Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-25
HOW IT LOOKS.

HUW IL LUUkS.
Never since the federalistic republic
can party first came into power by one
third of the popular vote of the country
for Mi. Lincoln have the chances for its
overthrow been 30 bright as now.
Imperialistic, revolutionary, bold, i'm
pudent to the extent of audacity,
INSCRIPTIONS in its methods, de-
bauching the country with its notori-
GUS use of money in elections, and its
brazen attempts to elevate corrupt men
to high places, 1t has only lived until
now upon the memories of the war,
and the patriotic feelings of the voters
in the north who have been deceived
into believing that the democratic party
could not be trusted upon the issues
that were settled by it. But all that is
passed. The bloody shirt can no longer
be waved. With its exit from the
arena goes the republican party as a
formidable political organization. As
long as there was a chance for a south
ern electoral vote Mr.. Blaine was as
mellow as an over-ripe apple to every
thing southern, but no sooner had
West Virginia served notice upon him
that no tattoed man need apply, than
at Terra Haute, Ind, he once more UNI
periodically raised the bloody banner.
But that will no longer do. The coun-
try has outstripped MIR. Blaine. He
only advertises himself as a blind and
.bigoted Bourbon. 1t is hard for him
to learn and he does not desire to for
get. Yet, were his head as thick as his
cheek is adamantine, the people will
next month teach him a lesson. An
armed force of janizaries at the polls
will not save him. Dudleyisn in In
diana, Connecticut and New Jersey
will not save him. Cleveland, the
man of destiny, is u%nrelentingly on
his track. He has never been
defeated and he will not be now.
The 1853 electoral votes of the south are
sure for him. New York's SO electoral
votes are certain for him. Now, how
many more does he need? Twelve
votes. Indiana has Is. Hendricks
lives in Indiana, and the people there
love him better than they do any other
man in America. He has more than
ever endeared himself to them by his
noble and unselfsh course in this can
vass. Indiana is nearly sure for Cleve-
land and Hendricks. But suppose the
Ohio tactics of money, intimidation
and fraudulent ballots ravishes from
democracy the votes ofthat state. There
is New Jersey, the birthplace of Gro
YER Cleveland. New Jersey always
faithful in her allegiance to democracy,
New Jersey that voted for Hancock,
Tilden, Seymour, Mcclellan, that cast
part of her vote for Douglas, that
voted for Buchanan, Pierce, 8 times for
Jackson, twice for Monroe, for Madi-
son and Jefferson; gallant, democratic
little New Jersey may safely be count
ed to cast 9 electoral votes for her own
son, Grover Cleveland. Then there is
Nevada, which has been some years
democratic. Don't forget little Neva-
da, for her 8 votes added to the 9 of
New Jersey can elect Cleveland and
Hendricks without the vote of
Indiana. Then there are California,
that cast 5 of her 6 votes for Hancock;
Colorado, where the ed-headed roos-
ter of the Rockies, Bedford, has kicked
out of the republican traces; and Con-
necticut which voted for Tilden, and is
chock full of Cleveland republicans;
and Wisconsin, always close, which
now has a democratic legislature, and a
democratic majority in its congressional
delegation. Then there are six of the cleo
toral votes OF Michigan in such doubt
that the Knight of the white feather
has been up there begging personally
for votes. Even Illinois and New
Hampshire have to be closely watched
by the republicans; and Ohio is not so
safe for them as it might be; the frauds
of October cannot all be repeated in
November. 1t took them every one to
a bare plurality. So that all the
chances are with the democrats, and
there seems at last to be a prospect for
a return to the honest, simple govern
ment of the fathers. If Cleveland is
elected by a tidal wave vote no one
need be astonished.
Hons. Jno. N. Southern and William
Wallace spoke, this week, at four
points in this county. Mr.. Southern
earnestly enunciated a great deal of
sound democratic doctrine and asked
for united action at the polls by demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Wallace's speech was a
splendid piece of oratory. 1t was by
many persons declared to be the fin
est speech eve made in the court house
of Lafayette county. We regret that
we cannot reproduce it. 1t was the
very apotheosis of democracy. In it