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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
WHAT is A PRIVILEGED
CLASS"

We are accustomed to associate
the term with those who inherit
kingdoms. dukedoms, and certain
other hereditary powers But, in
its proper acceptance the term
privileged class" includes all those
citizens OF corporations exercising
powers and privileges which are not
open TO all other citizens. For all
practical purposes it matters not
whether monopoly Is created by the
decree Of a despot or is established
under a general law which permits
the creation of an organization so
powerful that other corporations or
individuals can not engage in the
same business. The result in either
event, is the same.
The one great lesson that stands
out upon every page of written his
tory is that men with unlimited pow
er abuse their power. It matters not
whether this power is in the hands of
despots, who exercise the functions OF
government, OF is found in grants
which create Monarchs in the com.
mercial world, the end has always
been extortion from the people
The very soul Of Democracy is
enmity to monopoly. The thought
which inspires 1t, Is that the door OF
opportunity must open to every
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
A POLITICAL. SYNDICATE.

But strangest of all is that power
full combination of men in st. Louis,
who conceal their identity while they
display their cash. Their names are
withheld from the public, but we are
informed vaguely as to their geograph-
lca1 location. What their opinions up
on public questions may be is a mat
ter of such grave doubt that the
boldest refuse to hazard a guess.
We are told they are business men,
and It is possible they have an idea
that the governorship of Missouri can
be s%yndicated. Whether this associa-
ton is composed of Democrats, Re-
p%ublicans, or Captains of Indus
try" no man can tell.
Do they consider trusts beneficial
Institutions, or regard them as con
s~piracies against the people?
How many of these gentlemen
voted the Democratic ticket in 1896
and 1900?
If they get control in Missouri, will
they turn the party over to the re-
organizers?
Who have they selected to succeed
Francis Marion CockrelI in the
United States Senate?
We know that these gentlemen have
some original political methods. They
have been instrumental in circulating
petitions asking that county conyen,
lions be called to select delegates to
the State convention months before
the State committee has even met tc
fix the basis of representation or the
date of the convention.
We desire to be courteous to these
unknown patriots, but we humbly In
: duire why this unseemly haste? Is
there fear that the people may make
a mistake if they take time TO think
Or do these mythical gentlemen pro
pose to relieve us of that task? d.
they believe that If the people take
time to consider they will decide
against virtue?
Perhaps these questions may seen
slightly pointed, but we have the RICH
to make some inquiries. We woulC
like to know who these new leaders
Of our party are. We are all In thu
dark.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
UPHOLD THE FAITHFUL, CON
DENIM THE WRONG DOORS.

Let us calmly survey the fled and
ascertain what should be done.
First, it may as well be taken as
settled that the Democratic party will
proceed in the regular way in accord
ance with party precedent to nom
mate its candidates without asking
the aid or consent Of any other po-
litical party or political syndicate.
Second, both parties will be more
than usually solicitous to nominate
only men Of undoubted integrity.
But we will not condemn the faith
full public servant because some
sooundrel has betrayed his trust.
Bankers uniformly use all possible
precautions in selecting cashiers, yet
occasionally one of them steals the
funds and decamps. Yet for this rea-
.yson the banker does not conclude that
all his other employees are williams
and Unfortunately condemn them.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

