Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-13

land.
, II was the money power that swooped down
Iion your representatives. IN congress - II l,s,
"ii'n don" upon state legislatures, and captured
'hcnl and used them for its selfish pur-
poses. Let mo illustrate this remarkable trans
action. The government OF the United states
offered for sale in thu market its bonds payable
N currency. For such !. bond of 81 ,rcu tie
th"mey dealers would only pay $40 in sul': that
ls, tc bond wa| sold N discount oil $500 OF
OF lis lace Now tins is one o: the class of bonds
winch TIL" representatives. Of the people in con-
-fo5? Were 80 generous, SO maEnanimous astos
F'4n'r" ynr TO pay IN gold at par on the mere
d "qu"et OF The bUnd-hulricr.
these representatives III congress, while as
7cr'!n& that they had no money TO improve the
t"'tl',!i "l our western rivers, by thi5 aCi gave
," each hon'-holGer $40 in gold On every bond,
mtr iiIHn IT called i"s when sol! in lh- market,
t&Eirsa'iR" hundrtt!- rt m!liioH- oi dollars.
ron ms wonder III teat oI ibrrtiuy THE govern
h'lli received nothing: the people received
h"'hl'S What The members ,utInG Tor the
question.
NJ, ! ask You il III" money power Of this
country II such to control Legislation II, ihis
WY 'ri'i -rail c'ntnu" 80 10 control H. what +.
II" value OF popular Representations aud what
ar" Your democratic Institutions It makes no
aOv"r''gn'y IL Overthrhwn.
When \Ap'.lr0n The First entered the palac. of
- cloud ami drove out al III" point ul The
.y"Hcl III" council of five hundred, u govern
incnt was "ve.ihrown by force.
ErTISG A SENATE.
When irgutla, king OF Num!dia o nsurper
ahi murderer. was summoned To Rome To an
-Iyrr Tor his crimes and brtbed ti,,. lrIbun, ar
al" people and bought the senate and by such
means MAS acquitted, government WAS over
tHr"Ni 10y corruption. Are not such dee Is more
i't II man open violence? The Is seen and
UNDERSTOOD. and may he r'pelci. The other is
,'"iAr IN cr"t. may not b" susceptible Of proof,
!'ui Is not less Ia; Il IN It's Effects.
I;' Inference l. only that between the euen
b.p" "i a sabre IN the hand ui an enemy and
Ia" tr"arhrr"us dos. Of poison administered hy
= rr"',n,!ed ir'"n'' reaching scaithlly but surely
in" sources OF life.
hiv' named 4 ragrani act of misrcprcsenN-
t!ph anu political corruption of great n,gnitutc
II ! only one specimen U! Il large number OF
=" i"b'ir ;tcta IN oar country which OF late
vars have been supposed 10 mark the drcadrnce
- ine r"pt".rntafiNe principle OF our govern
!t+nt. IN indicate the n-cendcncy in political
inhd"nre oi IA ci: = Of persons who rely upon
M use "i money to control government, and
VITO mean 10 continue that Use hcI CATER if they
iu"n, that these crimes against representative
government are not cunincd 10 |. .l:slatye houIc-
he money power has assall-d every department
1l Stale and every Interest in the keeping OF the
law. We have seen Judicial and executive Of
'"',, ana sren the ,IShest ministers o, s,at";
.yr base brides. 'N'''' venue
We .Iivr seen the money power corrupfing the
sr"tiNc franchise and election officers, forging
nr iaiei!3i' 10y fraud and perjury -mctlon
turus relating 20 Tia. highest well as the lowest
"!iic,r-, and virtually dIslranchi>ing for the
| H.", COMMITTEES, districts, states. and finally the
nation itself.
THEORY OF POL!TIC>.
Mr. iiilleth does not over=tate the case when
IL hi- Theory of Politics. - he says that wealth
NAV be c"irnplly u-e,: TO purchase up and app
fr"grtate To it, own use the assistance and
-"rI'r", drxtrrity. sagacity: knowlrige, rl"-
q"cncc, IN tact, every one Of the primary clc-
iMcnt- OF power except virtue
-oI docs he err when he declares that while
tn.- power l. in the ascendant the actual pos
-'.'-"H OF virtue by any citizen proves often
='S:i stumbling hiock 10 the attainments Of
political emnence.'
