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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
Free TRADE is TRuE RECIPROCITY.
By WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.

Upon a campaign flag floats the legend "Protection and Recproc-
iy, - a singular conjunction OF words considered in the light OF their
accepted meaning Protection means a restriction of International
trade, the i~nterposition Of a tax barrier to keep out foreign imports
Reciprocity, on the other hand, means an enlargement of international
trade and a removal Of taxes which hinder foreign imports. Protec-
ton aims at the isolation Of national trade. Reciprocity would accom-
pnsh international union through trade. Protection 0ssRs reciprocity
one can understand; but, forcioy coupled, the ideasare as incompetence
as slavery and freedom, poverty and plenty, or famine and feasting.
A genuine reciprocity is free interchange of goods between nations
lis free trade. 1t needs no edcts to bring it about 1t confers a
mutual benefit. The protectionist can never understand that N a
natural exchange both parties gain, hence his eagerness to send wealth
out Of the country and to prevent its coming in.
This counterfeit device of reciprocity now yauntcl has 4 comical
side. The United States proposes to 'secure reciprocal relaty",'b by
what? By compelling its fellow-citizens to pay extra taxes Look
you, Brazil or Guatemala, if you dare refuse to buy certain good o. us,
beware. We will punish you by making our peoil Py higher r-lces
for your coffee. Tremble!" The scheme seems like a plagiarism from
Ofenbach or Gilbert and Sullivan.
The nations with whom entire reciprocity would prove a real
blessing to our own are not the weak and half civilized ones speclhed
for the experiment. Imagine a law permitting Boston to exchange
freely with Pittsbmg and Syracuse, but fo%rbidding trade with New
York. The things we want and must have are in England, Canada,
Germany, and France, much more than in South American republics
and dependencies. Whoever trades in the greatest mart of the world
gets there most cheaply the products of the world, and obtains there
for the highest prices for his own products, with which alone he can
buy the things he wants. This sis the economy of effort, the ideal and
proper method, 'huying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest
Market" 1t opens wider opportunity for labor, and gives it better
returns.
Danish protective tariffs, and we shall not have to bully our South
American neighbors into trading. No bountieS need be wasted on
sugar-panters or American shipping. The law of gravitation may be
trusted.
'Be just at home, then write your scroll
OF honor DER the sea,
And bid the broad Atlantic roll
A ferry of the free.
oFor He that worketh high and wise,
Nor pauses in His plan,
Will take the sun out of the skies
Ere freedom out of man ?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
Clrcnlar Letters Received.

Numerous copies of the appended
letter have been received in Lafayette
county, written by a former resident
and a nan well known by our people.
Mr.. Mann's letter Is self explanatory:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 10, 1909
My DEAR Strive beg to call your
attention to the fact that our fellow
citizen, Mr.. c. w, Hamlin, Of this city,
is a candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for congress 10 this district. we
are deeply interested in this race, and
are very anxious TO see him succeed.
we know him well, and can and do
present him to you as a man worthy of
your most earnest and cordial support
a man fully and completely qualified
for this position, aud II successful, we
feel certain that you would never have
reason 10 regret having supported him.
Always active and energetic in political
as well as business affairs, he found
time in the campaigns Of 1896 and
1900 to stump a large portion Of this
state, as well AS Indiana and Illinois,
for Mr., Bryan. The democratic
workers in this section feel that they
owe him nothing less than their most
loyal support.
we offer this recon mendation, which
will doubtless be sufficient when we
assure you that $500 true, tried and
earnest democrats of Greene county
are backing him.
we appeal 10 the democrats Of the
district to join hands with us in sup
porting Il worthy candidate, and feel
sure that the democracy Of the district
cannot fail to recognize the j%nstness Of
our request for this nomination when
they CONSIDER the candidate we offer.
Knowing that we present TO YOU 3
good capable man, we bespeak for him
your earnes support in the coming
congressional convention.
Yours very truly,
L. R. MANN, Chairman.
ARCH A. JOHNSON, Secretary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

