Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-11
DEMAGOGISM IS NOT STATES
MANSHIP.

90 to cIreUlses TO see and hear the
clowns; you go to the Legislatures
of the country to see and hear The
demagogues. In late years we no
ticc many statesmen who were
elected 10 make laws proceed rs
though their chief ann wa 10 man
ufacture feeling and sentiment
among their constituency, which
would promote themln political life
at any cost to the people. Corpor-
ations and large industries of all
kinds receive the undivided atten-
ton of this class of statesmen, be-
cause the great masses OF the peo-
pie are supposed to be down on
such institutions, because it Is
claimed they are making money to
fast. The editor of the LEDGER de-
iies any one to be more solIcItuus
for the good ofthe masses than 1t Is,
or more earnest in its work for the
protection OF the people against the
encroachment of trusts and COM
bines; but while labor must be
protected capital has some rights
WHICH should be considered. Bill
after bill is introduced III the Leg
islature with only one aim and that
is to make the voters at home think
the supporters OF said bills are
solid for the farmer or miner or
business man, according to who his
constituency is and against the
corporation, while at the same
time it is an open secret that the
bill is either unconstitutional, mop
eratlve If passed, or when actually
put into practice would result III
great loss to the very parties 1T is
claimed to benefit. In the LEDGER
this week will be found an able.
earnest, and, we think, a sound
speech delivered before the House
committee on this class OF Legisla-
ton by Hon. J. +. Merriman, of St.
Louis, on the bill, which, among
other things, proposes to COMPEL
all cattle to be inspected IS hours
before killing in any town of over
1900 inhabitants in the State.
This bill, it is claimed by some,
would be of benefit to the farmers
and stock raisers, but on ~investiga-
ton and after talking with leading
stock men, we think, would result
disastrously to the farmer, and
would give the St. Louis butchers
and butchers of other cities, who,
it is claimed, are behind the bill.
a monopoly which would build up
their fortunes, while the stock raiser
and the consumer would both be
oppressed. The cattle question is
one of great Importance, and one
which should not be mixed up with
politics or political buncomb.
Shall we try to break down the
big packing houses just to build up
the butchers? Shall we do away
with our big cattle markets in Or
der to injure the big packing
houses though they be corpora
tions," and in this way put up the
price of meat to the consumer and
put down the price of cattle from
the stock raiser? 1t costs over
twice as much to ship live cattle
as it does dressed beef, and this OF
itself shows what would result
from the bill as now proposed as
we understand it. iii is a good
thing for the meat consumer and
stock raiser, then let's pass it. If
it is only a crack at the packing
houses without concern as to the
result to the masses of the people,
it should go into a pigeon hole
promptly and ingloriously.
Down with demagoguesl Mis-
souri, does not care to initiate Hill
nois, and we are informed that at
Springfield, Illinois, only the other
days. short winded, spawned men,
Der from one of the mining dis
tricts, introduced resolutions, as
follows: "Resolved, that all miners
are honest; resolved that none but
miners are honest" This states
man wanted to be reelected, and
the above resolutions, according to
his idea of craftsmanship, were the
extent of his duty as a member.
A NASTY FLING.