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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
STAND FIRM.

Democrats should consider well be-
fore exchanging the old party for a
new one. The better plan is to stand
to your party c%olors, and compel it to
remain true to its convictions and to
live up TO its promises.
Ever since the crime of silver de-
monetization the democratic party has
been promising and working towards
silver restoration. The battle has
been long and is not yet won; but the
details of the conflict are not devoid
of partial successes and important
victories. 1t was a triumph of democ-
racy when the Bland coinage measure
of 1873, saving the country from ruin
and reviving the hopes and courage of
the people, was passed through con-
gress and carried over q republican
president.
1t has been the party's misfortune,
not its fault, that every secretary OF
the treasury, since the Bland bill
became n law, even the despised anC
treacherous Fairchild, has been opposed
TO the silver dollar and has done al
he could to degrade it and to shak,
the peoples faith in it.
In 1890, the party breaking ava,
from the shackles Wall street influence
had tried to fasten upon it, renewed it
pledges and begun with redouble,
yigor its battle for silver coinage. L
nearly every state democratic resolu
tons rang with the sweet refrain {
silver and the people responding CAV
the party such victory as it had nevt
$ achieved before. But in 1892 the Ell
b emies OF the silver dollar, because it
e the peoples dollar, the enemies
d democracy, the cohorts of monometa
4 lism and plutocracy prevailed tempo
t qrlly and are now trying TO seize Il
e democratic national convention, nan
its candidate and dictate its polio.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
HILL is DEMOCRAT.

The Kansas City Journal thinks that
Senator Hill, goaded to madness by the
brutal and cowardly treatment ne is
receiving from Mr.. Cleveland's boiling
faction in New York, and the Cleveland
papers, will knife the democratic
national ticket in New York next fall.
Senator Hill is not that kind OF a
man. He is a democrat, and no matter
whether he, is the nominee or not, he
will be in the thickest of the fight, and
il New York does not go democratic it
will not be his fault.
Hill is essentially a party man and a
fighter, and he, best of any Of his com
peers, know how to fight in New York.
Had carrying the state for Cleveland
in 1888 been possible Hill would have
accomplished it, but unfortunately, he
was fighting for a man who refused 10
fight for himself.
But there is no $4,000 plurality in
New York for any man. The candidate
who carries it by 5000 next November
is going to be extremely lucky. Tht
INTELLIGENCER does not believe that
Cleveland can carry it by any man;
aid. Should Cleveland, by any mis-
fortune be nominated, all Mr.. Hill''
friends would expect him to again &c
his best to carry New York. But whit
he would be at work the old enemie
of the ex-president would also be in tn
field, and would not only defy lead
ership, but stolidly knife the democrat
ic nominee. The democrats in NeV
York who refused to vote for Clevelan'
in 1888, are as bitterly opposed to HIN
now, and will see that he does nc
carry the state. This, not Hlll's de
lection, is the democratic peril, TO
Hill will not defect.
uill ia n democrat.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

And strange as it may seem, a few
democrats propose q surrender; but
the battle must not be given up. 1t must
be fought. 1t can only be fought sue.
cessfully under the old democratic
flag, the flag of Jefferson and Jackson
Silver democrats must stand by then
c%olors, for if they become dispiritcd
and give up, or plant themselves il
another party, the cause will suffer
most serious disaster pey|has~rssins
defeat.
The thing Tor democrats to do is tc
stand true to democratic principles
and remain steadfast for democratic
measures, and not become blinded by
man-worship nor permit themselves tc
be driven from the only party that cal
right the wrongs and relieve the neces'
sites of the people.
Stand by your party and make YOU
influence felt. A demand for currency
reform, which Is the o~verpOwering
political issue of the day, should so NJ
from every democratic throat and from
every democratic gathering. TO leave
the party o is to leave it an easy
prey to the monometallists who are
wearing the trade marks of democracy
in order that they may destroy il; t.
permit the republican party, the
chosen ally of the money power, te
continue its policy of building up the
wealthy classes at the expense of the
many.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
HON IOHN c. TARSNEY

