Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-05-10
Vest, Clay and Cook,
To the Editor of the Ledger.

Vest, Clay and Cook.
To the Editor OF the Ledger.
MEXICO, May 81 had hoped
hat l would not again be compell-
ed to write another word in reply
to the In~tel5genesr or the Sena-
torial question until I read the fol-
lowing in the Intelligencer of yes
terday:
"The one of two self-constituted
political leaders ofthis town might
as well understand first as last, that
no amount of blow and buster can
cause Green Clay to pledge him.
self to vote for any man three
years hence. Col. Clay, should he
go to the Senate, will represent
the sentiment of his constituents.
If that sentiment at that time is for
Senator Vests reelection no power
could influence Col. Clay to vote
otherwise. The general impress
sion among the real friends o fSena-
tor Vest in this county, is hat the
LEDGER and its contributor, "A
Vest Democrat" are DESTROYS of
doing a little debating in the hope
of creating feud in the party. The
organ and its anonymous contribu-
tor will be sadly disappointed in
this however. There will be no
feud, and they will have nursed
their grievance only TO be repudi-
ated by all Democrats who despise
trickery and desire party harmony
want it plainly understood that
I am not a political leader, nor do
L seek to be. 1 am only a single
Democrat, expressing my opinion
on a matter which / think is an
important issue in the selection of
a State Senator. 1 shall just say
this and nothing more: That Nh.
Cook admits in substance that he is
the political enemy of Senator
Vest and desires his defeat; ad-
mits that his paper is the organ OF
Green Clay, and that when it
speaks it isasGreen Clay vas speak
ing. Then it follows that we have
it from Green Clay, that he will
not say how he stands, at present,
towards Senator Vest wont say
whether he favors his reelection or
not. All well and good. Mr.. Cook
and Col. Clay have a right to their
positions on this subject-this i'm
p~ortant issue before the people. ]
am not "dictating with the.hope OF
trying to create a feud in the par
ty." There is no dictation or
spirit of dictation in any article1
have written and I leaxef It to the
sober, unbiased Judgment of the
people: have merely informed
theIpeople that the State Senators
elected in 1888 would vote for g
successor to Senator Vest in the
early part of January, 1891, twenty.
six months after they e elect.
ed-not three years, Mr.. Cook
would have the people to believe.
Let the truth be plainly spoken
in this matter. Let the people know
the truth ; you can't deceive them
they will find it out sooner or later
If Col. Clay had come out and sale
that at this time, he was friendly
to Senator Vest, and if Senator
Vest would maintain and hold tt
the same doctrines in 1891 as b.
does now / should have loved tt
have given him my vote in th'
primary aud would have done al
in my power to haye nominated
him. But since he has placed him
self into the hands of an ayowet
and unrelenting enemy of Senate.
Vest I shall, certainly, oppose hi
candidacy.
Ifhe has no opposition (othe:
democrats may do as they please
II, speaking for myself alone
most certainly shall put my penci
through his name at the primary
I am no man worshipper. did no
vote for Grover Cleveland becaus,
it was Cleveland ON the Democrat
ticket, but | voted for him becaus'
he represented the principle ! be
lieved in. I don't ask Col. Clay t,
pledge himself to vote for Sena
tor Vest to his reelection blu
to say how he stands towar,
him now-friendly or otherwise
I insist the people have q right +
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