Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-27
TWO LETTERS.
Iron the Sedalia Democrat

" 49,
We nnblish two letters this morn
ing which will be read win con
adorable interest. The first is from
one of the. Studebakers. oil luuiaha'
the manufacturers of thefweli known
Stakeholder wagon, ana the ia>' i''in
Senator George u. vest.
1t is probable that The S~aMue""Nei
we're never democrats. They may
have protessed to be such, IL was
only when the SUI shoHe ara pros
nerols times rave them y most e4-
cel,ent financial digestion. Ii does
moi seem possible that any honest
democrat could really believe Gar
fields election would help the people
materially, and Hancock's eiec'ioh
hmrt them. Such u proposition Is SO
absurd as to suggest something oe-
meath the surface of the plea some
thing corrupt, treacherous, pufcias-
able, and falsely gratuitons. lhe
who deserted Hancock I,
and gave a reason therefor the decla-
ration that success for Hancock meant
ruin for the country, lied. lie ana
not believe it, ii he had sense enough
to keen himself outside of IA lunatlr
asvlum. aud if he did not have sense
enough nobody paid any attention 10
his yaporings. Certainly men Ike
the Studebakers-keen, active, ag-
oressiye men OF the world, stSu'
wrestIers IN aifcontests where money
was to be made-knew better. lneli
declaration to the contrary decelves
M one. not even themselves. Some
other motive actuated them besld,
tear of Hancock, and that mo'ive is
clearly revealed in the extraordinary
pains they took TO bulldozs thelt
workmen. They belong to the tarfn
oligarchy. They were part OF INC
crowd which sprung the false tarll
issue OH the country and sought ciider
cover of it to hamstring the democ,
racy. The old ring cry OF rum
rnin to our industries" was in theii
mouth as glibly as in the mouth OF
any Pennsylvania protective Fam
paigu document, but they gave tongue,
probably, because the balance OF tht
mack did, aud because, occupying
seemlngly the position OF renegade:
thew had to do a great amount o.
Yelling in order TO acquire the proper
odor o loyalty. ,
However, it was Senator Vest'
natural hatred of political heats ant
shams which brought him first across
tine path of the ~Studebakers ano
prompted him to denounce thost
practices which i'll the south are
called bulldozing and i'll the nortl
moral suasion. The correspondents
we publish to-day is the result. In
best thing about it all Is Vest
aword.play. He does not go back
foot from the front of the fight. ID
has no explanations TO make-i'
qualifications, retractiohs, or apolo
aies. He rever-es the democratic
tactics of the last twenty years AM
follows up one assault by an another
In passing he also touches with Ia
sharp point OF his lance the haught
crest of the tariff oligarchy. In
means war. The blunt end oil III
lance would have meant joustiDg 10
pastime steel against steel mean
leech-craft and holy water.
This tariff issue was forced Oh III
democracy in an hour when ever
man and every dollar it had III IL
world was employed III fighting
desperate fight for constitution
liberty. 1t was false, senseless, an
eewardly. 1t should not be permit
ted to enjoy its spoils iii peare, ~
will it if Vest can have his way.
would be a glorious thing to see hi
carry this question before the ayr
cultural masses of Missouri, al
precipitate a conflict which, soon'
or later, is
ITO spoil the spoiier as it may,
And from the robbcr rend the prey