Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-07-24

trolled by one political party. Free
quens change of administration is as
necessary as constant recurrence to
the popular will, otherwise abuses
grow, and the government instead
of being carried on for the general
welfare becomes an instrumentality
for imposing heavy burdens on the
many who are governed for the bene-
fit Of the few who govern. Public
servants thus become arbitrary
rulers; this is now the condition Of
the country. Hence a change is de-
manded. ..-.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party, so far as
principle is concerned, is reminis-
cence; in practice it is an organiza-
ton for enriching those who control
its machinery. The frauds and job
berry which have been brought to
light in every department Of the gov
ernnlent are sufficient to have called
for reform within the Republican
party, yet those in authority, made
reckless by the long possession or
power, have succumbed to its cor
rupting influence and have placed in
nomination a ticket against which
the Independent portion Of the party
are in open revolt. Therefore q
change is demanded. Such
a change was alike neees-
sarv in 1876, but the will
of the people was then defeated by a
fraud which can never be forgotten
nor condoned. Again, in 1880, the
change demanded by the people was
defeated by the lavish use of money
contributed by unscrupulous con-
tractors and shameless jobbers who
had bargained for unlawful profits or
for high offices. The Republican
party during its legal, its stolen and
its bought terms Of power, has
steadily decayed in moral character
and political capacity. Its platform
promises are now list Of its past
failures. It demands the restora-
ticn of our navy; it has squandered
hundreds of millions to create a navy
that does not exist. It calls or
congress to remove the burdens
under which American shipping has
been depressed; it imposed and has
continued these burdens. 1t pro
fesses the policy of reserving tht
public lands for small holders by
actual settlers; it has given away ths
peoples heritage till now few rail
roads and nonresident aliens, indi-
vidual and corporate, possess large
area than that of all our farms be
tween the two seas.
FALSE PRETENcEs.
1t processes preference for fre'
Institutions; it organized and trie'
to legaliza control of state cleo
tions by federal troops. 1t pro
fesses desire to elevate labor; j
has subjected American workingmel
to the competition of the convict an
imported contract labor. 1t pro
fssses gratitude to all who were dis
abled or died in war leaving widow
and orphans it left to a Democratl
touse of representatives the first ei
fort to equalize both bounties an
pensions. 1t proffers pledge t.
correct the Irregularities : Of ou
tariff it created and has continue
them. Its own tariff commissio
confessed the need of more than 2
Iloer cent. reduction; it's congres
gave reduction of less than 4 pr
cent. 1t processes the protection {
American manufactures; it has sui
r jected them to an unceasing food {
manufactured goods and a hopele'
/ competition with manufacturing N
tions, not one of which taxes "a
materials. It processes to prote
all American industries I; it has il
poverished many to subsidize a fe,
1t processes the protection Of Amer
can labor; it has depleted the return
of American agriculture, an industl
followed by half our people. 1t pr
fesses the equality of all men befo
the law, attempting to fix the stat
:. of coIored citizens; the acts Of
congress were oyerset by the dec
lion Of its courts. It "accepts ant
the duty Of leading in the work
progress and reform" Its caug
terminals are permitted to escs
I through contrived delays or actr
: connivance in the aprosecutio
Honey-combed with corruption. o.
!, breaking exposures no longer sho
Its moral sense. Its honest menbe
Its independent Journals no Ioue
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