Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-03-24

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Elder Cake was advertised to
speak at the Murphy meeting last
| Monday night; on this account, and
on account Of the had weather but
very few were present. Cake spoke !;
enc person Joined, and a large num-
Der vowed they would never 90 to
q Murphy meeting again. We did
not &C, because brother Cake in
suited US once before when he had
d advantage of the rostrum. We
wish now we had gone.
Since Tuesday morning we have
been asked a number of times to no.
tice his speech Monday night, and
have put ourself to some trouble to
learn What he said and how it was
received. We found only one man
who endorsed his sentiments as spo-
ken, and We believe he was ironical
when ne said be liked the speech.
If We misrepresent brother Cake
we are willing to be corrected. We
only wish 10 do justice, which would
be a hard task even if we had listened
to his ranting cant. We are informed
that he abused, without reservation,
the Catholic church, the Democratic
party, the secular press, Democratic
politicians, the city of Mexico, and
the world at large, for that matter,
except such portion of it as agreed
with him in his narrow-mipded views.
He rejoices at the fall of the Car
and will "be glad when all the
crowned heads bite the dust"
Brother Cake believes in the free
dom of speech. We believe in the
freedom of the press.
No man has more respect for a
minister Of the gospel than we have.
We simply wish to notice Cake as a
temperance lecturer, not as a min
lister. We consider his speech in
temperate, unchristian and insolent.
We know that it did the Murphy
cause in Mexico more harm than any
ten men can do it good in q year.
Do men 60 to the Murphy meeting
to be insulted, to be told that they
can be bought and sold like SO much
produce? Do men 60 to the Murphy
meeting to be abused by a ranting
fanatic because they are Catholics ?
Do men 60 to the Murphy meeting to
be abused because they are Demo-
Gratis?
We are told that he means we'll.
This may be true ~ Then if he is
crazy put him where he belongs.
Some people would admire him be-
cause he ''speaks to TIE point without
fear or favor" If abusing his bet
tiers; if ranting at bis superiors in
judgment, can be called speaking to
the point, why he takes the "Cake."
But he is not worth further notice
the press cares nothing for his abuse.
We have the same right to say the
ministry can be bought and sold, as
he has to make that assertion con-
corning us. The Catholics care
nothing for bis abuse they, at least,
are not as Sigoted as some protes-
tants we know. The Car of Russia
is dead and thus escapes. But the
"unkindest cut Of all" was his abuse
Of the Democratic party. The party
has stood many defeats; has under
gone many years Of oppression; ha.
seen the SUE 60 down when only JUS
above the horizon, and through al
these, and many other troubles, lived
to be crushed by the celebrated ig'
norant fanatic, Cake.
But we are growing tedious. W.
trust our Murphy meetings will b'
as we'll attended in the future as they
have been in the past. If brother
Cake was to be in town every day ir
a year and there was a Murphy meet
ing every night; if there was no
another man in the town but wha
was dumb, HE will never be asked t.
speak again. We trust you will al
90 as usual without fear of abuse Q
insult.