The INTELLIGENCER, out of defer
ence to any democrat, in Lafayette
county, who might desire to enter the
lists for congressional honors, a re-
Trained ND to this time from pronounc-
ing an endorsement of the gentleman
whose name heads this article, and who
is now so we'll and faithfully represent
ing this the most important OF all
Missouri's districts, in congress.
While fully endorsing the course Mr..
Tarsney has pursued since entering the
halls of our national Legislature, the
INTELLIGENCER should have espoused
the cause of any worthy democrat from
this county who might nave sought
congressional honors, but now, i'll the
absence of such, would bespeak for Mr.
Tarsney ~Lafayette's hearty support IN
the approaching district convention.
The INTELLIGENCER is aware that
some criticism has been made upon
some of Mr.. Tarsney's votes in con
! gress, but it does not believe that any
constituency in Missouri has beer
more ably Dr. more faithfully represent
ed than this. 1t does moi believe tn
|, party can do better than 10 return MIR
|. Tarsney to a field of duty where hi
labors so we'll become him
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
THE WHY OF BAD ROADS.

About a year ago the INTELLIGENCER
called upon the county court to organ
ize \ road gang with the prisoners in
county Jail, subject, under the law, TO
road work, and put it to labor on the
county roads. The advantages of the
plan were discussed, and the benefit to
the county shown. A conversation
with Attorney Aull developed the fact
that this force could be kept up to an
average of fifteen or twenty, and the
court was urged TO take action.
But because the plan is not a couple
of centuries old, or from some other
cause, the court took no action, and
the people have had the same unpleas-
ant experience of a year ago in pulling
through almost fathomless mud when
trying to go somewhere.
It is not claimed that n road gang of
fifteen men could have made a great
deal of road in the past twelve months,
but certain 1t is, a good many very bad
places could have been made good,
and that too at a very small expense to
the county.
If the people of Lafayette county
ever expect to have good roads they
must elect a county court that is up TO
snuff on road work. "Economy' is
a very good thing, but that kind that
leaves public roads full of mud holes,
and in places for weeks imp assable, 1t
is a bald-headed fraud, because q false
economy.
For years the people who travel the
Wellington road have been complain
ing of the woeful condition of that
thoroughfare, and yet it looks as if
there hadn't been as much common
sense expended oil it for the past four
years as would set a clucking hen.
There is excuse for having bad roads
in all counties where neither the Tel
ford nor macadam system is employed,
but with the facilities at hand in this
county there is no excuse for the
wretched condition that has existed in
places for years. And n II OF SO
much bad road lies in the fact that the
county court refuses to use the material
at hand.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
A DIPPIOULT UNDERTAKING.

He was standing in front of a bulletin
board, reading a hand bill. Directly he
begun talking. He said:
''Now, this here bill says theirs goin'
ter be a democratic meetin' at ther cote
house Saterd'y evenin' an they will be a
Clevelan' an Stone club organized. l
suppose thet refers ter Bill Stone, who is
runnin' fer gov'ner.
81 heerd Stone when he was here las
month, an if 1 hain't much mistaken, he
sed somethin' about a little 'rookus' IN
New York atween Clevelan' an Hill, an
sed he wuz glad ov hit. He sed he wuz
tired, very weary, ov goin' ter New YORK
every time we wanted a demycratic candi-
date for president. He sedthet ii he had
hiz wa, he'd never go east nv the Allyga-
nv mountings, fer q candidate. l thot
tibet fixed Mister Stone az agin Grover.
"Then a few Saturday evenin's ago, n
demycratic meetin' was held at Their cote
house fer electin' a ~demycratic committy-
man. When we all got in thar, one man
got up and cavorted aroun' sayin' tibet the
CRATE demycratic hart was beatin' and the
crate democratic in'ards are Jest yearnin'
for Grover Clevelan' an he was in favor
of maxim ev'ry candidate fer committy-
man pledge hisself solid fer Grover Cleve-
lam before ~electin' him an you bet you
it went. Bob Hicklin, he got up an
said somethin' about Grover Cleveland
bein' the foremost demycraJ in all the
world, an sed he wuZ fer him tooth, To
nail an old breeches, an would promise
his nominashun If he as commityman
could bring hit erbout, er words to tibet
effeck. Then | seed John Blackwell swal-
Ter somethin'. John is n Stone man, an
wuZ Il meditatin' how Stone and Grover
Cleveian' wuz goin' to lay on his STUN
mick both together. But John was ekaI
to the o'cashun and pledged hisself to zee
tibet Grover should have hiz pull. Hiily
Wilson, he suggested tibet az the meetIn
4 had pledged its committy candidates lei
i, Clevelan' for president, it ought also lei
+. pledge them on g%ov'ner, congress-, an oi
down to township PUNISHABLE. But thu
! chairman ruled him outen order, so Bllli'
$ lost hiZ case.
CHOW, what's er botherin' me IL how
are you goin' to git Bill Stone, with hi
he'd turned to- ther west, and Grove
Cleveland, with his sot towards Boosting
to pull togeth .rH How can tibet team b
hitched SO az to- gee?"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
FOR ACTION,

