Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-05-23

The spirit of bossism is not
confined entirely to politics. Il often
attempts to enter the private and
social circle. to enforce its bigoted and
phansaical notions.
Special class privileges are Out
of harmony with our republican sys-
of government, whether it be that OF
capital or that Of labor. The rights,
duties. and privileges of American
citizenship are common to all. Neither
the capitalist or the labcrer, as such,can
or ought to demand more, or accept
less than this.
Our neighbor over the way, in
his comments on private and select
party given in this place, by some OF
our best people, censures some who
attended. because there was dancing
in one of the parlors. He may not be
"fanatical" on the subject, as be claims
but there are plenty of people who
think he is decidedly "phansaical."
We have all heard Of the 'gnat and
camel story.
IF "there is time for all things"
we should imagine the time TO dance
would be when the dance took place.
There would be little sense, IN waiting
till the next day or when there was no
music, or no pretty girls to lend grace
to che entertainment. Our neighbor
over the way is in the habit of perform
ing his gyratoy exercises after the music
has ceased, the lights blown out, and
the guests fed, but we always attribur-
ed that eccentricity to an organic de-
feet in his nerve centers.
1t is pretty evident, notwith'
standing the specious promises and
boasts of the democratic party ct the
"relief and reforms they proposed to
inaugurate, that neither the tariff or the
internal revenue system will be either
modified or changed this year. People
should remember that that party con
trolls the lower house this year, ane
that it has only succeed in exhibiting
Its imbecility during the long ant
tedious session just now drawing to
close. The republican party has it
faults, like all other human organiza
tions, but il has generally fulfilled it
promises to the country, in some shap
or other when it had the power to d.
so.
Here in Missouri where Demo
cracy has its own way by large ma
jority it has committed itself to tn
very undemocratic idea that peopl
shall not be allowed TO vote on a sim
pie amendment to the constitution
This is a strange state of affairs indee,
when the servant proposes to say wha
his master. shall or shall not do. TEN
perance people who are sincere Ii
their professions should bear this poin
in mind: That the great democrati
party of Missouri, having the power
does not propose to permit them .
the people at large, to even expires
their wishes in the matter.
--Whenever the republican party
having the power, goes back on it
pledges: or refuses the people chanc
to declare their sentiment on any grea
constitutional question; we Shall nc
hesitate to condemn or criticise it, an
we know the rank and file of the.part
would never tolerate such dictatior
The democratic party of Missouri OF
cupies this very absurd and entirel
undemocratic position to-day, an
says to the voters of the state, yo
shall not express your wishes on tn
question of temperance or even al
tempt to amend the constitution o
that question. A personal autocrat c
dictator could do no worse than this
yet the many thousand temperanc
democrats in the state cravenly submit
and go on without protest or revolt.
Wilson WatfS.