Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-13

sand! Surely, under such clrcum- |
stances, 1t IS high time for them t"
abandon their theories and go over to
the party of history and tradition to
which they belong, and their new
name, National Unionists, whose
logical significance is national con-
solidation, suggests where they are
going.
1ssO-s1.
In wishing his patrons ga Happy
New Year. as is customary at this
season, the Editor of the LEDGER
indulges the hope that the year be
fore us will equal, if it does not sur
pass that which is closed. During
the past year, although there was
witnessed the excitements and strug-
giles Of one of the most thoroughly
contested presidential campaigns that
| has ever been seen, there was also a
fair measure Of commercial, indus
trial and agricultural prosperity, in
which both our county and city were
participants. Both received acces
sions to their populations, and in
both improvements of the most sub
stantial and dGrabie kind were made.
The character of the immigration into
our midst was encouraging and sug
gestive and now at the commence
ment of another year, if the LEDGER
understands Alright the condition of
,udrain and Mexico, there are op-
portunities for further advancement
rarely enjoyed by communities, re-
quiring only little energy and en-
terprise to convert them into realities
and make it certain, that if our towns
men and coaat:,:'men are true to Their
interests, there will be speedy and
unusual farther social development.
At the same time, it is not to be con.
cealed that many grave problems,
: whose judicious solution might have
ad,ted 10 past and present progress
remain in very much the same condi'
ton they have heretofore occupied
, Little or nothing was accomplished
in 1880 towards inaugurating civi
} service reform, or the full and fire.
coinage Of silver; the substitute o
government paper for bank notes
n as a medium of domestic exchange
everywhere equally valuable and &C
II ceptable, of easy and inexpensiv
transportation, and suited to the re
" ceipts and disbursements Of the treas
}. urv,; u revenue tariff as a substitut
n for our present unequal system
protective duties; increased facilitie
% for transportation revival of OIL
shipping interests, and such an alte
le alton of our internal revenue laws {
)i shall confine taxes on whiskey an
tobacco to their consumption az
create larger home competition fl
ce them.
All these measures touch interes
more or less sectional, and, therefor
IN in the face of presidential electio
e. it was impossible to consolida
IN action upon them. But now that t
bs selection of an executive has be'
or made, Western and Southern men
Ike all political parties ought to Ia
of these matters up in non-partis
an spirit and make such disposition
N them as the interest of their cnnst
W uents demands. THIS consummate
Nv with fruitful seasons, scarce any Il
aginable barrier exists against L
,ional and individual advancement
'f' With tue largest immigration e'
60 witnessed, with abundance Of la
and other means of furnishing e
ployment Tor new comers, with soc
ng and political advantages enjoyed
ZEN no other people, with a whole cor
hs nent for a home market, and mon
., of all sorts capable OF being ind.
'' nitely increased as business may I
ace mand by free conversion OF the p
ducts of our silver mines into co
what, but the grossest political a
tor financial mistnanagement, can I
3th prlve US prosperous, happy 9
leven brilliant future