rennI'i'on Of the bRseless charge. And
10 mnfo an end of the Globe-Dem.
ocraf aud the Kansas City Star. and
drop the noisome topic, let US 90 a
little into history.
The greatest mass Of official cor.
rnptlon yet discovered grew up and
Eourished under the ~Ziegenhein ad.
mlnisiratiOn in ST. Louis. Did the
GIobc-Democrat sound ever a note Of
warming? Did it expose the naked
rIllIanies Of that infamous regime?
Not al all. On the contrary, it was
It's sponsor at birth, its defender
through life, and remained it's stout
adherent until the final end. II op-
posed by all possible means the cleo
ton Of Rolla Wells, whose admins.
iration compared with that of Zie.
genhein is as healthful hand clasp
70 o leper's loathsome touch.
In like manner the Kansas City Star
defended all the infamies Of the Jones
administration. When the Street
Railway Company was grabbing fran
chises worth millions, II could rely
upon the faithful support of the Star;
and when the agents of the road were
accused of trying to bride jurors, and
the chief officers of that company
we're refusing to produce it's books
before the Grand Jury on the ground
that their production would incrim-
mate them. the Star still neglected to
enter upon any crusade for honesty.
4 steadfastly adhered to these dis
credited officers, and rendered to
them all possible assistance in the at
Tempt to elect men to office who
would deal more gently with these in
terests than the Democratic admin
.stration.
Such, then, is the true character of
some Of the press which is now de-
livering homilies upon civic righteous
ness, and seeking to dictate to the
democratic party what it must do in
ne premises.
But softly, my friends, we have yet
other advisers. The Republican party
Is just now engaged in looking after
BUR interests. Its solicitude is the
more remarkable In view of the fact
that the party managers are even at
the present, c~ounseling as to the
strongest man they can put forward
to defeat the Democratic nominee.
The situation strongly suggests the
ancient story of the negro's coon
trap which was set to catch EN-
gwine and comm"
Here, again, we may inquire, why
are these Greeks bearing gifts?"
The people will not speedily accept
advice from that party which be-
queathed to us the Drake Constitu
ton. That threw priests, ministers
and teachers into prison because they
had not taken the test oath; involved
Efhe State in a fraudulent debt, the
burdens of which It bore for more
than thirty years; that issued bonds tC
the amount of bankruptcy against
many counties of the State and that
has during all of these years stood
as the defamer of our magnificent
commonwealth.
You say this is ancient history?
reply, these were the acts of the
Republican party Of Missouri in III
youth, but its vices have only In
creased with age. In its i%nternecint
Ieuds over Federal patronage the dom
mating influences in the Republican
organization have been uniformly in
different to every measure calculated
to benefit the State Of Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

the due course Of legislation must
cease. In this connection. I favor the
enactment Of a statute FORGETTING the
franchises and rights of any corpora
ton which is guilty Of bribery. l go
further and advocate the enactment
Of a statute, or If necessary, an
amendment to the constitution, for
feiting to the State the property Of
the corporation so convicted. It goes
without the saying that the processes
Of the Criminal Courts should be
used against every institution or in
dividual. however great or powerful,
guilty Of bribery,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL POLICY

But great National questions press
p 0 us in the settlement of which
Missouri must do her part. The com
ing campaign may be crucial.
There never has been a time in the
history Of the Republic so momentous
as the present hour. The battle Of
Ill the ages has been between the
advocates OF pure Democracy and the
possessors of privileges. The strug.
gle is as old as the world. 1t began
at the moment when the superior
brute force Of some savage enabled
him to enslave his fellows, and to en-
tail his powers to his children al
privileges coming to them by birth.
The system was extended until all
that tended to sweeten life was monop-
olized by certain privileged individ.
uals.
Back of practically every privileged
class, the thing which enabled 1t to
maintain its powers, was the monop-
olization of the sources of wealth.
Finally, the masses we're reduced to
mere beasts of burden, bearers of the
yoke of practical slavery.
Then came the great legal revolution
in England the promise and prophecy
Of our present liberties. This revolt
ution brought about the passage Of
the Statute of Mortmain, which had
the effect of releasing to the people
some of the sources of wealth. This
was the beginning of the greatness
and progress of England.
When our fathers settled upon the
virgin soil of this country, they re-
Remembered the evils of the old
English system. They undertook to
enact a constitution, which would
render impossible the monopoliza-
ton Of the sources of wealth. Ac-
cordingly, they prohibited the entail
ment of lands and with infinite So
licitude and care wrote into the
Statutes of nearly all the states in
hibitions against large capitalization
by private corporations. The great
men of that day knew that if cor
porations were created with unlim-
tied power, it would result in the
monopolization in the hands of a few
gigantic concerns of such tremend-
Gus energies as would enable them to
crush the individual.
The dangers which u fathers
foresaw have been multiplied be-
yond even the broadcast scope Of
their fears.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