b. NJ. Barbee visited homefolks here
Sunday.
". j. Fette had business in Higgins
vile Thursday.
Rev. J.. C. Mcdaniel of Warrensburg
was here Thursday,
G. Fahner shipped car of fat cattle
to st. Louis Tuesday.
William Karston was in st. Louis
the irst of the week.
Mrs. T. C.. Marshall had business in
Higginsville Monday.
j. L. Hill and family visited rela-
tives here last weea.
j. I. Harwood of Higginsville had
business here Friday.
Born, to the wife of Fred Schmidt
Saturday, January 4, a boy.
Miss Carrie Holster entertained at
dinner, Tuesday, quite a number of
friends.
H. G. LANCE left the first OF last week
for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he win
visit relatives for several weeks.
H. w. Erdman spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Kansas City attending a
convention of implement dealers.
G. E. Sheppard, j. NJ. Elsea and VIM.
Everett attended the sale at Samuel
Hayes in Saline sounty, Monday.
w. 0. Kereck and wife Of Oklahoma
City retured home Tuesday after
spending several days visiting relatives
here and at Concordia.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
C0mmercIal Bank Oflcered.

AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Commercial bank the following
officers and directors we're named:
Edwin NJ. Taubman, president;
George NJ. Vaughan, cashier; Bert
Taubman and Lawrence Peak, book
keepers, aud j. r. Moorehead, secre-
tary of board. VIM. II, Chlles, E. M.
Taubman, James f. Catron, R. NJ.
Taubmau, George W. Johnson, V. j.
C. Bonr and J.. r.. Moorehead, direc-
tors. An annual dividend of 8 per
cent was declared, aud $4,000 placed
to surplus fund.
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DIED at Kansas CITY.

Thursday mornings Kansas CITY
Journal says:
Mrs. Mariana L. Bowman, the
mother-in-law OF Rev, W. G. Pike
the pastor Of the Garland Avenue
Methodist church, died last night of
paralysis at the home Of her daughter
Mrs. Pike, 1908 Lexington venue.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the home
and will be conducted by Rev. &c.
Given, Of lexington, No., after which
the body will be sent to Arlington, III.
Rev. Mr.. Pike assumed the pastor
ate Of the Garland Avenue Methodist
church a month ago, after having
reeu for four years chaplain Of the
state penitentiary at Jefferson CITY.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
An Enterprlslne Correspondent.

An enterprising newspaper cores
pendent has made the discovery that
plans have been laid to have David B.
Hill, Of New York, and Carter II.
Harrison, of Illinois, head the next
democratic ticket and that William j.
Bryan has been conferred with and
has acquiesced in the plan. The cor
respondent quotes "a prominent New
York democrat" as saying;
"With Croker out of the way in
New York, the democrats of the
state would rally around their old
leader. Not New York alone, but
New York and Illinois together form
the political pivot of this country.
If we can carry these states there is
no need to worry about the rest of the
country. l think a mar who has
been three times elected mayor o.
Chicago could carry the state o.
Illinois, with Hill at the head of the
ticket"
The probabilities are that this, Xix,
many other grayely important {?
schemes Matched east of the Mis-
sisslppi river in these days Of jour
nallstic enterprise (?) was born in TIL
brain of a newspaper writer VIII.
desired to add a few dollars to hi
check for the months work. Tn
story smells Of ''lsh" in more way
than one and the party at large wi.
Npay little attention to it.
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IN WORLD OF MUSIC.
D. n. Conrad. A. NJ, Delights lnulanS
Audience With Selections.

Apropos Of the visit of D. F. Con-
rad. A. NJ, with relatives and friehuS
in Indiana during the holidays the
Warsaw Daily Times of that StaVe
says:
Probably the finest musicale ever
given in Warsaw took place on Satur-
day evening at the residence OF MI
and Mrs Frank NJ. Hetrick. 1t was a
piano recital and the entire program
was rendered by p. F. Conrad, A. NJ
who for the past five years has been
in charge of the department OF music
of Lexington, (Mo.) Central College
The program was as follows;
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage at St. Louis
on Tuesday, 14th inst, Of Mr..
Thos. S. Breckenridge and Miss Helen
Mcdowell Leyburn. The father Of
the bride, DR.. Geo. L. Leyburn, was
for twelve years pastor OF the Presley
terian church in Lexi lgtoa. The
bride is also we'll and favorably known
here.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
of poubtIul Propriety.

