Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-06

as the Light Brigade; as in
rincible as CAESARS Tenth Legion.
Year after year we go rolling up
from twenty to forty
thousands, according as the ex-
igencies of the case demand. When
in a good humor we may let it drop
to twenty; when our friends, our
enemy, get to putting on airs, we
it to thirty; and if they ever
succeed in getting us mad from
skin to core, we will bury them
such an avalanche of ballots,
that even Gabriel's trumpet will
not arouse them from that dream
less sleep which lulls the dead.
1t looks now like after the next
election a man of taste could make
the trip from New Orleans to the
Zenith City of the unsalted seas
without having to look upon or
have his vision lnsulted by gazing
upon a single undemocratic state.
Hitherto the Democracy of i'm
perial Missouri has stood up to the
rack, fodder or no fodder; but the
democrats from the great valley
propose to reverse that, and to
have somewhat of the provender.
Turn about is fair play. During
the se~venty-three years of her ex-
istence, the Missouri Democracy
have faithfully, carefully and
periodically made their tale of
brick without straw.
1t is a historical fact, and for
some curious reason strangely disre-
garded, that puissant Missouri
casts the largest electoral vote Of all
the States which at all times, under
all circumstances and with all can
didates are certainly Democratic.
Her Democracy is true as the
needle to the pole-can't be sub
dued. can't be bought, and can't
be bullied. Since her admission to
statehood, no Democrat has been
elected President without her vote,
and no Democratic Presidential
candidate has failed to receive his
support when the polls were open
to all her citizens. No one acquaint-
ed with her marvellous resources
and unequalled location doubts for
one moment that after the census
to be taken in 1920, of all the
States in the Union her influence
will be the most potent in conven-
tons, in elections and in Congress.
1t is the incessant and persistent
missionary work done by her child
rem that is bringing the West back
to her Democratic allegiance. We
are proud of our commanding posi-
ton, certain of our absolute SUI
premacy in the coming day, and
!, impatient to witness the complete
and glorious realization of our
, manifest dentiny.
Once a Virginia Dynasty run
: things at Washington; then came
the Albany Regency which welded
the sceptre for a season; but some,
t time there will be a Democratic
Missouri Dynasty in the National
Capital exec eding both these Others
combined, in length of days. !
would advise all who do not want
: to go dead broke" not to place
long odds that we wont elect the
first Missourian in 1896. Much
stranger things have happened
We have a super abundance of gooC
. men whom we would be proud tc
t back for all we are worth in the
great Presidential sweepstakes.
The night of the election with
: palpitating heart, the Nation places
its ear to the ground to catch The
l news from New York. If it is wei
with the splendid old girl, Dem.
1 ocracy is all right-otherwise the
Democratic mouth is in the dust.
Nobody eve waits to hear from
superb and faithful Missouri. With
? a far resoundlng shout her mighty
l lungs send out glad tidings of great
Joy, bidding Democrats everywhere
| be of good cheer, and hurlingdefiance
: at their foes. Her Democracy is
always all right-at their post or
} the most advanced point of the
; picket lines, ready to lead the fierce
assault on the Bloody Angle or tc
cover. # needs be, a desperate re-
treat. Nobody ever dreamed o.
killing The fatted calf for Missouri's
Democracy, because she is never a
prodigal, and the fine robe, the
golden ring and the toothsome veal
were re served for the glorifcation
of returning prodigals only.
No, Missouri wants none of these.
She can make her own robes OF
wool, silk, cotton, and fine linen OF
her own growing. She can dazzle
the eyes of humanity with the
brilliancy of her rings made of stuff
dug from her own mines. AS for
fatted calves, she furnishes veal
and beef for half the world, and
makes the mouths of the other hall
water to think of her Shorthorns.
Holsteins, Polled Anguses, Jerseys,