Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25

Where reason and not bald asser-
ton il the test Of merit, a. 1t is with
ell Intelligent people. dogm atism 10
offensive aud dissgresable. The dog
matism of writer's of the republican
persuasion in this country is q trait
90 common IS generally to pass un-
challenged, but their impudence has
received such = check by the recent
election, that some of their u%ttersDces
before that event sound quite ludi-
crous now. For instance the Pharisee
who 10 now governor Of Iowa, one
Buren, r. Sherman, whose principal
claim to distinction lies IN the fact that
he 10 related to TeCumseh aud John,
in an article advocating prohibition
printed III the December number of
the North American Review, but
written some weeks ago. said. "rhe
action taken in Iowa IL Of deep sig.
nifcaucs only wben it IL shown that
in their public policies generally the
people have bsen pronounced, UNI
changing iu opinion and rssoluts in
enforcing their will. = We
know nothing here of the strange
tendency in other sections Of the
uulon toward a %wavering balance
between parties. Political parties
elsewhere seem to have their feet in
the sand, but Iowa stands like a rock.
After twenty-eight years Of republi.
can control, the people have no desire
for a change for the sake of change"
No doubt the election of four demo-
cratic congressman fir ON Iowa, that
had none before. and the dimiuutio4
of the republican vote to such q degree
as to almost threaten the defeat of the
republican state ticket. 10 al evidence
of change Observable evsu to states
men 60 obtuse as those of the Buren,
r. Sherman type; and if this desire
for a cnange is not merely for the
sake of q change then there must be
some greater aud deeper-seated OBJ.
lection to the longer Continuance III
power OF the republican patty. This
II y seem very shocking to the gov
ernos OF 1'~a, bur, then, it may even
be possible that the country will
survive the loss of his dogmatism
quite rs cheerfully az it. m~aus to do
the humiliation Of ria political party.
Some Of our republican eontempoFa-
RES are anaIyziug the vote in New
York IN order to get some comfort out
of it. A rather hard job. One way
they manage it Is to show that Clsve.
land did not get as large q majority as
did the free canal amendment. Well,
that 10 a fact, but then two hundred
thousand 10 a pretty fair majority after
sll. aud one fourth OF it will do in 1884
to make a democratic president. Unless
the New York democrats make absolute
simpletons of themselves they are sure
to get that much. and the Chicago In
tsr-Qceau sudother stupid radical sheets
will not mend the matter by stigmatiz.
Ing Geo. VIM. Curtis, the leader of the
New York half.breeds, who are more
numerous than the stslwarts, as an ass.
A half dozen such rabidly vindictive
newspapers IS the 10. in the country
will bs quite enough tn beat the repub-
lican party in 1884 without any help
from the democrats,
Some OF our republican eontempora-
ries went into conniption fits because
Grover Cleveland did not resign the
mayoralty of Buffalo while he was a
candidate fer governor, entirely over
looking The fact that Secretary Folger
held OIL to bis berth in the cabinet. But
there is a case nesrer Aowe TO epen on,
and we hope our consistent republican,
friends will give State Senator Manis.
tire. OF the Twenty ninth district o,
Missouri, particular and peculiar jesse
tor hanging on to bis s%enatorshlp wnl;e
running for congress against Mr. lardy
To be symmetrical these ers should
not be attended to IN a lop sided man
ner.
St Louis grain market, Thursday: =
"Wheat very slow; No. 2 red, "a to 81
l-8c; "a 3 SO December; 94c bid the
year.; e6 IA to 96 $40 January: 81 {
February; ST. OF 1-2 Nav: No. z red
SO 1-2c bid. Corn cash. higher; options
a shade off except for November, wbici
was being squeezed; 60 IA to 70 cash
6S IA Nov mber; "a is to 81 l i Iii,
year; 40 5 &c January; 40 &c bid Feb
ruary !; so $50 Nav. Dat. better; 3G I,
SO 3-Sc cash; see November; 81 So
December; "a 5 &c the year; IS l 8 bi,
May. Rye steady; Sc 1-2 to SIC. Bar
Icy quiet; SO to 8Oc for medium t,
CHOICE"