Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-28
JOHN F. PHILIPS.

The nomination of Judge Jno. r.
Philips for congress. by the convention
at Kansas City, Wednesday, secures
the return in November OF a democrat
from the fifth congressional district OF
Missouri.
1t is unnecessary for ns to stop here
to tell our readers who Jno. F. Philips
is. Born and reared upon a Missouri
farm, his every step as lawyer, soldier,
congressman, judge, has been familiar
to our people. His ability at the bar
has made him foremost as an advocate;
his patriotism led him early into the
federal army, where he did loyal ana
brave service; the war once over his
magnanimity of soul caused him to
actively oppose the proscriptive meas
ures of the republican party, and he
was finally elected to congress, where
he was recognized as n OF the
most brilliant members of the house.
Judge Philips ia a cultured, Christian
gentleman; he is an orator with few
equals; and he is unquestionably the
most scholarly politician in Missouri;
a man Of whom any constituency may
we'll be proud. Nominate d as he was
BY the spontaneous and'combined voice
of the convention, his name comes to
every democrat as the n above every
other to unite all shadesof opinion in the
democratic party of the district. There
are no factions now. The rank and
file as we'll as the leaders of each and
every faction of the past are in accord
in proclaiming the wisdom of the con-
vention which selected for a champion
a knight as brave as ever shlvered
lance for home and lady fair; a lover Of
his kind and a lover OF his country.
Judge Philips truly said in his ad-
mirable speech of acceptance that he
had neither sought nor desired this NOM
inatien, but that he recognized the
right of his country and his party to
call for his services when they needed
them; and he promised, that the BAN
ner having been placed in his hand he
would bear it into the thickest of the
tray, and in November on to victory.
This is no idle boast. The man who
enters the lists with him will find no
child's play, no carpet knight with
whom to exchange empty civilities and
meaningless platitudes, but a very
Ceur de Lion, with his armor buckled
tight about him prepared to deal as
heavy blows as dare be offered.
That he will do his duty no one
doubts. 1t remains for the democrats
of the district to do theirs. We have a
democratic president, and we need
not only a democratic house of repre-
sentatives, but able democrats to hold
up his hands and aid In the great re-
forms which he is ~endeavoring to
inaugurate. 1t is a sin and a shame
that there should eve have been any
trouble to carry this democratic dis
trict for a democrat. There a be
none now if every democrat will do his
duty; and the way to do it is to quit
complaining; quit grumbling; to put
any and every cause for quarrel behind
him. Let little things wait. They will
all settle themselves in time. Look
aloftl Look to the grand purposes of
this great democratic party; the party
of the people; the party of the rights
of the masses IS against the encroach-
ments of the few. For success we
must have organization. For this the
squad must catch step it the company
is to be efficient, it the regiment and the
brigade are to accomplish their tasks.
Let US all move forward, as II man,
in support of the leader who has been
chosen, and when November comes
our enemies will find that there are
more things in political PHILOSOPHERS
than e'er they dreamed of.