Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-21
The New York Herald is chief among

the newspapers which gained Tor the
republican party its victory-suoh as it
was-last November. Now 1t says:-
"The truth Is tue republican party has
fallen into a ring which took its rise du-
ring the lax period when the Credit Mo
bilier reigned; when every congressman
thought his duty to his country required
him to vote to some corporation q million
of acres of land q day; In that season Of
speculation and easy-going morality the
present leaders OF the republican party,
with q few honorable exceptions. took
their root. They have grown and Hour
ished and now overspread the land. but
the corruption that comes with the seed
and the twig permeatss the branches and
falls upon the country This Is . sad
view to take of tho situation INVADING
ton, but Is the true one. President Car
field and MI. Blaine are embodiments OF
their party and their times. The party
has fallen into moral decrspitude. the
great leaders have been supplantsd by
smaller politicians, high purposes by
petty. aims, statesmsashiP BY %selfshnsss,
patriotism by revenge. 1t is possible for
the republican party to reform itself
from within. This is . very sorry outlook
when We remember the obligations that
have been set aside by high-minded, viz
tuous citizens, and when we know that
the leaders of this republican srgsnIza-
ton are men Of sudacity, courage, SKILL
who did not hesitate to steal enc presl-
dsncy BY the intrigues of the electoral
commission and to carry another BY the
use of nsney from corrupt sources, and
for whom no sxpedisnt . be tee dsr-
ing to maintain their unhallswsdpower."
Now, this il all true ; and it II also true
that tho Herald as basely prsstituted It.
self tor pelf as did the politicians WHOM
it here lashes. Had 1t thought the pros
pact Of success most favorable for de-
nscracy it would have been democratic
in it's lsanings, ~ it was republican be-
cause 1t thought it beheld money and
patronage in that course. It was .
power in the land, but . venal pew
or. aad now. forsoeth, It uPbraids Gar
field and Blaine whom it erstwhile laud-
cd to the skies. because they desire ID
control the patronage rather than to
farm it cut to Conkling. The whole nest
is . foul enc, but It il no fouler now
than It was when the Herald swsre 1t
smelled as sweet As the roses OF Araby.
The Herald is .great-so was Bacon
and, whether justly or not, tho enc, like
the other, il regarded ~ not being
above msrcenary influences. If it de-
sires to be respected - we'll % read, il
should always be truthful.
1t was objected by some persons that
the first section of the law under which
Judge Hord was elected. on May s, did
not apply, because it provided for an
election In all counties where there had
been . failure to hold q legal election.
The reasoning was, that the. supreme
court having decided that no election
had been provided fer by Law in Novem-
Der, there could be no failure to hold q
legal election. e:-no failure to do
something that was not provided to be
done. This was drawing things down
to . very fine point. The election was
held, and Judge Herd vas commission
ed as havinE.bsen elected, under the first
section Of the law. But the law had
another section which read as tolloWs:-
'sSec. 8. The term Of office Of all judges
of probate who now held v on &C.
count of any failure to duly elect their
SUCCESSORS, is declared determined and
at an end" There could be no dod-
ging that. Gov. C%rittendsn's attention
was called to the objection made to the
first section OF the law and promptly
issued, by the advice Of the attorney
gsneral,a commission appointing Judge
Hord to fill the vacancy IN the efice
caused by the passage Of the act. Judge
Hord made q demand for the Office I'M
der that commission last week. and
Judge Cannon took tho matter under
advisemsnt. On Monday last Judge
Hord made q second demand for she
Office. and it was turned rel to him by
Mr.. Harris. the clerk. Judge Cannon
declining, when requested, to meet
Judge Hord IN the Office. So ended the
Hord. Cannon case. Let rs hope that
we shall have NO mere such ia Lsfay-
ette county. "%Si@ ts.'s,-m-.
The bitterness Of Cenkling toward the
president Is apparent, He is credited