The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-29

rights. As for criticism be has thought
that inaliensble like ''life liberty and
the pursuit OF happiness. The su.
preme court, be thinks, has knocked
awry bis rights. With here and there
a lonely exception the editorial frater-
nifty Of the State are unanimous in IN
favorable criticism Of the courts action
The newspaper utterances, however,
are mild snd gentle and %inirequeut as
compared with the utterances OF the
people upon the streets, in hotels, on
trains, everywhere. The democratic
party elected the supreme court. 1t Is
unfortunate that the judiciary should
ever be involved in political discussion.
But people will falkland there you
are. The supreme court will likely be
an issue it the text State campaign IN
Missouri-and more's the pity.
Another item 10 the scale against
democratic success is the division in
the party. There are too many
labelled democrats, administration
democrats, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. demo-
Gratis, tagged with the name of this or
leader, marked with this or that polit-
cal doctrine. The party will be helped
to defeat by the combined use of the
qualifying adjectives. The sage of
Wolfert's Roost gave a good motto for
all the party when he declared; 81
am a democrat"
TRAIN THE GUNS ON THE ENEMY.
Whatever difficulties a calm review
of the political situation in Missouri
may present, the democratic party may
surmount all by wise, prudent and
conservative course of action. Neces-
sary to such q course Is the absndo-
ment of the campaign of abuse OF DEM
ocrats. These are dog days in Mis-
sour politics. Political hydrophobia
is abroad in the land. Many usually
sane people are frothing at the mouth.
Within the week there might have
been read in democratic journals such
billings-gate as would shame the fish
ermen of the slums-all directed
against democrats whose voice and
vote will be needed for party victory
next year. Political prudence, if no
higher motive, warns against such
procedure. Wholesale d%euunciation is
bad. Personal abuse is worse. The
man who keeps his mouth shut, when
too often it meaDs bitter comment upon
a brother democrat, is wise in his day
and generation. The writer has his
personal choice for places upon the
state ticket. 1t would not hep his
favorite to win and 1t might aid the
nominated candidates to lose, did be
undertake to read out of the party and
into the rogue's gallery sll who fail TO
agree with him and to follow the flag
Of his favorite. II this be true of the
individual democrat who writes this
page how much more is it Of those
of influence, power and responsibility
in the party and in the state.
Let US train u guns upon the COM
mo enemy. Let us seek to win voters
for the party, whoever they supported
in 1900 or 1896 or in the dark ages.
The party will need them in 1904 as
1t has needed them since the days Of
robber republican rule in Mis-
II Is proposed to exhibit at Worlds
Fair a picture of every school house
and all the children In the schools in
Missouri. A little later, the State Su.
perlntendent will proclaim a certain
school day as ''plcture day" Every
school board and teacher should make
ready to have a picture of the schoo'