Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS.
Organize and Get Ready for the
Flght-No Change of Base.

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effort will be made by the
Republicans to elect a majority OF
the next Legislature in Missouri,
so as to secure a Republican United
States Senator. To do this any
means will be used, and especially
money in large quantities. En-
couraged by their success in carry
ing the three St. Louis Congress
sional Districts. in November last,
by corrupt methods, the Republic
can leaders believe they can apply
like instrumentalities, with like re-
suits. to the entire State.
1t is useless to attempt evading
the fact that the Democratic party,
by attacking the system of unjust
tariff taxation under which the
Government has gone into partner
ship with certain protected classes
to increase their profits at the ex-
pense of other citizens, has chal-
lenged the enormous wealth of the
manufacturing trusts and monopo-
lies to a war of determination. 1t
is not a question of free trade, for
there is NJ such issue, but it is a
question of equal and hon.
est taxation as against the open
claim of the Republicans that i'm
port duties to protect manufactu-
rers must be imposed upon the peo-
pie, without regard to the necessi-
ties of the Government.
From our position. that taxes
necessary to support the Govern
ment, so adjusted as to bear lightly
upon the necessaries and ordinary
comforts of lite, should be alone
imposed, and that taxation for pro-
lection only is unconstitutional, no
honest Democrat can retreat, or has
any thought of retreating. Upon
this issue we can and will succeed,
Or the institutions created by our
fathers, upon the basis of equal
rights to all, must cease to exist.
To doubt success is to doubt the
justice of God, and the intelligence
of a free people.
We we're defeated in the last can
vass not upon the tariff issue, but
by the sectional appeals of the
enemy to the soldier vote, and the
organized efforts ofthe Grand Army
of the Republic.
But whether defeated by one
cause or another, we must abandon
honest government. or reform the
present war tariff, and prevent the
wicked and useless boarding o.
millions in the National Treasury
an ev%er-present temptation to vici.
Gus legislation.
There is not the slightest cause
for being disheartened. We have
been defeated many times before
but never conquered. A majority
of the voters cast their suffrage a
the last election for Cleveland
without regard to race or color, ane
an overwhelming majority of the
whites in the whole country are
Democrats.
Whilst l do not pretend to bt
above the usual ambition and mo
tives of public men, l can honestly
avow that my ruling desire is to Sc
cure an overwhelming victory fo.
principles dearer to me each houl
as l draw nearer the close Of life.
That a bitter and unrelent
ing war has been wagec
upon me because of my services t.
the Democratic party, and my de
termined opposition to its enemies
open and covert, lis the highes
honor of my career. This, and tn,
knowledge that 1 have been true Il
my convictions of right, and hav'
honestly endeavored to discharg'
my duty, render me ample reward
and cause the shafts of malice t,
fall harmless at my feet.
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;. 1t seems to me that the leadin,
Democrats in each county an,
township should get together ant
begin organization by forming tar
iff reform clubs.
Lists of voters in each school dis
trict should be made out, an,
brought to the township club
which should forward its lists s
taken to the county club. 1t vii
require very little time and expens
TO thoroughly organize the county
but the difficulty in all cases is t
find men to commence the work
, When once begun, there will be n
difficulty in securing the necessar
documents and newspapers to b
: put in the hands Of every aoubtft
| voter.
: Your friend,