Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-04
secretary Thompson, has been here tc

to be exercised with care, and that a
man should know who he IS voting for.
The next point that he makes is IN. re-
gard to the democratic leaders and our
party nominees. He vouches for the
patriotism and integrity of the gallant
Hancock. After assuring us that he is
now too old to be swayed by passion,
he AYERS that should the democratic
nominees be successful, he could trust
his all to the men whom he considered
in every way honorable and worthy OF
the high trust. ! am sorry that l cannot
return the compliment. l notice That
the wO-distinguished members OF the
cabinet who recently addressed US total
Is, omitted to allude to the republican
candidate for vice president.. The next
point made by the honorable secretary OF
the navy WAS the fitness OF the republican
party TO remain in power. To the in
dictment that the republican party has
been faithless, he pleaded not guilty. IL
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
10 correct in his position that the repub-
lican party has not been taithless to its
trust, then perhaps it well that it
should have the verdict. But if he is
WEOuO, Luou OuI1 budG R0hsy WV
sight, under lfreeman's ballots. He
asked the farther custom "How, when
and where were they faithless? !" 1t
would take more time than you have
and more strength than have to try
and relate to you all in which the party
has been faithless. l call his attention,
first, to the transactions of the republic
can party in this city. 1t was but a
short time ago that a paymaster was
guilty of the most fragrant abuse of pow
er and by his dishonesty the people OF
your city lost 81 600. 900. This officer
had before that time been an appointee
OF that party. and under Lincoln's ad-
ministration had been cashiered. yet he
was placed again In Office. Is this not
a breach Of faith ? Again 90 with me
to. Mare Island and tell me II his party
was not guilty of being faithless to its
trust when white men employees, were
marched up to the polls and compelled
to vote q ticket given them or lose their
official heads. Go with me MIR. Secretary
of the navy, and look into the books OF
post tr~adersLand Indian agents. This
country has been startled by develop
ments of theft and corruption. Isn't
this faithlessness to their trustsP Look
into
THE WHISKY RINGS
And see if the ven has not been de-
irauded. Go with me owe the postal
routes and see If we cannot find fraudu-
lent contracts. But u republican
friends will tell us that these were but
isolated cases. Again, read the records
.ofthe congress OF your country. under
the republican government, and you
will see that 1t passed the Credit Mobil-
lisr act. Trace back and you will see
the present nominee OF the republican
party involved in its tolls. 60 to
your foreign department and you will
see the same thing-corruption in high
places. Go to Venezuela and you will
find that Mr.. Orth has made a black
record. Go to the court of St. James,
and you will find our minister neglect
ing his trust fer the game OF poker and
mining matters. In 1876 it capped the
climax by swlndling the people OF the
United States out of their president.
The republicans know. and Mr.. Thomp-
son knows, that Mr.. Tilden was elected
by over 100000 majority; yet in spite
of this majority, the republican party
seated Rutherford B. Hayes, and COM
mitted. a fraud that has never been
equaled in this or any other Govern
ment. l think that l have answered
Mr.. Thompson, and that every thinking
man should cast the verdict. The next
point Of Secretary Thompson was that
the democratic party is q party of mega
tives, and that its only record is that Of
the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions,
which denied everything that Is good
and progressive In u country.
They talk about the demscratic party
being a negative. when it established
the right OF any man to preempt land
and make himself an independent living.
The republican party claims that it
originated
THE HOMESTEAD LAWS.
But / deny that it was the originator of
that system. The democratic party I'M
der the administration of James X Polk
originated that principle, when it gave
homesteads to settlers in Oregon free to
all. The democratic party is a pro-
gressive party. 1t may have been a
negative party when it refused to turn
the country I'VE to railroad ~monopolles,
to cut and slash it into a hundred frag-
ments. The democratic party instituted
the principle that an American citizen
must be protected in every land. The
democratic party killed the Allen laws.
and taught old England that she had no
right to step on our decks and take men
off OF them. Forty years of progress
and peace and harmony was covered by
q democratic ADMINISTRATION. Again, he
says that our nominee for president is
not fitted to sit in the presidential chair.
I myself would rather have had a states
man than a soldier. Yet every patriot.
heart must leap for Joy to hear that we
have SO patriotic a statesman as Gen.
Hancock at the head of eur ticket. The
next topic touched upon by the venera-
BILE secretary was when he announced
that our duty is to stop this
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
In that I will strike hands with him.
But l will ask him when and how and
where his party has attempted to re-
leive US of this terrible incubus. No
man in this land can tell you. The
democratic party is the only party
that has ever honestly sought to remedy
this growing evil. The speaker said he
did not believe that the republican par
ty was sincere IN its avowals that it
would restrict the Chinese immigration.
On the other hand the democratic party
has done all in its power to remove the
curse. Closing with an eloquent Pc
roration the speaker drew a glowing
picture of the glory. peace and pros
perity under democratic rule, through
which the nation will pass during the
next four years.
Mr.. Morrell of the French Glee Club
sang when Hancock Takes the Char"
Colonel A. l.. Bradbury, of Maine,
followed In a short address, descriptive
OF the personal bravery and %magnanim-
ity OF the democratic c%hieftain, on
whose staff he said he had served while
in the valley of the Shenandoah.
After the singing of a patriotic air by
a gentleman who complied with u
special request, the meeting dispersed.
WHAT MEssRS. BLAINE AND CONK-