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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Be Graceful in Defeat.

We would rather ten thousand
times share defeat with friend than
for the sake of victory establish a
character for inslncerlty and hypoc-
risy. Politics are full of successes
and failures and we would not give
a fig for a man who is either puffed
up by the former Or embittered by
the latter. 1t is no stigma upon any
man to be defeated. Very frequent
ly he is the more fortunate than the
victor. But while We always sympa-
thize with any of our friends who
may not reach the object of their
ambition we have profound pity for
the poor wretch who makes it an op-
portunity for malicious goading and
gloating. An amount of pleasant
badinage or good-natured, enthusi-
astic crowings is not only donable
but expected. But to make it the
occasion for the exhibition of venom
and for cowardly expressions too
ignoble to be resented, but calculat-
ed to wound, is depth of baseness
which, if the heart which harbors it
is capable of feeling, must prove a
greater torture to it's author that it
can to his victim.-Columbia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
BARBECUE.
Grand Ratification and Rally.-The
Biggest Thing Of the Kind In
the State,

The arrangements for the Grand
Democratic Rally, Ratification and
Barbecue are completed and the
LEDGER is authorized to announce to
the public that it will come off on
Tuesday, the 10Th of August, 1884,
at Hamilton's Park in the southeast
suburbs of Mexico, and that most
probably the meeting of the Old Set
tiers Association of Audrain county
will be held at the same time and
place. The following gentlemen have
the matter in hand:
Committee of Arrangement-R. H.
Fowler, Hiram Ricketts,, j. M. Men
efee, B. F. Dobyns, T. j. Nelson, T.
NJ. Gill and several others.
Committee of Invitation-C. III.
Hardin, J. E. Hutton, DR.. W. II.
Lee, G. B. Macfarlane, R. M. White,
j. Med. Trimble, S. NJ. Edwards.
The names of these committees, Sc
lected as they have been from oul
most prominent citizens, are guar.
antee to the public that every effort
will be made to impart life to the
occasion and provide for the accom-
mediation and entertainment of {
large number of visitors from othel
parts of the State.
Following papers please notic'
above: Fulton, Vandalia, Paris, Cen
tralia, Louisiana, Bowling Green
Perry, Sturgeon, &c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

The above is and was q Republican
paper. Mounts IS always question:
ing peoples Democracy, and says
eff he thought he had any Republi-
can blood in his veins he would bleed
himself" Now this is a small mat
ter, for the people of this county care
nothing for MOUNTS or his politics.
but as he has referred to our letter
we want to simply show the facts in
the case. Mounts came to us Tues
day and said that the above card was
only printed to use in business and
to obtain courtesies while he was city
editor of the above paper. We give
his voluntary explanation for what it
is worth. We are making no charges
at all,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Here is ssRicIinesso

The following correspondence
speaks for itself:
MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. lst, 1884.
Editor Republican, Pekia, III:
DEAR SIR: When did John F. Mounts
edit the Tdzeaoeu County Republican !?
What was its politics at that time? Please
send me copy of the paper when he was
editor. Please answer at once, and
oblige, Yours, &C.,
R. M. WHITE, Mexico, Mo.
The editor of the Republican, who
has known us intimately, personally
and politically. for sixteen years, re-
turned the above choice morsel to us
with the following note written at the
bottom:
Mr.. J. F. MOUNTS: You will doubt
less be quite able to give this eccentric
individual the information he requires.
j. f. REED, Editor Republican.
We do SO with pleasure. We were
never the editor of the IdzeaoeN Coun-
ty Republican nor any other Republi-
can paper. We were city reporter
Cor city editor as it is sometimes
called) of the above journal for near
ly three years, commencing Jan. 1st,
1869, at the end of which time we
purchased and became the editor of
the Pekin Register, the organ of the
Democratic party of Tazewell county.
We have no apology to make, nor is
our Democracy to be questioned for
having reported on Republican pa
per Ga handsome salary being the
object). No one, probably, ques-
tions the Democracy of McCullagh,
the Democratic editor Of the Globe
Democrat, the leading Republican
paper of Missouri, unless, perhaps,
perchance, it be some shallow Drained
upstart. With the view of aiding
Mr.. r. m. W., in his investigations
touching our Democracy, we would
respectfully refer him to Hon. d. G,
Smith, (Republican) ex-member OF
Congress; A. W. Rodecker, Judge
of Probate Court, Flavel Shurtleff,
County Clerk, II. G. Sutton. Circuit
Clerk, Gall Democrats) Pekin, Ill.
Nearer home would refer to Capt
W. F. Henry, Sedalia, Mo-, and
Clint. Pearson, Mayor of Vandalia
Mo. We have several hundred other
references left over for want of space
More anon. Call again.-Meaico In
telligencer.
i Yes, the above is rather ssrich'
reading to those who know thai
]. friday mounts guages every one.
Democracy by his own. He say:
the Handsome salary was th.
object" He compares himself t.
McCulIagh, of the Globe Democrat
We have nothing to say. He put
our initials in lower case. He use!
all the big letters for himself Al
usal. We don't want any of his ref
erences. We care nothing about hi
antecedents. We now know jus
what We expected was a fact al
the time. We have in our possession
the following card, sample of wha
the gentleman was distributing il
Illinois only few years since:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Our Democracy all o. Z.