The nomination of Hon. William
Warner, by Il united and enthusiastic
republican convention, representing
and acting for a determined party has
but one meaning to democrats. 1t
means that the republicans are going
to fight for Missouri this year, and that
they intend to win if winning is posi-
bic.
Democratic duty is plain. That
duty is to prepare ut once for the strug-
gle to come. To organize IN every
county in every school district. Bring
every mar INTO line. Guard every point
and picket all the approaches. Choke
off factional s%quabblers. Unite the
party upon II sound democratic plat
form ignoring none of the issues that
give the party strength, and on that
platform give us a state ticket made up
of our best and most vigorous lighters.
The national ticket will also play IN
important part. The welfare of the
democratic party of Missouri cannot he
promoted by being handicapped with a
national ticket that will inspire contin-
ual doubt of success. Faith in leader
ship imparts faith in victory, nerves
for enterprise, encourages endeavor
and infuses freshening courage to dare
and do.
With a presidential nominee who IS
not a mere representation of a senli-
ment, but who is himself a leader and
a fighter and not toe pulled up with
the s~acredness of his own personality
to both lead and fight, nominated
upon a thoroughly strong, comprehen-
sive and aggressive democratic plat
form; with Il state ticket in kind and
with the party at home under perfect
organization, the party can easily beat
back the republican cohorts. But any,
thing short of this will invite and bring
defeat.
ssTo your tents o, Israei!n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

II will not be wise tor democrats to
20 off ~half-cockcd over Indiana. In
1874 Cleveland, with Hendricks for 4
running mate, carried it over Blaine
and Logan by Il majority of G,5l2. In
1888 Cleveland and Thurman lost it to
Harrison and Morton by a majority OF
2,3S4. In 1890 the democrats carried
it by Il plurality of 1879. But that
year there was Il republican falling of
of 1879. There was also Il democratic
falling off of 27,132 votes. Had all the
democrats and all the republicans voted
IN 1890, the republicans would still have
carried it by 2,44S majority. SO you
see, if we carry Indiana next fall it,
going to take something stronger thar
brass bands and enthusiasm.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Tndoe Richard Field, than whom no
pleasanter gentleman nor more learned
Judge graces the judicial bench in Mis-.
souri,. is n candidate for reelection IN
the new Fifteenth judicial circuit, COM
posed, as was the old Sixth, of the
counties of Lafayette, Pettis and Saline.
Judge Field, during the six years OF
his occupancy of the position, has us
nearly filed the measure OF an ideal
officer as any man in he state. lie is
popular alike with juror, litigant wit
ness and attorney, and numbers his
friends and supporters by the thou
sands among the citizens of the three
counties of his circuit. Well versed IL
the law, of judicial mcin and com,
handing presence, firm in the right
and tempered with the finer qualities
of mercy, his judgments have been eve
looked upon rs oracles, his %counsel'
accepted as the dictum of II people
The INrELLIGENcER and all the PEG
pie of Lafayette county are proud o
him as a Judge, love him us Il friend
and honor him rs an upright, progress
sive. and enterprising citizen.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

An effort is on foot to secure Inc
election of the editor of the Kansas
City Times as a delegate to the national
convention. The INTELLIGENCEK sec
onds. 1t knows of no m VINO mas
more need of Il little political education
than the man who does the editorit'
work on Kansas City's big democratic
lnil,r
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

The cowardly lodging of the silver
issue here and there by democratic state
conventions in order TO mould the
measures to suit Mr.. Cleveland's views
will not strengthen the party a bit,
and will only serve to retard while 1t
will not defeat the great living issue
that defines the boundary line between
democracy and plutocracy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

If Cleyeland's friends in Indiana had
been as loving on election day in No
vember, 1888, as they were in conven-
ton last week, they might have saved
the state. But, after all, there's n good
deal of difference between n convention
and an election. In n convention one
can sshollern as often MS he chooses
I'm a election he can vote but once.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

