The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-10-26
For Senator-A Democrat.
1t Is up to you.

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For Senator-A Democrat.
The INTELLIGENCER has no desire
to look on the gloomy side of things,
does not aspire to carping criticism or
Acknowledgements rather be claSSed
an optOmist than a peSSimiSt-but
things political in this state are as
Stunning such shape that those who
would see democracy succeed for
democracy'S sake must speak out and
sound an alarm that will cause the
people of Missouri to earnestly reflect.
1t has been apparent for years that
the democracy of the rural districts
and the country press have been the
foundations upon which the party has
stood in Missouri. In the cities dis
organizing influences have been at
work until they have well nigh wreck
ed the party in those quarters. Ambi-
tious bosses have been in the saddle,
men whose chief aim has been self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and where pure
democracy should have had its home
corroding conditions have manifested
themselves that have become a stencil
to the noStrils of the people through
out the length and breadth of the
commonwealth. ApropoS, it is unnec-
essary to personalize. Like a beacon
light from the pinnaclelof some tow
ering mountain the sources Of these
conditions can be seen from every
point Of the COMPASS.
The truthfulneSS and soundneSS Of
the position we take are proven by a
glance at existing conditions in the
city Of st. Louis. There |corrupting
influences are at work that mean no
good to the party-inluenceS that
demoralize and tear down.
But this is not alone so in st. Louis.
We only need to look to Kansas City
to see in all its nakedneSS and defOr-
nifty a factional fight that means
"d-n democracy, so we keep on top"
Patriotism is waited to the four
windS-mOth and rust have crept in
and destroyed until principle has be-
come a Renaissance and commercial
ism stalks b!indly to and fro, gather
ing in and devouring all within its
pathway. Those whom they cannot
command these factions seek to DESTROY
and they tarry not on the order in
which their %daStardly work is to be
accomplished.
Are these conditions to reach out
and permeate the democracy of the
entire state?
There are signs on the horizon in
the coming senatorial contest that
create alarm in this direction. There
is too much abuse Of good democrats
by those who favor some particular
one for the place-too much looking
to men at the sacrifice of measure,
Some of our newspaper brethren in
Jealous support OF their favoriteS are
hurting epithet at Others who aspire
to the Senatorship, all of which is
wrong and only serves to breed disor.
%ganization that will be of assistance
to the enemy.
In the name Of Jefferson and OF
Jackson, in the names of all those
departed patriots who preached from
the roStrum that all governments
derive their just power from the con.
sent of the governed, let us keep these
corroding, blighting, destroying In.
fiuences out of the country press and
all work tremendously together for the
selection of some man to succeed Sen.
ator Vest who is a democrat as gooc
and as true as the gentleman from
Saline. 1t is evident that upon tn,
, shoulders Of the country democrac,
and the country press rests the bur.
den Of electing a democratic legisla.
|, ture, and the history of the past
teaches us that We are equal to the
emergency when in solid phalan,
arrayed.
Stone, DeArmond. Clark. All arc
good democrats, tried and true. anc
! neither Is deserving Of censure at tn,
hand Of his fellow political worker In
Missouri.
|, For senator 10 succeed Geo. G.
Vest the lNTELLIGENCER is first fol
a democrat and secondly for a MAJ
among democrats whom IL thinks hes,
equipped for the Office.