Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-24

peal to you, be more conservative than
lhio, II conservatism means to conserve
me interests OF the people at large and
'i'l those OF particular class? Can
'"y lhtelhSent man reasonably object
t" Il p"!lcS That preserves gold and sill
yer lrcm destruction and demands q
>tioliity IN the volume and value of the
currency create: than has ever vet been
attained ?
ft.io" -cItizenS, our platform has been
den"lihced by men who never read it.
and by others whose interests or preu-
dIccs incline them to misrcpreSent il
and now the answer | make to them is
| t" ask You 10 read and study it. 1t is in
vain i"r lis enemies 10 say that it means
Wnat II does not express. Its language
Is too plain 10 be misunderstood by q
candid man, and the character of the
committee that reported, and the con-
Nrntipm that adopted II. is sufficient to
shield 1t from the charge OF deception.
IL is
AN HONEST PLATFORM,
and means just what it says. 1t means
opposition to monopoly; opposition to
-prcial privileges; opposition to con-
fraction "i the currency; opposition to
| til" decentralization OF the metals oppo-
-ill"n /" wnstetul eNpcnd ture, and op-
| position to never-endng pub ic debt.
Aud it means equal rights and privile-
| yes: an honest and stable currency: a
| strict economy and lighter taxes. and a
talthlui payment OF the pubic debt 1t
| gives no sanction to irreligion and COM
| muuiSm; but it fully recognizes the dig
| nifty of labor, and sincerely sympathizes
l, laf,
| prIvatIon. 1t asserts the principles up
on which the government was founded,
| and which are essential to Its useful
ness and perpetuity. 1t promotes fra
| ternal feeling throughout the length and
| breadth OF the republic, and condemns
,cctiUnaIsm rs the worst toe of the un-
ion. In Il word, it is an honest platform
ri honest mcn-a patriotic platform for
patriots to stand upon.
WHY THERE SHOULD BE \ CHANGE
Fellow citizens, if I am not In error IN
what have said, have given you sui
| ic!cnt reason why there should be q
change III our federal administration. If
our financial policy is correct, that of the
| republican party,o at least of those who
| shape its legislation, is wrong. Ii this
| be so. then, as soon as the forms of the
i constitution Will permit, that party should
Knt ,hnrn are o,hor roosors rcb,. ,horo
shn,,Ib h. chonga and ~ sn,,o ~ thar,
WIKI hrietiv to 7.,Ii vanr a,tan,;o, - 'AA
| The claim nt q nartv in noIror to q
proronootjon of its rnio necossor,,,. in
wolves an inquiry into its policy and gov
crument in the past. iii past rrIe has
| been vicious or ,1nwise nrndencc ohv,.
uu>lv dictates that an end for tho time
| brjro M least shou,d hn mn, .o ;.s do
mini0n
Now. has the rule OF the republican
| n1r;y since the close nj tho c,v,l ,p,r
thirteen wears aoo been wise and hon
ct:cent? | think this question mnst he
answered in the NEGATIVE II is no, nee
rssary 10 90 into detailed examination
of ali its measures, nor could that ne
done in the limit of a speech. or indeed
of many speeches. Nor is if necessary
;r as-ri, tI,t all its oaosuras b,ro Loon
! bad and injurious. II is sufficient to
! .""h 1T me general result, and see
! whether mat Is Good government and
| prosperity or the reverse. Now, GER
AMY no one VIII deny that this coun-
| Try mas i"r the last i've years. suffered,
-. perhaps
Nn OTHER COUNTRY EVER DID SUFFER,
tIon depression in every branch ot busi-
ness. in every industrial occpnation
| Thu, entire hoIy of the nrn,Iucin.r i.I.sse
employer, cmnlnvnt md n;fJlo mon
have Gren a,Irrt.J Ronl,rnn,cin. ara
numbered by lens il mot hunLr.as nt
| ,houS,nIs and tho .,rrrar,,n 81. Inssas
| ,Imns; J.tins cnmrn,,f;nn ria ,,r,,,
her of l.,hnrnrs ,hrnw,n o,,, of a,,nin,, nL
MN, ar rn,incnd - h,If ,in', nrI i'Ip' 'Ipn'i,,
.ha5 v,yns h,. haan ns.in,o,aI ,''' 49,,
| lion. and hnwa,,o, oxor,,aro,at ~ ~ n,;
mat. m,v ne the nxtnm, ~ ,ha a,;l bos e na
| ,,,r,rl,l =, 49,, ti,,,. ~; :, ~ ~
| has III the history of any people. Start.
my Is 'hr iact. ana ut the ltrst view al
i'i'>' ''c"ihPIeiiehSlole'that IN L country
"'l">e p"pIlati"h averages but eleven
i'rs"h> 'o lhe square mile, there have
u'en' anu 'hete are YET, thousands des-
'i'"te "i bread.
A SINGLE INTEREST
the monevcd intrrc>t-haS f,ourisbaa a,d
Vet flourishes; and that. il is 70 he re.
mcmbrrrd is precisely that Interest tho.
has received the tosterinr care of ranuh-
Iicau )crisIation Now INV frin,ds g,
far rs tins drnlorobIa stotn q, ,h;rors ;s
the result of vicious lor;sI,t;on nr ftba
omission of WIS. lrcisI,,inn The ronnh.
lean party, or NJ least those who hav.
controlled it. are respousible From the
ith day OF March. 1SGl TO the frs, Mon.
dav in December ls15 moro ,b,n fonr-
teen wears. that party b,J nncon,roIlad
power in every dcnnrtment nr ,ha tod
rral roycrnmnn, anI snno ,ho,, !, ha.,
continued tn hold ,ha senate nnd ,%o
presidency and IN have thn consa,,,a,,,
power to negative any moosnro ,F raI;at
democratic house OF representatives
iuSiice in any
,''ii ~ AceooNr
tor the evils the country has suffered
and vet suffers >? Can it with truth be
SAID that these evils could not be fore
seen. or. if ioreseen, could not have
been avoided or diminished? He would
be bold man who would make that
assertion. For although no government
ever was. or ever will be. .omRiscient and
omnpotent, although disasters have
happened that no rulers, however wise,
could have toreseen or averted yet the
disasters OF which | am speaking are
not OF that character, and might have
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