Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1892-10-20

emergency that there is just Goo
who presides over the destinies o
nations, and who will help lis figh
back every encroachment of this in.
tsidious monster. Are the Southern
people not with us to stay? In the
event of a war with foreign coun'
try would they not fight as bravely
and gallantly for the stars and
stripes as the people of the North!
And should we not all, as American
eitizens, be as much interested in the
South as in the North?
81 am a Democrat because / find
my friends and neighbors, and the
great majority of our people, grow
ing poorer and poorer every year al
though they are practicing rigid
economy and are working as hard
as ever while the protected army OF
pets who have been taken in part
nership upon the ground floor with
the Government, who toll not,
neither do they spin,' are growing
richer and richer and more insolent
and defiant every year. Is not this
most fragrant discrimination? 1t
should strike the most preiudiced
Republican living that this state of
affairs is wrong, and if he will pur-
sue any sort Of investigation he will
see where the blame lies, and he
will know what his duty is under
the circumstances.
"The Democrats are opposed to the
present nefarious tariff system; We
are opposed to all sorts of favorit-
ism, we are opposed to discrimina-
ton and we are opposed to central
ization. We are in favor of fair
play and square deal all around.
THE YOUNG MANS PARTY.
81 am Democrat because the
Democratic party does not discrim-
mate between the young and the
old men, and because a man does
not have to possess war record to
stand in upon the ground floor.
The Democratic party, rejoice,
recognizes that the war is over.
To be eligible to the highest honors
the party has to bestow one has
simply to measure up to the Jeffer-
sonian requirement; he must be
honest, he must be capable. Gov
ernor Russell of Massachusetts, is
yet under 40, and twice he has been
elected Governor of the Bay State,
and is spoken Of in connection with
the Presidency. In our own State
there is Governor Francis, yet under
V
40, now closing up a term of four
years as Governor of Missouri, and
his record is one of which he has
every reason to be proud. On our
present State ticket there are several
young men. The Mayor of Kansas
City is still young man, but he is
fully qualified to govern satisfact-
orily that great city. . All over the
State the young men are filling i'm
portant political positions of honor
and responsibility. Within the
councils and ranks of the Democrat
ic party the young men are invited
and are welcome.
FEW REPUBLICAN FRAUDS.
'tIn the beginning of my address
I said that l would expose few of
the frauds and falsehoods of the Re-
publican party. Now for one glaring
fraud: Eight years ago, when try
ing to secure the support of the col
ored voters for Mr.. Cleveland, I was
met by them with the statement,
coupled with the fear that if the
Democratic party assumed control
of the Government they would be re-
turned to their masters in slavery.
No sort of denial or argument could
convince them to the contrary, and
I was only able to secure but very
few of their votes, and those came
from my old friends, who told me
they would do anything for me, and
if harm came upon them l would be
responsible. Desperate and unscru-
pulous Republican politicians had
preached this to the negroes day and
night, and they sincerely believed it.
1t provokes me beyond expression to
see these corrupt and cunning white
schemers taking advantage of their
simple, confding natures, and play
ing thus upon their credulity, in
stead of trying to educate them, max
ing them better, broader and more
enlightened and useful men and
citizens.
"During the greater part of my
boyhood my closest companions were
the black boys. At every point along
their journey have helped them,
when was able to do so, and they
have in most instances, proven CRATE
full to me. I have now, and have al
ways had, a strangely affectionate
feeling for the colored man. He has
many lovable traits.
"Mr. Cleveland was elected over
the opposition of go per cent. of the
negro vote, but up to this date | have
not heard of a single negro who was
thrown into slavery. A little investi-
CATION by them viii convince them
that they were better treated by
proe;dopf Cgevelapd than hy any