The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-23

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In, my view the first essehtlal q
democracy is The principle of equaI
rights to all eciallprivilegestcnon
This. rnie 1ss slma ssb been democratic
andisdge0d enong to- be Incorporated
ia the moral code with tho golden
rule. The amers Of our constitution
wsreq strict Observation-Disclosures helies-
ing that words meant what they said,
and When attenp tswe fnsds6 help
so.called ipiant Industries such AZ
tempts were opposed by the demp-
cratic patti, n many Individual
democrats, from interest OF sectional
training, advocated such measures
The gheAtest good to ths geattst num-
Der is aAessentiad of demoSraSN andAs
~iutiuztsy neptedwttH fiat Othsr
essential Of majority rule.
'diFree trSaelis and always has BEEN
ssp essept Of democracy and 5mpIpst
continue to:be as long as We stand by
pthse6rst pFpciple Ots eaual lights TO
all, and special privileges to none.
IA tariaY fg FevepHe only ycpAld be
tolerate ID tinds 8of wdrldr when
the eoNrbbent Ehas grea9 use for
large SUNS Sfs mSa#; but pgotec-
tive farm Sand must be anabonila-
-ttQp 70, democrats; and while the
country may prosper for a season n
spite JOHANNESBURG tariff, the tables
will sdd9bS rqedl Alehdy a move
lsidn fobVtJhd ttd al Central Europe
in a tariff combine against the
'UBIsedlStasBs5 ia agtting a tariff
we aR9a@s s4Fusts and
c0mbines Of all sorts, for they are
nothing more nor. less than offshoots
III ta11#AaS@s WINCH y19Y1
Protection of the home is a very
importaapeJs1ned END iRcIuaes he
BeAdca&amhf chiiaEsd, Sdd tiesiFdCFal
san9 PgBjcal Fraiulp9g, nEoa The purity
of our homes rests our future goveEn-
|+7Missn1tR,sB d9H&JR hahf2ihs that$T
eF9dos RPfesAFi doIesathdIs rests
Datthb The 8aeBlbsaRd damnefaE gre
therefor opposed to a Strong GENITAL
sgUR ernDcqtOs eIilhe speople can She
efusi edidanp emsgrqicy, and we be.
tHeve IN gahg 6ftenste dthe people Sol
iEnsstEgqpGliEp9 lB3ffabIysgyHi99ggs IBIS Yf Ere
i9RRos.s d1IpgsA ll2Egssb dasYff ,1s expensive
standby eTp yysdgp r5jBDg times .siS Sf ggeqee.
,D,,The Monroe dogc9tttine has aalweys
been g@d dem9cggpn1tiict o9Soctffib93s $nd
must, G9BtinigHe, at9 BE- al Prssahlll7FeaI tga'
we have taken possession OF foreSgn
islands thousaEdA 9fmpe rFom 9ul
shores, ID opposition 60 Che teachGn g
eoe4safis doctrine and siaeapPOsitiaH tc
the wishes of a. large the
sdenaoCmtios party. We qhayea MADE
foreign nations keep their hands ah
by preaching this dootFins;4and nov
til At we have violated it, we are n
b. postVg to preach sBvt foreign
fnterfspSSe5 &oalhS ps .iese nted now
as quickly as before we began med,
diff hoforefgG affairs, and we may
yet become Involved in Har, and may
yet be compelled To- set' the Philip.
pfnesoftee and fall back on the coco
Iold Moht0e d5ctrine. y
izfsAn essential Of democracy Is The
equaBle aAdi distributions 8o taxation.
Wealth should Be made to bear #,
tbufdeng and there has been no taxa
tion ever devised mhlchsds 50 just a
an lnSy@e tax. vs' Exc
Democrats believe that the govern
ment should be run in the interest o.
bhspeOple, and not tQr the bsnettoI
any particular party. Believing thus
they demand government control d
railroads and other corporations No
government ownership. for this woult
fneyiAblY tend tos build up a strong
centfh power. Nj creature of Law
should be allowed to grow slrongel
Or greater than the law, nor be per
mitledto violate the law.
Democrat believe that the govern
niHut has no right to delegate 4,
Others the powers which the people
delegate to the general government
alone. Consequently the goyernmeu
has 10 right to give to nationa
banks the power to issue money
This power should be retained ani
used by the government alone, au'
i.