Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31
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From the St. Joseph Gazette.

IL Will uOt tdhc Iut OdZctto lOUS 10
define its position in the matter of the
primary election. Every man nomi-
mated last Saturday will be supported
by this newspaper with whatever of
zeal it can command, and with what
ever of ability it nov possesses.
First, the Gazette is a democratic
newspaper. Whatever else happens,
nothing shall make this fact less true
or less emphatic. 1t had no hand in
making the ticket presented to the peo-
pie for their votes, nor did it try to in
huence by any published word, line, or
paragraph, the choosing of one demo.
crat over another democrat in a NUM-
cipal. OR county election. Solicited upon
every hand to do this and do that for
various candidates, it promptly denied
each applicant, and declared to all and
every one alike that it would not an
ounce itself in anybody's favor until
the democratic party itself had spoken.
This much is due in the way OF a per-
sonal explanation. For weeks and
weeks the talk has been constant about
a Gazette ring, and a Burnes ring, and
a bank ring, and God only knows how
many more rings beside; but as far as
NNS "ho SohSS AlOO, IL SIMPLY
heard with contempt all these specious
and designing lies, and went forward
to the accomplishment of its set pur-
pose never to Interfere in any ann
between democrats at aprimary cleo
ton.
No matter who says to the contrary,
the Gazette had no candidate in the
field. Frank to admit that it was not
then, is not now, and never will be in
favor of a third term in the senate for
Mr.. Cockrell, it will yet make just as
good a fight for the various Cockrell
candidates chosen to represent Buch-
anan county in the legislature as it
would have made if they had been
chosen and instructed to vote for Sher-
wood.
If it wanted to, the Gazette would
not know how to bolt. Born and raised
in a political school which put a man to
death if he deserted his party's banner,
it only knows how to stand by organi-
cation, vindicate discipline, and march
with the cOlors.
The legislature is the very life's blood
OF democratic ascendency in Missouri.
Ii governs. If it is always democratic,
is is always safe to count upon homes,
ty, economy, just administration and
the sure protection of every interest
that goes to make up the growth, the
prosperity and the power Of the com.
monwealth.
Therefore, above everything else
should the democrats of this county
quit their quarreling, if they feel like
quarreling; heal their breaches, if there
are any to heal unite upon principle
by subordinating the grievances of de-
teated OF disappointed aspirants, anC
elect every man on the ticket nominal,
ed for the Legislature.
1t is nothing to the Gazette that al
of them have been instructed for Cock,
rell. He is but a mere episode of the
campaign. The democratic party was
here before he came, and it will be here
long after he is gone. Vital questions
are pressing to the front for settlement
of which the senatorial question is moi
one. and no combination of boilers, OF
s~oreheads, or mugwumps, OF fusionist;
i'll buchanan county must be permitted
for one moment to take a single demo
crat away from the support of the
whole ticket, much less to concentrate
upon and beat some democratic nomi
nee for the legislature.
Therefore, we plead for party unity
in our midst. When we say that the
democratic party in Missouri is now
being beset as it has never been before
since the dark days of the civil war, we
but tell to our readers the plain and
simple truth. Nor is it for any purpose
of alarm that we tell them this. Rather
by far would we speak of Il PLACID
future, and dwell upon a blue politica
sky which had nowhere in it even thu
shadow or the suggestion OF a storm
cloud; but would that be policy if nc
such outlook existed?
No, nor will the Gazette ever snb
scribe to the palliative treatment of {;
disease which requires heroic remedies
Democratic success is absolutely re
CURED. Not a single democratic coun
ty must be permitted to fall out of line
nor a single democratic legislator sac
rlficed because state and national ques
tons have been violently dragged into
our local politics.
The issue Is a square one between
the democracy and an opposition
which neither has the public spiritet
capacity to govern Missouri, nor a feel
ing of responsibility strong enough to
guarantee an honest administration.
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