Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-10
A Bright Lad,


heartily indorse his administration.
Hence any attempt to denounce
Mr.. Cleveland or to detract from or
reflect upon his administration
would be regarded by them with
suspicion and disapproval and have
tendency to drive them from the
party and the ticket nominated and
these facts the convention cannot
afford to disregard.
Standing firmly and unequivocally
upon the great question OF tariff re
form, with the entire business inter
ests of the country, together with a
large class of fearless Democratic
voters at his back. Mr.. Cleveland
and his administration are not
proper subjects, in my humble judg-
ment, for Democratic censure or
disapproval. The Democratic Con-
vention, the set of Democrats, or
the Democrat, who advocates such a
policy will find that disaster and
failure await such a course. No
individual, no set of individuals and
no convention can lead the Demo-
cratic party in Missouri to victory
upon such policy.
Mr.. Cleveland and his admins
tration are inseparable from the
Democratic party in Missouri and
in the nation. They cannot be de-
nounced without injury to the party.
They cannot be reflected upon with
out affecting the party. 1t is impos-
sible to separate Mr.. Cleveland and
his administration from the Demo-
cratic party, county, state or national,
and the Democrat who attempts to
do so will find that the sin will
recoil upon his own head and result
in serious injury to the party. The
Democrat who goes to the Kansas
City convention with a knife in his
hand or sleeve for any other Demo
crat or set of Democrots goes with
treason in his heart against his
party. Ii he goes for any other
purpose than the unity, harmony
and success of the Democratic party,
he goes as an enemy to the party.
No true friend of the administra.
ton wants any Democrat or set oi
Democrats denounced or reflected
upon. There should be no antago.
nism between Democrats, but the
utmost good feeling and unity.
Upon these depend the success oi
the party in the coming State elec.
ton.
| Nobody should be denounced, nc
one censured and no reflections in.
dulged in. The administration
could be approved ON tariff reform
on its foreign policy and the repeal
of the infamous election laws. Their
declare that the policy of the admin.
istration on silver does not accord
with the views of majority of the
Democrats of Missouri on that ques
ton, but that the course of the
Congressional delegation on the sill
yer question does not accord will
the views and meet the approval o
a majority of the Democrats of ths
State. This, with the Endorsement
OF the Chicago platform, a conserv
ative plank in the platform on tht
coinage of silver, a good ticke
nominated, seems to me to be al
that is necessary for the convention
| te DO. This would leave no room
for friction, antagonism or differ
ences, but would unite and harmon
i"e the stalwart Democracy of th
State and enable each Democrat t.
| st his face toward a common fo,
and turn his guns upon the arcl
enemy of true Democracy an,
march to grand and glorious vic
tory in November. What more /
necessary? What more could an
Democrat ask or desire? Surel,
nothing more. FL. w. JOHNSON.
Jonesburg, Montgomery County
II A Lie Nailed.
From the Centraiia Courier
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