Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-06-11

Missouri should have Doifu vi
Pardons.
CIuCAGO, in its anxiety to outdo 81.
Louis, is willing to encounter cg
clone. ------
THE sweet girl graduate has now de-
veIoued into the radiant summer girl
evoluted, as it were.
KEHTr'CKY is Carlisle's own state,
but it doesn't seem TO care much LOT
Carlisle's present opinions.
II Car Reed doesn't speak quick,
he may not he able to get even the
Vice Presidential nomination.
IT is understood that Quay VIII JOIN
the only through Presidential train al
a station little further along.
THE way to tbeat Treloar" is to
vote against him and stop mouthing
about tho nomination of Hon. Champ
Clark.
WHY Mark Hanna should be willing
to leave the nomination of Nice-Pres-
ident to the convention has not yet
been explained.
THE delegates have been bought all
right enough, but Platt and Clarkson
are still banking on some hitch occur
ring in the delivery department.
ST. LOUIS having properly buried its
own dead, can now turn its attention
to the Republican dead ducks brought
down by Mckinley's blunderbuss.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has been
wrong in more than one OF his contro-
yersies with Congress; but even when
he is right, Congress will not agree
with HIM.
OUAY's announcement that Mchn-
lev will be nominated on the first bal
lot is sure indication that he made
his peace with Mark Hanna during his
recent visit to him.
Mr.. HARRISON has lost all interest
in the st. Louis convention, and Will
20 with his bride to Green Lake, Wis
consn, where they will do the love in
cottage act all summer.
AT least two of the bitterest oppo-
nents in Mexico to the present Presi-
dent OF the United States were candi-
dates for appointments at his hands,
but were not considered qualified for
the places.
MCKINLEY Will try to gain silver
votes by talking privately in favor OF
the white metal, but should he be
elected he will make John Sherman,
or some man named by him, his Sec
retary of the Treasury.
IN order to make sure that the
financial issues shall be well straddled
and the question thoroughly muddled,
John Sherman has been given the
task of writing the money plank of
the st. Louis convention.
THE wide spread newpasper praise
orss-t~ss- GionlF for her alleged contri-
button of 100000 to the st. Louis cy-
clone sufferers is the rankest gush.
All the reports we have seen place the
amount of Miss Gould's donation at
$1,000; and this ID only one fifth of the
sum given by Joseph Pulitzer.
Il. NJ. WHITE, editor of the Mexico
LEDGER, was unanimously elected
President of the Alumni Association
of Westminster College at Fulton.
Although not present when elected he
appreciates the honor most sincerely,
as he dearly loves his alma mater and
ID devoted to the work of forwarding
its best interests.
THOSE who are in actual need on
account of losses sustained i'll the cy-
clone would starve to death long be-
fore the demagogues and those who
do the most talking would render
them any assistance. AS a matter OF
fact, some of the politicians scrap
around about where the money shall
go when it is raised by other people.
AT the last general election when
Treloar beat Champ Clark the editor
of the LEDGER voted for Mr.. Clark
the editor of the iateIligeRcer did not
That is what the editor of the IntelH-
gencer calls creating discord. When
ever the editor of this paper does no
agree with him and his satellites the
cry of "strife and discord" is raised.
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THE month of June, Prof. Hickt
says, will be free from cyclonic dis
turbances. There will be, then, III
immediate necessity for the use of tht
many cyclone cellars that have beer
dug in this town and county since tn,
recent storm, but they can be lait
away for future use. When cyclon,
cellar is needed it is best to have on,
on hand.
The LEDGER is sorry to chr onicle tn
fact that the Fire Brick Works will no
be operated on as extensive n scale a
heretofore, but nevertheless the man
ufactory will start up again, accordin
to the announcement of Superinten
dent Goodrich in to-day's paper. Hal
a loaf is better than none. Start e
up, even if only half dozen men ar
employed.
THE action of the County Court il
voting nearly thousand dollars t,
aid those who We're rendered home
less by the recent tornado is mos
commendable. The County Judge
voted this sum after four days. tri
= over the track of the storm and shoul
any more be needed, they will add t
it. No county in the State can bet
ter afford to help those of its citizen
who are bereft of homes and prop
erty than can Audrain.