Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-26

ELL muuuO1h-
John P. Ardinger
C.. Q. Parent. WaVerly
"A PATRIOTIC SPEECH.
Hon. Alexander raves at Lone
Jack.
NV friends and fellow-citlzen: 1t
would be but a poor compliment TO
my modesty TO say l do not feel en-
b~arrassed III attempting to address
you onstAis ocrasie9s ~
L q q embarrssAedzby Che expects-
ton which the bare acceptance Of such
an invitation as you hayekindly cent
me TO be present here to-day has
created imths public mind. But above
ALL am embarrassed by a sense Of my
inability, snatchedz as l have been
from the p~erpIexities Of professional
engagements, to minister as l should
like, 10 the euteYtainment OF this an.
uiYersary gathering. When think
6fsthe WONDERFUL iesources of this
great western land( (Which yet promises
to become the center of the republic)
and what may be accomplished by the
energy aud enterprise Of her people,
eacocrAxed BY WISE and liberal legis-
MGoS,gF ahewell nigh ~Oppresseu by
that sense of responsibility which
shonid come upon every public SER
want. aud even upon one who seeks to,
serve his fellow -citizens III any pDsl.
tiOn OF honor and trust.
Uuder the, benign administration
of a kind Providence our lot has
fallen in pleasant places, aud we have
agoodly heritage.
There opens round about US one OF
the most magnificent provinces of
material nature that is to be found
upon the round easth-a province
which FOR generations was left in UNI
tanned luxuriance, and which, rescued
from its sava&a wildness and snbdued
to the uses of civilization, now mln-
listers to the wants of as noble, intel
ligent and enterprising a people as
csaIhaIolnd Yitbi4sthe limits of our
broad land.
To such a people VAS committed
the wondrous task,of developing the
resources Of this teeming country.
until no n, over 1ands into which
mighty forests once struck roots aud
over which the prairie flower blos-s
somed, there wave as luxuriant
harvests as ever igiaddehed tie heart
Of man.
The railways and t%elegraphs shoot
like throbbimg arteries along this
wide expanse, filed with our active
life. And more joyful still lie roar
OF the mandatory aud the clink of
the workshop mingle with the muir
muring OF u mighty river and the
rushing crowds OF our great metro
pelis. Never was a people called to
amightier task furnished with ampler
Q of accomplishment Or granted
. larger earnest of their Ultimate aud
glorious success.
How then is the goal for which we
are all striving to be reached?
2 We answer that there is nothing
which SO promotes the interests of u
popular government assthe principles
of justice, honesty aud integrity in-i
wrought in the popular heart.
Such principles we have by nation.1
q birth-right. We, have lnheriteds
them from our fathers. They 'throb
In our hearts aud burn in our brains
Their mute symbols + every W here
around US and over US. The hills give
them their strength aud the stars their
beauty.
. Heaven and earth are. full of them,
aud all we need Is men TO apply these
principles, which are the noblest part
Of our heritage; men to- direct tie
time aud mold the results; mentor
large sympalhies and liberal senti-
msnts; smen of personsl force and
heroic will +; men grasping The whole
country, interpreting its common
wants, recognizing its conflicting in
terests and consolidating its nnmer.
Gus dlversities into general and lar.
monious unity.
Would TO God 1 were such, then
with tuller confidence could ask your
suffrages.
Ever within the limits of u CON
g%ressional district you will find an
apparent diversity of interest, but il
10 only apparent. For, as in the natu-
raj body the vigor of each individual
part contributes TO the health of the
whole, aud the health of the whole is
shared by each particular member, so
it is in the body polite. Fer here
along these multiplying avenues OF
trade and transportation we see the
rich produce of the country borne 10
the great and gro wing city. and there.
under the magic wand OF commerce.
Transmitted into pure gold-lhat rep
resentative of all material welfare
and comfort, to put gladuess into the
heart of the industrious prOducer.
It is the old story that comes down
to Us from classic days.
1t is the lesson of political wisdom,
taught and enforced by divine illus
tratlOn. 1.-The eye can not say unto
the hand l have no need of thee"
nor. again, ''Lhe head to the feet L
have no need OF YOU" To disceri,
then, the needs of the several constit-
uent members Of this congressional
district. and 80 to apply the Inherited
principles If which l have spoken as
to meet those needs, will be the duty
OF any IL who asks at your hands
the honor of representing you in the
halls Of The national congress. say
the needs of the several parts that go
to make up this district. For it is
one Of the fundamental doctrines of
the great party whose principles l
have so heartily espoused, that there
are rights Of minorities as we'll as ma
iorities. and that it ia only by concur
rem majOrlties that the most equitable
legislation is reached. And such leg
islation tends to unite the most OPP
posite and conflicting interests aud
TO blend all the members of the COM
monwealth into one harmonious
struggle for the common good.
By giving to each interest of sec
tion its due, all strife between them
for ascendency is prevented, and
every feeling likely to eugender dis
eussion is suppressed and all are unit.
ed in common devotion to a common
ause. Each sees and feels that it
can best promote its own prosperity
by conciliatisg the good will and pro-
noting the prosperity Of others. Uu-
der such legislation kindly feelings
would pervade the entire district and
instead of any antipathy between the
interest of the city and the interest of
the country, a rivalry would spring
up to promote the interests of each
other. Then the interests of each
would be merged in the common in-
terests of the whole, and thus the dis
trict would become q unit, by becom-