The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14
REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
TICKET.

(l) 1t Is a representative ticket, Sc
lected by nearly four thousand voters
exercising their judgment deliberately
with the ballot, and with all nntram-
meled discretion as to each name for
each position. The republicans of this
county have v yet attempted to
secure real representation Of their
| party In their choice Of candidates. The
managers of the party prefer to con-
time their old township caucus plan in
which not one-iflh of the voters OF
their party are represented. The party
| calls itself republican, but in this mat
ter, as in many others,it is really at the
antipodes Of republicanism. The man.
ayers and party leaders no doubt prefer
tho present system-it gives them abso-
| lutte control-but the voter remains I'M
represented. In the democratic party
of this county the voter has as full and
as free q choice az he gets at the gen.
eral election. The republican voter,
therefore, who is tired of the close
| corporation plan of his party should
vote the democratic ticket at the polls,
and vote in the subsequent primary
election of the democratic party.
(2) This is an agricultural commu-
nifty. The democratic party has for
years advocated the very principles
which when the farmers organize, re-
CARELESS OF party, they find necessary
for their self-preservstion. This fact
is admitted In the states of Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, where
more than half Of the republican farm
ers have gone away beyond the demo-
cratic position of tariff reform and are
% advocating straight-out free trade.
The weakening of Senator Allison in
his tariff views; the detection of
Messrs. Henderson, Bntterworth, An
derson and others means something
they see the handwriting on the wall.
Iowa has become q democratic state ;
Rhode Island has a democratic gov
ernor: the bloody shirt is losing its
influence under the enlightening rays
of the discussion Of live topics as
instigated by the farmers alliance and
other labor organizations, and Min
nesota, Nebraska and Kansas have
some startling surprises in store for the
tariff barons. The republican farmers
of this country are, many of them,
breaking away from the fetch of
protection. Like the continentsls of
the revolution they see that they are
oppressed; they hesitate to break loose
from an old allegiance; ties which they
have regarded as sacred bind them +;
prejudice is in the way; they believe
the democrats are nearer right than
are the controllers of their own party,
but, ah! to vote the democratic ticket !
there's the rub. That is q hard thing
to do for an old-time republican. But
why? 1t 10 Just as easy as winking.
You fold up Q little piece of paper, a
democratic ballot, hand 1t to the cleo
ton Judge, and the deed is done. You
are once again a free man. You have
disenthralled yourself from serfdom to
monopoly; you have put behind you a
dead past, and have entered into a
living present. The democratic ticket
in this county stands for the unshack-
ling of the farmer. The republican
ticket for his continued slavery to
protected vampires who for thirty
years have been sucking his life. blood,
until to-day bis calling is bankrupt.
Lay aside your prejudice of years and
vote for that party which is battling TO
save to you and your children yonr
hearth, your vine and 6g tree.
(S) The young men of republican
families and predictions should pause
before they vote the republican ticket
this fall. The principles which once
gave honor and strength to the repub-
lican party are either fulfilled and
passed ont of active question or they
are put aside for plumber. To-day the
republican party is merely q machine
for the legalized robbery of the people
through special privileges to manufac-
turers. sustained In power by Doodle
distributed to corrupt voters in blocks
Of five. The promises OF its leaders TO
the agricultural west are never kept,
like Dead Sea fruit they turn to aches
ON the lips. The protective policy OF
the party Ii sn ANTICIPATED relic OF
barbarism: an ignorant effort on the
part OF dishonest bigots to interfere
with laws OF trade of which they know
nothing and care less. No young,
progressive man who respects his
intellect should be found In snch
company. The colleges unanimously
condemn the illogical sophistry OF the
protection theorist and doctrinaire.
An immenss majority of the American
people is opposed to the old togy idea.
The democratic party stands for pro-
gress. for lie. for energy IN this
matter. For q limited home market 1t
would exchange an unlimited market
OF the whole world. 1t would say;
1--WE are no longer infant; the asser.
ton 10 . lie." 1t would unshackle the
farmer; It wOnld restore to him the
markets of Europe. of which he has
been robbed by Q Chinese wall policy
which for stupidity has, considering
the circumstances. eve bad an equal.
1t would say to the young republicans:
"Come; you are as good as the
pensioner and o-called veteran who In
your party absorbs all OF the offices
and dictates ell of the policies. Come;
we will make You welcome. and
eligible TO the best we have to offer.'
The democratic youth has chained
upon his back no old man OF the sea
His Is the party OF freedom; 1t Is the
party of progress; It is the party OF the
future. Its six millions of voters are
waiting, anxious for the fray. 1t is
conceded everywhere that il will secure
the next house Of representatives by 81
overwhelming majority Mr.. Cleveland
will the next time even more easily
c 9 majority Of the electoral
college, than he did the last tune
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