Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-09
A WHEELER HEARD FROM.
A Strong Letter Endorsing Hon
II. HI. Norton and His PO-
sitiOn on the Leading
Issues of the Day.

issues OF the Day.
To the Editor OF the Ledger.
Mexico, Mo-, October I'll de-
sire through the columns of your
paper to address the following let
ter to the members of the Farmers
and Laborers Union of the Seventh
Congressional District:
1t is a well known fact, to the
writer of this article, that there
was a good many members of the
F. & l.. U. in the district who bit
terly opposed Mr.. Norton tor Con-
gress, and the writer of this article
counted one. But, since reading a
letter penned by the Hon. 4. Il.
Norton, and published in the Mex
leo LEDGER, addressed to the F. &
l.. U. and the public generally, /
AM now thoroughly convinced that
it is to our interest and welfare to
support Mr.. Norton for Congress.
Mr.. Norton clearly outlines how he
will vote on several impending
bills now before the Congress of
the United States. Mr.. w. O.
Barnett, his opponent, also public
ly outlines how he would vote
on the pending bills and by so do
ing he completely ignores and dis
regards the declaration OF principles
adopted at Springfield, Mo-, by the
F. Il L. U. of Missouri. Now, as
l understand it, if Mr.. Barnett is
willing Gas so reported) to go to
Congress and vote for such meas
ures as are now pending before
that honorable body, he would not
be carrying out our declaration Of
principles and should, in my judg.
ment, be called on by the Farmers
and Laborers Union to surrender
his commission as District Organ.
izer at once. Now, brother mem.
bers of the Farmers and Laborers
Union, who of the two men will
you support in the coming cleo
tion-the one who publicly de-
clares through the press of the
land that he will do all in his
power to advance the interests O
agriculture in this country and d.
all in his power to defeat the in
famous class legislation that hal
been carried on at our Nationa
capitol for the last quarter If a cen
tury, or the man who publicly
states that he will do all he can t,
heap ruin and desolation upon GU
fair land by voting for some of tn
most infamous bills that wer'
ever presented to any Legislative
body since the beginning of time
Now, brethren, Mr.. Norton ha
proven to US beyond a doubt tina
he is our friend, and we shout,
support him to a man; it matter
not what our party views are, W
should stand by the man VIII
stands by US, or else break up GU
Farmers and Laborers Union; tea
up our charters;blot out our declare
ton of principles, disband AM
go to our homes, and get out GU
mortgages and read them over an
over, and say within ourselves
"God bless that Grand Old Part,
that has 80 legislated for us as It
fasten these mortgages on our land
and our homes so tight that
cyclone may come and blow ever.
thing else off but them, and bundl
up our buds and be ready at a me
ment's warning to move out when
ever our land lords move in
Now, scratch Mr.. Norton at tn
coming election and it counts on
vote for the Mckinley bill, on
vote for the Federal Election bill
one vote for the National Bankin
system, one vote against the fire
coinage of silver, one vote in favo
of the perpetua'ion of class leglsls
ton in this country, which we ar
fighting so hard In our Farmer
t and Laborers Union from one end {
the land to the other. Our organ
cation is a political organization G
!, 1t is nothing, for politics is tn
science of government. So, if W
ever accomplish the aim and pul
, pose of F. & L. u, it will be b
and through the medium of legis
lation. W. may adopt resolution
and platforms and write forever
and unless we vote right it WI
3 never amount to as much as
bubble on the bosom of the might
ocean. Then let US vote right i
the coming election and roll up tn
biggest majority for R. H. Norto
ever known in the district.
J. T. HICKMAN.