The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-20


and the average voter not 40 well post |
ed as he should be, and while this il
the case, there is always q possibility |
of defeat, not to say purchase of the |
floater as is usual. TO a goodly extent
republicanism in one state is republi-
canism in the others. though perhaps |
Massachusetts and Maine may be a
little meaner than some others. They |
have that phase now. But even these
may grow better as Blaine indOctri-
mates them i'm his new departure. BY
the way, out here, republicans who
used 10 swear right and lett by j. q. B.,
many of them now say he is foofoo, a
tomtit, a pOpinjay. How people do
change! But democrats think and
believe that whether Blaine is either
of the bad things described by the ex.
pletIves used above, he at least has
struckthetarjff and the torcelbill between
wind and water, and struck them so
hard that neither will pass in their
present form, and now Blaine has time
10 make u speech or two either to
secure nomination in 1892, or force
Grandmother Harrison to make for
ward aggressive movement by which
his miserable failure of an adminisira-
ton may be Infused with u little life
and "gO.r Some OF his late admirers
even say that Blaine has turned demo-
crat. SO mote it be. That party
drove away its Oldest and ablest foun-
ders and supporters. Why not Blsine2
He is man of sense and should not
forever ignore existing facts, or as Paul
had it once, continue TO "kick against
the pricks.' i:ere In California, we
haf nio,nn ohnnlh ilHnt, ~
aud think il is time all men should and
for that reason the gospel of tariff and
right is preached 10 them. We are not
only willing he should "aop,' but
would be glad to know that he was
powerful enough out OF congress to
kill the iniQuities both OF Mckinley and
Lodge, and kill them had. We say let
him 60 on with his killing by anv pro-
cess he may chOose-the rope, the ak,
or eiectricity-andG God help him. His
coarse is relied on here for lots of votes
on the side of right, as, no doubt, it
will help grand old Missouri to add to
her democratic majority. Let us hope
for il in both instances.
| Like Missouri, California has sens-
toriai fight for the place held by Gov.
Stanford, the great railroad gourriand, =,
whose craw is equal to everything in
sight, including the earth, and whose
wealth is ample to buy him place. if
there be truth in election rascalities.
which most people believe. Missouri
California democrats all hope for the
defeat OF the $50, ,000, 900 gourmand land
the success of Senator Vest, and for
one of them the writer is convinced in
his own mind that Mr.. Vest will very
easily be re- el ected. So mote 1t be.
IL is less certain here, for we have some
awfully wooden headed people from al
sections ready to sell ont their inherit.
ance for the traditional mess of pottage
or a little less. But we want at leas
, your prayers that we may defeat the
great railroad monopolist, MIR. Stan
d, ford, 30 he may haye more time to lool
. alter his railroads and race horses, hi
Y Eurupean travels and his new college
Y We hope to get of with the situation
but fear the money power-the blocks
Of five, and all the Quayisms of tn
}. degenerate and rascaliy republicans.
This county Is absolutely as black a
any place you can imagine outsid
! (onIy for little time) of the interniO
: and we shall have the best OF luck II W
defeat "a republican senator and repre-
n sentative, both of which we hope fo
If II we succeed in doing these muc
o needed jobs, you may rely upon 1t tn,
l. the writer will 90 TO church the fir
D. opportunity after the receipt of tf
20 good news.
e San Diego county is wofully blacl
% Still we hope to gather up somethli
If i'm the general scramble for place.
No This city, called by some tho Maple
1 OF America. wac built up under d
y Cleveland boom to a population OF 30
70 600. Under Grandfather Harrison, v
l. went down 20 II 600 in two years. I'll
ut boom was cut artistically of. Ii th
old fossil continues in power the olde
man In the world would take q gre
XII risk in saying where this city. or al
p other city, will go. barring Pro
Buchanan and his prognosticatio'
O. for revolutions and downialls. A,
he still the old fossil has neither XII
ed the city or put it 10 sleep. II
,r growing a little again, despite of Ha
No rison, and because of its fine clima
40 and soil, Its absence from cyclone
nm storms, earthquakes, cold, heat al
an sudden changes, which, so far, [
.,n blight of republicsnisn east has Il
MT destroyed. The signal service plac
Is. the hottest day this year at 30 degre,
~. The mean is below rs degrees. L
al county is little oyer twice the size
,;s Massachusetts,, and should be propo
o5 tionately meaner, but Is only up t.
N. republican average in that quail
he Republican people are a shade bet
here after getting away from old HC
and his gang; and besides they ey
forget a trifie of their home meann
in politics; W hile .nnderHoar andDaw
they stand by the original PURITAN
: meanness as closely as they did
in Plymouth Rock on stealing their Il
for bushel of corn from the Indians.
o, Out OF the great desert, much
wy which is located In this county,
lhe soil and country is varied betwt
5ill valley, hill and mountain. The Il
md is good and cheap enough tor the
.ro, vantages offered in its cultivation,
" usually a man can " ork, II he wis
oiu to do 80 about three hundred and six
Ved five days per year. Even that wo
will not satiate the desire OF many. ALI
rbe the coast there is neither cold or
weather. Back of the coas. range cit
NAV be found. The possibilities
son the great desert are yet sealed be
w tuOuSu ao tuC thai Siu hoo wv" tou'
han and water, the yield Is phenominal. :.
lelr is a good section to emigrate to if
few cares for the paw and comfort he 4
leir get in return for labor. The cereal
ore n rule need no irrigation. North
are points need little or none, though
ugh is handy little water at times VIC
do good, but the winter rains
d q usually quite ample, il the right till
and is kept up.
ling Gold mines, silver, iron, tin, NC.
iuc- plenty enough but pay little, it any,
) on ter than agriculture or horticultnr'
'en- even flora culture. For the oran
ants lemon, lime, olive, peach, apri
lare guava, grape, pOmegranaie and
d OF semi-tropica.s, the belt along the CO
ents or few miles back, is, or seems to
bri- the best. Farther out in all directi
all the apple, plum, cherry and other
ate. weather cOnceits, do better than in
i be other belt. The banana and Zine a
that belong to the near coast. Enl
ngs. walnuts anywhere, and Japan per
IN a mons, one AS large AS about six of
kets common, grows wherever they arc
ow- in aud attended 10. Don't be sc
What about water. The Lord tempers
wind to the shorn lamb, and lie
We n nisheth him with water. Fishl
Il. lots of them and more kinds than
SEQ, be mentioned. We have all snrt
lian shell fish, some good and some on
ulu 80.
the AS to seasons, we claim all OF q
man but there is q mighty hltle stres
IN, oil N