Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-11
Finally, the democracy should succeed

Finally the democracy should uccee
because during the sixty years OF Its adj
ministration Of the government. 1t was
pure and economical, and it caused our
flag not only to float in every sea, but
to be respected in every CLINE. Under
its administration every foot of territory
ever acquired by the United States was
gained, except the slough Of despond'
Alaska. Under Its benign influence nc
civil war was possible. When it again
returns to the control of the affairs oil
the nation, sectional animosities wi!
cease; peace will really prevail; pros
perity will return, and American citi'
zens will once more be proud of Their
country.
The Jefferson City dispatches OF DC
tober Sd, contained this paragraph: Gar,
tlcles of incorporation were filed to-day
with the secretary of state, incorporat.
ing the Lexington, Pleasant Hill &
Southern Il. r. The extent of the road
is about 40 miles, and contemplates tc
run from Pleasant Hill through Cass and
Bates counties, to or neal Butler, in the
latter county. The capital is $500. 600,
and the incorporators are James j
Brooks, of Boston, who subscribes toI
two hundred shares; Jos. f. Young. oil
Chicago. two hundred shares; Robert
Austin, j. H. Mast and L. p. Shadowen,
of Austin. Cass county. Missouri, who
each subscribe one share. This road is
intended to be built on the old road bed
of the Lexington, Lake & Cult railroad
This corporation, we are told. has moth.
ing to do with the plans OF Mr.. G. H.
Brown. who recently purchased the op-
ton of buying the L.. L. & e. railroad
from Messrs. Newman, Waddell & Co.
A dispatch was received in this city
from Mr.. Brown, last Saturday. stating
that his engineer corps was on this side
of Pleasant Hill. working its way to-
ward this city. We have heard nothing
OF its work from the people on the line.
1t is also stated that Mr.. Brown express
es himself as pleased with the condition
OF the road, finding it to be better than
he had expected. The Brooks corpora
ton. apparently, intends to do what it
can to thwart Mr.. Brown and his col
leagues. We await the depouement in
this matter with great anxiety.
Senator Thurman is an observant,
fearless and patriotic man, and his ut
terances are always listened to by men
of all parties with respect. These words
from his recent speech in Ohio cannot be
too often read and pondered over:-"The
long and never ending effort of %consoli-
dated capital, seeking special privileges
by means of legislation, privileges that
the mass of the people do not enjoy.
The holder of government bonds de-
sires a strong national government, in
the belief that such a government would
give greater security and value to his
bonds. The mammoth railroad corpora
ton, running through many states. feels
under what it considers the an
noyances of state legislation. 1t would
greatly prefer to state charters or
state licenses a national charter rem
1t independent OF the states. The
national bank interest, with its two
thousand and odd banks. destined, if
the system continues. to be tripled or
quadrupled IN number in no long period
of time, looks with complacency on the
of congress hat has des-
troyed the banking institutions of the
states and given to the national system
a monopoly of the issue and profits Of
bank paper money. The high tariff pro-
and the seekers of subsidies
alike desire a government of almost I'M
limited power to crafty their wishes and
foster their schemes. In a word, almost
quite every form of concentrated
wealth, except real estate, desires by
construction or otherwise to add new
powers to the already tremendous
powers possessed by the national gov
ernment."
A telegram from San Francisco, dated