Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-04-08
THURSDAY, P r 8, 1880.
now STRONG MUST HE BE.

F"E1
lican meeting, at the court house in
this city, on Saturday last, the con-
clusion will doubtless be arrived at
universally, that in not informing the
citizens of this county of the precise
character of the changes contemplated
in u institutions, those that man
aged and controlled that meeting,
made a very singular, if not signif-
cant omission. Amid confessions
squelched in the most arbitrary man
ner three delegates and as many alter
mates were chosen and accredited to
the Sedalia convention, instructed to
sustain the denomination of General
Grant. The demand for the re-elec-
ton of that distinguished soldier was
based upon asserted existing necessity
for stronger government. This con-
stituted and constitutes the only
apology offered for departure from es-
tabIished usage, and respect for pub
lie opinion, if nothing else, ought to
have led the majority of the meeting
alluded to, to have stated and ex-
planned the character of the reforms
aimed at. This was the more imper-
alive, because certain prominent Re-
publicans have given expression to
very radical sentiments. One of them
in high position has declared: eve
need a stronger central government.
The wealth of the country demands
it; without capital and capitalists
our country would not be worth a fig;
the capital of the country demands
protection; its rights arc as sacred as
the rights of the paupers, who are
continually prating about the en-
croachments of capital and centrall-
cation. We have tried Grant and
know him to be the mar for the place.
Above all others he has nerve AS
president, he would be commander
in-chief of the army and navy, and
when the communistic tramps of the
country raised mobs to tear up the
railroad tracks, and to sack cities, on
the sham cry of bread or blood he
would not hesitate to turn loose upon
them canister and grape. The wealth
of the country has to bear the bur-
dens of government, and it should
control it. The people are becoming
educated up to this theory, and the
sooner it is recognized in the consti-
tuition and laws, the better it will be
for the people. Without bloodshed-
and rivers Of it-there will be no po-
iitical change of administration. The
moneYed interest of the country, for
self preservation, must sustain the
Republican party. The railroads, the
banks, the manufacturers, the heavy
importers and all classes of business,
in which millions are invested, will
maintain the supremacy Of the Re-
publican party. Democratic success
would be bankruptcy to them. To
avert bloodshed a strong central gov
eminent should be established as soon
a possible"
These are false assertions, and the
senator making them, knew that they
were untrue. 1t cannot be shown
where the wealth of this country bears
its burdens. How much do the
syndicates, the Vanderbilts, the
Goulds, and other large holders OF
bonds and greenbacks contribute to-
wards them? The railroads may seem
TO have taxes to pay, but they, with
the banks, are careful to collect them,
with usury, from their customers.
Everywhere it is notorious that rich
men avoid assessment. 1t is the in
dustrious farmer, and the well-to-de
citizen, and those classes alone, that
meet the laws demands. If it is thus
in peace, it was worse during var
Then the bone and sinew of the lane
possessed no money to secure exemp
ton. 1t filled our armies then, as i
pays our taxes now, and still pour'
oat its sweat, that millionaires ma,
acquire all sort of banking and othe
corporate privileges and advantages
In order to manipulate the public deb
and exact contributions, from indus
try. Twenty-Five yearsago such sen
timents as have been quoted woul'
have brought down insnpportabIe dis
grace upon the public man thu
uttered Them, but, to-day this boil
and unjusti6abiei insult to America
liberty is taken Up and repeated. i
can be heard wien humber prartie
say with d~istinctness, that our presel
institutions do not suit them, an
that they are goingsto change them
they In. We repeat, that the me
that say such things, and demand tn
delegates shall he. instructed to su
tain Grant, as a fit means of makir
the government stronger, should e
plain what they intend doing, if su
cessful in obtaining power to execu
their aims. rn J1.; n ! .@aaHia.
What the public is entitled to knt
from these gentlemen is. viii The nj
government be Republican in forr
Will only its character be change
Will popular participation in it be
minished, or will the right Of I
people TO control it be wholly ab
ished? Will the chief magistr
retain the title of president? VIII