Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-26
Concentrated .Asininity.

There are not many Republicans in
Platte county, but what there are seem
determined to make up in asininity
what they lack in numbers.
They held their county convention
the other day, probably the first they
have held since they were forced to
permit the Democrats of that vicinity
to vote, and celebrated the occasion
by the adoption of the following reso-
luton:
"That we recognize in the Hon.
John Sherman statesman in whom
there is neither variableness nor
shadow of turning, who has for the
last 80 years been leader in the finan-
cial affairs of our country, and that it
is with pleasure we note the CONVEX
sion of such men as President Cleve-
land, John G.. Carlisle, Hoke Smith,
ex Governor Francis, Judge E. II.
Norton, Steve Woodson and others to
the time honored principles long advo-
Gated by Mr.. Sherman"
Every intelligent man knows that
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle differ with John Sherman on
every financial proposition, except the
single question of standard of value,
but they differ radically as to how the
standard shall be maintained.
John Sherman is more than any
other living man the architect and
sponsor of the financial system which
has prevailed and prevails in this
country, under which we have been
cursed with panics for 25 years, and
which President Cleveland and Sec
retary Carlisle have time and time
again urged Congress to change. Pres
ident Cleveland has in several mes
sages urged Congress to give the peo-
pie and the treasury some relief from
this system of oppression which John
Sherman more than any other man
has fastened upon them.
John Sherman is more than any
other living man the author and cre-
ator of the treasury notes which the
money sharks used to raid the treas
ury of gold, producing panics and
paralyzing business, and from which
miserable instruments of oppression
President Cleveland has in special
messages urged Congress to provide
some relief.
John Sherman is the author and
creator of the necessity of gold re-
serve, which President Cleveland has
almost begged Congress to remove.
John Sherman was the instigator
and builder through the sale of bonds
of the first gold reserve, while Presi-
dent Cleveland has repeatedly i'm
plored Congress to change these laws
under which the Government is
forced to sell bonds to redeem green
backs.
Jhon Sherman was the author of the
Sherman law, largely responsible for
the panic of 1898, and which Cleve-
land called a special session of Con-
gress to repeal.
As for Judge Norton, he was a
member of Congress when the green
backs were issued and opposed the
measure, just as Democrats always
had and as Cleveland and Carlisle
now oppose legal tender treasury
note.
Excepting the question of stand
ard of value, which is only one and
perhaps not the most important of
several features of our financial ques-
tion, there is practically nothing
alike between John Sherman, Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle, except that Cleveland and Car
Isle by law, custom and their oaths
of office are compelled to execute the
financial system and laws which John
Sherman and his Republican associ-
ates have fastened upon the country,
and which the President and his Sec
retary cannot induce Congress to
change.
Talk of Cleveland and Carlisle
having adopted john Sherman's views
on finance, other than executing the
system and laws placed over them, is
simply a display of concentrated as
ininity.