The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-08
MISSOURI EDITORS.
what They arc saying In Theis
PAPERS.

Editor White, OF the Warsaw Enter.
prise, has this view of an important
question:
Some of the democratic newspapers
are discussing the causes of the failure
of state democratic tickets IN 1884 and
1888 TO command the full vote of the
party. We have never been able to
realize that there WAS any reason but
the foolish delay in holding state noD-
mating conventions until so late In the
summer. There is no possible use In
candidates for state o9ices making a
personal campaign in the style of
aspirants for consiabulary places. The
custom Is demOra'iEing In the extreme.
There is no state officer whose salary is
sufficient to justify the expenses of N
trip into hundred counties more or
less. There was 10 reason for Cover
nors Marmaduke and Francis receiving
less votes than the democratic national
ticket 1t can only be accounted for by
the antagonlsm engendered by per.
sonal campaign. The result, both
years, WAS disgraceiul to the party,
and all unmerited reproach on worthy
men. II also had the effect in many
counties of weakening the party locally.
Will the state committee still follow the
custom OF calling conventions at late
date, and thus allow months to he
irittered away in wrangling over eau
didates Tor nominations to the deiri-
ment of the principles and the strength
Of the party!
Editor K. Il. Christy, OF the kahoka
Gazette Herald, thinks Missouri takes
the lead. He observes:--
The secretary OF state still continues
10 revoke the charters of those con-
Germs which refuse TO Withdraw from
the trusts to which they belong, after
receiving the requisite notice. Mis-
souri, takes the lead in deserving the
beaten paths aud inaugurating pro.
gressive methods. II is the first state
whose legislature has made IL possible
tor the state officers to get an "under
hold on the "trusts," and Lesueur
comes out on top in the wrestling
! match every time.
Editor II. N. White points out how
men sin against their mothers, thus
The lamentations of a mother over
the conviction of her son in the dis
| trict court of Douglas county. on
Friday, drove the judge from the bench
and turned lawyers to tears. There
10 something infinitely sad about the
devotion OF u mother, and the human
heart can never resist a throb OF sym
psthy when that mothers love asserts
itself. Courts and baiiiffs, judges and
lawyers, court rules aud stern DEGREES,
all yield for moment to the over
whelming power OF q womaH's love
| All bow In reverence and all sorrow In
sympathy. But II Is only for moment
From his mothers arms the one who
is ever boy to her, but man in the
eye of the law, is dragged by inexorsble
merited. And then we wonder why
that mothers love which appeals TO all
humanity with Irresistible power, was
not strong enough to keep that boy
from evil ways and evil acts. Sht
would have given her life to save hi.
at any tune. AL she asked III return
was for him to be true to himself. YeI
he was not. The sin which wrong
doors commit against society is very
small compared with that which they
commit against their mothers.
Editor &. NJ. McCrea, of the Rolls
Herald, embodies a great deal of wis
dom in this paragraph
"1mmouesty admits but this defense
that want Of decency is want OF
sense" Boys and girls, those of you
who think misbehavine, laughing anG
tittering in church shows your wisdom
and makes people think well OF you
you are sadly mistaken in your ideas
Respectable, well-meaning, intelligent
people think the reverse OF you for sucf
actions. When ypu go to public enter
tainments, speakings, religious ser
vices, etc try TO act like gentle
men and ladies. Remember there arc
those who attend such places 10 bt
benefited and instructed. and the,
VIZ re gotten up for this class of people
Beside, as Il Missouri judge said re
Gently in imposing sentence on q
young man tor disturbing religion,
worship, "You don't have to go tt
church: the members don't take hold
OF you and drag You in AS we saiC
before, to be respected you must be
have. Any other course, instead ol
making people like you or think you
are wise, will make them think very
little of you.
The veteran. editors, Hawkins aud
| Middleton, of the Cass County Dem
ocrat, say:--
Someone has sent us Il marked cop,
of the Slar.Sayings of st Louis, con
tanning an account OF II league between
Francis, Vest aud Jones TO defeaI
Chandler for the u. s, senate. The
idea is 100 rIdicul"" % merit mo.
ments serious con- llion Chandler
has no earthly e.. GO of going to the
senate, and such oiories are gotten NJ
by republican papers for their owl
amusement, in absence of something
else to I'LL mp with.
Editor Thos. +. Diggs, .. the New
Haven Notes. is kind enough to ,ay -
! rbe Lexington IutelliRencer, one O