support from the anti-D Democratic
press. 7 am neither the champion OF
dis-organizers nor viii / consent to
be championed by d-isorganizers. l
have back of my candidacy no power
full combinations of men, who. during
recent campaigns, have been the open
enemies Of the party. and who are at
this time engaged in a conspiracy to
turn over the Democracy to those
who clamOr for reputation Of party
platforms and for national re-organ-
ization. My political fortunes have
never been s~yndicated, and they will
not be syndicated in this campaign.
| am not a candidate upon one issue
alone, but intend to stand upon the
Democratic platform and advocate its
every plank.
Since arriving at my majority, In
every campaign, National, State and
municipal, | have freely given what
ever measure of ability l possess in
advocating those policies of govern
ment which are for the best interests
Of all the people. When the Democ-
racy requested that | resign the Of
flee of Prosecuting Attorney to assist
in redeeming Kansas City from Re.
publican m%isrule, l responded to the
call, although it involved a substantial
financial sacrifice.
All good Democrats feel some sat
isfaction in the fact that Kansas City,
formerly solidly Republican, has been
carried by our party in the last three
campaigns, and by steadily increas-
ing majorities. These services have
not tended to popularize me with the
Republican machine, nor to endear
me to the Republican press.
The grand old Democratic party of
the State of Missouri is good enough
for me. If individuals have betrayed
the trusts imposed in them by the
Democratic party, we will purge the
party of their presence, but the party
will continue to exist as a potent
agency for pure government. Our
party in the future as in the past will
battle for honest government, cham.
pion the rights of the Masses, insist
upon fair taxation, oppose the ag-
gTessions and usurpations of privilege
and seek to keep all branches of the
government free from the stain of cor
ruption. When 1t ceases to do this
It will no longer be the Democratic
party.
In all things let the watchword BIZ
Economy, but Progress" | would like
TO see this State, which we all sc
greatly love, placed so high that al
the world would do her homage.
The amendment to the Constitution
providing for free text books in the
schools should be passed; it will cos
the State some money, but there il
no question more important than ed
1cation, and no investment which pay
a better dividend.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR
GOVERNOR.

The office Of Chief Executive of the
State Of Missouri is an exalted posi-
ton, worthy Of the highest ambition
Of any citizen. 1t affords an oppor-
tunity tor useful public service and
has been worthily filled under past
Democratic administrations by some
Of the purest and ablest men, whose
names have given lustre to the State.
In what i now have to say l ad-
dress myself solely to those who be-
li6ve in the principles Of Democracy,
and who are loyal to its teachings. l
shall not seek the nomination to the
high office of Governor of this great
State at the hands of any political
organization except the Democratic
party. | expect no support for this
nomination save from those Demo
Gratis who propose to preserve the
party faith and the party supremacy.
/ do not claim to be better than my
party. / will not subordinate the In
terests OF the great party to which
/ am proud to belong to any personal
ambition. | should regard my Democ-
racy as of a poor quality If | we're
to obtain great popularity In a Re
publican convention or enthusiastic
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

Parents exercise great ~solicitude IN
rearing their families. yet sometimes
they must suffer because Of a way.
ward son. For this reason, however,
they do not censure or punish those
who have observed their precepts.
The church has presented many ex-
amples Of broken VOWS and has suf-
fered the humiliation Of almost in.
Vulnerable h%ypocricies, yet for this
reason no Just man censures her. She
simply eXpels the unworthy, She may
hereafter sometime be made the vic
tim of the hypocrite and knave, but
the church Of God will live forever.
There was a Judas among the
twelve apostles, but the eleven car
ried the torch of Christianity into ey-
cry land.
The fathers of the Republic were
extremely cautious in selecting the
commanders of the Continental army,
yet after having distinguished himself
for courage a hundred times, Benedict
Arnold became a traitor. Neverthe-
less, the faithful officers and soldiers
Of the Continental army saw the ban
ner Of England supplanted by the
Flag of Freedom upon the battle
ments of Yorktown. Those who re-
manned faithful were not condemned
because one wretch had sold his honor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08
CONTINUED on Page Six
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrn that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obi
cations made by their firm.
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gists, Toledo, 0.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08