A paper in this county wants to
know aWhether the Democracy of 8
man coming from New York should
be questioned any more than that Of
q man from Iowa?" Ordinarily, no.
But the New York man, the man
from the land of John Kelly, if he
wishes to be known as Democrat,
should talk like Democrat, act like
q Democrat and vote like a Demo-
crat.-Intelligeacer.
As the editor of the LEDGER and
all of his friends in the first ward
voted to use all honorable means to
send Hutton to Congress We guess
our Denoeracy will never be ques-
toned again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
County Democratic Ticket.
All Good Men.

The nominees of the convention
Tuesday are all good men. The
ticket is strong in every point and it
will not only receive the support of
every Democrat in the county, but
will carry large vote outside of the
party. Audrain will elect the Demo-
cratic ticket by an unusual majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
RUSH HILL RACKET.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RusH HILL, July 5.-Boston Lisen-
bury is able to be on our streets
again.
Oats, 18 cents per bushel, at this
place, we are told.
Rev. Mr.. Petty, Of this place. re-
turned home from preaching tour
in Illinois last Saturday. Mr.. Petty
reports "business in his line" rather
dull and not very encouraging over
there.
Mrs. NJ. L. Anthony is still con-
fined to the sick room.
Elder Jesse preached here at II
O'Clock Sunday; Elder Anthony at
night. Both to a full house.
Mr.. G. Reusch has recently pur-
chased fine span of white ponies.
A protracted meeting Is in progress
at this place under the leadership OF
the pastor, Elder Anthony.
Jas. Maxwell, living near this place.
made enquiry at Mr. Jas. Curry's
store the other day If he had pail
of scales that would draw Is pounds
Mr.. G. wanted to know what he, Mr.
NJ, wanted with a Is pair Of scales
Well, it's a girl, and believe it will
weigh that much.
Farmers are pretty well through
gathering their small grain in thil
neighborhood.
| We noticed a question in the Lad
donia Herald of last week in tn
crush Hill Items," as follows
(which would be the most advan
tageous to thrifty little town,
good grlst mill or dram-shop p
Well, we suppose no one will doub
for one moment that a good girls
mill would be greater blessing t.
the public; but, to the proprietor, W
think dram-shop would pay the best
financially.
The ''Holiness'' church is nearin
completion.
Rev. A. L. Brewer will move hi
family to Cottage Mound soon, wher
he will engage his time in instructin
. the people. CoGNoMEN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Water Works and why we Want Them.

Water works will do for our city
many things too numerous to men,
ton; but we will recite a few.
Water is as much a necessity of
life as the air we breathe and the
freer from impurities the better for
the human family. Water is required
in all large communities for great
variety Of uses: These uses may be
divided into classes, viz: public and
private. The public uses are for
cleaning streets. extinguishing fires,
fountains, public bath, ETC., and the
private uses are for drinking, wash
ing, cooking, etc. In short, it wash
es and cleanses communities, places
and habitations. 1t will surprise
many to learn the amount consumed
or used by the communities having a
system of water works; but the aver
age amount is sixty gallons per cap
ita. How much do you suppose our
citizens use to-day by limited supply
and our means of getting the same
from the source of supply. We pre-
dict it will not average three gallons
per capita. This being the case how
essential that we have a system of
water works.
The losses by fire are enormous in
the United States and Canada. In
1875 it was s75 600, 900; in the year
previous $50. 100000. The losses
in the United States and Canada
during the last fifteen years aggre-
gate an amount which would provide
an efficient and ample water works
for every city and town in the United
States which at present is without
such an improvement.
There were but few towns in the
west during the last five years which
have not suffered sufficient loss by
fire from lack of convenient waters
under pressure to have built most ef-
ficient water works, and many are in
the same defenseless condition
against a recurrence of similar or
greater disasters. Water works af-
ford purer water than can be OBJ
tanned otherwise in town or village
and consequent improvement in
public health. They encourage the
establishment of manufactures and
attract an industrious population, in
creasing the value of every kind of
property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Tickets In the Field.

