Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-27
MAJOR EDWARDS BLAMES THE DEM
OORATS OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY.

SS4lh VI lJh1 OOUN L.
EDITOR 1NTELLIGESCER Major Edward
thinks We allowed Col. Philips to be beaten b
our "apathy,' and that democracy general,
has the dry rot" Every flrmer among you
readers knows that when Il horse balks IL is no
always from me ,nness or II ba!ky disposition
II Is perhaps much oitsner the fault of the drive
than OF the horse. An animal that has done a
steady pulling under as di.couragiDg circum.
stances, anu for 50 many years, as the Larayett,
county thoroughbred has, Is entitled TO the ben,
eft OF all doubts. He has been loaded with slci
loads us Horace Greeley until his shoulders ar.
sore He has been stood on suc! platforms as
need not MENTION, instead OF his natural floor,
TIL his legs are all swelled up and stiff. He
has had harness put on him that would disgrace
u Jackass. Then he has had men get up behind
MIN ana take the reins that would have made
a Mexican b"rTO blush Tor shame to be guided
by. And all the time he has been empty OF good,
democratic provender, AMI stuffed with all sorts
OF nondescrlpt clIan until 1t is II wonder the
noble animal has strength to stand at all, '.let
alone' pull any load.
Leaving the figure for the majors careful
future contemplation l will say here that if the
advice Of Major Edwards had been heeled there
would have been u democratic president in the
White house in 1881. the one elected in 1876
Ii!den. This is no longer II point on which
there is any question. -
have often given the democrats advice and
not unfrequently money. The former has sell
dom been taken. the latter never refused. 1
only grudge the latter because the refusal TO
take the advice made the expenditure Of the
money useless. Before the election 1 could not
even get into u democratic daily as / wanted to
in this district. Now l will show Major Ed
wards that it was not ''dry rot'' ror vel
apathy that beat Col. Philips, and also what
was that beat him. In its issue OF Feb. 4,
lsso. the Missouri Republican, under The head
u Not too Much Reduction, - said: 1--WE be. |
ieve our debt should be Maintained ut about /;
me thousand millions and that on a 3 .Gj bond, /,
lilly years. The present national bank
nE system Is claimed to be rs perfect as could
be desired by any nation, and in order
proleng the system it will be necessary Tor
ne government " furnish at least five hundred
million dollars In bonds for banking facilities"
no ether i've hundred millions ''should be
opt anoat for the purpose of furnishing q safe
for the funds of widows, orphans
nj Minors" Baying thus planted itself
Iuarely on a platform OF old federalism and
CIV radicalism, the Republican can no longer
hcW5ItpeT, anu no |
sod democrat who knows what democracy is,
as under any obligationsuo vote for Philips
hen the Republican published the following
arnlnS that he. too, IL u federall t-radical in !
5 issue Of August 20. 1880. [,
NO MONEY ISSUE. Ia
I'm accepting the unanimous nomination for 2
'nsrsss Ia The seventh district rendered hun on =
e 18th, Hon. John f.. Philips said the imam {
question had run its course amt is no ion .
Il III lIlEIsr1I lzSlp lac Nrn Ih. ....,r t,, .
Is true, and 1t is i wonde' those greenback- .
. III some parts oil Missouri. Arkansas, In .
All. 1exas cannot sec 1t.
lestion Is settled. whether in the wisesl anu
irtst way IL Is unne :essuiy now 10. inquire. &
, disturb the present condition of it would
s'uro tie basis oil business and plunge us into 2
But the system is yerv rood ,s /
Is; 1t works admirably, supplying the country l.
th all the money that Its business demunds. II
u win = paper currency that is as good in r.
d Its workings are SO beneucent and eGuabie
l iea'e no room for reasonable complaint. h
e country Is opposed to any change in the sx- u
ing system, anu we may TAKE il Tor granted ..
