Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-15
AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE,

In another place we print a call on a
gentleman in the eastern part OF the
county to become an Independent can
didate for congress. We have no sort
OF objection to the gentleman beng
candidate in any way that he may
choose, but we regret to see the names
of several hitherto good democrats
appended to his call. The contest
for the next house OF representatives
will be a close and hard fought one. and
in Missouri every independent candidate,
whether or not such is his intention,
will be an ally of the republicans.
Already the two leading republican pa
pers have outlined the policy OF sup
porting independent candidates in an
..anything to beat democracy" war.
The detection of a democrat in the sec
ond congressional district in the last
canvass caused the loss of four repre-
sentative districts in the state, and sent
tour republicans to Washington to vote
for and sustain the Hayes-Sherman tinan-
cial policy. The Globe-Democrat is a
strong resumption paper, but it
that Missouri democratic congressman
will vote for greenbacks. and 1t tavors
the possum policy to defeat them. What
better greenback men u we elect
than Bland. Buckner. Clark OF the bal
ance OF the democratic delegation in
! congress from this state? The demo-
cratic conventions are already adopting
strong ]greenback platforms. as will the
| state convention which is to meet July
9TH. Unless democrats want to hand the
congress and the next presidency over
TO the republicans. they must stand by
their party organization. What vii! be
the result OF a democratic defeat? A
continuance OF the Wall street hard
money policy of the republican party
4 continuance of unfairly large appro
priations tor the east. and n correspond
ing Withholding of just appropriation:
asked tor southern rivers and harbors
as WAS inStanced q day or two ago b.
the republican senate striking out Sen
ator Cockrell's provisions for survey
ing the Mississippi, from the appropria
ton bill for rivers and harbors. 1t i
with sorrow, not anger that we say It
The men who foster independent move
mentS IN Missouri are worse enc
mics to the democratic party. wors
enemies to the still struggling south
than are outspoken radical republicans
because their attack is more insiduou>
and harder to guard against. After
battle of thirteen years duration 70
honest government, for justice to tn
west and south. when the prize is With
our grasp and almost attained. it is II
credible that democrats. especial
southern democrats, should talter IN tn
fight, and yield the fruits of their Ion
and bitter contest to the enemy. Ever
democrat who encourages an ind
l pendent movement now, voluntarily cu'
himself off from participating in til
action oil the democratic parry &, rs ii
honorable man can affiliate with 4 part
which is e~ndeavoring to assassinate d.
{ mocracy in the house OF its friends. an
ct the same time claim the right to ASST
! in making democratic nominations. "
would gladly place the gentleman pr
posed in a fair hight before he demo
racv as q greenback candidate tor col
!. yr.ss. hut we can promise him no aid
comfort in an attitude hostile to the der
~ocra.ic party, and. AS we think, fatal
the very object which he processes
seek. We hope that the democrats W
:! have. perhaps hastily, signed the ca
= will view the matter as we do. 81
withdraw themselves from the NOV
ment before it is too late.