Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-25

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with to The throne OF
Remember, also, that ill the pres
mt condition of society absolute
temperance is demanded of you. l
know every possible guard against
will be thrown around
you, but 1 would not have you lg
of the fact that, . II or
you will encounter its temp
tations. Oh, the evils OF intem-
perance How often are young
men ruined by them! Ny young
friends, | would not conceal from
you that you must face these evils.
Intemperance is on the increase AS
is shown by the immense revenues
derived from the II anufacture and
sale of liquor, in which over 5OO,-
600 people are engaged. What does
this mean but ruin and downfall to
many? We read daily of wrecks,
cyclones, earthquakes and volca
noes but a greater and more de-
structive evil is here. They injure
the body only ; intemperance de-
stroys both soul and body. Their
ravages are confined to time and
place, but intemperance sweeps the
worlj, whitening beauty and con-
signing loneliness to death, Young
man, Look not thou upon the
wine when it is red, when it giveth
its color in the cup, when it NOV
eth itself Alright at last it biteth
like a serpent and stingeth like an
adder" What l advise will not
injure your prospects,. You Can
take God with advantage with you
into all the pursuits of life. While
attending to secular duties think OF
those you owe to God. A ship,
however beautiful, is of no account
if it cannot stem the currents of the
sea and that life, though lmmor-
tai, is valueless that has made
f itself useless for the world to come.
THERE was a dark lantern politl
cal meeting in an upstairs room il
Laddonia on Sunday. The object
of the meeting was to devise some
way to defeat Hon. R. H. Norton
: the Democratic nominee tor Con
E gress. w. T. Thurmond, Of the
, Troy Herald, was there. We arr
=, reliably informed that Dan Orr, o
Montgomery, Ed. Wright, o
Martinsburg, Middleton, of thu
Rush Hill Banner Union, Dillon, o
Middletown, and others who's
names we will not give at this time
were also on hand and took part il
the meeting. These parties thinl
that no Democratic Farmers Ali
ance men will vote for Barnett be
cause he is a rank Republican an
: welded to all the ideas of his party
which are antagonlstlc to what tn
Farmers Alliance wants. Know
ing this to be a fact these politi
clans who are opposed to the Demo
cratic party and its principles war
to nominate some man whom the
think a get the Alliance vote
They claim, we judge, to be able
deliver this vote. If they do ne
SO claim, what ls the object OF til
meeting? Thurmond, of the Tro
Herald, was talked of and we heare
would like to be nominated. F.
heavens sake nominate hin
81 When the conference broke up E.
g Wright, we are informed, remarl
u ed, sit is fixed" So these 'fxers,
led by Ed. Wright, the Gran
=, High Chief "fxer," is going
deliver the Democratic party
this district over to the enem,
a These are the tin-horn politician
\ who are holding secret meetin,
and "fxing things" so the nom
=, nees of the Democratic party cs
be defeated. Guess not. Z
and at 'em, Democrats! Ever
!; vote in the next House will coun
The majority may depend on Il
a sresult liz this district. Let evel
Democrat be on watch. Fllley al
his bood.ers, assisted by dlsgru
:: tied deserters and traitors, will {
any and everything in order to d
feat a Democratic nominee for Co
- gress this fall.
"a THE SALAMANDER WORK
,u G. DIXON, of the Salamand
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