Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-02


dalia this week, with the request to
''give it thunder!' We don't know
who printed the circulars, who wrote
the copy, or who is circulating them
but we'do know that it is being done
clandestinely on the eve of the cleo
ton, and the writer was afraid or
ashamed to sign his name. As a
general thing, we treat such things
with silent contempt, but on this oc-
casion, On account of friends, we
reproduce the circular for what it is
worth, and make brief notice of it:
THE CIRCULAR.
H. II. Brookes, pretended editor of the
Mexico Republican,, ON the 9th day of
October, 1882, in the presence of several
gentlemen, imprudently remarked that
''nsore money had been stuffed into his
pocket since he had come to Me1ico, than
he had had for t,oo years before"
Perceiving that this remark was an in
discreet one, and might lead to the dis
coyery of the party ''who did it," Ihe be-
gan to consider the best means of pre-
venting such discovery. Upon consult
ing with his confederate of shook agent"
notoriety, he was advised to lay it on the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, lay 1t ON the Green
| hackers by all means-issue little 'yaller
| circular, and charge it on the Greenback-
| ers as BRIBERY; and say the Democrats
didn't do it," Accordingly, on the fol-
lowing Saturday, October 18th, while Bill
Kennan, chairman of the Democratic party,
| was in the court house distributing and
canvassing for the Republican, the editor
| was engaged in scattering his little s'yal-
| ler'' hand-bills On the streets; in which
he vehemently denies that the Democrats
did it, and arraigns the Greenbackers for
the crime Of having 'tinsinuated that the
Democrats have an interest in helping to
sustain the Republican," and for such
insinuation chastises them in the most
approved billingsgate style, accusing them
of being in his ,s'hen roost," and winds
up in the following lofty eloquence:
"1hey nerer had the principle of gentlemen
or honest men instilled in their natures.
The State penitentiary is filled ,-ith better
men," DC. But hold on, told hoss!"
Don't be too fast! Come back to first
principles. You say your pocket has been
"stuffed with money" Now, vino did it?
That's the question that will settle the
attempted bribery" you bloviate so much
about. Who did it? You ares estopped
from charging it on the Greenbackers any
longer. Your ayaller" circular completely
vindicates them from such charge; for nc
one is silly enough to believe that you
would spill such bile on any party that
had "stuffed your pockets with money!
True you say that one Greenbacker was
attempting to bribe you when he told you
it would be money in your pocket if nc
Republican county ticket be nominated
But pray tells us to what extent did his
opinion ''stuff your pocket with money!
In this country it takes money not opin-
/ ions to consummate an act of bribery
Who was it, then, that furnished thu
money? s.
VIII you say the RSpubliesns did it
Hardly; since the most influential ant
substantial gentlemen of That prrty. pro.
nounce you and your .papera fraud, whil'
not one-half of those to whom you ar,
sending it gratis, win even read it, Be
sides this, everybody knows thai the Re
publican party in this county, havin.
Iplenty Of the very best quality Of talen
already-gentlemsn Of ability and higl
standing would not be likely to impor
brainless ssdemoc1at'' from Kansas 1.
tconduct their county organ.
IF This of itself is quite sufficient to ex
Ehonorate the Republican party from havin
any hand in "stuffing your pocket wit
money" and the qestion as to ."who di
, it." is narrowed down to the Democrat
party. Having beena democrat yourself
and no evidence of your conversion ap
pearing on record, the "hen-roost'' yo
swagger so much about cannot be far of
if there be any truth in the old maxir
that t'birds of feather, roost together.
i But the Democratic party in this count
is infested with scores of leaders, bose.
: strikers and bull-dozers who control an
direct primaries, substitute and instrus
delegates, promise nominations years i
advance Gas they did Tom Torreyson, fc
y instance), and backed up by the LEDGE
d as their organ and scayenger, they. assun
. to rule and control the party.
This year, the people are inclined I
kick, and as the personnel Of two or thrt
: on the Democratic ticket are . little. YEA
, they found it necessary to weaken oppos
= tiop, and foF this purpese you were in
poited and yoked up With Bob white {
y do the "striking," while Judge Forri
should do the ''blowing," and thus fors
r OUT atiskst, and try to make it. appear Il
h voice of the Republican party,s aided |
Bin Kennan, chairman of the democrat
party, and his ssbossses'' the ticket ",
$ maie, nd tissossas5 8yo~ levsseyp
+ staTed with money! afsr
Il is no longer a conundrum ss to wl
did it. -
SIN, ysu ia say tfhe Democrats ha,
Y no interest Id helping to sustain the n
publican !" VIII You tell US then. how
= happens that the chairman of the Dems
craticpafty il SO oficious ID circulating
> ana trying to increase its patronage? ;.
it duty Sinee tdtpDcs{e 81!
!, mn to CANVASS for republican papers
i. wfitohaemoeY1sshavem Ufntsfesr! "-'sa-
Il Why was IL that Williaza n. s8ims;-tlen
ocratic "striker about town." direct
q after its first orsseonds issue began, o,
J. at Liberty church, s-gsd his friends |
sustain it, and has been at it ever since
=. The ffdess inlhhstahp' never Rsrdl
. BiH'S daine NE eaHe sos.any paper bsfor''
y and no enc that knows him, can belle,
:. i he would haye1one q IN thb 4nstanssS :
he had no interest in 1t. Why was
: when he was accused Of having mon,
Y invested in 4, that he forgot to deny ii
4 charge? Why did he forget to deny ii
the bank, OF which he is director, h,