The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-02

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give up the ship and quit. The waters
are turbulent, but democratic pilots
can calm them If they will. The way
for the democrats to get together is to
get together. The place to commences
is in the State Central Committee.
Mafitt and Stone, Francis and Jones,
Vest and Hall, Cockrell and Cobb,
Bland and the Republic, Lon Stephens
and Prather, Cleveland democrats and
democrats must hold . love feast and
retire their personal feelings until the
election is over. The two factions of
the State Central Committee must quit
talking about what they are going TO
do, and do something. They must
unite. 1t is not the time now for them
to quarrel over who il right and who
is wrong. They are both wrong a
present. Mr.. Farrs in his windy,
abusive interviews no represents
the Pertle Springs convention than
John Sherman does democratic princi-
Piles. The bimetsllists of Missouri
don't take any stock in his policy.
Several members of the old committee
are not representing the democrats
either. They should be muzzled BY
wise action on the part Of the discreet
members of both factions IN the com
mittee. Mr.. Mafitt should call q
meeting of the committee. This should
be done In order to settle the committee
controversy. The new members should
be recognized by the old. They were
elected as members Of the committee
ostensibly o promote the interests of
the party. Their credentials are valid.
The spirit in which the new and old
committees were elected was demo-
cratic. The spirit in which the new
ones enter, and in which the old ones
receive them, should be democratic. So
much for the COMMITTEES.
Now for the democratic newspapers,
And here is the potent factor 10 Mis-
souri politics. The papers, at least
those whose policy has been one Of
abuse and Evaporation. should stop
and consider their course we'll; con-
slider what democratic defeat means
and govern themselves accordingly.
Journalists can hold to their princi.
Piles and advocate them zealousiy
without detriment to the party, but
abuse Of democrats by democrats will
make republican votes. Those news
papers which advocate free coinage At
l6 to ], can still advocate 1t, and those
which advocate other financial policies,
can still advocate them, but oil this
must be done on a high minded basis.
The money question can be discussed
without enjendering personal animosi-
ties, and this is the way it should be
done. So much for the papers.
Now for party leaders. Francis,
Stone, Bland, Stephens, Mafitt and
others are great e Their services
t o'their party and their country have
bscn valuable, but they don't own
the party and they have no right to
disorganizc 1t. The party has honored
them and they must get to work and
use their powerful influence to
straighen out matters. The party
don't care anything about their private
differences, aud they have no righl
to foster them upon it. As they
have triumphantly been elected t.
serve the public, so should they il
turn assist in getting matters so shaped
that the party will be able to give tn.
country their valuable services again,
or else give the services of others who
may be as well qualified.
As for the individual democrats, the
private citizens, who want no offices,
but who are interested in good govern.
ment, they should use the greatest
discretion. Theirs is the power, and
they must use it well, or the party j.
gone forever.
We must not permit the money issue
to divide us. There are other CRANE
principles in the party that are vital
and should not be 1ost sight of. Lett
consider a moment. We who favol
free coinage at 10 to 1 can't join tn,
populis,s. There we would have ,
wholesale lot of rotten prinsiples Il
; endorse that won't work in arepub
: lican government. Those who fayo
the gold standard can't join the repub
leans, if they are honest. There the,
Ii2Qpid haye to endorse class legisla
t61eNe Nv, negro sppremsc