Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
READY FOR A CHANGE"

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1t is worth while to carefully consider
this paragraph from ths N. Y.Herald:-
"Whiie the sages at Albany are busy,
therefore, and a%nxlously putting their
heads together to plan a compromise
which shallin some way save their chance
for continued spoliation and misgovern'
ment, the public locks on with disgust and
the belief aud hope that nc arrangement
is possible. 1t begins to be understood
that all such compromises will compro-
mise only the public interests, and that
the general welfare has begun to rage
among the army of spoilsmen. Let 1t
go on by all means. This quarrel should
be welcomed by all honest men, wheth-
er they are republicans. democrats or in
dependents. Let it go on to the bitter
end-the country is ready for a change;
it sees q change to be necessary. Two
thirds OF the republican voters would
joytully join q new party organization,
for they see that their own has fallen in
to the control Of incapable intriguers
and lobbyists, and their tlmld and self
seeking followers" The country GER
talnly ought to be ready for a change.
but whether it Is or not is another mat
ter. Politicians are so perth aciously
denounced by fippant newspaper Phar-
lsees that the people have been blinded
int the belief that from the newspaper
they may look for stif-necked morality
in public affairs; but whom q great news
paper like the Herald, which boasts the
largest circulation of any paper in Amer
lea, and which prints more matter than
the London Times. condescends, for
place and patronage,to bow in adulation
before what it conceives to be the rising
sun, though in that luminarY it recogni-
yes a vlbrion, what are we to expect
from common people? If such great, in
dependent lights are, on occasion, mel
lowed down to shine family on leprous
spots, what wonder If men who trust
them ara Led into contact with the foul
sores, to their own subsequent danger
and disgust. Would to God it were true
that the country was tready TOR a
change-''a change from sectional hate
to broad, catholic patriotism; a change
from corruption to honest management;
a change from the iron rule OF tyrant
monopo'ies to the benign influence Of the
will aud best interests OF the entire
people ; Il change from a swindling tar
III to free commerce.; a change from
America. as painted upon a certain co.
casion by Mr.. Hoar. to America as she
should be. the bravest. purest, ireest
country IN ali this world, a worthy ref
uge for the oppressed of all nations. The
new party idea, though, is all stuff and
nonsense. No new party a succeed
does not contain the bulk of the
democratic voters, and nc matter what
name such an organization might as
sumo, its enemies would take good care
to see that it was known. by the old title.
As for US, we desire no change of name,
as we see no need of a change of heart.
The word Bourbon" SC persistently
flung at the entire democracy, is a libel
Gus, mendacious misnomer. Democrats
are anything but Bourbons. They r
conservative patriotic, progressive. They
learned much and they have long
since buried all animosities of the past.
1t IS the republicans who cannot forget,
and who seem incapable of learning. The
few Bourbons in the democratic party,
like Toombs and Davis, are not leaders;
the strongest haters and most lncendia-
rily radical men in the republican party
IRE its leaders. 1t is indeed time that
the conservative men of all parties
to the standard of their country, to
promote reciprocal good feeling between
the sections, encourage the arts Of peace.
.deprecate the fiery appeals to the evil
passions of the war. and pluck the civil
from the chaos and corruption
iostered by an army of political para.
sites. To succeed there is but one
course, and that Is for all men who love
their country to assist the conservative,
democratic party to procure a genuine
look at the books aud subsequently to
rive M U0ad u0uarnmant