P''li cAl motive power IS money. the cIiiZcn
"Hp has no bargain 10 make, AMI no Influence
80 buE or sell l. entitled to position. There
- n"iiIimg left /" ArIstl'ies but 10 accept the
os'racIsin and go 'nio ban.-hment.
IT, continent whcti l announced in the COM
n"n"cIncnt of these remarks . TO which
wished 10 direct your special attention Is that
IA" p:incipic."i popular sovereignty, the rSscii-
tai idea OF representative government in this
country, i endangered.
lni7 danger has grown first out of the tuithless-
n''-s OF representatives; second, out of the
apathy ami n'tfcremce OF the people in respect
90 tlts conduct Of their representatives.. Aud
lie 4 ln-"! i mi.nIii-d by the eNultatIUn at our
enemies and the 'oubts aud fears oi our friends
>'w, toll YOU thar whoever means to lie re-
-p"ci'i mu,t lake care To command respect.
lhi> = a. tn" ot rommunItics as il Is OF midi
NiiGsis. II the people wall allow Themselves To
hr betrayed and iusu!ted by their representa-
u'"s with impuni1y, thew can look lOr nothing
's-'.- Il w"G!G ic amusing, It II was not too
PAINFUL asprcts"ir, To- behold the forty millions
al Hc ~" o III" tal"d States pr.yc,i upon, rob
hyu and spoiled daily by their own agents. And
ih-Ii "i Missouri, ask YOU why not tt,.>..
i"Nhit~- r'i'r >"ni"ilEcS pat at "lc" into the cat
"-'f, 81 thi"E.s and bursi.rS% NuS do not the
p iIr ny upon th'lG iar brand OF political in
..:ruE. IIk. that wnlrh WAS put upon Gam, thai
AL r.'n might know him.
Hii'1~' "'"ry loiIticIt evil which We have sui-
i"i''!, AMI ar" now suffering. is attributable
ni"r" /" lie neglect amt lnsiiil, renee ui the peo-
pc to ih.lr own interest, than 10 any other
e Ia 4 Il % mn Ill
IT. i'1i 40 Democratic republican government
ever Wa or "V"r viii h. better ufuvr lhnn the
p''pi" permit or require II to be.
~ TIE EARLY DAYS.
In the early days nt the republic ill. p,a,, re-
qIir"" inrir representatives 10 be honest, aud
i.ivy "cTe honest. In these latter ,iay the I,ru-
-" permit Them TO h" c"rrui't and trrIchcrcus,
AMI tie! GrIciOn7iy accept the privilege.
b'"" the people We're careful in TIE. selection
"i i"'Ir represent tIvvs. and then W. had good
government. bi iat: th.y pay little or no atten-
-
uHr laws not and have not been wha, they
~h"h.i i". l.'"'.in,c i'r many Years past We have
mol ,nl"N"'i ia" benefits OF true and genuine
representative government, our representatives
1t VIM locked 10 'aeir own Interests ana beti.ty-
rh their constituents. Rat gentlemen these
representatives would never have had The power
1" do :" Except that the people took pains To
>'i'ct pruptr representatives. The repuulc,''
IN TIA" perfect r' Il of lis conception. an .'tiu-
rl's "f iA"-; laws rightly made; laws faithfully
.N"rIici II was oi such that the eloquent
Innhrr wrote:
ct law thcr"Can be nothing less acknowledge
"I than ihat her SEA, Is III the bosom OF God; her
voice the harmony OF the world. All things IN
h. nrcn and earth do her homage; the very Irast
IL telling her care; the very greatest as not en-
,!..r.'t from her power
Ent. gentlemen, If The people would enjoy the
blessings OF good Laws, &" hIch Is only another
maine Tor good government, they must do their
part IN thc WORK. They must select honest
:i'id able representatives. They must require
tiirn 10 lie faithful. The people must make the
lgt,i'l,.i interests DDrtl their
and h.stow upon II the time and labor il de-
ihdnds. In this way Trey can restore their gov
"rn!neni To us ancient intelligence, purity and
power. In this way they can cl0tnc II with its
former dignity. honor and glory.
10 not despair OF popular institutions. have
confluence IN the virtue and intelligence OF tho
p. "pie. / have confidence in their courage amt
rItrI"tlsm. | know that they alile to correct
abuses ,and believe that they will correct them.