The result of the Borrowe-FoX duel
shows why the duello is so much more
popular in fashionable circles for sell
Ting a difficulty than the manly art. A
shattered coat-tail is so much more
eas,lv concealed than n black eye ana
70 less painful than a battered nose.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

IsJt-NDI Law VI $780,
Transfers of real estate furnished by
G.. Wallace, recorder.
II. Hohenwald to Charles Paul, lot
o. block Il, Charles Leise'5 first
add to CCrdcr -. commitment. 800
c. o. Smith to II. N. Harrison, the
southeast quarter Of southeast
quarter of section 10, township
40, range % SEQ
j. fitzpatrick to T.. /. BttZcrIots
10, IA and II, block 4, Odcssa... 10
+. +. Canterbury to NJ. Il. Earle,
the west hall OF lots 4, D and q,
block NJ, McAIcekin's add 10
Higginsville 1000
Justina Rex to Calvin NJ. Rex, un-
divided interest in the west half
of the southeast quarter and part
of the east half of the southeast
quarter of section ., township
50, range 26..1.,""....... 1900
Lula NJ. Rex to Calvin NJ. Rex, the
west half of the southeast quar-
ter and part OF the east hall of
the southeast quarter OF section
3, township 80, range 26 go. 1901
Nj. j. Whitsett to A. s. Hammer,
part of the southwest quarter ri
the southeast quarter OF section
IS, township ~, range 2S........ 800
Ernest Jarman To G. III. GladiSh,
lot a, block Il, Smiths I'd add to
Iiiggin8vilIc. ,G75
IL. Apwisch To w. NJ. Lynch, the
west hall of the northwest quar-
ter OF sec. ., township ~, range
%; the south hall of the south
west quarter of see. 30, township
40, range Observation-Disclosures. $500
S. A. Oliver To Ernest Jarman, lot
IS, Hemtmcyer's add To Higgins
vile e.. ...................... 17T
Edward Winsor to w. II. Howard
lots b, 6, Z and s, block 4, Davis
add to Lexington. fGG
s.. b.. Walker to w. IL. and j. Il.
Nouns, the south half of south
west quarter OF the northwest
quarter of sec. 13, and the north
hall of the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of sec. II,
all in township ~, range q. -. 1900
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
COUNTY .7ICE
Democratic primary, Satur-
day, May 18th.

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Democratic primary. Satllr.
\ 81,
daV, Nav 18th.
snhnihf'
wmnsSnaHIsr ausno sdsda, 10 ,a an tsa nee A "a ~
~ Issa vasta co,,ntv s,,h1act ~ the on,1nn -
the dsmocrstic nrimarv w "o Wv" u
P'i"as'
f SURVEYOR.
Rare authorized To announce JAMES x
a. q candidate for the Office of Coun
sufyeyor and Ex-onicio Road C0mmission
Sr. sub1fct 10 the action OF the Democratic
primary
NooNti So"oNN"-
We are authorized to announce DIR. JAME'
H. STRAU0HN as a candidate FOR Coroner o
Lafayette county,, supJecL 70 the action OF IN,
~ moc5ga ParSs - INC PRIMARY e'eoto"' MA!
~ io1e. n.csrl,urtxo .rpopNrv
We are autnoriztnhS annonnce lLLiAs
ASA1 I, shSact ~ shs ac,io,
my VI Laaaye..v vo rn ~ ~ Isas "e'"
COUNTY Asskssph.
We are authorized to announce JOHN WAL
kER as Q candidate for reorganization 10 IN,
.orice Of County Assessor OF Lafayette count
mary May q, 1889. \
We are authorised N announce
N Wrfs0N "a n candidate FOR re-nominatinr
= y ne o5scs o = nnbilie dminJstra1or Of Lafsx
vn, s,,sisct ~ sna actla, ~ tba dan3-
cratic primary Nav rs. iSee.
R~EpREsENTATIy
We are authorized TO Announce j. +. MIL,
LER as q candidate for Representative in the
legislature from Lafayette county. subject to
the action OF the Democratic primary
We are authorized to announce JONAS II
FERGUSON as a candidate for reelection tc
the ONCE OF Representative in the Legislature
from Lafayette county, subject to the action
OF the Democratic primary.
COUNTY ThEAsuHkH'
We are authorized to announce NOSES
CHAPMAN as Q candidate for the ONCE oil
treasurer OF LAfayette county, subject totnt
action OF the democratic primary.
Me ard autnorlzea % announce JoSErh =.
&<"Naf as canulunte LOT me omceoI couuty
~ LalhySlse oouI.y supJeci' ee
&the uemoctauo prlnhry
4utnofize0 tc announce
@< y as o canai1ate Ior INC ounce %
treasurer o. Lalhyette county, suDJecl
Aetion OF the oeuocrauc rinary
We are authorized to announce y IL.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

