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

majority. Let it go forth, that in = strong dem
ocratic county, in the city OF Lexington. y mon
grel ticket has been elected, and 1t will be pro-
claimed over the whole country by the radical
press as = great victory, and this must have it's
weight and influence in the great contest soon
to follow. Again, ii is well In these small At
fairs to draw party lines that the masses. who
love honest government, may become accustom-
ell at all times to the support OF the democratic
party and it's pIinciples-which are those of
honesty, just as if you train up q child in the
way he should 90, when he gets old he will not
depart from il; otherwise evil communications
may corrupt good manners ;and good morals too. |
He asked white and colored. democrats and re-
publicsns-for the great m ass Of the people, ir-
respective of party are honest-what has the
radical party done for you? 1t claims the color
ed vote because it claims to have freed them, /
but Mr.. Lincoln and the radical congress, re-
peatedly declared it was not the ''object and
purpose of the war to free the negro" But
granted, it was the North. the New England States
that enslaved him. and by her votes, that in
framing the constitution a clause was defeat
ed giving to congress the absolute power to pro-
hibit the African slave trade, AMI by her votes
that power was withheld till 1908. Even Mr..
Jefferson has declared that in his original draft
of the Declaration of Independence, among the
other grievances against England he recited the
fact. that she had imported into the colonies
large numbers of African slaves. but, states the
same authority. this was stricken out by the
votes of the New England States for while says
he, owing to their climate, they owned few
slaves themselves; their citiz ems werelargely en-
gagged in their importation. This ia Jeferson's
testimony. Those States having imported and en-
shaved them, what credit does the radical party
looo,-o C- oo;nr thonn9 Norn No vnora thn~
the man who had debsuched his neighbours
daughter would be deserving Of canonization,
and of being held up as Q philanthropist and
benefactor, because he afterwards built an asy-
lum where his victim could seek refuge from the
reprosch of the world. Having before been
trusted with power the radical party in 1872 AK.
ed q renewed lease, and in it's platform pledged
itself to civil service reform. Behold the full
fllment Of its plighted faith! Belknsp sells post
traderships as q grocer does fsh or mackerel.
Civil service reform! by the very party that
has corrupted the civil service. When the
democratic party laid down its power NO civil
service reform was necessary. beosuse no thieves
were appointed to office. During the long reign
of that party not . single individual appointed
by the executive to = high Office was ever chsrg-
ed or ever convicted Of being Q thief. This
thing has gone on for years. Though four years
ago y ieaulnB paper charged anu gave the de-
tails with the names and residences Of witnes-
ses by whom It could be established, that Bel
KNAPP was guilty OF corrupt practices. NO notice
was taken Of it by Grant or the radical party,
and the former, 80 soon as it il known, seeks by
all means IN his power to relieve his secretary
from the results and punishment due his
crime. Whisky rings robhing the government
of hundreds of millions OF dollars. Grants
brother peddling offices. Safe burglsries by
private secretaries. &C., are some Of the car
dinal virtues of radicalism. All over the land
many OF the high officials OF that party, (he did
not mean to say they We're all dishonesty, but
many Of them appointed by the executive were
either proven or confessed thieves. Honesry is
the exception. dishonesty the rule among on
Gals IN the radical party. In the democratic
party honesty has always been the rule, and dis
honesty the exception. A whisky ring is form
ed, first to elect Grant, and having accomplished
its first object is continued for the more imme-
diate benefit of those whom Grant appointed to
Office one good turn deserves another.
Again, they told you il the democratic party
got control OF tho government the country
would become bankrupt, that it was unsound
and unsafe on the money question. that only the
radical party was wise. A few months only A.
ter the inauguration of Grant . financial crash
came. disaster followed to all the productive in
~terests Of the country, from which it has not
yet and never will recover until that party whose
mismansgement brought it about is placed
where its power for evil will be ut Nm end
While the great body Of the people, democrats
and republicans, are honest and desire honest
government. the men placed in high positions by
the radical party, with here and there an excep-
ton are corrupt, and the contest this fall, dis
| guise it as YOU NAV ia slmply n contsst hatwaen