The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25

than under those OF any o'her
political organization. Ii gives resi- I'D
the weary. food to the hungry, clotheS
TO the naked, drink to the thirsty, anu
homes to the hume!esa. 1t secures lno
present by avoiding the errors OF Tue
past, and wisely lrgisIatIng i"r 'ho
Whole country, with its varied INTEREST,"
with an eye single only to the prosper
itv OF the people and the stabiilty Oh
the government; always eleValihg IL
self .'tn the calm level OF public Opih-
ION" and adhcrin9 to the constitution
as the only bulwark OF freedom anu
the only chart Of Il FREQ people. Inc
Dcople of this vast country, without
regard to party or color, have prosper
ed in all national affairs under the
transformations and digniticd admins
tration of President Cleveland. Ills
patriotism has been COMMENSURATE 10
the whole country; his ideas OF right
have been presented without fear, VIM
out favor; and his administration has,
in fact, been based upon such u broad
and liberal spirit, vel toward ms Olt-
tercst opponent, that il has invoked, at
times, the severest criticism from MS
noIitical followers. The forebodings,
by false C~assandras, OF evil TO the
country when "the hungry democracy
should assume control of the govern
ment, have come to nauSht, ana
already been "washed i'll Lethe and
forgotten by the people, and to, day
the sun shines as brightly upon our
land from Maine to California as when
the republican party claimed, in haugh-
tiness, that il alone could guide the
,,,,E, iI.AI,,,h fln ahnala and rOnVn
seas of its political existence.
Missouri is to day another torcible
and prosperous example OF the domi-
nant virtues of that grand old party"
1t needs no commentator from melt
speaks for itself
"Whole as the marble, founded as The rock
As broad and general As the casing air.
1t may be trnthfully said that party
| planted tho state and national govern
ments upon the broad principles OF
'slife, liberty and the pursuit OF happi-
dess, 'thc right OF trial by jury ana the
privilege of habeas corpus. The snbor-
dination Of military power to civil
authority, All interrupted ballot, ana d
pure government, and it will stand as
boldly for them in the future as in the
past.
To the democratic party, such catch
words as ga stronger government II
governmental education" mean a
weaker people with fewer lndlvluual
and state rights; meaning in fact, u
greater concentration of power al the
federal head, than 10 warranted by the
constitution.
think il was Grattan, who, when
speakiue of Ireland, said. II sat by its
cradle, | followed its hearse.' The
democratic party of to-day is the same
partv in principle, if not III name,
which sat by the cradle of this govern
ment, watching over its infancy with
the tenderness of a mother, aud II alone
Of all the past, present, or future par
ties. will follow its hearse when time
and fate shall number it among the
things that were,
"a school BOYS tale. the wonder OF an hour
Whilst resting on the great prin-
cinIes. heretofore mentioned. ii should
move forward with the demands oil
the times, being ever ready to ex-
hibi, TO the world that 1t moves &c
the step of the union, and will KEEP
the flag full high advanced, 80 tho
nations of earth may know aud fee
that the government grows strong'
or in the affections of the people, as our
population becomes greater aud more
wide spread.
1t is the duty of each cougressiona.
district to have the principles OF Una
party represented i'll congress, or MAKE
a manly struggle to that end. oucn l.
not the case in this district. lndlVldua
piaues aud ~jeaIousies Frustrated, In TIT
=, last canvass, one of b most noDie ah'
, able defenders of democracy that eve
raised a voice in behalf OF truth ant
right, whose canvass awakened q state
} and national interest while brave
struggling against foreign and doines-
tic foes. o..
The uarty should at once bury II
personal differences n animositles, u
this district, and rescue it by force o
, numbers and ability from u politica
| foes. 1t can be done, and IL should b.
done. Individualism should be subor'
dinated TO partyism III such a way a
will cause the least sacrifice OF persona
D feeling, aud the greatest probability o
4 success. The republican party place
in nomination its strongest man, VIM
is a man worthy of the most respect
fnl attention, and the democratic part,
s should do the same thing. The us
trict can be redeemed by such wisdom
and a united party. Numford, Gil
Gage, Wallace, Adams, Comingo, Peak
Gibson or Taylor, of Jackson; SheW
:. alter, Chiles or Graves, OF Lafayette
u Sparks, Romer-, Neil or Harmon, G
!, johnson, can win the district and plac
it in line with the democracy OF In
country in 1899. IT Judge Philip
( could again be persuaded to enter Ill
Il canvass, he would and should be re
nominated, as he would now reunil
the party and lead il TO u brilliant vic
tory. The leaders of the party shout
meet at once in brotherly love, bur
the hatchet, and raise the flag of Il col
c solidated party from every hilltop
the district and let it be to II as Il
orifamme was to the French or II
banner Of Islam TO the Mussulman.
am not a candidate, Mr.. Editor, f'
the nomination, nor will | be; but wi
contribute my mite toward the succe
IL of the nominee, without thought
the past, actuated only by the hope
the future, with a firm belief that the
is still enough lofty allegiance to Il
%tenets OF the party in the breast of Il
10 electors TO redeem the district from
unnatural representation. Let us fr
determine to win by forgetting Il
wrongs of the past, real or imaginar
personal or political.
a, Throw off the shackles of usurped contr
And hew them link from link"
And then, be governed by the war;
- ing of the Hebrew prophet to his pc
y, pie: Walk in the old paths; stand upC
y The ancient ways; observe them we
* and he We not given to change
" Very truly YOURS,