The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
PARTY PROSPECTS IN MISSOURI.

" reason of this or that disappoint-
nent, but these command neither
attention nor following. The party even
n st. Louis and Kansas City, which
ave heretofore been the hotbeds oil
iisaffection and the homes of scratch
,rs, presents a more united front. The
United States senatorship contest Is
practically settled in favor OF Senator
Vest, though any gentleman VINO
chooses to contest for the place with
him should aud will receive courteous
attention. While certain gentlemen
have wlrm and enthusiastic friends
who desire 10 secure their nomination
Tor positions on the state ticket neither
newspaper nor any manner OF assaults
have been made upon any OF the can
didates, land the prospect is,that whom
soever the convention at ct. Joseph
may select, the ticket named Will re-
ceive the united and hearty support OF
the democratic press, of the democratic
rank and file, and of all those gentle
men who may be called upon to lead
in the CANVASS.
In the conduct of the affairs OF the
state, and of those counties entrusted TO
It, the democratic party has made a
record, not only Of which 1t need not
apologize, but of which it may be
proud. If in one instance an officer
proved recreant TO his trust his UNI
f~aithfulness has only served TO en-
puasize and bring to general notice the
zeal with which the welfare of the state
Is guarded. Unlike the national repub-
lican party, whose highest party officer
is continued in the United States senate
aud at the mead of the party though
repeatedly charged by respected peo-
pie with embezzlement OF large sums OF
money from his state, the democratic
party of Missouri saw to it, and
promptly, that not u cent should be
lost to the state, and that the unfaitbinI
official should be deposed and punish
ed. Like the faithful judge upon the
bench who sternly but righteousl!
sentences his own son TO punishment
for wrong doing, the democratic part,
| of Missouri comes out Of this ordeaI
with the stamp of approval, not only
of its own members, but of all honest
| men. 1t has no defense to make. Il
| polnts TO its record and it has reason Il
be proud of it. In every department,
| of the state government better methods
| have been introduced, q greater bust
| ness air pervades, hours and discipline
| are more observed, and politics is les'
| obtrusive. So in the counties, eificien
| aud faithful administration has obtain
ed. The democratic legislature Ina
reduced state taxation twenty-five pc
cent. the benefit of which is just be
ginning to be felt. and in the countie
the bonded debts bequeathed to us b.
the republican party are being a
rapidly reduced as is consistent wit
reasonable taxation.
But above and beyond all command
ing more immediate attention, is tl
fact that the republican farmers of In
state are at last beginning TO realiz
that upon the great industrial an
economical question of the day thei
old party is wrong, and the Democrat
party is right. They are focking int
the f. and l.. U.by the thousand. Their
the discussion tends directly away fror
republicanism aud toward democracy
1t was the democratic party that fri
sounded the bngle note OF alarm whic
is now heard in every valley and upo
every knoll where overworked all
diurnally robbed agriculturists meet I
discuss their difficulties. Some timi
politicians have seemed 10 fear this OF
~yanization, and to dread this education
al propaganda. But why? Wherein
there in 1t anything but encouragement
for principles? Granted that mistake
are made, that an occasional unsoun
doctrine may be sdvocated--is not thu
inherent to the conditions surroundin
any sudden popular upheaval? The fa'
remains thst npon the predominant
questions this organization is in lin
with the democratic party. Non-part
san itself, in the main, 1T must, perforc'
!, attach itself to that great national part
which IN nearest to lite necessiti'
aud demands. That this is the demo
cratic party is plain, not only by Il
claims of its friends, but by the &C
missions or its enemies. The on
thing that is necessary in order
secure the appreciation OF this impol
lant element, and its cooperation,
candor and intelligence of democrat
leadership; 8 subordination of person
ends and preferences to larger Al
broader purposes, and a selection II
leadership of men pre-emInent by re
son of their fitness, intellectual al
moral, for the positions for which the
are named.
With such intelligent action as this
st. Joseph, and with such u declaratio
OF principles as should be called tort
by the real purposes of the party, Il
democracy of Missouri should and wi
in November next, march on to SUI
o victory as it has not achieved f
many years.