Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-04-08

ana turned them and the State over to
II rebels; that they can into this
convention to-day like traitors to steal
1t and transfer it to the Democrats
that they were disorganizers and
scoundrels; that John B. Henderson
was the arch traitor of all. and
these fellows, in this convention. a e
owned by him and doing his dirty
work; that Bob White was the mean
est man in the State; that he wes
the great and true man ; he was re,ia-
ble' he could not be bought. Thus
through twenty Or more minutes this
blatant ass prayed, keeping his CON-
mand I'm an uncomfortable position
the while, then he looked down the
line, called out to his men 81 want
that resolution adopted" and his men
carried the resolution and the parade
was over.
The scene was scandalous the vote
a farce, and no more expresses the
sentimen, of tho Republican party i'll
the county than esorld a like vote for
"Col." Day do 70. 1t simply ex-
presses the opinion. 1. those who voted
for it, end no more.ff Not one of the
men who voted fora that resolution
can give a single reason why they SO
voted, except it was so ordered by
"Col.' Day, and the whole logic OF
Day is, Grant for President. If l,
with all my weight of brain and char
acter 60 for him, he will be elected,
and when elected l am postmaster.
Great is Grant and l am his prophet!
The Republican patty in Audrain
county, or rather the material for one,
is large, intelligent and influential,
embracing in all pas of the county,
strong aad influential men, but the
party, as an organization, is a humil-
iaiion and disgrace. The whole ma
chlnerv of it and IFS m~snipulations
have fallen into the hands of Col"
Dav and ils ilk, in Mexico, men of no
Lolit.cal Intelligence, inhueace or
standing. social, moral or political !;
meI who could rot obtain a respecta-
bic following, ven 20 their fune ais !:
whose whole sleek in trade consists of
vulgar and false abuse Of evcIv
respectable o" valuable member o. tie
pal " Or Of the community; whCEe
only method of party management is
f"'sebood end fraud whose ol'v an
bition is notoriety in d%enouncing
r those by whom their viliainous frauds
and forgerles, under the Registration
laws, we've exposed and deiea ed.
! The who.e voting Strength OF this
t cabal throughout the county is meas
ured bv the number % votes under the
9 command of Col" Day in the con-
vention, and possibly, a baker dozen
of negroes in Mexico, should these
cotored associates of ~he',s happelon
election day 20 be out 0: jail, whe:e
they frequently, though temporarily
reside.
it is because this cabal has con;roI
of the party machinery that it takes
no part in local elections-does moi
: hold conventions or nominate city OF
county tickets, but every fourth year
in the Presidential election, when the
Republicans can work under State
c organization. and in spite of the cabal
. they do 90 10 work (the men, whom
a ''Col.' Day denounces as traitors,
~ and make a 'espec, able and honora
BILE showing for the party.
: No respectable Republican will fol
s lev the lead or dictation Of Day, and
so long as he and his elan, manage IT,,
Ie machinery of that parry in the county
were there five thousand Republ cal
votes in the county, no single lie
" publican candidate could be el2cte'
J. either n city or county. His instinc.
IS are base. he has learned nothing &c
1868 aid 1870. when all he knew ro
: litica' v, wGs TO abuae every man, bet
ter .ban himself, and by pa!babl
u f.auds, To cheat men out % their RICH
I, % vote. SO that by the reduction 4
- woes and Acknowledgment of citizen
he and his elan could find escape no.
baN'ti ftSS shft SUI +Itohs 1 VII
coun V o.Iice, TIE sala.y of which
VI would be a g eat pleasr e 10 them /
i, know, w. Il. avn f.om the pn"ke.s {
st t'ssC they bal corrupils deprived {
-, the;.' .aucilise. A REIt gLacAN.
- Capt. Harry Day, the man ths
means for Grant in his slice
= wants to lie ''Duke OF Martin:
burg when Grant is Emperor, VIZ
the editor of the greenback organ {
"A this county, and now he calls som
le of his fellow Republicans traitors.
70 Col. HeddingtOB's SIriO. Poetry.
10 Last Sunday was q warm, Pleasaf
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