Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-31
LAST CALL.

AS this Is the last opportunity tnat
we shall have of urging u readers
TO go to the polls on Tuesday and
cast their votes for the Democracy
we hope we shall be excused for a
few plain, but earest words.
Democrats ought not to scratch
their tickets, or vote wholesale for
opposing candidates. There is GER
tainly nothing to be gained by any
thing of that sort. If they will but
only examine they will readily dis
cover that where the demands of the
so.called National Greenback Labor
party differ from those CT the Democ-
racy, they are concessions to CON-
munists, agrarians and reputation
lists. Before you vote for a Green
hacker see that he deserts this foul
crowd.
Absolute money is absolute nom
sense. 1t defies the wisdom and
perience of all ages and nations. If
adopted and enforced it will abrogate
faith, r~epudiate contract and be the
fiat of might against right. 1t will
be a blow launched at the highest and
dearest interests of all classes. t.ls
will defeat the only party that ran
secure national relief and destroy the
policy indicated by the votes of
Western and Souther Democrats in
Congress for regaining prosperity.
To help to establish such money
would be to assist in binding more
firmly than ever the burden of OPP
preston on the shoulders of the peo-
pie.
Don't do anything to encourage
such nefarious work. Do what you
can to defeat this m~onstrosity, and
those that would inaugurate it. We
press this duty on you as against men
and the measures they advocate.
What is wanted is money that will
be just to all classes, to capital as
well as labor, to farmers a well as
tramps, to merchants as well as
clerks, to manufacturers as well as
operatives, to sellers as we'll as buyers
and to creditors as we'll as debtors.
This cannot be obtained without
effort. 1t may require temporary
sacrifice of personal preferences, but
depend upon it, it will be best to sub
ordinate everything to the grand CEN
trail and inspiring idea Of the canvass
Democratic success.
The twaddle o speakers and writers
about the issues being II between
g~reenbacks and coin is all bosh. On
the part of the National Greenback
Labor party's, candidates, it is 9
fierce scramble for Office, as unmanly
as it IS grovelling. Their hopes are
based upon the thought of first de-
luding honest men and then protfitine
of their credulity. The most of them
have labored for candidacy in one OF
other Of the great parties. Even now
they would accept denomination from
any source that could elect them.
They are what they are in the vain
hope of obtaining positions they are
not qualified to fill.
On the part of the Democracy, the
present canyass has been an honest
effort to break the shackles that fol
18 years have chained the naLion tc
the t%riumphal car of Republicanism, &
party that has subordinated public
interest to private ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and now depends for continuance il
power upon the frantic efforts of those
on whom it has conferred position,
wealth. influence and franchise.
The Democracy demands eQua.
laws and equal rights under them.
1t opposes equally chartered monopo.
ly and oppression Of operatives. i
| fights the battle Of the abused, ard i
| it shall be as flushed with victory, a:
we think it will be, which the mex
Congress- %convenes, glad shouts o.
rejoicing will be heard every where
and prosperity SO often drew bach
will again revive the nation.
In every neighborhood there ar,
resolute Democrats that understand
the character of the fight, and thu
adjustments Of the enemy. They
know what they want. Their de
mands are based OF principle, an'
they cannot be persuaded or fright
enec out of them.
Such men always exert influence
and on election day especially, the.
are powers. They support the weak
confirm the ~wavering and keep th
designing and u~nprincipled in check
We urge every such Democrat to g
to the polls nearest him, stay Their
until the election is over and do al
in his power to secure a Democrat
victory.