The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-13
HOW IT ALL APPEARS TOA NON-PARTIzAN
An Independent Carefully Reviews the Issues of the
Campaign In Missouri.
MARION REEDY ON THE KERENs DEAL.
"a Symphony in Treason Rendered Upon Panola With
Lobbyist Phelps at the Pedal

the crew of his prize "walk
the plank" 1t is probably practical
politics, but II so, IL is the most in
sulting exhibition OF belief in the
efficacy Of sordid motive among men
that has been given since the great
Walpole intimated that all men
have their price. The whole scheme
is a blend OF Doodle with false pre-
tense. Denouncing the states hand
ling OF the school fund, the
Republicans have nominated on their
ticket men who voted for the con-
version Of the school bonds into nom
negotiable certificates Of indebtedness.
Railing at the Nesbit election law !
they enter into a deal with Populists |
that could not be made II the election |
law we're as irremediably partisan as
claimed. Shrieking against police de-
partment tyranny, the Republicans
and the Populsts enter into agree
ment as to how they will divide the
spoils when they lay hands on them.
laundering against the lobby, they
are led and ruled by Lobbyist Phelps
Howling about corporation money,
the Republicans and Populists are
financed by Mr.. Kerens, corporation
list beyond compare. All this in the
name of redeeming the State from
abuses and eyilsl An this under the
clamor for honesly and yirtuel 1t
were sublime for its audacity OF de-
ceit, were it not for its idiocy. There
are those Of us 10 Missouri, who have
held, and may still hold, that it would
/ be good for this state to 60 Republi-
, can, but no sane person believes that
it could possibly better the condition
of Missouri TO turn it over to such a
combination as has been effected by
! Mes,rs. Phelps, Kerens and Mer-
} wether That would simply be TO
: deliver the state to men who practice
themselves every device Of political
: chicane that they have alleged against
their adyer>aries. 1t would be to de-
: liver the state to republican lobbyists
/ to turn the elections over to repub
. lican adopts in trlckery; to make the
0 St Louis police force an engine Of
oppression for republican ends. Who
t can expect reform to come out oi
o such a deal as here described, ir
y which the chief conspirators are mer
i who, clamoring about principle, sac
e rifice every principle they are sup
J, posed to have had in order to send tt
o the United States Senate an ambi
+ tious man who is nothing more thar
Is a multimillionaire? If certain repub
Is licans and populists sell out thel
1t convictions for offices or cash, wha
n would they not sell out? Can W
h expect better administration of finan
Is ces, more honest elections a les
y political force from men who indulg
y in such practical politics as herein
y above described? The democrats ma
n be bad They are not as vilely cYnl
d cal in their political maneuvering a
N the republicans and populists an
vt lobbyists who are running conidenc
a game on the public, while posing a
a political purists. A change from tn
70 rule Of democracy to the rule Of me
is like Phe ps and Kerens and Meriweth
it er would be for the infinitely worse
% not for the better
le And then, after the nefarious dea
st has been consummated by the cit
o. committees majority, the miDorit
r. of that superior body declal es yacaD
lie the seats Of the majority for entel
it ing upon the alliance. This is a
10 bad as the action OF the majority i
r making the deal 1t is utterly sui
in yersive Of all ideas Of popular repre-
Sc sentation in party councils Th
es majority that made the deal in tn
~ city commit &c was elected by th
At republican people and not by ih
10 STATE committee. The state con
v. miltee gnorcs the people Of the part
is just as completely as did the maiorit
II. of the city committee ia making til
be Phelps KerenS Meriwether dicke
ct Tie voters of sixteen big city ware
be are dsiranclised as to the seloctlo
re Of tIeir committeeman, and they a