Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-20

kind of whiskey, the prayer-book |
into poker deck. In the twink
ling OF an eye it changes the teto-
tier into the drunken sot, the most
circumspect citizen into the gam
bier or thief, and transforms airy
nothing into form and gives it
name and habitation.
1t is a swift-winged lie-can get
here any length of time before an
election, and always stays until
the returns are fully in. / have
heard it said that in the latter part
of the Presidential campaign of
1884, the Devil wrote letter to
prominent clergyman of Buffalo,
New York, also one to the editor
of the indianapolis Sentinel, say
ing, if the campaign did not soon
close he would have to quit the
business of lying entirely and go to
Missouri to engage in compiling
and publishing claimed statements
of newspaper circulation.
It's confines are bounded on the
east by the effects of the Maine
Prohibition laws, on the west by
the Chinese and Poligamy ques-
tions, on the south by the Solid
South and the bull-dozer, and on
the north by the 'ensanguined
neither garment and within these
confines in municipal, county, dis
trict, State and National elections,
the campaign lie lyeth, and thou
nearest the sound thereof but
canst not tell whence it cometh or
whittier it goeth.'
Like cheese and butter, time in
creases its strength, and travelling
operates, decidedly, in increasing
its size. In going two blocks its
proportions are so enormously
dilated that it's own father will not
recognize it.
! / understand the scientists are
now about ready to announce the
law, that its size increases in di'
rect proportion to tie square Of
the distance trav.icd. Notwith
standing all of these attributes i
is still lie, and like all other les
as Solomon says-'an abomina
: ton to- +5e Lord'-a violation of ont
| of the ten commandments, IAN injur,
to society, and despicable in an,
man who makes use of it.
, 1t is an abuse of the liberty o
t free speech and the free press ant
| deserves to be ranked with al
other false and slanderous matter
: 1t does a great deal of harm.
: may put a stain upon the characte
t of all upright citizen, who
e ambitious enough to desire politi
t cal preferment, that..a lifetime wi
Y not efface. 1t gives q tinge {
D corruption, dishonesty and tyrann
e to legislation, and crops out in tn
n the Judicial decision.
Il The campaign lie invariably hs
}, a hand in putting dishonest and il
G competent men into Office; bl
:. there is just one thing it ought I
= do, and can do, that it leaves III
n done, and that is-it does not p'
y enough willful and malicious lia
d and slanderers in the common jai
o Carlisle says that the first of a
'e gospels is that a lie will not el
ri dure forever, but I am inclined
20 the opinion that the campaign
re is an exception to the rule.
d The last toast was the "Count1
re Lawyer" who was handled alte
nately with tender solicitude al
Sc severity by Mr.. E. w. Stephen
II The banquet closed shortly befo
at l o'clock and the greater number
the members of the Associate
left for their respective homes
IF the night trains. Without sing
N exception the expressions we
highly complimentary to Mexi
70 for the courteous and hospital
q. manner in which she entertain
nt her visitors.