The following presidential tickets
are already in the field:
DEMOCRATIC.
President-Grover Cleveland, New
York.
Vice-President-Thomas A. Hen
bricks.
REPUBLICAN.
President-James G.. Blaine, OF
Maine.
Vice-President-John A. Logan,
Illinois.
AMERICAN PROHIBITION.
Presidents. C. Pomeroy, Kan
sas.
Vice-President-J. A. Conant, Con
necticut.
PROHIBITION LABOR.
President-Jehn p. St. John, Kan.
sas.
Vice-President-William Daniels
Maryland.
GREENBACK LABOR.
President-Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts,.
Vice-President-A. NJ. West, Mis-
sissippi.
ANTI-MoNOPoLY.
President-Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts,.
Vice-President-No nominee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
BOsWell-Greer.

Married, at New Hope church, IL
miles west of Mexico, ON the 3rd day
of August, 1884, Fl. A. Greer, of
North Carolina, and Miss Matte E.
Boswell. of Audrain county, Mo.
Attendants, r. A. Daniel and Mrs.
Florence Daniel; T. j. Daniel and
Miss Tonic Robinson. The bride
and groom were handsomely attired,
and the attendants presented very
handsome appearance. May this
pair live long and be an honor to
their parents. Rev. j. Pearce officia-
ting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Northeast Missouri Shorthorn Assoei-


alton.
The breeders of thoroughbred
shorthorn cattle of this and adjoining
counties met at the court house in
this city Monday last and effected q
permanent organization, to be known
as the Northeast Missouri Shorthorn
Association. J. B. Davis was elected
President, and VIM. Brown of Gala
way county, J. NJ. Davis Of Monroe
and J. Fl. Shock of Audrain, Vice.
Presidents; S. P. Emmens Secretary,
and j. S. Brown, Treasurer. The
association will hold its first annual
sale in this city October 20, when IS
head of thoroughbreds will be offered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Congressional Convention.

The Congressional Convention for
the Seventh District meets at Mont
gomery City to-day. There will be
sc delegates. Necessary to nomin-
alton, 80. The delegates are appor-
toned as follows: Audrain, 10; Frank
lin, 8; Lincoln, 8; Montgomery. z;
Pike, l3; Rails, q; st. Charles, 8,
and Warren 3. The LEDGER will
have a special reporter at the conven-
ton and will keep readers of the
LEDGER bulletin posted by telegraph.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Mill Prospects at Mexico.

VIM. Pollock, of Mexico, Mo. was
on the floor of the Exchange yester-
day. Mr.. Pollock is in the milling
business, but is at present engaged
il remodeling his mill ON the roller
system. Wheat, he says, is abund-
ant in his section and of good gener-
al quality, but on account of the
dampness farmers are unable to- do
their threshing, and receipts are
small in consequence. He expects
to start his mill September l.-Globe-
Democrat, Aug. 2.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
j. Med. Trimble for Presidential
EIectOr.

The Democratic party of Audrain
county, through its delegates, will
present the name of Hon. J. Med.
Trimbie for presidential elector.
Trimble is well-known all over the
district as an able and enthusiastic
democrat and one Of the best orators
in the State. He will cheerfully and
promptly attend to all duties devolv-
ing on hlm as an elector. AS far as
we can learn he will have no opposi-
tion
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

Harrison Mickey, (colored) form
erly of Mexico, was hanged by mob
of his own color at Glasgow last Sat
urday night for the cold blooded
murder of a Mr.. Sophey, (colored)
who was acting policeman at a big
picnic the day before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

Everything points to the nomina-
tion Of R. T. Gentry for State Treas
urer. This will be just reward to
true merit and real worR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
tSTammanYO

A number of Tammanyites from
this city attended the Farber picnic
to-day.-InteRigeacer.
Yes, we noticed John +. Mounts
ct. al, boarding the train and sup
posed they were going to the picnic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

The golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Wells, Of this city, takes
place next Thursday evening at eight
O'Clock. It will be most enjoyable
affair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

Marshal Blackburn, young man
well known in society circles in Mex
leo, and Miss Lizzie Logsdon are to
be married on the 14th of August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

Our friend, Draper, and other en-
terprising citizens of Farber deserve
great credit for the success Of the
picnic last Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
Water Works.

