Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-04
ORGANIZE.

this emu IN view Inc executive Couini
tee should meet at an early day, and
set O time for the township meetings to
elect new executive committeeman
There are now two vacancies in the
committee, Mr.. Beck, of this township.
having moved to Colorado. and Mr.
Mcdonald. of Clay township. having
gone to Independence to live. This is
a matter of no particular consequences.
as the old committee will not be called
ON to act except merely to provide for
the election of its successor.
At these primary meetings, it should DO
understood, that the question is to be set
tied as to whether we are to have a con-
%vention or primary election. the commit
teemen being instructed how to vote on
the question. While we prefer q pri-
mary election. because it gives every
man a chance conveniently to 60 to the
precinct nearest his home and quietly
cast his individual ballot Tor the can
didate he prefers for every Office, still
we do not believe any system OF election,
either primary or final, perfect, and we
are prepared to support honorable dem
ocrats fairly nominated by the party by
whatever mode It may choose. We have
no hobbies in the matter, n abuse for
other democrats who may differ from
us, but we are ready to prove by ex-
ample as we'll as iprecept. that we be-
lieve first of all in advancing the inter-
ests OF the democratic party. Men are
as nothing when compared to the I'M
p~ortance of political unity, iirmness ard
courage in the defense Of great doc
trines OF truth.
If we are beaten in the nation
to-day it ia because OF the bick-
erings and q~uarrels Of our little men,
who put personal politics above the
general good. Such men should be as
ruthlessly trodden under foot as would
be the deadly tarantula. They are as
noxious and as dangerous. In this con
nection we ask our readers to turn to q
speech made by tho "Sage of Utica."'
Hon. Horatio Seymour, which we print
elsewhere. and which deserves a care
ful reading.
II Capitalization is to be overthrown;
ii state laws and state courts are to be
protected from the growing and still
growing jurisdiction Of federal courts
which are bred in the very atmosphere OF
favoritism tor corpor / monopolles; if
the finances OF the country are to be a
aged In the interests OF the people, in
stead of at the beck and nod of q bank
ing ollgarchy if the producers are to be
en%tranchised from the robbery OF the
protective tariff; If, in fine, We are to
have constitutional rather than absolute
government, We must find it at the
hands OF the democratic party. As the
soul AN alone trust the great Nazarene
for its salvation, SO truly does it seem
that the country can find no savior from
the ills and evils Of the body polite ex.
cept in that party which Jefferson
founded; that party which swept the
tederalists from power under the lead OF
the great champion OF human rights and
human freedom. the author of the dec.
laratiou of Independence, to hold it for
three fourths OF the time from that day,
until a sectional party drove the
try into a iratricldal war. If these asser-
tons are founded In truth, and who can
gainsay them? then must not the man
who processes to be a democrat, and who
stIrs up bitter feeling IN his party, be
held to be q traitor and q false manP
Let the general good be the touchstone
of action. Let what is said in discussing
differences be temperate. c%onsidcrate
and becoming gstlemanly members of
no black guards party. Let the MAORI
ty rule in peace as it must of right; and
in the selection of candidates let the
people rule, with as little interference
by political machinery as 1t is possible
to do with. When they have designa-
ted their choice, whether 1t be ours or
no, lot US all turn to and with u will
prove ourselves no r~ecreants, by working
for the success of all. This Is the spirit
Tor success
W. have no sort OF fear or
uneasIness as to cur county. 4 can.
vass will only tend to bring out the
strength and merit Of democratic ad-
ministratlon when compared with the
extravaganza and corruption which
preceded it, and which it has labored so
hard to remedy, but there is more than
our county to look after. We must
elect a congressman in this district this
fall. We have the votes to do 1t with if
we all work together harmonionsly.
STRIFE a only result in depriving us in
the national council of a defender of
democratic principles. However. We
have written very much more than we
intended when we began this article.
Our object was merely to remind demo-
Gratis that the time for action has arri-
we'd, and that in unity and harmony
there is strength.
One by n the roses fall. and one by
one. somatlmes ever two by two, the
less savory tram ro5blng brotherhood
is brought to grief. Pretty soon their
days will be numbered in the land, and
none there will be to mourn thereat
The last to come to grief were Poke
-Wclla and Rill Mnrria ruLo a