The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-09-05
THE TOPULISTS AND THE CON-
GRESSiONAL RACE.


The INTELLIGENCER does not wish
to assume the attitude of debating to
any political PARTY. 1t feels, however,
that having made n fight for the money
counsel with those who have agreed
with 1t as to the needs of the country
and the means by which fair and
honest Legislation can be brought
about.
The people are now entering upon
one of the most important campaigns
in the history of the republic. The
issue at stake is second alone in i'm
portance to that which from 1861 to
| '65 bathed this country in blood and
tears. In a crisis like this, patriotism
must override p~arAisanship, mind must
be placed above matter, liberty above
price, and country above prejudice.
The political lines have been drawn,
not between two great parties, but
between the classes and the masses.
True these lines nave been drawn by
these great parties, one assuming a
position as the party of the common
people, the other espousing the cause
of the %plutocrats. The fight this year
is not alone one over what shall con-
stitute the medium of commercial ex-
change, but it embraces hat broader
and deeper subject-what shall con-
stitute government?
Shall this be an independent repub-
lie, where every man is a sovereign, or
shall it be a plutocracy, controlled by
the money centers of the worldP This
is the question every voter must ask
himself before he goes to the polls in
November. Be he populist, democrat
or republican, the question falls upon
him with equal force.
There is but one ticket favoring
silver IN the field that a voter can cast
his ballot for and rest assured that it
will be effective. That is the demo-
cratic.
While the populists are as ardent
silver men as the democrats, they
know that every vote cast for their
ticket this year will be counted for gold
and Mckinley. Every vote cast in
this year of grace against the demo-
cratic ticket will be a vote for the
republican ticket.
The gold democrats have left the
democratic party, and no n will pre-
vent their going. The republicans
are pledged to the gold standard. The
money question is the only issue of the
campaign.
Looking these facts straight in the
face, will the populists retain a ticket
in the field, and thereby injure a cause
they are trying to subserveP
Especially in this congressional dis
trict, where there IS a strong fight
being made against William S. Cow
herd, the peoples champion, will the
populists cast their votes in such al
way that they will be counted for a
gold standard republican?
Mr.. Geo. Wilson, the populist can
didate, favors free silver. He ardently
desires the enactment of a double
standard. He has contributed to the
silver cause much able literature that
has been helpful. He is not a politi-
clan nor an office-seeker. He does not
expect to be elected. He knows as
well as any one that votes cast for him
will count against a democrat. He
knows that w. S. Cowherd can be
easily elected with the assistance of the
solid free silver support of the district.
He further knows that Cowherd is an
honest man, and will stand by every
that his party has made for
him. Mr.. Wilson is a fair man.
impulses are patriotic. He cares
nothing personally about going to con-
yress. He does greatly desire that a
Tree silver man represent this district.
He is In a position where he can place
4 free silver mans election beyond
ioubt. W. believe he agrees with the
INTELLIGENCER that the silver vote
If the district must be united. We
he will render the cause of
which he has been such al able advo-
,ate a great assistance by advising his
party of the Importance of a union of
the silver votes of this district on
". S. Cowherd.
The Odessa Moon says the country ,