VI DouOuul tIOpIlctY.
w doubt if the Hon. D. A.. De
Almonds appeal to congress, speaking
in favor of the Rixey bill, to open tn,
homes of the union veterans nov
under maintenance by the parent
government to confederate soldiers
will meet a responsive feeling in the
hearts of the veterans who wore the
gray. While Mr.. Diamonds motive
is admittedly the best in the world, il
is evident that the confederate sol.
dier, as a rule, would prefer to pre-.
serve his own autonomy and live in
future as in past outside the pale Of
governmental dependence Let Other
states follow the example set by the
Missouri people and build homes fol
HELPLESS confederates who fought foi
what they believed to be right. In
these homes the occupants will be
altogether congenial and can pass the
few remaining years of their lives in
that peace and comfort which are
due to honored age.
(Since placing the above in type the
INTELLIGENCER has received the APP
pended communication from Mr.. G..
w. Tnrnell, Of the Confederate Home
at Higginsyille)
''Mr. Rixey, OF Virginia, submitted
q hill to congress favofing the admiss-
ion of confederate veterans to national
soldiers homes, and to extend the same
national aid to state confederate homes
in the south as is extended to state
union homes. Nh. Rixey says that a
somewhat similar bill. introduced by
him in the last congress, provoked
considerable hostility and criticism in
the south and in the north, but
that he believes the time has come
when the doors of union homes could
be opened to confederate veterans
"Mr. Rixey's bill will never become
popular with the old veterans who
wore the gray They are as loyal to
day to the United States as those who
wore the blue; yet there is not one who
will endorse such a measure. Confed.
crate veterans will never enter union
homes so long as there are sympathetic
hearts and ready hands to care fol-
them in the dear old south, and these
they will have as long as they live
The time has not come for congress tC
intermeddle with the loving aa char
stable work of our noble men ant
women; nor will 1t ever come or b,
sanctioned by them. Confederate vet
Grams are a sacred heritage of the peo
pie Of the south and they will be Low
ingly cared for while they live. AND
when they die kind friends will scatter
flowers over and drop tears upon the
green sod that covers them
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
RighteousIy Indignant.

The Rev. Charles Zeigler, a St.
Louis pastor, after exhausting all
other means to prevent the municipal
government of that city from locating
the so-called '.social evil" district in
his parish, threatens force, as follows:
GAS a last resort (speaking to his
parishioners) l say take up arms, post
sentinels, form companies and pre-
vent the unclean from taking abode
among our homes
While this man Of God runs the
risk of being, along with Mr.. Roose-
velt, called "a strenuous man" we
feel for him in this matter and have
no fault to find with his determine.
ton to resist the placing of a colony
of shameless people among his parish
toner's, even at the end of the gun
While we have statutory laws there
are some unwritten laws that are Cod
given, one Of which is the protection
of the home from evil influences.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
Fortune Smiles on Them.

We have received personal and IN
questionable Information from the east
that "a Wise Woman is making
the strongest kind of a hut and has been
dong an M business. Since the
day it was started the management
has been dig ing out and adding 10
it without fear or favor, until now it
stands without an equal 10 its liue.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
Furniture Company.

