The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-12-14
Address to Democrats.

Address 70 democrats
The following address is issued to
the democrats of Missouri, and signed
by every member OF the State Central
committee:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1870
the Democracy Of Missouri: Your State
Central committee, called together by
the regular party authority, desires to
call the attention of the voters OF our
party to the present status of politics
in Missouri.
For more than twenty-five years our
party has been intrusted with the man.
agement Of public affairs in the state.
When the democracy came into power
It found o bonded debt Of more than
twenty millions of dollars, the securi-
ties for which the republican party had
souandered. We were paying a tax Of
| 50 cents on the 800; u fraudulent
| bonded Indebtedness Of many millions
had been fastened on many OF the
COUNTIES Of the state. Az this. while .
large number Of the people we're denied
the right of suffrage.
During its incumbency the democ-
racy has reduced the state debt 10
| o -fourth what II was In 1872. We
| have more than doubled the school
| fund of the state, have seen the popu-
lation of Missouri increased lore than
y million, and the taxable wealth OF
the state doubled. In the meantime
the taxes have been reduced 10 %
cents on the SI00, aud every man has
| been given n voice in the control OF
public affairs. This il the record made
by the democracy Of Missouri.
In 1892 the republican candidate fol
governor threw down the gauntlet tc
the people Of the state, wien he de-
clared that the most pros porous period
In the states history was when radical
\ ism controlled the state. HIS gage o.
battle was accepted, and the question
was squarely presented To the people
ssShall We return 10 the days Of lS6.
and 1870, or shall we stand on tn
record for twenty years Of democratic
government" We know the splendit
results of that campaign.
Unfortunately, divisions have arise,
in our party on questions OF pnbli
policy ~since'IS92; divisions that causes
46, 900 democrats to remain away from
the polls in 1894, and the results o
the election showed n small Republican
plurality. The enemy have hoped tina
Il l:,:,o, Il, D.,sf rapES unnld enntinn
and result in the return to power Of tn
republican party in Missouri.
i Your committee, who are the SCI
wants of the sovereign democracy
though We may differ on some publ
, questions, respectfully but earnestl
suy to the democrats OF Missouri thu
the demands OF the hour are that "
organize our forces, reform the lint
OF the party into Il compact colum
of retain control of the state. This "
. should do in the interest OF ecOnOml
i state government, of local control, OF
: of respect for the rights and properi
of oil the people. =.
Let each man have the right to b
{ individual views on public question
: !. always submitting to the control OF u
= majority, but we do agree on the gre
9 9 underlying questions OF slate sove
eighty, individual liberty, opposition
9 the encroachments of the Federal jud
i cary on the right to control our pro-
!. erty rights by servants of our ow
selection.
$ Radicalism in 1895 is just what
was in 1865; it is the legitimate chi
of the HamiltOnian theory of COVER
n ISnent, which was born in the home
[ kingcraft. Democrats, regardless
B your private judgment, let us. 9
remember that our first duty is to u
\ great state of Missouri, the home
democracy, rs taught and exemplifit
+, by Jefferson and Jackson. Let
organize agalnst oar common foe, Il
republican party, which seeks to Urn
everything TO q centralized COVER
ment. Let us resolve that we will n
sulk in our tents, bat bring To the pol
r q united democracy, in Missouri. al
cast our SOC, 900 votes in 1896.
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