What q detestable old brute Senator
Palmer is. After winning the state
from the wicked republicans, he refuses
to turn Il over, body, boots and breech-
es, 10 Grover Cleveland. Why, he is
almost as mean as Dave Hill.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Senator Ilill's economic policy would
reduce the tariff tax just tine same as
CleyeIand's would. But Senator Hills
financial policy would give the farmer
twenty-five cents more ON Il b"shel OF
wheat, and the planter three cents
more on a pound of cotton than CleVe'
lands would. Besides this, Hills adj
mmistratioE would be run by demo,
Gratis only The republican that got {
smell of Office under HIPS administra
ton would have TO sniff il from afar
And as for the ~mugwumps, d Lord!
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Does Jones of the st. Louis Republic
think he has fooled anyone by bis dole
fuI old refrain Of .sCleveland or a vest
ern mang,, Has he not Professionally
done everything he could to make IT
impossible for any western man to
come TO the frontp
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Instead of Cleveland proving astrong
candidate in Indiana in 1888, he
proved a weak one, losing $500 votes
from his vote in 1884. OF the new vote
tha republicans increase was 09.5, that
of The democrats only 06.9. A strong
candidate would have held his own, III
lpast.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

What's the matter with William II.
English as a running mate for Cleye-
landp He is living yet, we believe, and
he is an Indiana man too.-Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
Yes, and has a whole half a dollar
he would eheertully chip into the cam
paign fund.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

If Clev Gland should be nominated at
Chicago, he should be required to come
before the convention and pledge him
self that II elected he would appoint
none but democrats and see that APP
pointments we're made thick and fast.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

The first step toward good roads is
q good road law. The second is to
elect a county court that is favorable
to good roads and that knows that
a starved-to-death road fund is not the
proper .nourishment for road enter.
prises.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Mr.. Cleveland acknowledges that he
has serious misgivings MS to whether it
would be wise to nominate him for the
presidency again. Mr.. Cleveland is
wiser in his misgiyings than IN his
aspirations.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Coy Julie Coe, of the Odessa Moon,
desires proof that some democrats
would rather 60 down in defeat with
Grover Cleveland than win with some
other leader. II the far julie had
been reading the Paris Mercury and
Platte City Landmark during the past
two months such proof would not be
called for.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

H. need not concern the citizens OF
this country what the monarch'es OF
Europe think of the silver question we
don't have to go to Europe to find out
how in MANAGE our W affairs.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
AN EARLY BLAZE

The one story frame resident oil Martin
Owens, near the corner OF Franklin ave-
nue. and Tw~enty-second street, was con-
sumed by fire ut 4 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing. The cause of the fire IS unknown,
and there was almost a total loss, as little
OF the furniture was saved.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30

Although claiming to be friends of
silver coinage, friends to western and
southern welfare, no two papers in
Missouri have done more to advance
the interests OF the money power than
the st. Louis Republic and the Kansas
CITY Times.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
WHY TT WAS REFUSED.

One who signs himself "Democrat''
IN this weeks News prints a letter
claiming in the Introduction that pub
LEGATION of same had been refused in
the INTELIIGENCER. The only thing
the INTELLIGENCER has refused to pub
lish was n manuscript handed in by
DIR. Il. Trotter. Without examination
or enquirJ as TO the purport of the
article, the editor informed DIR. TrOttel
that he would not publish anything
from him on the ground that he, Trot-
ter, had without known cause attacked
the paper and its editor in offensive
innuendo, and was therefore, not en-.
titled to any consideration. II is pre-
sumed that the letter signed Democrat
is the one DIR. Trotter wrote. This
paper desires to treat all with becom-
ing respect, but it demands fair treat
ment in return.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-30
House DAMAGED Ely FIRE.

A detective hue caused a fire in the ROO
OF the one-story brick dwelling on Sixth
street, occupied by james Roberts, ut 4:l(
Tuesday afternoon. All the furniture was
removed, and the Ninth street hose com
pany extinguished the flames before &
great amount of damage had been done tc
the building.