Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-10-12
Tho Llsvsliyn-sims Controversy.


The Llswsliyn-sims Controversy.
To the Editor Of the Ledger.
Mexico, Mo-, Oct. I'LL am
placed in rather a peculiar position.
Under ordinary circumstances I
would consider the hammering of a
man when he is down as cowardly
and unamerican but as Mr.. LlewelIyn
has called for proof, I will produce
it in a way that viii be less painful
and sedative. / enter upon an in
vestigation of this question with my
feelings shrouded in humiliation
and sorrow. With the knowledge of
the past and present and the pros
poets OF the future, imagine my feel.
ings when 1 meet men that have
stood for a quarter of a century in
contesting and denouncing the
Infamous policy of ~centraliza-
ton and denounclng John Sher-
man as a traitor and financial
fraud, now claiming him to be the
greatest inancier in the United
States, / am forced to wonder what
evil spirit has taken possession of
their souls. How long before the
same men will say that Bill McKin-
ley is the highest authority on tariff
in this country?
Last week one hundred Demo-
Gratis, headed by the Governor of
West Virginia, appeared before the
tariff committee protesting against
any tariff reduction. What does this
prove? 1t proves that a man can say
he is a Democrat and be a Republi-
can. | concede the right of any man
to advocate the Hamilton idea of a
centralized government. I could
not be a Democrat if I did not; but
l do say he has no right to dis
grace the fair name of Jeffersonian
Democracy in claiming to be a Dem
ocrat. Christ hated the devil because
he was a ~hypocrite. You endorse the
administration and the Administra-
ton endorses the Republican party.
Show me a single instance where the
present administration has made
any changes. Even in his appoint
ments he has disregarded the DEM
ocratic party. Is Gresham-a life
long Republican, a man who was an
ardent supporter of Grant for a third
term, a man who hates Democrats
and a Democratic government-the
only man in this country that is
competent and worthy of the highest
Office in the gift of Mr.. Cleveland?
The Hon. w. L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, in his history of the Dem
ocratic party, on page SO, says:
First, opposition to funding system
second opposition to national banks;
third, opposition to the internal rev.
enue; fourth, opposition to the pro-
tective tariff; fifth, opposition to
Capitalization in the federal govern
nent at the expense of states rights
sixth, opposition to Hamilton's
plans to foster the moneyed class
and to build up an alliance between
the capitalists and the government.
This is Je~ffersonian Democracy
from good authority. Take it and
measure Mr.. Cleveland and yourself
by it and never disgrace the fair
name of J~effersonian Democracy by
claiming to be a Democrat again.
Jefferson foresaw the evil of Ham
ilton's ideas of Capitalization and
warned the people against it; but l
trust there was one view of the case
spared him. I hope his old age,
made gloomy by loss of fortune and
by seeing the forces of vicious Iegis-
lation creeping steadily and treach-
erOusly toward the citadel of the Re.
public, was not made unspeakably
wretched by the knowledge that
Hamilton's legions would march to
victory under Jefferson's flag"
Yours Respectfully,
B. o. SIMS.