At 1t will remain rs 1t is Tor tile present gen u
81
No newspaper ever got as much money from !,
nocrats lOr furnishing them with doctrine ri
they DO not want us the Republican. There ,;
40 use In any one venting his spleen against es
paper W trying to belittle it, or by making Of
I on any one connected with it, us Kelly did ";
henhett. 1t is one Of the institutions of this ii
at STATE and OF the great west. / Can NOT re- Al
mber back to the time when it was not in ~,
mousse. But ut present IL has no right to 50
teio 10 De democratic nor to Use our OLE 10
Ilnai name Republican. for 1t is u iederalis, az
'er- And when it came ont and beslobbered tw
. Philips with federalism mixed with rudI- Do
IL made him II stencil in democratic nos. r.,
). When 1t clothed him in the forgery OF tn
'raiist muminies and radical national bank u
his soldiers deserted him. y,
lie one great question since tho war ended to
oeen tie financial one. Iinationul banking -
800 y t"eFe Is d" use lor state gov the
neh's al ALI Tor II the central government SAL
~ 'A"s II al Anahase bel
aH' anu II banking, then every n
= else. Ii democratic leaders had -
l as ready TO lead to The attack as
democratic masses have always been to Sta
1t. there would be now neither q national, II,
( nor q sresnback party in existence. Like ID
oiu roman who WAS clear headed enou. h -
anu patient and persistent enough Nj.
y to say at the conclusion of his speeches $.
subject, Nevertheless Carthage eltt
Ho every democrat anL
80 AN opeeCu Win, National bank sal
be abo lished now"
long rs national banks exist no democrat bet
he nrssidsn+ Tb. ... -. noe
-loNN ''' vi iioen was Ut day
time and was II surprise, The city
,nal banks paid the expense, or defruudr,r dur
and the ne onle-,bs E;r., Io,;o.o, -" cOu
III National OF New bid
advancing the s., 900 to pay the expenses lnte
e northern thieye, TO meet the soutbor, o,as Eas
democratic bod r.s,.,, -. the
49,. 'hese Danks would and
takch the loans necessary for their subiu Mis-
n. These banks can not forget history sou
m m;s.s ,., ' in I
al performances. There Is nothing 10 do q
ght them. Next year the bonds that thew Der
come due. If not refunded it kills the -
s as federal banks. They want them re-
ed. The people do not 1t Is u question of Stat
-. ~ n'N "@rs VI out oil our Oil,
Its. The Republican put Col. Philips on II
ron: side OF it. l published a warning on ID
efunding question II year ago last Septem- His,
n the Sedalia Democrat and the IntelI,p.n. : Z
We must have ratio leaders cite
Or the party will su,it ana
An no more die Of ..apathy' or of :,
rot'' than the love of liberty can die IN
uiilan race, for that is the foundation of betv
cracy. noor
lie one PROPOSES tn sera col p,i,;,, day,
!, r. ,h: H''P''" 'he city
:. III THIS be done We are likely to los. sour
~''
e'Sht more congressman two wears from cOur
1t is more sensible to tini out what m. 10 IN
E demand and do it than to try to ..bulI- DIV,
them with rejected candidates, or sigh IN al
'oir years oil Drake" again. situu
'onri Is the dictator of the financial poI,cv end
Union. Through Benton she rescued ms sectI
the inv. or red.raI,sr ~ rang
~ Nv inauSuFatcd Ga
Iicy That made us what ls6O Iound us. Her her,
IL. henderson made the mar strenu,us no.
That was made against federal banking in
: Her Bland bill Is the only measrr. il, Lara
ay in favor OF the people Instead OF tho ,
since Benton's day. Let ner slap the ny
i'i"n In the face, and advance to the high ID o
That is hers by right, that OF being the layet
yei OF federal banking. If To-
Ii Jackson AMI Benton were engaged in four
tti struggle with y former federal ..mon- wen
IL writer OF that day made n rem ark that Der +
Dol Tor to-day as tor the past: For the
on OF the country we must look to the s.tw.
b anu mechanics The mercantile. cIa,scs noon
tnta nglr,l in the mrsh.s -, H. day,
n not yield much assistance. For .i,uiIur soIir,
; ':uIe must be expected from public court
Is IN towns where banks are in operation. ~ tne
editors are not in debt 10 those ,ustiiu. Co
tiey are dependent In II great degree. m IN an
a., tn. I.,,- -: situaf