Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-20
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

EDITOR lSTELLIGESCER.-lt WAS with no little
pain that l read the leader OF the Lafayette SEN
final in Its issue oil July 18th, commencing,
with this issue We hoist the regular democratic
party ticket. and. of course, shall give ii entire
support The writer says. GOOD men wcr.
slau shiered niiscrininairiy.' This | admit,
for none bur good men in the democratic party
of Lafayette county dare to aspire 10 Nil the Off
ces therein, since her people have had their
shackles broken and are free To select their own
official servants. II then follows Of necessity
that when there are So many a,piran,s for the
various offices in the county. good men must be
slaughtered, but We rejoice 10 say they are not
slaughtered by bai men, as the editor of the
Sentinel admits. We. therefore, lrny that good
men were unfortunately slaughtered IN order
to carry out the plans OF the Favored few al
the primary election. 1t is not true that but one
man outside oil Lexington township received =
nomination. W. Il. Steele's home is in Wash
tngtOn township. and his residence in LeNing-
ton WAS necessit.ited by duties of the oiiic. u
which the people elected him. The same msy
be said OF Dr. FulkerSon and Jake Conner, Tor
the vote given them III their old township shows
thu, '.Old Clay has not yielded her claims of
ownership upon them Judge Prather do not
reside in Lexington township. Frank Trgy.
IVA ei' NiNuib y W iAililS SNhl5
on q farm in Lafayette county, and never ios-
ided in Lexington until he assumed the duties
OF his Office. Messrs. blackwell. Irelani and
Williams had 10 opposition. Their re,idence
IN Lexington should not initiate against them;
il speaks wen OF ihei. qualifications andi0r their
township that they had no opposition. The
truth is that every voter had the opport nifty and
did express his own viii ut the polls. and the
result /, that We have i good ticket. Not II man
has been nominated but who possesses every
qualification Tor the position. Anu If elected.
ami OF this there Is no doubt. If errors are COM
United by these officers they VIII be found uuln-
territorial! and III favor of AMI not against The citI-
zens oil the county We must fight corruption
II II appears IN our party, but should not SON
the seed oi discomfort becauae our iayori;e cam
didates are not the choice oil the people. The
people have spoken. and If the people are wise
IN their own behalf they Will, to = man. elect
the entire democratic ticket. So long as the
county is in debt IT behooves the peopi. to see
that they put in tue and tried men. as well rs
capable men to manage their financial affairs
We must never let go the strings 10 our county
purse any more.
The day that witnesses the disruption of the
democratic party III this county tor any other
cause than corruption, ami this can not be laid
10 It's charge, Will BE- u sad day 10 every interest
Of the county. as the dark picture OF u few Years
past ~sufiiccs 10 show. Let Us remain firm AMI true
Ia principle, elect none hut honest. capable ami
obliglng men L" Office. amt We snail rise superior
to every obstacle that stands in the way oil our
prosperIty.aS u county.
How can Lexington township be charged with
an undue influence in the selection OF candidate.
for the party. when i, is II fact that every candl-