Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-05

CONSTRUCTION DE Out ucLi'Ci atiS icpiH-
sentatives of the democratic platform or
the money question after the democratic
convention. and it means that the dem
members OF congress propose to
the national currency. the ma
Lional credit, and the labor and indus
tries OF the people against all the as
of the bondholders, the coin wor-
shippers, the corruptionists aud the cen
tralizationists of the republican party.
In view of all the acts and declarations
OF the two great parties now before the
people, it is the interest and duty of every
manufacturer, laborer, and pro-
Queer to vote for the democratic. repre-
sentatives in congress and Tildeu and
the standard-beaie of the
democratic party. We have no hope
the other side; the triumph of
and Wheeler will set the bond
holders. the oflice.holders, the coln-wor-
the co~rruptionlsts and the cen
tralizatlonists in power o years more,
and the people cannot endure this mis-
rule any longer. 1t is a question OF self
and | shall cast my vote
tor the people and their industries, the
nation and its liberties, giving my bal
lot tor T:ldcn and Hendricks and the
congressman in favor of re-
form of on national money, the repeal
of the specie resumption act and the
avoidance OF national bankruptcy
This is signed ''BrittOn A. Hill. st.
Louis, October 20, 1876"
WHAT "A CHANGE
has come over Mr.. Hills dream-a
change as sudden and miraculous as
which fell upon Saul of Tarsus
when he journeyed from Jerusalem to
Damascus. breathing out threatenings
and slaughter against the early chris
tians. But that change | believe came
from heaven. saul, Saul, why perse-
cutest thou mcP" | am afraid Mr.. Hill
receives his message from no snch di-
rec,ion. To-day he is denouning the
democratic party of the state, to-day he
says no man shall be received into this
new party under the second declaration
of independence. unless he ahIures all
allegiance to both political parties now
in existence in the country.
NV tellow-citiZcnS, the charge is madc
that the democratic party is inconsistent
with its present position on the green
back question, because we nominated
Greeley on a hard money platform. and
Mr.. Tilden WAS nominated i'll this city
also on Il hard money platform. | wa. in
TIE GREELEY CONVENTION.
Mr.. HYDE. of the Missouri Republican,
was II member OF the committee on res
olutions that made that platform. |
voted tor il; | voted for Mr.. Greeley.
heard no shouts of his admiring friends
from New York. The only thing, 50
help Inc heaven, that | saw, were the
tears and the agony of the sutferings o!
the ONE and children of the devoted
south, and the only thing | heard was
their bcseechinS appeal to the demo
Gratis OF the north and OF Missouri and
To our political brothers. ''who will de
liver us from the body of this death
But | am told to-day that | swallowed
this platform, that had au article witt
one clause IN II
THANKING IL UNION SOLDIERS
for suppresslng the late unholy and wick
ed rebellion. | voted aye, | went there
to vote for anything to give relief to The
people of the south. We had just beer
relieved in Missouri. we had just had
the shackles struck from our torn anc
liberated limbs. | went there t" swal
low any dose -lobeiia, ip cac. iimsor
wetd or buckeye-anything. Laugh
ter.
VOTED Fol; MIR. TILDEN,
and the hard money platform was die
tated to the democratic party OF Missouri
here III this city in 1876. The demo
cratic party OF Missouri had adopted un
anlmouslv the ~greenbaci platform II
which they declared the great crime o
the republican party OF the Cnite'
States was in making one money TO
the people and another tor the COVER
meut.
The only question that was looked 4
when Greeley was nominated was t.
give relief to the people OF the south
That was the great absorbing. over
mastering question with the democrat
party. With eleven states stricken dow
and manucled hand an! foot by tn
tyranny OF the republican party, wha
difference did it make about the none
Of the country. while blood was oozin
from the hearts OF the gallant but detea
ed people? The question was then I
take oil those menacles, to strike II
chains from their torn and lacerate
limbs, and us Mr.. Hill says, it was II
question of seli-prescrvation.
THE SOUTH ia BEEN RELIEVED,
thanks t o God, Icheersl and she stan'
today. although tcver-stricken.a thous
her cities are Keeling under that tern
bic yellow scourge, worse than battl
and worse than all the other ills TIL
have come upon hei, still to-day. ieve
stricken and emaclated, she Is Tree
tree as the torrents that leap her mou
tam sides and piow her valleys witho
. asking leave. fCheers
l The only question for us now IS to d
+ termine whether justice shall be doue
c the people OF the south and west on tt
: financial question; whether we sL;
c still continue to be hewcrS OF wo
and drawers of water for our masters
the east.
| Felluw-citlzens, standing here to-nig
= upon the banks OF this great inland 5
g that lavcs the sovereign soil OF ninete
: imperial states. | declare that the ha
Is OF God has placed.
Ii EMPIRE OF THIS CONTINENT
in the valley of the Mississippi riv
Here and now | declare that when
e voice shall be stilled forever, and &
audience shall have passed away, a
our children 5 children shall have co
= after us. the language of that Sr'
statesman. the greatest Missouri |
. ever produced. Thomas IL. Benton, "
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