The city council meets next Mon
day to consider several propositions
from different companies in regard to
water works.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
DIR. W. G. PIPING.
Electro vapor Bath Apafatsk
oFFICE-Over Dol,yns 3 0ibts'
Drug Store, Mexico, No.

Il is not deemed necessary 70 detail @ b -
Way eniArEe on the remAIks1 Die cures poE3ee
Cd through the agsncy Of these osenG: -
medical agents 70 0 vspof 20 the suffa0 efo
body, has attracted the stteation and eAo1
ed the admiration Of the most disf1ngl
medical men Of the age, and have Hsoee11Z
the humble . well - the higher Wain g
In Chronic Skin Diseases, RiIeumaxsU, -
thsgtA. NsEyon Headaehe, &C.. ae IT,
phuY Baahs, for instance, combined l10
Electric Cuno1t, iseonstdefoa. evn ~ 9e1
preto1tesa physei.ns, @ ne - se.Iesy ~
nsed Tor Chronic Rheumafiaa, and u e.
nd III klnds of Blood and kkin Dieoo0os -
the NUMEROUS fofmS OF CataRrh. u.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07
J. F. MOUNTS,

Editor
TaZewell Co. Republican. PEKIN, III.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-18
fFloyd Reporter.l
The Tariff.

uucb interest II now manifested by the
two great political parties upon the SUD-
;ect OF the tariff. A difference OF opinion
exists among the members OF each party.
| There are high-tarff and low-tariff Repub-
licans and low-taritf and higb-tarih Demo-
Gratis, but as a body the Republicans may
be nut down rs the high tariff party and
the Democrats Ms the low-tarif party. Some
| of the papers--and prominent among them
Is the Richmond Wspdfch-declare that
Democrats must agree to disagree on the
tariff. Our own views on the subject accord
very well with the platform OF the Virginia,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania Democracy as we
understand and interpret 1t. We favor
ga tariff for revenue limited to the neces'
stiles of the Government economically adj
ministered." This should be the first OBJ
jcct of q tariff. II requires money to run
the Government. and 1t should be economi-
cally done, and the best way to get the
money Is to levy tax on foreign goods as
they come into our ports. This tax Is put
ON the price OF the goods, and the con-
sumer pays II when he buys the
goods. II he doesn't buy. he pays no
fax. II is much better than direct
| taxation, in which case the taX-col-
lector pulls the money directly from the
| pockets OF the people, and we have no
spies and informers among us, and GER
tainly thus tax ought not TO be any more
than is necessary for the expenses OF the
Government. 1t is hard enough to pay
taxes any way, and to pay unnecessary
taxes is still harder. We would have the
tariff $50 adjusted as to prevent unequal
burdens, encourage protective interest,
fn 10 hltf
not to create or foster monopolies."
Now il would be manifestly unjust to
place the whole of this Tx upon few
articles-say for instance IRON, salt, and
leather-while sugar. coffee, and wool
were free of duty. 1t would be wrong to
tax the implements OF the farmer and let
the tools Of the mechanic 20 free. Zach
article should bear its proper share and no
more, due regard being had TO our own
home industries, which are OF the great
est importance TO us as nation. our
iron interest should be looked TO. We have
the raw material here in great abundance,
but the iron-man should not receive undue
protection so that he will in few years
grow so rich that he will think himself
king and lord it over the farmer or me-
chanic, who are his consumers; and so
with every interest let there be proper
limits. We should go upon the principle
of Live and let live"
We hate monopOIies. No man or class
OF men should have the power to control
the price of any commodity exclusively.
1t Is power that in ninety-nine cases out
of hundred will be abused. 1t is more
than human nature can bear. Give our
manufacturers a living chance. but do not
give them too much power.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-18
AUCTION sALEs1rsssrs Dsys.
THE GREENBnIER WHITE SUI
PHUR SPRINGS
WEST VIRGINIA
FOR gENT AT PUBLIC AUCTION.

