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

they call themselves prohibitionists.
then they call themselves independ-
ennts; they belong to no party at all
God help them! Laughter. They
are running loose around the country.
and so useless that no party will own
them. These people have always the
same cry, 1.-The democratic party Is
going to pieces" and yet it seems to
have great amount of vitality.
Although disfigured slightly it is still
always in the ring, and after having
been knocked down for twenty wears,
it came up smiling in 1884 and carried
off the prize. [Cheers. 1t has elect
ed as president of the United States an
honest man [Applausel ,::a man with
whom | differ on some public questions
and | would lie a dishonest man if !
did not say l did-but a man who
means to do right, who loves his coun
try, who wants to administer the
affairs of state for the welfare of the
whole American people. Applause.
He does not put out of office enough
republicans in my Judgment. Laugh
ter and cheers.J If had my way
and am honest about it-I would not
leave enough OF these gentlemen in
office to make seed corn. TLaughter.l
1t is reflection on the democratic
party. l would as soon think of put
ting out as pickets in the time OF
war men who belong to the opposite
army, as to put radicals in office to
carry out democratic principles.
Cheers Mr.. Cleveland believes
himself honestly bonnd by the demo-
cratic platform in Chicago, and his let
ter OF acceptance to keep this class of
republicans in Office. / think he is
mistaken. think you had Just as well
try to feed tiger on sponge cake as to
give q radical an Office with a view TO
convert him-he will eat your sponge
cake and then lap your blood if he can
get at you. Loud applause.]
HE IS OPPOSED TO SILVER.
l am in favor Of it. CRenewed ap-
piause.J 1t is the money to-day of the
people of the United States as much as
gold, and from my soul to-day abhor
and detest and denounce the conspira-
cy made by the bondholders and
national banks to strike down silver
and enhance the money. interest by
making gold the basis of value. If .he
people of the state of Missouri want a
man IN the senate to represent other
ideas. put me out, and l will retire to
private life with as much pleasure as
ever left it, retaining my self-respect
and honest convictions. loud ap-
plause.]
Recurring to the state of Missouri.
we are told by these people-these
peripatetic people who go from one
END OF the state to the other in every
canvass-that the democratic party is
in a''ticalo nortss; that this is the last
canvass it will make. These men have
been saying this for years. 1t is their
stock in trade. Wake them up i'm the
night and they articulate IN almost
inaudible syllables, "The democratic
party is dead" At breakfast, instead
OF blessing upon their food thew muir.
mur, "Thank God, the democratic
party is deadI" And at dinner il
serves them for dessert. Laughter
and applause. 1t reminds me Of the
old lady In Georgia by whose door
Gen. Bragg's army of Is, 1000 men was
being marched. She had little fyste
dog, weighing four or five pounds who
had
AN IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE
TO attack the troops, and as he contin-
ually rushed out barking furiously,
his mistress would stand in the door.
knitting IN hand, and scream out,
~ ou, Trip, come back here at once,
sir. You must not bite the army."
Laughter and applause
L have always found in politics
that the outspoken way is the best
pest way. 1t is 80 much more pleasant
than to be demagogue. What is the
trouble in this state of Missouri?
will tell you. You have not carried
out the laws in regard to the railroads.
Cheers. [ trust in God am not one
of those politicians who go through the
country denouncing men because they
are rich, or denouncing corporations
because they are corporations. have
taken fees from corporations and have
Deen What is call railroad lawyer. Ii
1t has affected my politics, i don't
know 1t. l say here now, that the
only just rule either IN the state legisIa-
tufe or national congress is to pass such
laws as will equally protect the great
corporations OF the country who are
aSSfegatlng in their own hands the
money power of this continent, and
the people who are supporting by their
toll the business that il enrichipy these
companies. One of the best things
done by the democratic house at it's
last session was to forfeit LOG. .OOO. 600
acres of the public domain, out of
which the people had been defrauded
Dy these vast corporations. Let Inc
also say In this connection that the
democratic ae noe house also appropriated
S6,OO0,OOO to begin the construction OF
navy for the defense of our seaboard
and our national honor.
SINCE THE CLOSE OF THE WAR
the republican party has wasted $685.
ooo,OoO OF the peoples money tor naval
purposes, and yet to-day we have not
one single war vessel which could last
an hour before the IRON clsds of
Europe. Applause.l Recurring
again to Missouri. You must enforce
your laws against pooling by the rail-
roads. Renewed applause There
must not be empty declarations on the
statute books. You must send men TO
the legislature who will be true to
their pledges made in the canvass, and
II you cannot find such men inside
OF the democratic party, God help Won
and the party itself. There is another
question thrust upon us, which pro-
pose to meet. 1t is sought now to
pledge the democratic party of Missouri
either for or against prohibition. For
one, without any reservation, l am op-
posed to this convention making any
declaration on that question at ali.
LCheers. There is not man in Mis-
souri, who does not know where |
stand on this question. am opposed
to prohibition. am opposed to sub
mission, because it Is the first step to
prohibition. Applause l expect to 90
to the polls aud vote against submission
or against the candidate for the leeis-
lature who favors it, and vote against
prohibition when the question is SUBJ
mltted. But my democratic friend has
as much right to be In the party and
VOTE THE OTHER WAY.
All this stuff about the people of Mis-
souri, being denied their rights on the
question is mere idiocy. The people
have the right to send members to the
legislature who will vote for submis-