The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-02-06
OFFICIAL CALL.

TO he DCm0crdcy Of Lafayette C0nmig.
Our national, state and county cam
paigns are almost upon MS. Prepara-
tions for the great battle of 1892 are al
ready being made by the more prudent,
active, and enthusiastic democrats of
other counties and localities. Questions
and issues of unusual and vital import
To the people are and will he involved in
the great political fight of this year. In
this contest for the supremacy and maln-
tainance of the pure principles, teach
ings and patriotic purposes and inten-
tons of the democratic party, we must
be ready. Every democrat should do
his duty, his whole duty, and do it cheer
fully. thoroughly and enthusiastically,
and IN order and To the end that the in
dividual efforts and influence of each
and every democrat in the county may
be effective, there should be party or
ganiZatiOn, thorough organization and
discipline of the party i'll every town,
township and neighborho0d in the
ty. This suggestion Is
NOT SUCCESSFULLY MET
or answered by the too-commOn reply,
Our county majority IS 80 large There
is no necessity for organization Or work
O N our part" II must he remembered
that large numbers of republican voters
are coming into and taking citizenship
in our county. And it must also he re-
membered that other counties and local
tiles less favored than Lafayette III the
matter of democratic majority need our
organized influence, encouragement and
support. We must not allow county or
township lines to limit III work or stay
our influence, but we must reach out i'll
every direction, and work wherever the
most good can be accomplished. lie
that is unwilling 10 make some Sacrl-
fees for the success of political prlnci-
pies he honestly and conscientonsly be-
iieves { o he lawful, true, just and pa
triOtic is unworthy of citizenship. 1t is
the duty of every democrat to give some
portion of his time, and, if necessary
his money i'll so
ORGANIZING HIS PATTY
and disseminating its doctrines and
teachings, that the success of dem
ocratic principles may be made more
easy, certain and general. The road
and the ONLY rOad-tO success is by Il
fair, honest, open and public discussion
of our principles. And, i'll order to do
this, we must have union and harmony.
There is strength in union" And in
order to have Il union of both the Senti-
ment and purposes Of Il party III the
county, we mast have organizations; that
is to say, we should have democratic
clubs in every city, town, township and
neighborhood in the county. And these
clubs should be ollicered by our most
active, faithful, patriotic and enthusi-
astic democrats. We don't want clubs
or any other kind of organization to adj
vance the selfish or individual interests
or aspirations of any II man or set of
men. but we do want democratic clubs
and democratic organization to unity
democratic sentiment and disseminate
democratic doctrines. If WE would per-
petuate constitutional liberty i'll this
country, if we
STILL HOPE 10 ENJOY
the gains of our industry; if we still adj
yOcate and favor fair and equal laws; if
we are still opposed To class Legislation;
if we still demand economy and de
nOunce extravaganza III the admInlStra-
ton of governmental affairs; If We are
still opposed to Il protective tax, where
by the honest earnings of one maj are
wrongfully and uniuStly taken from him
and g%ratuitously bestowed upon another,
then we must stand by and earnestly
contend for the doctrines and princi-
pIes of the democratic party, because it
mas been. is now, and will ever be with
the people of the country ON all these
vital questions. More than twenty-five
years of Legislative control of our
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
by the republican party must have con
! yinced the people that If relief is to be