The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-10

and by their will. He taught the prin-
ciple Of equal and exact justice to all.
special privileges to none. Hamilton
advocated a restricted franchise and
the favoring of special interests. These
opposite theories of government have
been the basis Of the various political
parties that have lived and died in the
past hundred years. The Democratic
party has combatted error for a CEN
fury in the name of Jefferson. The
Republican party of to-day is the ex-
pOnent of the doctrines of Hamilton.
1t stands for a protective tariff, max
ing the consumer pay tribute to the
manufacturer to the extent of the diff
ference between what he would pay
for the articles under a revenue tariff,
and what he must pay under the pro-
tective system. If there yer vas any
Reuse for the protective tariff,
there is no justice in it now.
Industries that were infants at
one time, are now the burly DULLES Of
commerce, menacing our institutions,
Instead of the people protecting them,
the people nov need protection from
their avarice. Unjust monopolies can
not be suppressed with one hand,
while the other is feeding them with
the milk of protection, on which they
grow fat and powerful at the peoples
expense. The Democratic party stands
for protection to all, not to some priv
ileged class to the detriment of anoth-
er. The Democratic party has ever
advocated freedom OF religion, freedom
Of the press, freedom of speech, free
dom Of the person, that no people
should be governed without their on
sent, and that the rights of one nan
extend to where the rights of another
man begin.
The Democratic party holds that the
constitution framed by our %forefathers
must be the rudder to guide the ship
Of state, and not the shifting whims
and impulses Of a chief executive. At
this time the warning words of Wash
ington in his farewell address come to
us with new meaning:
ut is IMPORTANT THAT THE
HABITS OF THINKING IN A
FREE COUNTRY SHOULD INSPIRE
CAUTION IN THOSE ENTRUSTED
WITH ITS ADMINISTRATION TO
CONFINE THEMSELVES WITHIN
] THEIR RESPECTIVE CoNSTITU-
TIoNAL SPHERES, AVOIDING, IN
THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS
OF ONE DEPARTMENT, TO EN-
CROACH UPON ANOTHR."
The nominee Of the Democratic par
ty for president, Judge Alton B. Par
ker, Of New York, represents the idea
of constitutional government, so neces-
sary to the preservation Of free institu-
tons, and he and Henry G. Davis, the
nominee for vice-president, should re-
ceive the support Of every lover of the
constitution, and every believer in the
principles advocated by Washington,
Jefferson and Jackson.
STATE QUESTIONS.
But Misseurians are especially in
terested in state matters just now
The Democracy Of Missouri has
honored me with leadership in this
campaign. While l am not arbitrary,
and am always glad to receive sugges-
lions from others, l do not propose to
be dictated to by Intermediates, This
campaign is going to be run on the
ideas and for the principles set forth
in the Jefferson City platform. This is
going to be done regardless of what
others may say, think or do.
THE CONVENTION AND THE TICK
EFT.
The Jefferson City convention wa!
= essentially a convention of the people
1t was the greatest state convention
ever held in Missouri, and represented
the free and untrammelled will Of tn
rank and file Of the party. There wa
/, no dictation to it by any boss as tt
what 1t should do. The people werl
supreme there. Each Of the candidate
t nominated won his nomination fairl,
and honorably. There was no alliance
/, expressed or implied, between mysel
I and any Of the candidates nominated
= None Of them owe their nomination
Q to me, and I certainly do not owe min
{ to any any Of them. All Of us owe on
nominations to the Democratic party
D l said early in the campaign that
i would not attempt to dictate the tickei
Z l have been fighting bossism, and
did not propose to take the place G
q those who had been detnroned.
thought the people had just as muc
right to name the other nominees to
state offices as they had to select tn
/, nominee for governor. This positio
was maintained to the end. The tickC
8 nominated represents, not my choic
r mol the choice Of any Individual, BIZ
q the united will and wisdom Of tn
a Democratic party Of Missouri. Ever
q nominee on the ticket is pledged
q support the platform, declaring unrl
o lenting warfare against %corruptionis
and repudiating their support. Ever
nominee on the ticket has assured n
Ia will lovalIv aid ma In corrving n,