Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-28
T E STOP AND THINK.

l It kollliNhi >hiiHo
uuon MS: the issues are made up ana
the candidates are generally Ill the feid,
~ that it is full time that patriotic citl-
who desire To use their franchise
as il ought to be used-as n high trust
committed to them Tor thu welfare "t
their country and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
make up their minds rs to no."
thew will vote in the coming election.
So Tar as our county or slate
tickets are concerned. they are
sure to be elected by about the
usual maiorl,ies. In this congressional
district Mr.. Lay will be elected by MI
increased majority-indced the canai-
iacv of Mr.. Boyd is looked upon III TINS
county rs simply q laughable farce a
man who gets lost in his WI county
will hardly do 10 send so far away from
home as Washington City. The contrast
bet w cen the two men Is so great thai II
they should canvass the district together
Nr. Boyd would be = pitIshle object ~
every debate. Lay is 8 native MiSSou-
rian, a man of education. tact ana po-
litlcal experience. AS a member "t inc
last constitutional convention he III
pressed his ideas upon the fundamental
laws of our state to ~ great An extent,
probably. rs did any ono man tie Is
moral man, and a man Of rigor aud en-
ergy. His opponent is - visionary
dreamer, with no practical ideas upon any
subject; without political experience
and who has about Us much knowledge
of political non AS u boarding school
miss of fifteen. A good. easy old soul. he
will make a tew spread eagle speeches
from THE top OF Mount Shasta which
vii! turn all sensible people 10 Lay.
| Dealing, as he does. in glittcrlng Sener-
%slities. cnntradlcting himself frequently
| in the same speech. claiming 10 be a
| Misunderstanding voted at tho demo-
cratic primary election in this county
| this faIl-snnuunced As I'll independent
democratic candidate for congress IN
| consequence ola call upon him. which
ho himasli carried sround and to
which he solicited signatures. aud
now 3 %grssnback nominee. abusing
the democratic psrty. he mas
. hard row 70 hoe. But his IS
psrenthesicalIy said. as we started out
10 speak OF the duty OF voters at the
fall elections as regards democracy snd
repubiicanism. and the effect their
ballots will have on nstional politics IN
the death struggle of 1890. Mr.. Beyd's
slde-show scarcely deserves q passing
notice. In looking around US, We lind
business OF all kinds depressed. thou
sands OF operatives gu. of employment,
and other thousands working on hal
,ime. For the first time In the history
If the country labor agitations prevail,
and in consequence a general feeling o.
iistrust and uneasiness pervades the
country. For seventeen years the re-
publican party has been in the ascen
laucv. and until recently in uncontrolled
possession OF the government. Ina
party is responsible for the tlnancls
acknowledgements " hich has wrought TIT
wreck of our industries it is resPonsi
Bile for the high protective tariff. which
h,s taken over four hundred million
! dollars annually from the pockets o
producers to place 1t in the Golfers o
eastern manufacturers it is r~esponsioi
, for driving our commerce from the seas
thereby deprivlng over three hundred
: thousand American Gamer OF employ
I ment; it is responsible toe permitting
! gigantic corporations TO attain sue
power that they threaten To becom
stronger than the government; It IS Tt
sponsible for unprecedented extra's
rance in expenditures. for lmmens
fraud, in the collection OF the revenue
and for making fraud first triumphant
in the inauguration OF a president
has created privileged classes IN tn
country in untaxed ~boudho!ders. an
national bankers. 1t retained its 81
premacy for years by military control
a the south. The democratic party, a
WAYS the party of the constitution. IL
e party of economy, the party OF the II
boring MASSES of the country. haStougt
mon"polies. has opposed high taF''i
g. has opposed the national banks. III
opposed the payment OF bonds IN so'
when first made payable IN ~greenback
! has opposed contraction OF the cnrrenc
: AMI has raised its voice in the haila
:. congress, through its Blands, Foorhee
: rhurmans and Ewings, tor the rights
the people. for Legislation for the mass
ne instead OF Legislation for bondholdar
AS combinations. and corporations gro"
Is powerful. naughty and insolent throuI
republican favoritism. The republic
ig party is in the throes Of dissolution. a.
thousands Of its voters are look!l
y around tor new afiliations-nothing b
the preiudices ~engendered by the "
g, keeping them out of the democrs
he ranks. The next congress will certain
lis be democratic in both branches, a
IN nothing but a division IN tho ran
Ill OF democracy can prevent the GO
&C. plete overthrow Of republicsnlsm In
ISL nation in 1880. Voters. then. sho'
weigh we'll the question as to whes
.i,, they will Join the democratic party
I'D national party. with it's organizations
every township and school district
the United States, or whether they
N. stray away in pursuit OF new fangl
short-lIved and impracticable Polit
i'll. ventures. which. if they reach any m
.u nitude at all, a only hope to becc
great enough to defeat democracy
continue Grantism in power.
st. Louis Republ ican: 1t IS turn
,nd. out as the Republican expected In
DIN, matter of the %greenback movement