T.. ,,rsu,pce If n decree OF the Circuit Court OF
En- RRnited states for the district of West vir-
ant, anfered in the cause of W. A. Stuart, &c.,
~ iGreenbrier White sulphur Springs Company,
y" The ath day OF January, 1884, | hall proceed
no res st public auction, IN 'front.' OF the CUSTOM
honse. I'm the city Of Richmond, Va, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1884,
,he PROPERTY Of the Greenbrier White Sui
nbur springs Company, with all the rights, priyi-
lcges. and appurtenrnces thereto belonging for
iLe term Of one year.
=. number OF COTTAGE BUILDINGS, all CON-
n,etely and comfortably furnished, capable OF nc
rronmodatlng 1900 guests. together with ample
stables and servants quarters. Included In The
ElfRNITURE are all necessary KITCHEN
roiiIPMENTS and UTENSILS, BEDS. BED
nT1Nc. TABLEWARE, &c.-everything neces-
.ary to keep first class hotel.
,rba whole tract OF land contains about 1000
ARES OF which several hundred acres well
aianfed 10 grazing and cultivation.
The virtue of the WATER and the reputation OF
tho snrin as are too well established TO require ex
tandrd notice, rs the place has long hecn one OF
The most fashi enable and popular summer resorts
I'm The United states.
Possession given at once.
TFpMs: One third 20 he paid August ], 1884
ono third September /, 1884: and one third De-
tober i. 1884 the party renting 10 give bond with
annroyed security In q penal sum sufficient Ia
cover the rent and tO ensure the return OF the FUR
nIture, &C., IN good condition.
Parties wishing TO rent are invited 10 inspect thf
premises.
For further particulars apply to the under
signed M Richmond. Va.
ia lG-td A, l.. BOULWARE, Receiver.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-18

An exceedingly interesting report of the
commissioners appointed to investigate the
recent calamity ut lschia, and the best
means OF guarding against similar disasters
I'D the future. has just been presented to
sig. Genala, the Minister for Public Affairs.
Accurate statements OF the number of the
sufferers are now published for the first
time. The total list OF these amount 10
300; ofwhom 2,3l3 were killed and 7G2
wounded (unimportant injuries excluded).
About Coy OF those killed were not inhabi-
tants OF the island; and OF these 81 only
non-italians. 1t has been decided that the
most promising means Of providing against
the recurrence Of misfortunes--at least,
anything approaching to similar scale
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-18
Charlottesville Jeflersonian.l
faE ~-a&F

We plant ourselves squarely upon the
tariff plank in the Virginia and Ohio plat
forms. We cannot see how the true doe.
trine can be more clearly or better eX-
pressed. We are bitterly opposed to n
tariff for pr lection, with revenue d an
incident. Such n tariff is legislative roll
berry Of the many for the benefit of the few.
We are a. bitterly opposed to free trade.
with it, inseparable accompaniment OF an
army OF detectives, political pimps, and
corrupters OF the purity OF the elective
franchise. Free trade is madness and cor
ruption inseparably connected. To the eX-
tent that man is a free-trader, to the same
extent does he favor fhe internal.reve-
nue. tax, which embodies an odious system
of espionage, tyranny, and oppression Of
the poor and corruption. We have no
confidence In the wisdom OF the tariff
reform men who wish TO hold on 10 the
intenal.reyeuue system TO anu e1tent.
Why keep up this system now, when all the
revenue produced by 1t is just about that
much more money than the Government has
q use for, with all the extravaganza OF the
Republican Administration This surplus
revenue is fund to invite and produce
extravaganza and corruption. Why
collect this corruption fund from the
people when the Government has no
use for IL? Perhaps II will be said
that reform OF the tariff will reduce
the revenue from customs. A wise red,lc-
tion OF the tariff will tend rather to in
crease the revenue from customs. Whcr-
ever the tariff Is so high upon an article as
TO prevent or greatly restrict it, mporta-
ton the reduction OF the tariff upon il TO
reasonable extent will allow IL TO be
imported 10 greater extent, and q larger
amount OF tariff duty will be collected on
1t by the Government. But II it be re-
duced so low ~ 10 approximate free
trade then, the duty charged upon il will
be so small that the increased importa-
tion will not make up for the loss occa-
stoned by this extrayagaBt reduction in
the duty, and the revenue will be reduced,
and at the same time the immense importa.
tion OF foreign goods viii glut our mar
kets and destroy our manufactures. Now,
II the object " moi thus TO lower the tariff
aud reduce the revenue from that source
to this alarming extent, what use have we
for this internal-reyeDue system, with its
army OF hateful spies and iniormers and
its hordes OF political pimps and cornip-
tionissy This effort TO retain this odioiIs
tax system exposes the cloyen foot
OF free trade. We are not willing 10
trust any tarlfi-rcform man who wants TO
keep the internal-regenue system In force
TO any extent. The attempt to sustain II
on the ground Of the odium Of whIskey Is |