Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-17

The Iutelligencer has always been OPP
posed to coalitions between the democ-
raoy and other political organizations
any here. for supposed temporary or
local advantages. Nothing is more rep
rehensible. The good that political par
ties do is to carry into practical effect
certain political ideas; certain policies
or principles of government. Whenever
a party dickers with q party of other
views it il for spoils. and the people,
the bone and sinew OF the land, lose all
interest in the contest. These bar
oaips and fusious have been disastrous
to the democratic party, and there is
little doubt that its fusion with the green
hackers in Maine cost it more votes in
New York than would have elected
Hancock. Kentucky's noble orator and
statesman was worthy of himself when
he said, 81 would rather be right than
be president" Defeat with self-respect
is better than success with humiliation.
1t will pay best in the end, If it is re-
garded from no higher standpoint, tor
when victory does come it will be more
honorable and more enduring. We
think democracy has learned this lesson,
and it is now leaving fusions and coali-
tions with regulators and demagogues
to the Republicans in Virginia and Mis-
slssippi. Democracy is right. and right
will in the end prevail. What are or
two decades in the lifetime of a nationP
It is, OF course, a great deal to the time
server and ~self-seeker, but the patriotic
citizen who is unselishly doing his duty
can afford to wait. He cannot afford to
compromise the principles he seeks to
further by condonlng or approving po-
lltical bargains. We a re opposedto any
kind OF dickering in this state with
greenbackers.- They are either repub-
!lcans in disguise, or else mistaken dem
ocrats who can readily make their peace
with their old party associates by the
very simple and %efacacious plan of re-
turning to their places in the party
ranks. No war will be made upon them
ii they do SO because Of their temporary
departure from the true faith. Ii they
continue, however, to foster republican
interests by remaining in the greenback
party we know OF nj good reason why
they should be regarded as any less enc
mics OF democracy than are republicans.
The door OF democracy is open to all
who believe in q government by the
people for the people; to all people who
believe in local self-government; to all
people who believe in the least govern
ment consistent with the public welfare ;
to all people who revere the constitu-
ticn ; to all who are opposed to hanging
monopolies about the necks of the peo-
pie. Then why quarrel about miuor
questions when these v all points
worthy to contend forP There are but
two parties in this country; either you
must love the one and hate the other, or
you must lapse into the condition off po-
litical eunuch. Choose ye!
The London Times In an elaborate
financial article says:-''lt is quite GER
tain that thus far the bullion drain to
America Is only from u third to one
halt OF that OF 1879 and 1880. At this.
rate the fetal for the season: would only
be from f5, 200, 900 to e., SOC. 900, and
e2. SOC, 900 having already gone, only
from ca, SOC. 600 to 95. OOO, 900 would re-
main to be sent. This would average
about $1,000 to $780, 900 weekly
which would not be very formidable and
could easily be met by a moderate adj
vance in the rates for money here. CAL
culations for the future. however, should
not be too confident. 1t must be remem
bered that the small drain now may
have a great effect, owing to the dimln-
ished reserve In the Bank of England"