Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-03
TO THE PEOPLE OF HOWARD.

One who wishes the citizens of old How.
ard, before the first Monday in August
next, to take in consideration the measures
advocated by the two great contending
parties of the day, and examine them care.
fully and impassionately, and then vote for
the man or men who will, in your opinion,
carry out those principles, now addresses
you. l have reasons for making this re-
quest, and they are simply these. l have
as II were, been rocked in a democratic
cradle, and taught democracy by those who
! believed were honest in their views
ibis, of course, placed me in the democrat.
&c ranks, and have acted with the demo.
cratic party ever since, until the present
time. l have been in favor of United
States Bank for years past, but have al
ways voted for anti.bank men. read
nothing but democratic papers, and until
within few years back, when times began
TO get 80 hard, did come to the conclusion
that there was something wrong, and re-
solved to read and examine for myself,
whlg politics, and compare the two togeth.
er. This course convinced me that the
Wings were right, and in my humble opin-
ion, l think it the duty of every man who
wishes the United States to prosper, TO lay
aside ali prejudice and go for the measures
advocated by the wings 1t may be asked
what those measures are? l understand
the great leading ones to be United States
Bank, and Protective Tariff These are
what conceive to be Wing measures, and
these are the measures call upon you to
examine carefully before you vote. / be-
Geve the more they are examined the
brighter they will shine.
I am in favor of National Bank, be-
cause il will furnish safe and sound cur
rency for the transaction of business--re-
store confidence in money matters-and
enable the farmer to sell his produce at a
good price, for good money, and not sub
ject him 10 the mercy of brokers and money
sbavers. The farmers are particularly in
terested in having good currency, for as
the good book says, "out of the sweat Of
thy brow shalt thou earn thy bread" Give
them good currency, and you break up
money shavers and swindlers-and when
ever the farmer Prospers, every thing else
moves on well.
lam in favor of Tariff TO defray the
expenses of the Government, and protect
the laborers Of this country against the
PouP0h ioooi "a CatOPOs OuI SONCTu-
ment must be supported, and a tariff is the
easiest way to support it. The present
tariff according to my understanding, is,
that we pay tax just in proportion to
what we buy, so that it is left entirely to
your own choice, which makes it a volun.
iary act. Direct taxation operates differ.
emily. Holding these views, on these sub.
jects, l believe my friends, neighbors and
relatives, would point the finger of scorn
at me, were to vote in opposition to them;
so l have resolved hereafter to vote my
own politics, and request my friends, as at
FIRST, to examine and do the same. am
Clay man to the core.
am in favor of annexing Texas to the
United States, whenever it may be deemed
expedient, and can be done with honor.
am in favor of districting the State for the
election of members Of Congress.
HENRY WILKINSON.
Howard County, july 90, 1914.