Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
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ri have performed q feat always in
tlle .power of the most Insignificant
and impotent; they have momentari-
ly rescued themselves from long
and irksome humiliation by striking
the state . blow in. the face. They
have attempted to attract the public
attention--and siley have succeeded
Inst as any worthless character might
attract attention for moment by as
sanlting the most eminent and worthy
asitizen in community. |
Let us dead fairly with this case.
The committee. which reported the !
resolution Of insult and defamation
on shel state to the recent Republican
.conventionat Jefferson City was COM
posed Of the following persons:
1st district, David Wagner; I'd,
George Hall; Sd, J. q. Lloyd: 4th,
Henry S. Kelley; 5th, r! T. Van
Horn; 9th, Milo BIa5s 7th, A. j.
Seay; 9Th, II. M. Pollard; 9th,
Jadob Klein; 10th, ]. c. McGinnis; !;
11th, f. NJ. Clark; 18th, w. j. Ter
rill; 18th, 8. S. Kerr; 14th, C. H.
Chattee.
One of these has been Judge of the
supreme court of this state, and is
now candidate for the same posi-
ton. Another has represented the
intelligent constituency of the Kan
sas City district in congress-, twice.
A third is a member of the present
Legislature. These persons assert,
and the Republican convention unan-
imously repeats, that the dominant
party, which is only another name for
the people of Missouri, shave per-
sistently ignored the Union element
of the state" Is this true? Do not
Messrs. Wagner, Van Horn, McGin-
mis- and their associates know that it
is shamefully false?
They assert that "the Democratic
party still insists on prosecuting men
for loyalty" Is this true? What
example can be furnished7 What
man, high or low, white or black, has
been prosecuted for his loyalty in
this state!
:, They assert that the Democratic
party "makes service in the wal
against the government a condition
for the important offices of the state
and for senators and representatives
in congress" Is this true? Does
not the election of five Unionist gov
ernors, five Unlonist lieutenant-gov
ernors and large majority of Union
ist members Of congress by Demo
cratic votes in the last twelve year.
signallY falsify it?
They ''indict the Bourbon Democ
racy of the state"-that is, the peo
pie of the state-sfor its allianc
with and protection of notorious ant
fconfessed banditti." II this wer
true it would make the people of Mis-
souri, community of felons. Is i
true? Let it be admitted that ther
were persons in two of the Wester
!, counties who were aiders and abet
= tors Of the James gang Of brigands
but does not the fact that the author
tiles of these counties succeeded a
: last in bringing the members of th
!, !, gang one by one to justice, and tha
- the press and people of the state wit
an almost unanimous voice supporte
!" and applauded them in their work
Z does not this undeniable fact deci'
:. lively dispreve the charge! Thel
~ were brigands in Missouri two yea
, ago; there are none to-day-and th
= Democratic authorities of the sta1
have brought about the riddance.
e Every one of the charges in IL
u resolution, then, is false; and n
only falsehood, but SANDER.
y the fourteen persons who put them
'e writing and reported them to Il
convention can make them good,
~ them stand forth before the defamt
be people of Missouri and do so. IT t
r. Republican candidates and orga
an can prove them, let them do SO wit
m out delay. If not, then let the col
mittee hang their heads as convict
st and confessed slanderers and malls
al ers of ssthe state whose offices tn
have the effrontery to covet, and
or the people whose votes they sole
or st. Louis Republican.
New CensHs Joke.