Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

port of governmental obligations and
credit In the language .;of President
Garfield, NO republican should touch any
party tainted with reputation. That
one of the parties now seeking the sup
pert of the people OIL Virginia Is tainted
with reputation, I do not think that any
one 'conversant with the history of the
debt OF Virginia can question. i, They
cali their process REIMBURSEMENT" and
some of them ''elimination,' but the
naked fact stands open that they. pros
pose to strike of from the Indebtedness
Of the state and to refuse to pay either
principal OF interest OF 7somes ten or
twelve millions of the debt OF the state
ia addition to what has been assigned
WestsVirginia. which stands.to her deot
ohsherow books, which has beenarec.
.ognized as correct by her state officers,
and which has been sustained by her
highest. court and by the supreme court
of, the. United States ltself-ad debt which,
in the language of the platform OF the
republican, party OF Virgins, adopted Py
the republican convention atIlyhchburg
odA August IL, 1881 was .:createdf for con.
structing her internalimproSementsa pd
charitable Institutions, which, permea-
ting every quarter of the stale, bring
benefits OF, tar greater value than their
cost to the whole people Of Virginia"
IF this is, not reputation OF; the. very
worst, klnd,: what is itP ,ss 80 r..g
- WHERE WOULD REGULATION END?
Z Suppose they succeed IN these efforts
gsinst' the credit OF Virginia, will it NOT
nave . demoralizing effect on the tone OF
the whole. country? On the sanctity pr
governmental obligations--will 1t not I'M.
settle the public mind on them? VIII
it not encourage assault upon n IN
deed endanger. the. credit of the United
States government ITSELF Their candl-
date for Encouragement declared 20;
longer than q year ago for a vigorous
application of Reimbursement principles
to the national debt. Their chief leader.
has on the floor Of the United States
SENATE said 81 am not a democrat ! l
am not a Republican; l am a ereadjus-
ter" Their party has but n distlnc-
tive principle, which IS the disturbance
Of the state debt. With these signif-
cant expressions on the part OF these lead
ers. if.they succeed here can we expect
anything but q vigorous application On
their part OF the principles of readJust-
ment 70, the national debt, and can any
one imagine a more fruitful theme to
the demagogue in the south and west
than 4 readjustment of the national debit
Ireiect upon it with horror. and as a
man and a republican l will resist every
measure, every party tainted with repa-
dlataon.s ~ ,.tsIks sq-k. ~ .4eaf-I-
But again, why should any republican
support th,s readjuster partyP Has
not their every nerve been strained to
destroy the republican party ofViEgidiap;
Do they not refuse to ack nowledgea allie
glance to the republican party? DO
they not claim OF, the stump and else
where to be democratsp Has; not their,
candidate for governor recently declar.
ed that. he was a readjhster democrat
But they claim to be liberal democrats.
Ihaye known Of liberal democrats from
time to time since f184O.aI have known
them sometimes get Offices by support
,of-the, wings and after that prove them
selves the most ifiiberal of democrats.
And then they talksof Q free ballot and a
fair count. u Remember they want the
votes OF the republicans to get into pow
or here. Is not this q clear case of
When the devil was sick
The devil q monk wouldfbe,
When The devil got we'll -