Officers for the wlnkier Furniture
company have been elected as follows:
II. W. winkler, president; Albert F.
winkler, secretary Henry winkler, ).
F. E winkler, wm. f. winkler, julius
winkler, Oswald C. winkler aud
Albert F. wlnkler, directors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

The lNTELLIGENCER ventures the
suggestion to the Republic that a
daily special worlds fair edition for
st. Louis might be the right thing; at
The same time people out in the state
are growing mopstrous tired Of skim
ming over columns Of worlds fair
buster ii order to find a Legitimate
item Of news Since Kansas City has
been wiped of the map, 50 to speak,
rs to the matter Of a democratic news
paper the field in this section is left
Cor the Republic to. Govern Will 1t
grasp the opportunity?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

W. II. Cbiles vent TO Kansas
on legal business Tuesday morning.
Gus Weber and wife returned Mon
day norniog from a short visit with
friends az HIgginsvile.
Mrs J. NJ, Clayton, Of Dover, spent
"Wednesday night with Lexington
frIeuds and left Thursday morning
for lola, Kansas. her future home.
Miss Lucy Morrison left for her
hume 40 Kansas City Tuesday after
noon after a visit here. .She was
accompanied BY Miss Lulu Chandler,
who viii be her guest for a few DAYS
Geo A. Adams and wife arrived
from Beaver Dam MS, Thursday
Afternoon 70 visit with tue Rev. NJ
hohenwald and wife Mr.. and mrs.
Adams were only recently parflfa
and are en- route to their future hou'e
at %Hoisington, Ka1xs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

The CITY council has passed an
ordinance granting to J. Frank Andres
and Others a twenty year franchise for
the operation OF a gas and electric
plant in this city. The ordinance
fixes mlNimum rate for service and
s'ipulalesI that the granite, shall begin
the erection OF the plant by the lirst
day OF July, this year, and eomple,,
same by july !, 1908, failure 10 at !,
forfeiture. The grantees are requirvc
70 give bond IN the sum Of $500 VIVA.
II sixty days after the passage and sp.
proval Of the ordinance.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

The democratic state central COM
mittee will meet at st. Louis today
for the purpose of fixing dates and
places for holding the state and
judicial conventions. The proposition
for a general primary to select a can
didate for senator to succeed Mr.. Vest
may come up, but if it does 1t viii
prove a mere tempest in a teapot.
Any man who is half way astute
enough to read the signs on the polit-
ical horizon Of this state can readily
see that the party Is against it. Sey-
eral Missouri cities aspire to the honor
Of entertaining the respective conyen-
tions, with the view, Of course, to
financial advantage, and only from a
standpoint Of convenient location to
all the people do the masses care q
fig where these conventions GO. The
main question Is to elect the ticket
after Il is nominated and also to elect
a democratic legislature that viii in
turn elect a member OF the United
States senate.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
A Card of rbanks.

We wish to offer our heartfelt thanks
to our many neighbors and friends,
both white and colored, who SO faith
fully rendered US assistance in The
recent loss Of our home.
I A IocruApr Avn EAumv
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Mr.. Schwab, president of the
American steel trust, more properly
called ''Steal'' trust, has been indulg-
ing in high gambling at Monte Carlo,
caring little, It's said, whether he
lost o. won, owing to the fact that
she has more money than he knows
what to do with When we consider
that this llmitless wealth was stolen
from the American people through
tariff legislation we are lead to the
query; This money having been
tilched from the pockets Of the masses
under the guise Of law, is not the
government that made it possible
po,1e ee5s ciniris as to the charge Of
theft?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18


Whitelaw Reid of New York has
been named as this governments
special ambassador to the coronation
OF the British king and emperor Of
India. While across the Atlantic it
might be a good idea for the empire
state editor to uge his influence with
Edward VII in the direction Of a ces-
satiOn Of hostilities in South Africa,
should the war now prevailing so long
last. This at least would show a de-
gree Of the spirit of true Americanlsm
on the part Of this country's special
representative at The coronation of the
ruler Of a tottering empire, noted
more for display and buster than foi
humane desire or effective act.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Arthur P. German has been re-.
elected to the senate by the Maryland
legislature to succeed Wellington.
who made quick time in talking him
self to death, politically. 10 Bailey
says that German viii head the next
national democratic ticket.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

