Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-07-05
ork together TO accomplish their

Fifth: All of the citizens outside
of the church are as deeply interest.
ed in their welfare. Sir, if you want
trouble on your hands just speak a
word against any of our schools and
you will have it before you know it.
Mexico and Audrain county love
and respect all other cities and col
leges, but they have put theirs to
the front and they intend they shall
stand, grow, increase, every year on
their own merit and the students re-
turn next year with many more so
that there is scarcely room to take
care OF all who come.
Sixth: Now, sir, we have two
papers published in Mexico, Mo !,
which will compare favorably with,
any papers in Missouri, or in the
United States the LEDGER and the
intelligencer-and they are well pat
ronized. The editors uf these pa
pers spare no pains, money or talent
in advancing the interests of these
institutions. They are men who
stand well at home and abroad
intelligent men, whose interests are
identified with every enterprise
which has for its object and
aim the advancement of the
interests of Mexico and Audrain
county. They work together with
one end in view and have made their
papers success-papers, while not
sectional or denominational to be
found in all homes and are read by
all the family. | only regret to say,
sir, that all of our citizens do not
take them, but they that do not
borrow from those that do and, as a
result, they get all the news. The
gentlemen and their staff are Christ
ian men and their influence is felt
and read throughout our county and
throughout our State and we are
proud of them. We speak only the
plain truth when we say Mr.. r. NJ
White and Mr.. S. B. Cook enjoy
the respect and esteem of every
good citizen in the county, and if
we could spare them from our midst
we would send them to Washington
where they would take high rank in
the councils of our nation, for they
would reflect credit and honor upon
our homes and home interests.
But, sir. we are by them like the
people of Il certain county in our
State were with regard to IL certain
DR.. A. who ran for Congress a few
years ago. When DIR. A. came out
before the people as a candidate for
Congress the vox populi was this:
"Ies, Dr., you are all right for Con-
gress; we love you and respect you
and you would do just what we want
done and just what WAS to our best
interests in Congress, but we need
you worse right here at home and
we cannot spare you. And his
many patrons got up n protest
against his going and, like a gentle
man and wise man that he was, he
yieled to their wishes, like every
good Democrat will, and let another
go who is now in Congress and who
gives no uncertain sound from his
trumpet, Hon. A. d.
Now, sir, these are the reasons
our schools are a success. They
are run strictly upon good business
and common sense principles, and
do you wonder why Mexico has sue
ceeded? He replied, "No, sir; |
think | will send my boy to Col.
Fleet next year. And | said to
him, "If you do and your son does
not return to you improved in one
year in every sense, and does not
have good word to say for every
institution and every business man
in Mexico, just let us know and we
will send you the LEDGER or Intel
ligencer free for one year.
Now, sir, if you don't believe US
we say to you, as Philip said to
Nathaniel, "Come and see."
G.. w. w.