Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-16
THE WAY IT LOOKS.

The republicans are making their con-
gressional canvass on cheek and brag-
gadocio. There is neither rhyme nor
reason in their pretended belief that
Major Warner will come u of Kansas
City with 1000 or $500 majority.
Why should he He is not so popular
up there with republicans as he used to
be. He has made too many local re
publicans take back seats in order that
his ambition might be gratifiet. He
has as a congressman spit upon repub-
licanism-he says so himself in his
speeches, wherein he claims so frequent
" to have voted with the democrats.
In the last two Kansas City local
elections the democrats have elected a
majority of the city tickets, which
shows that the Parties are about
equally divided, and this in spite of
the fact that the republicans habitually
colorize about a thousand fraudulent
votes there, from Wyandotte and other
Kansas points. This time the demo-
Gratis are alert, and they intend to pre-
vent fraudulent registration and voting.
They have already taken active steps
IN that direction. This effort will
almost certainly reduce the republicans
to a minority of from 500 to 800.
Suppose Major Warner rs artful
enough to get an advantage with a
certain class of voters. In doing so he
repels others. That class is largely
republican anyhow, and it takes all
apparently very large crowd to make
much change IN the position of parties.
There is no disaffection this time.
Nothing can be predicated On the vote
of two years ago. If Major Warner
runs 500 ahead of his ticket Ill Kansas
City now he will do a big thing. He
has a man to fight who will give him a
body fall for every time he touches him
with the tips of his fingers and there
is nothing that people admire so much
as grit and snap.
Conceding that Major Warner will
carry Kansas City by 1000 or $500
majority, that will not save him. He
can't begin to do either; but for the
sake of argument let us concede all
that his friends there now claim-2,-
600 majority in Kansas City. In spite of
all the trouble two years ago Mr.. Graves
carried Jackson county outside of
Kansas City by a majority of 1879.
With Graves, Wallace, Crisp and
Tarsney on the stump for Philips his
majority is certain to be increased to
LOO. Lafayette county is good for
1900, and johnson for 400. This will
give Philips a majority of $500 outside
of Kansas City. Major Warner can no
more overcome this majority than be
can walk about with the dome of the
national capitol on his shoulders.
Republicans will say, go, yes; bnt
Philips can't get the majorities you
claim" We have purposely put these
majorities within the real probabilities,
In Jackson county Philips should gel
1000 instead of 100; in Lafayette, l.
500 rather than 1900; and in johnson
county there is such unanimity among
democrats that he will get the majority
we claim for him. Our figures are not
based upon any chimerical fancy, but
upon the attitude of parties as shown
at the most recent elections, beside
which, the fact that we now have a
democratic national administration, and
that the federal Offices cannot be used
as political machines against the demo-
Gratis will help Judge Philips amazing
ly. There is no cause for fear, but we
would not say a word that could in
duce democrats to be confident.
Let every democrat feel it to be a
sacred duty to 60 to the polls on cleo
ton day, and to see that no II of his
democratic friends or neighbors fails to
attend aa well