Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-02
THE DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.

EDITOR iSTELLlS ER-l't!!llfii litiNi'- ildH' |
existed here since The formation OF tn" govern
ment T,,ay are j necessity N Tree governments
Taey s2read information, d'-c'i-. the rr1ncI-
II cs and policy OF each Other and keep wai'h-
ful care nc the interest of the people; ard their
claims Tor support re~i upon tn F-"lN"-
they advocate aud tho good they accomplish. |
There arr, now tw o -r"a- irr'I"-. the democratic
AMI republican. cch presenting IT. claims "p'n
the people and each cpntrntIng with giant
strength for supremacy and power. Tn" R"pHh-
Iic,n ptrtv Is OF r..c.n. "rl- II AMI arose upon
single Is-u"-opp"-ltI7n TO ~lIver7. II nnN "c-
c,nplI-hed H. u..i"ct ~ III extinct on at = We
rv and has run is crurS.. Iii II been wl>'
siuce The close It. great rroell' n n-iDr-": IL
urriuic~, aud II itr-ds aud lir"ctci the l'- -.t-
ton OF the government in III" Interest -: tn"
people lnste,lI o. -" n me. r'H"r-li w'n i
nav- securely I'd it-e III rhe good VIII II 10"
projre tuI for many wears harr c'tt"p,' n
government. B l,I'af renl and suicidal pJ!!-
= ia. been pursued
l. has rx'rnfet is "n"rs - IN hrh''t "t N
! honEed c.-tttor "t tnr COVE n're"t, aud fh'
mpuird power rt tlr cHuD'r~. + &C m.'-n
r--u-rjp-r"n commenced CONTRACTION "i :tc cur
| rencv, and ues r,,lucr. the m .un' ntE rn r.r-
cuIatIon IRON y gf',otI o1l TO StS 6'."'J
More tnsn - go u0b "t tn- 81 frR'y ht-
| p,-n Withdrawn + N rI.,u. .t'n II" ''n-e-
qirmcrs ""re Inevitable IL! h- "fr-'N ''."
non Uf the coLntiE I'Tnht- 'ia' W. Pre- '' ''"'
| ot The dcrauc aic party wrr- II iru" rs h i,
writ From state - aim - uu'qnti'e pros
-. rIfv a the close Of IN. ~, -" ""nn''v has
ben hrouglt to ruin and hanh 'u"'cE- { r.
pubnrsn party has. rv it, hm1ne nj "uil'y
struck down tn" 'ne'-'"- al M 'HIhtrN' 'i'N"''
the door. Il thr m ,nua'tur'r-, broken the I'' r
i.f.>
chants, ruined th' hihha' "'-'F"\'h III" ~ "''"'
| ing Interests anu throw thousands ul ir intnr-
. ing population nut ui employment. ia">" ar
III, Consequence that h..v" fo.nw"i IN the tram
a of its misguided poAci ana hhincI"! h''han
aSeuent
ON The other hand th- democratic party has :
/ record Of a huu,lret years to commend II +" III,
srurnl,a,iou of IN. people It has never - fl
= forgotten the great principles oil human freedom
s.,,rsss iniuuiruu. laws DISTINGUISHING hal
: of I'M. prol,lp TO perpptUa,r It- vn power, no
Al hs. II enacted auv statutes requiring minister
= Il IN. gospel to take discraceiuI oath httor
they could proclaim from the pulpit the gIad tti
,i ing. OF great 10y and the uuS"ar chahle riches
II tn. yo-r.l; but il has ever been the friend {
freedom of conscience and of human right.
~ The democratic rarty here has IN prmar
.,ectian selected it, candidates for the d rrrcr
=, on,cr.. OF the gcnt!rmrn who comprise Il,
,r ticket il is no; necessary to speak, they al
h, well known, and are gentlemen who have I.
an conIiIrnc. OF the people Most of them ocCui
TX the pos tons l" witch W. "'N "S'" 49,
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y" -. 3d., .;,,,ars Of .bis r,uptv yyn, h,
ho say la '''' >''
The passed through '"e hi'7 "i 81 ''''
:, will not give up their true and tried srrrhn
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