Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-13
Brer' Duncan Believes in Keeping His
Powder Dry.


Correspondence of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, June 1.-THE right OF
a free people to assemble themselves
together for the purpose of giving ex-
preston to their views on any ques-
| ton Of public concern lies at the foun-
| dation of Republican government.
Any man, or set of men, who denies
this right, or would be base enough to
cast the smallest obstruction in the
way of such a right would violate one
of The basic principles on which our
patriot fathers erected this govern
ment. With them public office was a
public trust. The holders were SER
wants for the people, not the peoples
masters. Dictatorship was in no sense
allowed, and the man who attempted
such a course was spurned with merit
ed contempt from their presence and
ever after deemed unworthy of public
trust, confidence and respect.
L. is necessary for all parties to have
men set apart 10 act in cases of emer-
gercy when it is impossible to have
the whole body to come together, who
shall have power to call up the masses
whenever there appears such demand
as coming from the people. In our
government we have been taught and
a few still act on the belief, that all
sovereignty resides in the people, and
ina their will is the highest authority
on earth when properly exposed. In
order to obtain such an expression,
other than at the ballot box, executive
committees are chosen in each coun-
ty with a similar body in the state
called the State Central Committee.
These several committees, as repre-
sentative bodies, act when occasion
demands.
The present State Central Commit
tee, except brother Cook, seems to
say to the grand old Democracy of
Missouri: "You don't know what you
want. Who ever heard of a conven-
ton in an off year? You have no sense
or propriety. We are the wise men.
All the use we have for you is that
you may vote us into office. We have
the brains and will do the rest. You
hoe corn, dig potatoes, plant kraut
and pay the taxes"
When Sherman demonetized silver
was it not at a premium over gold?
If so is it not plain to everyone that
had not this taken place silver would
have remained at par with gold, not
withdrawing the amount of silver had
increased? Suppose You discard wheat
Is breadstuff, don't any idiot know it |
would Immediately decline in price?
steam and electric motors and bicy-
les have brought horses and mules to
10 hardly worth their raising. If non
lse destroy their value certainly the
destruction of silver for money use
will diminish it's value. Some profess
about st. Louis wants the value,
peed and weight stamped on the sides
# horses and mules. and then asks if
hat would increase their value. A
AoiC9SoA VIM 10 81 iSuOIdLll Vi OHS Oli
he fundamental rules of logic as not
D know when reasoning by analogy
e must put analogous cases, is in
anger of late frosts and ought to
eep close these cool nights.
Modern statesmen are not likely to
ct beyond the trainers of the Federal
constitution and they provided for
both gold and silver. I'll
herman in 1873 committed a crime
the people when he demone-
Ized silver, is it not equally criminal
D pecpetuate that act? How much
is Cleveland in his efforts to
laint:iin Sherman's crime than Sher-
himself? 1t seems to me that
u-y are ''links IN the same sausage
out of the same dog" I'll endors-
d Cleveland's course 1 would spend all
~ time singing "Gloria in ExceIsis
to Sherman. Every gold standard .
'emocrat, if consistent, is compelled ,
, vote for Sherman in 1896 if the Re-
lblicans nominate him for President ,
against any bimetallic Democrat on .
!
We take Cromwell's motto: HTrust :
God and keep the powder dry" l.
NJ. Y. DUNCAN. =