The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-23
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Well may every Missouri democrat
ask of himself this queStion-"What
of the f%uture?"
Things in this state are not as they
should be. Apparently we are drift
ing away from safe mornings and out
upon the dangerous seas of self
destruction. Where wise counsel
should prevail and sober, second
thought should govern, abuse and
vituperation are creeping in, tearing
party friendships asunder and build
ing most unsafely for the future
welfare Of the democratic party.
1t cannot be denied that under
present conditions in this state too
much attention is paid to men and
not enough to measure. In their
struggles for a seat in the United
States senate candidates and their
friends are forgetting the fact that
they have a common enemy to fight
and have turned loose with the
apparent intention of destroying each
other. Like foolish men they are
building their houses upon the sands
to be washed away by a flood of that
peculiar brand Of ''commercialism"
employed by republican leaders to
attain their purposes.
The democratic party, both in past
history and contemplative future
achievement, is too near and dear to
the masses of the American people to
be hacked to death on account of the
personal ambitions Of men, and those
who are indulging in this democrat
izing warfare within the party ranks
should stop for a breathing spell and
ponder earnestly and well. Let the
ambitions leader put to himself and
answer the question, "wh0 am II"
The answer must be IA mere atom
that goes to make up the forces of a
great political party. | must die,
but this party must live on forever.
It's principles and teachings are i'm
perishable."
If every party leader in Missouri
should not survive the month the
principles of democracy would push
on as though these men never lived.
Democracy means the people, the
leader the iNdi9iauak.
Up to a short while since it was
!, true that only here and there some
newspaper writer was saying things
/ that must surely bring home to hin
pangS Of regret in the future. Jour
t ~nalistic abuse at that time did moi
come from the more influential paper
= Of the state, but mainly from men o
small calibre who reckoned not as Il
n the results Of their utteranceS. Lik'
r a decompoSing apple, however, thi
. minor influence for evil is finding it
way to its healthier brother AM
causing him, too, to show indication
of party decay. Only recently one O
n the states strongest advocates G
democratic principles came out an
Is charged Gov. Stone with being unde
the influences Of a corrupt lobby
We speak in no spirit of acrimoniou
n censure or of journalistic censorship
s. but state with serious e~arnestnes
Ie that We regret this late outburst o
Is the part of the Warrensburg Journa
it Democrat.
d You may be for Stone.
% You may be for Clark.
You may be for DeArmOnd.
20 But can you win with either unle.
st we elect a democratic legislature
r. What would it profit the friends
ir either of these men to have the
es favorite become the choice Of II
is minority in the legislature for VI
Vests seat in the senate?
ii Every fling that is made by OF
le democrat at another encourages Il
I'd republicans to greater effort. The
ne see that moth and rust are cnterir
es in that must needs divide the dem
t. cratic party and upon the fruits
ed that division they hope to thrive.
he DO they reason well?
he Look to Kansas City. Every repr
Of sentative in the Missouri legislatu
of chosen last year from Jackson coun
m was a republican, ave n from Il
n. eastern district. What occasion
ed this state Of affairs? FactiOnaliSm
he the ranks Of democracy and abuse
i'll one democrat by another.
Seriously, brethren of the den
cratic press Of Missouri, can't
cease to war among ourselves a
Sr- turn II guns upon the comm
; d enemy? If there be things wro