In passing down the line of the
army and navy rosters and ignoring
Miles and Dewey, respectively at the
head of these departments, as repre-
sentativeS to that British farce to be
enacted in the not far distant future
known as the Coronation of Edward
VII" Mr.. Roosevelt displays the
existence Of a spiteful spleen within
his anatomical makeup Characteristic
of the man but decidedly beneath the
dignity Of the exalted position he
holds as the result of an assasSin's
bullet. The more shameful the action
when it is considered that Miles and
Dewey are being punished, if punish
ment it may be called, for the telling
of truth.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Bloodshed in the Philippines and
South Africa continues with painful
regularity while impenalistic expan-
sion at the cost Of innocent lives, like
John Browns spirit, goes marching
on.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Foraker has been returned to the
senate by the Ohio legislature, but
then Hanna is there, too. Prospects
for a continuation Of hostilities are
1attering, We are glad to announce.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
s.Lay on, Macduff."

ssLay on, Macduff."
Another rumor comes from Wash
ington to the effect that Hanna and
Roosevelt are about to clash. Here is
what the fat-fryer from Ohio is
quoted as having said to the gentle
man from New York, and that in a
very blunt way:
"You are talking too much. Big bust
ness interests are getting apprehen-
sive, and l am in a position to know
their failing. Unless there is moder-
alton of expression in the White
House our party will hear some devel-
opments in the financial centers that
will not be pleasant"
AS Mr.. Roosevelt is known as "the
strenuous man. we trust that he will
pattern after Macbeth and urge
Hanna to ''lay on = and damned be
he that first cries hold, enough!"
In a fight to a finish between these
shining lights of plutocratic greed
and imperialistic advancement the
interest Of the American people lies
In the political annihilation Of them
both-in fact Of the entire breed OF
this particular species Of latter-day
leader, miscalled by many, statesman,
No, the people have ne ~favorite t.
play in this contemplated outbreak OF
hostilities between the modern knight
of the arena who dares to meet in
open combat the mountain lion OF
Colorado while hobnobbing with the
more dangerous British product and
the financial prodigy from Ohio who
boards the Wall street "grizzly" in his
den and holds him up for money with
which to corrupt voters and control
elections through promise of favorable
legislation to follow. Let it be wal
to the knife and the knife TO the hilt.
iguratively speaking, and may the
conflict not cease until both are shorr
Of political power and a government
installed at Washington that c~onscien
tiously adh4res to the American doc
trine that it has no right to govern
without the consent of the governed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Mr.. Conrad has made the study Of
music his life-work and has spent
several years in completing his educa-
tion in Germany. He not only pos
sesses remarkable talent, but is a
finished artist as well.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18

Regular peellng Of Lexington lodoc.
no, 49, a. +. and "A. M, Monday.
night Jan. 10th. Work in The N.Y.,
anu third degrees. Full attendance
requested. Refreshments between AZ.
K. Il. Norfolk, w. Al.
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PoLlTic
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized TO announce the
HON. c. W. HAMLIN,
OF Greene county, as a candidate for Congress
In the seventh Missouri district. subjtct 20
the action OF the Democratic party.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-18
ALL the NEWS FROM ALMA.

J. A. LocKHART AND FAMILY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-19
nIcn of Their Word.

81 like n man who says Ses or no
and means it," said the old farmer to
fellow passenger in the street car
"A few weeks ago Teller come along
to my place and says:
:" Jones. want to run q railroad
across your farm
"'You may want and be burned,
says 1.
But I'm goin' TO do it. says he.
IF you try it. I'll shoot says l.
But I'm determined man. When
l says thing. means it,
Same here. Don't you do no fool
in around on my land"
And so you scared him off 2" queried
the passenger.
''Oh. no. So went to bed that night
to get up in the Taornin' and find his
old railroad a-humpin' across my corn
field. Some men would have fooled
around three months about it. but that
Teller was man of his word"
'And did you shoot?'
'Yes. shot, but the charge scattered
too much. and nobody was hurt. Yes,
meant shoot. and shot, and the fell
Ter patted me on the back and said he
liked a man who could be depended
on. All serene now. and the railroad is
a-tootin' and a-humpin'."