Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-17
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It Is beginning to be a matter OF conf
mon observation that the return to power
in congress of the republicans is the
signal for the return oil the lobby which
the democrats banished from Washing
ton. So abe and consel vative a journal
as the American Register sags:-"The
evidence accumulates that the return Of
the republican party to power In the
house of representatives is to be signal
lied by the presence of q colossal lobby,
armed with boundlt IS impotence, and
backed by enormous financial strength.
During the domination of the democratic
party at the capitol, the lobby lost its
identity. and ceased to exist as a fac.
tor in national legislation. but with the
return OF republicauism to power, the
lnsolent Lazzaroni of tie lobby will
come swarming back, only more ra-
paclous than ever by reason OF their
long enforced absence from the corri-
doris and caverns OF the great building
on Capitol Hill. The presence of these
hateful vampires is abundantly evident
on the streets and iu our great caravan
saries, and long before the holiday re-
cess occurs the Hobbies and ante cham
bers of the capitol will be thronged
with the Captain Rocks of n sex, and
the painted. Haunting Jezebels of the
other" The New York Herald in an
article on the subject predicts rich and
pow erful lobbies in the following inter.
ests: The dlsmemberment OF Mexico
In order to grasp several OF her northern
states; the Peruvian guano job; the
inter-oceanic canals, and the San Do
mingo job. To these may be added the
high tariff lobby, which can afford to
spend its millions. Altogether the
prospect seems to be that wine, women
and wassail will once more reign at the
capital, where wisdom, prudence and
temperance should prevail. We hope
that the democrats will distinguish
themselves by their soberness and watch
%fulness, and that their votes Tor rigid
economy in expenditures will make the
vultures both male and female their
enemies. l' ''
In commenting upon the rapacity
and extortion of consolidated railroad
corporations, the st. Louis Journal Of
Agriculture says:-s'Missouri expresses
this sentiment in the legend on her
state seal and coat OF arms-Salus Pop
uh Suprema Lea Est. The Liberty
of the People is the Supreme Law.
Whenever, therefore, corporate power
endaugers the liberty OF au intelligent.
people. so much the worse will it be for
Incorporated capital" We indorse
what our contemporary desires to say.
but it ~mistranslates, and in doing so
weakens its illustration. Salus cannot
by any possibility be rendered liberty
1t means safety Webster in his trans
lation OF the entire motto gives it 1.-The
welfare" &c, but this is a free rendi-
ton. Salus is a comprehensive word,
and is used to denote help, life, remedy,
. salutatlon wishing all of these, but
especially safety. So that the motto OF
the state really more thoroughly en-
phasizes the lesson u conte mporary
would inculcate thaa it indicates.
Many people deride the idea that cor-
porate power car aver attack our liber-
ties, but our welfare, our business safety
is attacked beyond dispute when the
corporation preys upon the community
instead of serving it for a reasonable COM
pensation., We believe that these
gigantic monopolies, and the corrupt
use OF money by which they attain their
ends, do threaten the liberties of the
people. Rome fell because. other
wealth. luxury and consequent inordi-
nate ambition; why may not weP I'm
less we grid on our armor, and fight
even fashionable corruption We shall.
Henry Ward Beecher in his Thanks
giving sermon made these sensible OBJ
servatlons:-"The two systems OF rails
ing money are by internal revenue and
by the tariff, and they are trying to d.
minish the former and fortity the latter,
which is the Chinese Wall, and it is the