we poll an immense
minority. Then, we were bound to con-
tent ourselves with any man calling him
self a democrat. Now, we may lake our
choice, and elect him. Good, old-fasn-
ioned, strong minded democrats did not
then desire to become candidates; ior'
wen if elected, and able TO u K the
1ron-clad oath, they found themselves
obliged to consort and affiliate with the
satellites of Tom Fletcher; and 1T did
not easily go down their democra1'c
stomachs. Hence, it was that men oil
strong and decided character were COM
PEELED to remain in private life, while
less able men were elected to otice.
But, thank God, those days are gone BY
and we are now in a position to noml-
nate and elect uncompromising demo-
Gratis. Without meaning any disrespect
to Mr.. Miller. we hope. most earnestly
that the day will again be seen' IN
this county, when the miserable expedl-
ent of voting for a compromise man
is necessary. Such ~expedients are
universally d~isagreeable. and generally
disastrous to the party that adopts them.
Witness the late presidential campaign
where Greeley was our hope.
As to the effect Mr.. Miller's candidacy
will have on the election OF Mr.. Fergu'
SON. there is little to be said. We sup
pose the republicans of the western dis
trict will make no nomination, u adop'
Mr.. Miller as their candidate. This, we
think, will make very little difference IN
the majority Of the democratic nominee
Tor, if the republicans did not have Mr.
Miller, they would probably nominate
some other .man-just to keep up party
organization. We very much doubt
therefore, whether the democratic nom
inee will lose a dozen votes by Mr.. Mil
ler's having bolted the democratic par
ty; ii, indeed, he ever counted himsel
other than a sort of hermaphrodite pol
itician.
In this connection it may not be amls
to saw word about the regular omlne
! from that district. Mr.. Ferguson is
life long democrat, and has always bee
a consistent one. He has enemies, hk
every other man of strong character, ou
he is a man who commands the conf
dence of those who know him best-hi
neighbors. He belongs to a fraternity
the lafneTS Is luchslASN
~terests, and understands them as wei
perhaps. as any other man in our coun'!
So, at least, say those who ought I
know him best; and they gave practlc'
evidence of their belief by recommend
l ing him as the choice of Sni-a-bar tow
ship to the convention.
RI Ii the old resident democrats OF Sni-'
bar are sound, then Mr.. Ferguson IS
good man for the place. Furthermor
. he was regularly nominated by IL
e party, IN convention assembled, and n
e nomination, as well as. the nomin
ton of the candidates for the other of
ces, was declared unanimous by tn
convention before its adjournmen
These are all the guarantees any mi
can have from his party that he Will I
ceive its support. When the time come
if it ever does come, that party nomln
ton does not carry with it party supper
we had as we'll throw up the spone
e Nomination then. will not be worth I
seeking.