Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-19
THE POSITION FAIRLY STATED.

The New York Tribune takes this
view of the matter :-s'The meaning o.
the work Yesterday in the house must
not be lost. There will be no lack OF
those who will try to gloss it over a
little later in the year. The voters who
care for the industrial well-being OF
the country therefore may as well get
the meaning of this performance fixed
in their minds at once. There are
about 200 members of the house who
were elected as democrats. About fifty
of them are opposed for various rea-
sons to a change of the tariff before the
presidential election. About three
quarters OF the party want a reduction
of duties and want it now. This large
majority insists not only that lower
duties are desirable, but that the peo-
pie want lower duties and will back up
a movement to that end. The strength
of this majority, because of many abb
sences and pairs, may not appear at
first, but close scrutiny of the votes
will show that about three-quarters
of the democratic party in the house
demand a change and insist that it shall
be made at once"
Thanks, kind enemy, thou hast spok-
en- well. "Close scrutiny Of the votes
will show that about three-quarters of
the democratic party In the house de-
mand"-that taxes shall be lowered
when revenue is redundant, when the
treasury is overlooking and tempting
congress to . constant waste of the
peoples substance; that the poor shall
have cheap clothing rather than dear;
that whisky shall be taxed rather than
blankets; that the laborer shall be
protected as well as the capitalist; that
luxuries shall be taxed rather than the
every day necessaries of the humble;
that monopolies shall not be built up at
the expense of the masses that the farm
er's bushel Of wheat shall not be rob-
bed to add to the price of the manufac-
steel rail; and, In fine, that this
land of liberty shall not be a land
wherein the million are enslaved to
add unearned profits to the capital of
The few; but on the contrary shall be a
and of freedom of commerce, freedom
If the ballot, freedom Of conscience,
reedom of the press.
These are a few OF the things, gentle
enemy, which three -fourths of the
party in and out of CON-
,ress is contendingfor They are mat
ers of gravest moment. They involve
he dearest rights of the citizen. They
re not simply questions of dollars and ,
ents. They go way beyond that, and
ouch the liberty of the citizens. They
INVOLVE that inestimable right of IN 7.
lolested possession Of property and !
ursuit of happiness which were COIL /,
ended for in the declaration of indie !
Evidence and guaranteed in the con- l
Their opposite champions '
o%nfiscation of one mans earnings to-
mother mans use, q patriarchal gov T.
rnment, and ultimately communism, q
ure and simple. Z
Yes, ~three-fourths of the democratic &
arty has q well defined policy, settled n
ablic principles, and we, for one, q
lank the Tribune that it recognizes r
le fact. Let it make the most of it. ,
The Tribune and its friends may for :.
while, with their accumulated wealth, -
over these principles. By ;,
OF manufacturers, rail- -
ads and the national banks, with the =.
aimed army of oficeholders, they may :,
ZEN succsedin~ defeating the expression .,
the will of a majority of the people, -
1t sooner of later, and not very far =
either, a reckoning will come. In y,
9 mean time democrats are not -,
named either of the ability or truth n
their leaders in congress. -,
They are neither Refers, R%obesons, -.
or Dorseys. u
The only thing Mr.. Tilden can say is in
NJ he looo nat ~~o, .-l f0