Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-07-12
EDITOR WHITE IN THE EA>T.
Convention Of the Newspaper Men aI
the Nation Assembled at u Famous
Summer Rrsort-Aissauri Well
Represented.
iitorial Correspondence of the Ledger.

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Represented.
Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger
/ AsgURY PARK, n. j., July s.
Ex Postmaster General James ad
dressed the convention of newspaper
men to-day. Joe Howard and Bill
Nye will entertain us tonight. We
are not only enjoying ourselves in
the flesh but are having literary EN-.
tertainment worth crossing the con.
tinent to enjoy.
The writer thinks outings are
profitable to every class of laborers.
Those who work with either hand OF
brain should at least once year
take rest and mingle with the out
side world. One becomes broader
and more liberal in views and can
return to work stronger and better
fitted for usefulness. 1t does one
good to get out once in while and
find out how big the world is and
appreciate the size of this grand and
glorious republic. 1t would do some
of our narrow minded politicians
and statesmen" good to travel a
little. They would not be so sec.
tional in their views. If the east.
erner would come west he would
find we are as civilized and refined
as the effete east, even if not so
dudish. If the westerner would go
east he would find that all the peo-
pie are not "Wall street robbers"
but business men who own factories
without which the west could not
harvest its magnificent crops. There
should be no east, no west no north,
no south, but one grand glorious
country.
Asbury Park is one of the most
public spirited places we ever visit
ed, not excepting Mexico, Mo. All
citizens here take hold and assist in
making every enterprise a success.
All contribute of time, work and
money. This makes the tax come
light all along the line. / am afraid
we have few-a very few-in Mex
leo who want to reap all the profits,
but can not be found when money
or work is needed. Ten times as
much money should have been rails
ed for the Fourth of July celebration
and the fair should have been assur.
ed months ago. Money spent along
these lines is we'll invested.
| am sorry to see there are no new
developments in the Throckmorton
outrage case. fear those in charge
made a mistake in not Offering a re-
ward. The sum of 81 900 could have
been raised in an hour. 1t could
have done no harm and might have
accomplished the desired result. 1t
is hard for one not on the inside to
understand why this has not been
done. To say the least, it is an un.
usual proceeding.
The Missourians here are enjoying
the salt water bathing. John W.
Jacks, well known to many of our
readers, literally lives in the water.
And, by-the-way, he and Dick Speed
have joined church choir. Twelve
thousand people attended church in
Ocean Grove last Sunday and these
two "sweet singers" found their way
into the choir. Missourians have no
trouble in finding their way anywhere
they desire to 60.
When we arrived here we were CIV
en- not only the freedom of the city,
but the "freedom of the Atlantic
Ocean" to fish or bathe in. We are
only sorry We can not bring a good
slice of it back to Missouri. But
We cant have everything we want
all the time.
Taking it all in all, for summer
and winter, for the rich and poor, for
the old and young, there is no place
better for permanent home than
grand old Missouri; and Mexico
is the metropolis OF the very best
county in the state.
BOB WHITE.