Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-02

To select wisely from our vast popu.
la,ion those who are best fit ed for the
many offices to be filled requires an ac-
quaintance far beyond the range OF any
one man. The executive should, there
tore, seek and receive the information
and assistance OF those whose knowledge
of the communities IN which the duties
are to be performed thus qualities Them
to aid in making the wisest cholce.
lie had said, concerning the sectional
disputes, in his place in congress-
So tar as | have studied the current
of public thought and political feeling i'll
this country, no feeling has shown Itself
more strongly than the tendency OF the
public mind In the past few months.
The man who attempts to get up Il po-
litlcal excitement in this country on the
old sectional issue will find himself
without a party and without support.
The man who wants to serve his coun-
try must put himself in the line OF its
leading thought, and that is the restora.
ton OF business, trade, commerce, in
dustry, sound political economy. hard
! money and honest payment o! all obli-
cations and the man who can add any
| thing in the direction OF the accomplish
lucut VI dDS VI IACSS Pun poSSo - - PAo
| lie benetactor.
But before the canvass was sixty days
| old he had abandoned also this truly NJ
tlonai aud patriotic ground, and com
mitted himself 10 that mischicvous sec
tional appeal which has ever since been
made by the organs and speakers OF the
party, and which was put in its extrem.
est form the other day in the speech o'
Mr.. Conkling. which the Evening Post
criticises.
The republicans are alarmed and un.
easy at the apect .: their canvass; the
! result in Maine WAS surprise to then
because it revealed an unsusp pected dis
affection in their own raaAs. The result
IN Indiana and Ohio they believe to bt
i entirely uncertain But they have them
selves to blame. The American people
are not fools or blind; when they see ;
political party, conservative in May
wheel round to the EXTREMIST policies il
September; when they see 4 candidat
long committed in the most positive
manner to wise and national policie
suddenly and publicly abandon the con
servative position which alone CAV
, him the popular confidence and goo
| will, and become the ally OF the ex
tremest bourbonism OF his party, hos
can all this fail to shake the contidenc
OF the voters and fill them with susp
cion and disgust
thoughtful republicans are askin
themselves, al! over the country, wis
]. the election of Garfield would reai!
e mean? They have seen him. at the bid
ding OF the extremists, abandon AL h
!. old and often announced principles AN
u they are inclined to believe that If he
q to represent ic the executive chair. NJ
e the civil service reform and the nation,
1 party he formerly upheld. but the pre-
else reverse OF these things, it may h
u as well. or better. to lot him be defeated
and iet.the great republican party hav
tour years i'll the minority in which I
= wash itself and become once more cleai
The men who think thus are not enan
ored OF the democratic party, but the.
e are not so silly as tG believe that tn
{ country IS going to take harm from il
: success. They know very well that Ut
q der our constitution the people neve
r abandon the control of their affairs. an
! that even if the democrats should be Il
e foolish and wicked as is pretended b
r some OF their opponents, the peopl
: would make them powerless in tn
r election two years hence, before the
h had had the opportunity to execute tb
+ least OF those terrible purposes. OF whic
: they are accused.
j, The country is safe. no matter whic
: party succeeds. Sensible men have r
! fears on that score. But the spirit
n which the republicans are urging the
: canvass is causing a great many OF the
: voters 10 consider whether it would III
o be best for the party which they 10,
: that it should have Il period OF adyersi,
b to give its leaders time to consider the
u ways. And, as the Evening Post righ
e ly suggests, recent utterances from tt
n republican stump have the effect
r s.quicken the departure" OF such voter