Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-02

is not only a conscientious man, but a
good citizen. But they roped him into
your "hen-roost" all the same. In con-
clusion, let say, that the Republicans
(and no doubt the Greenbackers also)
have known all about you for some time,
and, if you had behaved yourself, nothing
would have been said as to t,eho stuffed
your pocket aoith money!" but like the
LEDGER, we believe that s'every tub
should stand on it's own peculiar bot
tom-if it has any" Yours truly,
We would like to know the author
of the above. We would like better
still to know who we are answering.
He emight be book-agent. He might
not be worthy of a reply. He might
be honestly mistaken, and think he
wrote the truth. If we knew who he
was, we would have a good idea
under which of the above three heads
oplace him. = On reading the circil-
lar the second time, we are snre of
one thing, and that is, the writer is
what is called Greenbacker.
The whole cause of the grievance
this and other Greenbackers have this
season is, that the Republicans have
a ticket in the field, and the Demo-
Gratis are glad of it. The LEDGER
and all good Democrats were in favor
of this move, and did all they could
to help it along, simply because they
wanted each party to stand on its
own peculiar principle-if it had any.
Last election Greenbackers and Re-
publicans voted together, and were
on the same ticket. Everything was
lovely then. Now, because the Re-
pubGcans have asserted their man.
hood, nominated ticket, and left the
tail without any body to wag, the tail
hOwls as above.
But the Greenback party is sick
unto death, and this childish squeak
is to be,excused. We will not make
an attack on the corpse, for the party
even now knows there is punishment
after death.
If II. H. Brookes said he had been
furnished money by Democrats, he
lied. We don't believe he ever said
it. If his ''pockets have been stuff
ed," the Democrats did not do the
stuffing. We know of no man, except
Silas Wilson, a Greenbacker, who
ever wanted to stuff his pockets.
The reference to the editor of the
LEDGER as of "book-agent notoriety"
is great hit. We will take occasion
to state right here that the man who
says that Brookes ever consulted with
the editor of this paper about any
thing tells what is not true, and is
either politically liar, knave or fool.
/ W. H. Kennan authorizes us to
| state for him that it is lie about his
ever, at any time, eanvassing for the
Mexico Republican We know what
we are talking about when we say
there is, and has been nothing in COM
mon with the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in this county. The
Republicans wanted a ticket in the
field. They did not consult with the
Democrats at all, but went ahead and
nominated one. The Democrats, for
obvious reasons, wanted them to sue
| ceed just the same as the Greenback-
ers wanted them to fail. The Repub-
licans succeeded. The Democratic
party now goes on and fights each
party on its so-called principles, and
will bury them both deep, but will
put the Greenbackers in the bottom
of the grave. and that is what hurts
our circular writer, who is ashamed
to give his name. Wonder what
Brookes did with the money that was
.sstufed into his pockets?'' If he
) madeline statement referred to, he
; not only misrepresented facts, but
made an ass of himself-if the LORD
did not save him the trouble.
Again. we would beg leave to STATE
2 that thers are no ''bosses'' in the
/ Democratic party of Audrain. and
Tom Torreyson was never promised
: any Office" BY anybody at any time
The LEDGER is nobody's organ. L
is a Democratic paper, and liberal ii
p all its views 1t ssassumes to rul.
i and control no man or party. IL
b is the servant of the party, ever fount
working in the front ranks for TIN
good of the party. Its files and rec
ord speak for itself.
Of VIM. M. Sims is no ''democrati
h striker about town." Mr.. Sims is
d Democrat and gentlelnan-tw'
words always found synonymous
a William M. Sims, nor the bank o
n which he is a director, is interested
f, one cent in the republican paper, O
n care one iota about its success. TIL
y $500 spoken Of was borrowed jus
the same as if ON cattle, not KNOWN
|. or caring to what use the money wa
d put, and prominent Republicans wen
It security. If Brookes has his pocket
N "stuffed with money!" why did h
u have to borrow money from the bank
~ ~ We have already given this subjee
too much notice, and will close b
be saying the circular is a wind-bag-
se too small for notice, and the mind {
T. the man whe wfete it mast-be so sma
L that it would rattle around like grai
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