Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-08-31
From the Mexico Republican.
Tie Mexico Ledger-BOb White.

IEe mexico Le0ger-B0D Wnlte.
We are apt to deny to the newspaper the
importance and power due to it. The
existence of even necessities common to
all and which come without personal ef-
fort, are taken as matter of course, until
their withdrawal, and until that time are
unthonght of. Who stops to consider of
the air VIC breathe, until it is partially with
drawn from us, or its purity or life-sus-
tanning qualities are destroyed! Who,
while in the enjoyment of an abundance
of pure air, ever thinks of the utter DESC
lation, which would take the place of life
and health, in both the vegetable and the
animal kingdom, were the otmos sphere
around the earth either removed or its
stead of sustaining life, it should become
an element of death!
| So, without its newspapers no party
could live for a day! No community could
prosper, or oven exist long; no cities build
ed, nor states populated with a people
having any attainment in civilization. As
well might one expect interstate commerce
| I'm this country to 90 forward and flourish,
when every wheel of transportation had
ceased to roll; and yet, how little is tho't
of their influence and importance i'm civil
life, or the brain, pluck, industry and mo-
ney that is required to establish and run
one.
With newspapers, as in other matters,
we fear Substance lends enchantment to
the view." We read of the Hon. Jones,
of Michigan, or Florida, a member of con-
gress, and all al once he assumes to our
fancy the proportions of giant; seen, he
becomes a Lilliput, when he may be the
giant our fancy pictured him. 1t has been
said that s'no one is hero to his own va
let;" indeed that Familiarity breeds con
tempt" all of which adages may have
some grains of truth behind them but
should not be taken as true. Opinions,
judgments, formed upon faith in them are
weak and childish. Yet how often are the
opinions of multitudes concerning men
anG things, based upon no firmer founda-
ton.
mountain is still mountain, whether
we stand at its base or view it from an
hundred miles away, while
"a pigmy is a pigmy STILL"
''Though perched on Alps"
All people should think, reason and Judge
of men and things, whether near or far, 4.
and give due altitude to them.
These thoughts have been suggested by
| looking at the Mexico Ledger, and what its
editor says of its circulation, and the busi-
ness done in its Office. The Ledger and
Bob, are one. Without Bob the Ledger
could not exist, a Ledger might, bat the
Ledger could not. This paper is one of
the institutions of Mexico, as much SO as
her churches, her schools, college is, and,
| If published in Oregon, Maine or Califor-
MIA, Omr citizens would say, how fortunate
the location where such an institution ex-
listed. But being published at home, 1ust
by Bob, who was reared, under our noses,
1t is but the Ledger.
or course ii is a partisan Democratic
paper, and not of our faith, but our polit-
ical enemy, but what Of thatY Bob has
just rs good right to publisha a Democratic
as we a Republican paper; the exceliency,
significance of new paper as such, il i'm
no wise affected by its political character.
Bob's feet are not large because he II a
Democrat. The number of his boots is
not dictated or made necessary by either
his politics or religion or both, nor IL his
paper, as paper, any more affected by
the same causes.
Old Ben West, the world renowned paint
er, whose pictures were characterized by
such distinctness, blending and delicacy of
his colors,as made them, seem natural, ,hav-
ing returned from Italy, to revisit the
home of his youth, Cincinnati, was accost-
ed one day by an upstart painter, by the
request, that West would advise him how
he mixed his paints SO as to secure such
results. Bluff Old Ben, answered, "sir
mix my paints with brains"
The Ledger of to-day Is, because Bob
mixes the material of it, with brains,
pluck, push, industry, good education and
a Sohiheiiu'tDlc iuHu OI general 1nfOrlna-
tion, and as 1t is, outside of st. Louis, Il
has no superior, nor SO far as we have in
formation, it never has had.
Every days work of the Ledger is ended
with funeral. All questions and issues
settled and disposed of are laid away to
rest, with solemn pagcntry and tears, for
ever. Each mornings work is therefore
commenced upon, and the day is devoted
to, just matters and issues, on that partc-
ular day, in existence. Just here il Bob,s
Tort. He Is not over anxious about the
tomb of Moses, nor does he cxpend much
time to learn whether at the head of Ad-
ans grave there Is still standing a stone.
Bob is young, almost stranger To us.
but these are not why we call him, for
short, Bob. If we were 10 write il X. M.
White, or Robert NJ. White, Esq, no man
now ON earth would be likely to know 10
whom We referred. Judging from what
we hear on the street, when he Is spoken
TO or OF, his only name is Bob; there is
however, a tradition, We are told, that
some long time ago, even, just ''beforc the
war; he had the other name White, and
from which we drew Il to the head Of this
article.
Grand Di.coveri.s.