The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-13
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
iFrom the Jefferson City Tribune.

The political complexion of the next
general assembly will depend upon The
efforts made by the democratic party
of Missouri between this day AMI the
November election.
Republican organization has been
affected. ltepublIcan money is in pro-
cess of collection. Republican limos
are tightening. Filley and Bittinger,
Beach aud Mccullough, Fletcher ard
Sam Keller, have all kissed and made
up. The hOodlums. the silk stockings,
tho party rOughs, tonghs and gentle-
men are now united, and they have
one programme in cOmmOn-tO secure
by all possible means the control OF the
next general assembly and encompass
the defeat of George G. Vest. They
care nothing for the state ticket. Ii will
go by default. They will care less for
the county offices. Everything will be
swappsd, bartered, sold and given
away in the interest of candidates for
the legislature. In this movement they
are having and will continue TO have
the sympathy AMI support of eastern
republican tariff barons. They will
have the active co operation OF the beei
combine and the big four, who are re-
ported willing to put 100000 into The
radical campaign fund OF Missouri.
They will be backed by all the trusts
and mOnOpOlies, the protected interests
and bloated bOndholders of New Eng
land, IN one mighty effort to sweep
Vest from the senat6 and put out ono
of the brightest lights ever turned upon
the cause of the people.
Ii is for democrats to say whether the
republican scheme will be successful.
IL rests with the democratic party Of
| Missouri to determine whether we will
haye q majority in the next general
assembly, for il the tull party vote is
polled there will be no question as TO
the result.
But We cannot hope to win il we
merely sit astride the fence and see the
procession go by. There must be
| active, enthusiastic, conscientious work
done in every township, in ev,ry coun-
ty, in every school district-in fact
wherever two or three are gathered
together, the organization should be
thorough aud complete.
IL Your county has not Plreatly nOmi.
mated county ticket, see to it that the
strongest aud most popular democrat
heads the list Tor representative. ST q
TO Il that he is sustained throughout the
canvass, and that no stone Is lets un
turned whereby q democratic majority
may be increased.
| II your nominations have been m ade
and the Legislative candidate rei chance
is weak or unknown, remember tha
the principles and men al issue center
in his election, aud that his weak ness
must be strengthened by the labor Of
every democratic voter in the county
In short, the people must be aroused
to u realization OF the magnitude OF tht
pending struggle. II is u contest ful
the supremacy OF democratic princi ples
q fight for the preservation Of gov.
ernment OF, by and tor the people
which should not be permitted to pei
ish from the earth.
A vote for the democratic ticket will
be q vote against the beef combine
against all trusts and monOpoliGs =
against the Infamous tariff tax, agains
the force bill, agains, momomeialisil
and against the mailed hands of tn,
thieves aud robbers who are crow din,
on toward centralized despOtism.
A vote Tor The democratic ticket viii
be q vote for free institutions, for lowe
taxation, Tor the rights OF the neople
for All honest government economical
administered and tor George G. Ve,i
See to il, therefore, that the dc mo
cratic standard is uniurled upon ever
hOusetop, that democratic fires al
lighted and that every democratic vol
IL Missouri ls cast aud counted,