Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-01
sYmpAqHYI AND COMMON SENSE.

Rutland (Vt.) Herald (Rep) September A.I
The New York Tribune in q recent
article concerning tho republican pros
poets Of victory In Ohio and New, York
asks the absurd question. ''Whatdemo-
cratic orator will have the heart to take
the stump and ask the people to vote
against the PRESIDENT" Or course We
all hope and expect that Ohio and New
York will both go republican this year,
but it is very hard to understand why it
81 ould trouble the democratic heart to
talk and vote for the democratic ticket
in Ohio and New York this year moro
than last year. There is NO sort OF
doubt that the democracy north and
south feel the keenest sympsthy with
the presidents great sutferlngs. but the
lac, that "crank" has planted bullet
in the president does not make the re-
publican platform and principles any
more acceptable to the democrats than
they were before General Garfield was
shot. There is no question OF heart
about it IN this sense, and there ought
not to be with an honest, intelligent
democrat, who is concerned with the
principles and policy our republican
president represents and executes, not
with our presidents personality - .
private citizen, husband and father. The
democracy did not vote against Garfield
because they did not admire his noble
talents and high personal qualities ;they
voted. against him tor the. same reason
that they voted against Lincoln. Grant
and Hayes, because they had no SYM
pathY with the ideas and policy OF our
party. Suppose Hancock, . gallant
soldier and true gentleman, had been
elected president, and had been shot
down BY a republican s'crank," would
It be any question Of lack Of heart
or human sympathy with his ,sufterings
il New York and Ohio continued to bs
solid tor the republican ticket. 4 bull
let iu a mans body does not make his
political principles any more acceptable
than they were before be was wounded,
and it sounds puerile II 30 able journal
as the Tribune to wdnder how demo.
cratic orator can have the heart to ask
the people to vote against the PRESIDENT
this year. Supposed DAnkling bed bsea
shot and as desperately wounded g ths
once served undepi General Gar6Atd's
command, what you'd the. Tribune
think Of the common sense OF stalwate
organ wondering whether the sadminis-
tration republicans would have the heart
this year to vote against Conkllng : The
Tribune would iaugiithe stelwsst organ
to scorns write principles, not nen,"
on its banner. Agd tight Conkling's r.
turn to the bitter end. President Gar.
field has deserved and has received th0
heartfelt sympathy of all parties bsoapss
OF his sufferings,, but those Su6SHnge
will no more f6ep the democfacy u
Ohio and New York frpnl dsisg tthsie
best to carry these states agslnat thN
republicans than the memory OF the
months Of. great anftering enduxedsby
General Hancock, from the, terrible
| wound he got ct. Gettysburg, kept the
Republicans Of Ohfo and New York iroM
voting against him last November. TIE
presidents sufferfngs endear him q .
man TO- the nation. but the pfesidebt's
suferipgs will not give the rspublioaA
party any. votsso AHA year that they
voices Of the Hineraht dsmocfstIS
'.stpmpers," /, Ilaeed, why shqpld We
expect any other result Politics are
I'd more condaet6dl tp6n Ssntihehtxl
principles thansis commerce, and Ne
presidents woundiwili. net .pesAuAde ~
democratic party. te throw away their
tire or come, oveYao our camp this year;
1t 10 only iolly ~ expect that The deep
seated, chronic, hostility between the
two parties will be modified In the least
by the fact that the color-bearer Of the
\ republican party has met with terrible
n personal calamity. General Garfield g
su6erings might nave some effect IN
n soitening the asperities OF purely, lao.
n tional quarrels among The irsPoblieaqs,
II quarrels that are personal rivalries rath.
\ er than conflict OF principles; 6tt
nobody can expect that the CREST demo-
II cratic party, divided. from Us on ques;
tions of serious Importance, will fold
their colors, Silence their field.fnusic
and stay inisilent camps because . 10.
publican president carries an ounce ball
IN his body. To-expect this would be
\ absurd, fand we can safely count upon
H brisk battle i9s both Ohio and New
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