Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-07
COL. ORIsP's COURSE.
. From the K. c. Times.l

The new political departure of Col. Crisp Is
tndefensible. Whatever may be his grievances,
real or imaginary. against those OF the demo-
cratic party whom he terms his enemies, he of
all men should have been the last to seek re-
venge. or as he calls 1t vindication, by an at
tempt to overthrow it's organization In rebellion
against and defiance Of its authority.
1t gave him the honors of Its nomination and
thousands of its votes; it struggled through two
fierce canvasses to elect HIM and failed. It
again organized its primaries and. united ali
democratic without reference to past controver-
sizes to participation. His friends were not I'M
willing to again give him An earnest support.
They went with other democrats to the many
conventions and assisted in the election of the
delegates. They composed Q large part of the
county convention and were in position TO do
him effective service in the appointment Of the
delegation to the congressional convention.
But he withheld his permission and refused to
submit his ''claims'' to the only recognized
tribunals of the party. He did not seek the
nomination, but held himself aloof from the
COMPRESSION convention, consorted with the
political enemies of the democratic party from
week to week after the nomination of the DEM
ocratic candidate. waited until the republicans
held q convention and announced that it was
''ineXpedIent'' to nominate q candidate for
congress, and now, q little more than o month
before the election. comes before the people of
the district IN antsgonism to the democratic
nominee. not upon Q platform of democratic
principles, but with q budget of personal grIev-
ances. asking the men OF the democratic party,
who had never fRltered in his support as a DEM
ocratic nominee, to desert their party and their
principles for his vindication. And fearing,
We suppose, that II the word '.democratIc''
were added 10 his designation of ''independent
candidate" the bridge would be too long for the
republicans to travel over, left it OF. vainly. we
predict, expecting that many democrats from
personal considerations would 70 over on it
anyhow.
But never did leader make SO grievous a mis-
take. Never did democrat so misapprehend the
motives of the men who stood by him.
They would have fought as zealously for any
Of the distinguished gentlemen who sought the
nomination at Liberty. They would. as one
man.. have rallied to the support of any democrat
who might have made the standard bearer had
any oil the numerous efforts at concession and
compromise prevailed in 1880. They supported
Col. Crisp, not as he seems to have supposed
from personal reasons alone, but because they
recognized the leadership uf the organized
power of the democratic party. They looked to
MIN 40 vic uO6Ch OuhlupiOu 4OI ~ COuUlCt
| with the republicans. They hurled back all as
persiOns made against his democracy and his
political reliability, and accepted with him the
humiliation of defeat.
1t is too bad now that he should turn his back
on his friends and on his party, consort with
their enemies, and as far a. in his power justify
now the charges of political unreliability aguins,
which they so persistently defended him..
No vlndication which Col. Crisp can get from
the votes.of republicans or greenbackers or dis
satisfied democrats can ever free him from lht
charge Of ingratitude to the democrats who
stood by him and shared alike with him thu
storms OF OblOquy which greeted his nomination
at Liberty. Nor can We see how such votes car
vlndicate hin OF the charges then made agains,
him.
tie has deliberately refused to ask from hi.
own party q rehearing according to the ole
democratic methods, and has gone TO its an.
tagOnists for his Jury. What, If he should there
also fail Of the much desired verdict. would b,
his personal or political statues2 Now if b,
should by such means gain an election with
triumph ever his friends as well M his enemies
would that indicate him from the aspersions oil
the very men to whom he appeals
In the campaigns to which We refer, the mel
and the managers To whom he now goes, Wei,
foremost i'll the traductIOn ui which he com
plains. They gave him no rest night nor da,
until they accomplished his overthrow. and b,
that means won the victory. They turn to hiu
now with honied words and the same motives
and for the same purposes-the defeat of tn
democratic party. They hate him now as Bit
terly as they hated him then. but they hope I
use him nov as they abused him then to over
throw the democratic party.
1t would seem to be IA hailuclnation that woul
thus lead an intelligent man on to his politics
rum. II his allies go down In the contest, h
must inevitably perish; II through him the
could succeed, he would be at once Regulated
and the advantage gained bestowed on others.
There rt mains but one rational explanation {
the strange alliance, from which every ma
who ever voted for Col. Crisp turns with deel
est notification that which charges him wit
participation in a deep laid conspiracy To vi
the republicans in their attempt to divide AN
: demoraliZe the democratic party of the count
and district, with the ultimate design Of exten,
ing the field OF operations 10 the state in lSs
and for funds to be bestowed to give eGectu
aid to IN attempt to carry the electoral vote IL
q the republican nominee. The Times does n,
. charge. and will be slow to belive that such
: the fact. but. that the course which we have d.
lineated leads that way ia beyond controversy
O for the end ID impossible OF attainment. III
effort, ii made, will terminate in confusion an
= defeat to the republicans. and political ruin
their allies.
The khedive, with the approval
England. has offered Baker Pasha Oh
task of re%orpaniZinp the Euyptian arm,