Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-22
THE NATIONS NEED.
More Cash Per Capita and Less
Class Legislation-AD DeplOra-
BILE State of Affairs.

70 the Editor OF the Ledger.
Mexico, Mo-, Jan. 20.-If you
will allow me short space within
the columns of your valuable paper
I will again try to write, as I have
been urged by many to do so. 1t
must be plain to the mind Of every
true thinking man that this nation
is now in the midst of the greatest
of the agricultural masses
ever known within the history of
any nation. The question very
naturally arises, perhaps, to the
minds of many as to what does all
this mean. What on earth has
caused the iaboring classes of our
fair land to organize and carry on
the various organizations known to
exist among the laboring classes of
our nation to-day? Is it simply
because our nation, under the
power and influence of the gospel,
has all ofa sudden grown so much
better and become so uneasy about
the salvation of their souls that
they have thus organized? No;this
is not it, for were this true their
constitution and bylaws would
be Gods most holy book.
Their constitution is not Gods
most holy book. At the same
time this great organization
has not forgotten God, for every
time they meet they bow in prayer
to Almighty God. Then,as this is
not in every sense OF the word a
religious organization, I will briefly
state what I conceive it to be.
Glass legislation has placed the
country in such condition that for
the sake of our wives, children and
our American liberties, willed us
by our forefathers, that this organi-
cation sprung into existance and to-
day millions are marching under
its banner. Agriculture is the
source of all wealth; then I say
that agriculture is rapidly declin'
ing in this country. Then, does i,
not logically follow that this
nation is rapidly dying? To illus
trate, we will liken this nation to 6
great river whose source from
which it receives its supply O
water has been cut of. l ask you
then, how long it would be a grea
river? So it is with this grea
nation backed by a rapidly declin
ing agriculture. You who are
familiar with history have read o
the rise and fall of nations, and NJ
nation has ever yet died but tina
its agriculture died first. So,unles
our agriculture is brought back t.
a prosperous, healthy and payin.
condition our nation must die. Al
= classes OF our nation should thinl
well on this all important point
The tillers of the soil are howlins
first because they are hurt first
Gust as if you would throw a ston'
into a crowd of dogs. The dog
that is first hit will be the one t,
, "holler" first). There are man,
causes for this state of affairs in thi
country but 1 verify believe tina
!, the father of them all is this infer
nal class legislation that has beel
going on at our national capitol 70
the last twenty-five or thirty years
Our currency has by law been 81
contracted that our nation to-da,
is trying to do the business of tn
greatest nation on earth with q pc
: capita of about 81 per head, whil
with other nations with less popula
ton and doing less business, j
requires from twenty-five to fft.
, dollars per head. I say that thi
state of affairs was brought abou
by legislation and the only way o.
earth that l can see TO get out is t
vote for the right men for office an
thus iegislate ourselves out. Vot
for men who will promise to Civ
= the country fifty dollars per hea
to do the business of our countr
on. Open our ports to the nation
of the earth and thus tear dow
this high wall of protection whic
has been built around our natio
: and other nations will likewis
open their ports to US, and thu
j enable US to buy OF whom we Ca
e buy the cheapest, sell where W
can sell tor the most and I tell yo
: business will sprlng up with re
8 newed vigor in this country. Rail
roads will be built through man
portions of our fertile country
r which to- day have no outlet to tn
. commercial world. The might
forests in many places will be Gu
t down and corn, wheat and oat
i. and other products of our countr
q grown in its stead. Cities vii
spring up all along the line, manu-
factories will spring up and pros
per and thus we can give profita
t BILE employment to the great arm,
of tramps who are to-day trampin
!. from one end overland to the other
8 The sons of the tillers of the sol
: who have been driven from tn
farm may be induced to return
I The tillers of the soil in this coun
!, try can set all this machinery il