class but on his worth as a man. 1t
is an infamous thing in our American
life. and fundamentally treacherous
man any test save that OF his personal
worth, to draw between two sets of
men any distinction save the distinc-
ton OF conduct the distinction that
marks off those who 40 well and wise
ly from those who do i'll and foOlishly.
There are good citizens and bad citi-
zans in every Gloss as in every local
ity, and the attitude of decent people
toward great public and social Ques-
lions should be determined, not by
the accidental questions Of employ
ment or locality, but by those deep
set principles which represent the in
nermOst souls Of men.
The failure in public and in private
life thus to treat each man on MS
own merits, the recognition of this
government as being either for the
poor as such or for the rich as such
would prove fatal to our republic, as
such failure and such recognition
have always proved fatal in the past
to other republics. A healthy repub-
lican government must rest upon in
dividuals, not upOl classes or sec
tons. AS soon as 1t becomes govern
ment b. class or by section 1t de
parts from the old american ideal
Il IS. Of course, the merest truism
to say that free institutions are Of
avail only to people who possess the
high and peculiar characteristics
needed 10 take advantage Of such in
stituJjCns. The century thai has just
cl0sed mas witnessed man! ana "a
lNenIaOls instances III "HIcn people
nave S~IIeu government lfee ii
-oI"i' u nave Hau Il PeSt'" "a uPo"
'HSAi. ana 'S' nave PeIIAII1ed Il uA-
~1f the I''IIS ol lIDeIty 10 become
Some species "j d9'2o1ishl or anarchy
because ''-> ald I'- A2Fe ID them the
p""eI u Hlihe 'Hl' seeming HDeI'E
one % ecu -l-91t"' VI one merely u
""iu. o"'1I S'C" '-''''ii'9O dIce9 tHs
"D5Ils may pe 9"pFi-1tto ~ '|t-
amy u OV9'oeiS"I III the MS pace
vi II Hay Iedc1 tIIe iodu VI ueorolISIH
~ me PAIN q incense Ana anaIchS J.
III e1LHeI case me same SodI Is Iedch-
cd ftopl6 SEQ" themselves JUS. as
uilH1 LOT IIoert! "neIhef ihey submit
20 anarchy VI TYRANNY ana Grass
government, "ne1hef II Ee the gov
ernlIeh tol plulocIacE OF ohe gov
Il nlileAV VI lhoo' IS eqNaHy lncom-
paeioIe Win tlle pllnclpieS eSta u
ISAeu III me Jays oI "ashIAs~oh anu
peIpe.uaIeu Ill the uays Oh Lincoln.
Many qualities are needed By a peO-
pie which would preserve the power
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08

.My father doubts your ability to
surround me with The Injuries TO
which | have becI accustomed, sai1
the heiress. Aren't such discussions
untimely?" rejoined Baron Fewcash'
we can agree on such details after
va ascertain the size of the dowry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08

