Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15
DEMoCRATtD COMMON SENSE AND
REPUBLICAN HUNBUG.

[Corr, spondence of the st. Louis Republicsn.l
Tho democratic party has always
claimed to contend for limited govern
ing power. leaving to the people a.
much liberty as possible consistent with
order.
The republican party has always con-
tended Tor q strong government. grasp
ing everything. debating. protecting.
mora!izing here. prohibiting this. sboi-
ishing that. saving souls and country,
and leaving to the people no 9th. lib
erty than that of paying many taxes,
going to church. and voting the repub.
lican tick ct.
The democratic party iavors Tree de.
velopulent OF all rssOurces Oi the cuun-
try. with eqnal taxation Tor all.
The republican party protects certain
industries by the aid Ot high tariff,
thus taxing every inhsbit.nt upon
everything that can be seen, felt, smelt.
tasted OF heard for the benefit Of the
few.
The democratic party is lthe party OF
producers. toilers, laboring men-ths
bone and slnew oi the land.
The repuo lean party Is the party OF
he monopolies, the grasping corpora.
tiOns. and all the drones Ot the nation.
which it manages to teed either ~
officers. spies, pensioners, jobbsrs Or
contractors.
The democratic party wants economy,
retrenchment, gradual pa,ment OF The
national debt, and also gradual reduc.
tiOn vi taxes.
Th. republican party revels In will(ul
squandering Of millions. refusing all re-
ductiOn OF expenses, claiming the ma
tion.l debt As q blessing. refusing Nil
reduction OF the burdens Of the people.
adding millions upon millions on uss-
less navy or upon star routes 10 the
moon.
The democratic party SAYS: Thou
shalt enjoy the product Of thy labor aud
thy lands. ai,d dispose OF tty crops at
thy own choice and liberty to thy best
advantage. ~ '=s ss -
The republican party says: Hold
on! II you raise tobnccO. you shall sell
it only to, our authOriz d agents. who
pay u IL enss iot it. II you happen to.
cure it aud twist it as your father show
cd you. you dare not sell it to any one
without taking license AZ manutactur.
rer. or going to prison. You may raise
grapes, but are prohibited from makiug
wins or selling Il. In all states where
We get strong enough to pass that rUle.
You may raise all kinds ei fruit for dry.
ing or canning purposes. but beware Of
using any part OF them Tor intoxicytiug
liquors. You may Just % well quit
raising hops aud barley and halt Of your
corn crops, tor We have concluded TO
break up and close all breweriss and
distilieries In the country. fHD
| The democratic party nsvar was the
champion Vi .intemperanoe nor Of any
abuse in any form whatever, but II si0-
ply and nat lrally opposed to sumptuAry
laws. our Of sheer respect Of the persOn-
al liberty oi every one.
The republican party made great
ado about the personal liberty vi The
colored brother. s.me twenty-O years
ago, and that lasted just about until
they, got oil his money through the
Freedmen's bank, fos now every sUel 10
the country, without regard 70 color
race, or previous condition. Il slowly
being chained down 10 rivetted letters
forged by the great party Of moral ideas.
that always manages to discover some
'.higher. law' when about 10 break up
. sacred engagement or to destroy soa,s
personal right.
Aud last, but not least:
The democratic party clings to the
fundamental American idea that man Ia
endowed With the natural. inherent and
inslienable personal right Of selt-gov-
ernment. "a.
The republican party, without openly
daring to deny this right. I,ss built up
for itself fetish under the name ot ma
tionAl government. gilded and burnish-
ed outside. but rotten to the core, to
which even train.robl,ers and mobs OF
iniuriated strikers must humblv bow.
Right or wrong. its dictates are ae-
kno wledyed as the "hIgher law"n by
every republican subject. Grants loyal
brass-medal old guard knee.s at its
shrine, and the pistol OF an ''inspired." !"
10 the 'thigher law" theory we'll edMcA-
ted assassin fails not to appear 10 due
time to save the pieces. That most
loyal pretorian guard Of hundred
thousand postmasters,A ) custom house
and revenue suckers and other papmou-I
gers arc faithfully going down into
their pockets to aid to perpeuase the
infamous worsh p OF the republican Idol.
1t this is not the empire minus the
emperor. it is the most glaring humbug
OF the age. u. T.
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