The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10

,ekipg to plead ignorance, or the

seekipg to plead ignorance, or the
baby act.
Tho communications published i'll
vcur last issue demonstrate the fact
that there was no necessity for Judge
Yonnv TO revise any of the leagues
articles for publication. Neither he or
the league charge that | quoted any
nf the provisions of their constitution
or by laws improperly. they are
copied AS found in the original. No
"fraudulent disposition OF them was
attempted by me, nor desired by INC.
venture to affirm that il the league
has IA membership of 1000 this cohstltu-
ton and these bylaws have never been
read to them.
The fact, Mr.. Editor, that am n
candidate will subject both my former
article and this II to criticism as 10 the
motives prompting my action. II may nc
AZ Judge Young lntimales that | nave
s'put nv loot in it," Ii so II ~ n 9oou
| sized foot, and | can assure hun also'
and all other democrats, that my
heart ID in it,, politically. Here is IA
| club or league organized in the ranks
of the democratic party with secret
signs, secret eommittecs-natneS I'M
known to the members OF the club
! military in it's character, the power OF
the captain absolute, tho members oil
| the league to submit 10 its rulings on
candidates, a majority vote oil the
| league to govern in all cases where
not otherwise provided, etc, and be
| lieving that a club 30 organized was
| calculated to injure the party and
| defeat rather than strengthen its hold
| upon the people | deemed IL my duty
to call their attention to the objection
| able features, and which must iniure
the party if persisted in.
made no charge vi blackmailing.
II such charge is deducible from the
by laws, the bylaws are responsible.
No attempt to correct them, no typo
graphical errors are claimed until they
are made public by me. The league
IL entitled to all the comfort il can
derive from changing the word "wiIh-
out" to within" This may make the
act OF selling out reprehensible If the
sale is made "within" the knowledge
of the league. II is still fairly subject
to the construction pnt upon it. But as
TO the alleged mlspriut in bylaws see
editorial OF News at DOT of this COIN
mnnication.
Sale, division and silence is the motto
Of corrupt political organizations. 1t
was to relieve the bylaws from any
such construction, and to lit the cloud
that appeared TO hover over this organ
lZation, that the attention of the league
and the public was called to them. No
more impartial arbiter ought to be
found than the democratic executive
committee. This is declined by the
league though suggested in all
seriousness. No honest effort made by
working men to better their condition
has ever been or ever will be opposed
by me.
Now to these gentlemen, Young.
League Il Co., you may impute such
motives to me as you please. II your
organization is such that no member OF
1t who is a candidate dare openly con.
demn or define it, something must be
wrong.
Ia ,our purposes are what you claim
them, l bid yOu success and good speed
on your way, barring your secret
workings. Ii you are on the wrong
road to a right end, stop and take a
new departure.
The democracy of any league may
well be doubted if Il is unwilling for
any true and tried democrat to look a.
it's constitution and bylaws. II il is Il
good thing, and sound in the principles
and purposes, enumerated in them "a cop
ought TO be placed in the hands of
every democrat in Lafayette county.
The copy from which | made the ex-
tracts published, was obtained by Inc
from the chairman OF the Democratic
County Executive Ccmmitte. Thither
| return il. With five democratic county
newspapers as silent rs the grave on a
subject that | believe portends evil 20
the party, and prompted | trust by a
true desire TO save my party from in
ternal discussions and disintegration,
and asking that every democrat who
aspires TO nomination., may have a fair
show by his party, | have written these
articles. "fhere is no flreside SO cosy
to me as the approval OF my own
conscience"
Here and there, il has been banded
about on the streets that at the last
primary election this aud that candi
date spent hundreds of dollars endeav-
oring to obtain a nomination, that this
and that combination had been made,
hhu 10 HOW uciie hldh iOI TIC Fdilt
purpose. Meyer before in the history
of any democratic organization in tins
county have the members been found
going from place to place advocating
this and hat man for nomination a. is
now being done by some of the mem
bers of this club. The people see it and
understand it. And | believe they are
determined that any nan who tries to
secure his nomination by the purchase
of votes with money, whiskey or other
unlawful means must be defeated at the
primary If possible. II is useless to
plead tor the purity OF the ballot, unless
you administer punishment tn those
who destroy that purity for selfish
ends.
Aud though not as familiar as |
might be with the writings OF Jeffer-
con, | would commend his advice 30
often given to his children, to those
persons who aspire to follow in his
footsteps: "If ever You fnd yourself
in any difficulty, and doubt how to ex.
tricate yourself, do sohat is right, aud
YOU Will find il the easiest way of get
ting out of the difficulty"
NENnpuJnN RyIAHn