! benefit Of one class instead of a GOV
eminent for the benefit of the people
as whole
| Again and again in the republics OF
ancient Greece, in those OF medieval
loaly and medieval Flanders. this
tendecy became a habit it invariably
and inevitably proved fatal to the
state. In the final result it mattered
not one whit whether the movement
was in favor of one class or of an
other. The outcome was equally ia
tal whether the country fell into the
| hands Of a wealthy oligarchy which
| exploited the poor Or whether it fell
under the domination of a turbulent
| mob which plundered the rich. In
both cases there resulted violent al
formations between tyranny and disOr-
der. and final complete loss of lib
erty to all citizens-destructiO in
The end overtaking the class which
had for the moment been victorious
as well as that which had m0mentar-
lily been defeated. The death knell of
the republic had rung as soon as the
active power became lodged in the
hands Of those who sought. not to do
justice to all citizens rich and poor
alike, but TO stand for one special
class and for its interests as opposed
TO the interests Or others.
The reason why our future is as
suTed lies in the fact that our people
are genuinely skilled in and fitted for
sef-gOvernment and therefore will
spurn the leadership of those who
seek to excite this ferOcious and fool
ish class antagOnism. The average
American knows not only that he him
self intends to do about what is right.
but that his average felIOW-cOultry-
man has the same Intention and The
same power to make his intention eff
fectiye. He knows. whether he
be business man, professional man.
farmer, mechanic. employer. or wage
worker, that the welfare Of each of
these men is bound up with the vel
rare OF all others; That each is neigh
Dor to the other. is actUated by the
same hopes ana fears, has fundament-
ally the same Ideals and that all alike
have much the same virtues anG the
same faults. Our average fell0W-cit-
lien is a sane and healthy man. who
believes aect1cy and has a whole
some mind. He therefore feels an
equal scorn alike for the man of
wealth guilty Of the mean and base
spiri, OF arrogance toward those who
are less vel Oft. ana for the man OF
small means Who III his turn either
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08

what makes her SO solemn"
Wen, you see, she's a temperance
advocate, and some one told her that
ner smiles were perfectly intoxicat-
ing"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
GATHERING
OF ROYALTY
European Sovereigns Plan.to Attend
the Wedding of Prince Andrew
and Princess Alice. -

Darmstedt, Hessia, Aug. IA great
gathering of sovereigns is expected here
on the occasion Of the wedding of Prince
Andrew of Greece to Princess Alice Of
Battenberg. The car, Emperor William,
King Edward, King Christian Of Den
mark Nand King George have already
promised to attend -.s
During the afternoon their majesties
visited the exhibition. The royal process
sion to the grounds was greeted every
where with the same warmth which
marked the previous functions during the
kings tour. Addresses were presented by
several local bodies, to which the king
replied, saying that his great interest in
the welfare Of Ireland had been further
deepened by his visit. He had gained a
clearer insight into the conditions of Irish
life and hoped that the legislation on
which parliament was engaged would
powerfully contribute to the prosperity
and contentT>Sent of the Irish people. But
good laws alone, he concluded, would not
secure that end. There was need of bet
ter Asindustrial training for the young a
keenert spirit of cooperation among all
classes and the creation of new and va
ried sources Of employment for the people.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
NEW
AUTO BATTERY
MIR. Edison Announces an Invention
Which May Revolutionize
Automobiling.
Battery Weights 1900 Pounds and
Has a Working Radius of
-. $500 Miles. .,..s.
The Wizard of Menlo Park Declares
Also That It Is ''Fool-
,.st Proof ~. II
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. : s.
New York, Aug. LIN his laboratory
at Llewellyn's Park Thomas A. Edison
announced that his new storage battery
is now being manufactured commercially
for delivery to automobile manufacturers
and has proved an unqualified success.
"The battery is now fool-proof," said
Mr.. Edison. 'All we require Of the oper-
ator is that he shall keep 1t charged with
distilled water. 1t will require no further
attention on his part and the tests to
which we subjected 1t render it impossible
for him to put it out Of order"
Mr. Edison stated that he recently
equipped an old gasolene automobile with
his storage battery, placing the same
weight Of battery In the. machine that it
formerly carried of storage tanks, engine
etc. This amounted to 1900 pounds and
by actuali operation it was ascertained
that the battery would carry the machine
$500 miles. =
Arrangements have been made with the
manufacturers of automobiles for placing
the batteries on their machines. Mr.. Edi-
son is now engaged in experimenting to
determine the best form Of frame for an
automobile having a long distance and
endurance capacity which shall excel any
thing now on the market.