Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-19
BRYAN AND sEWALL CLUB
Met at the Court House Tuesday Night
and Transacted Important Bust
ness-The Name Changed
and Several Resolu-
lions Adopted.

lions Adopted.
The last meeting of the Mexico Bry-
an and Sewall club was held at the
Court House Tuesday night. This
statement does not mean that the club
has disbanded. 1t means that from
this time ON the club will be known as
the Bryan Free Silver Club of Mexico
and that every effort will be put forth
by the members to further the cause
of the white metal and the man who
has SO fearlessly identified himself with
that cause until 1900. Meetings will be
held on the first Friday evening of
each month at z O'Clock.
The meetingTuesday night was called
to order by president j. A. Potts at 1880
and in the absence of secretary s. W.
Buckley, who is in Virginia, John ID.
Orear was chosen temporary secre-
tary. A good sized crowd was present.
The report of the committee to
draft resolutions, appointed at the last
meeting of the club and composed of
the following gentlemen: R. 8. Nc
Kinney, W. III. KEENAN,, P. III. Cullen,
@. T. Allen, j. M. Barker, s. b. Cook
and r. H. Cauthorn, was then read by
the chairman of the committee, Hon.
P. FL. Cullen. 1t read as follows:
An election has been held, but the
campaign has not ended. 1t has just
begun. Defeat cannot destroy or i'm
pair that which is right and victory
reveals the hidden iniquities of wrong.
The principles for which the hosts
that followed Bryan battled still live.
Now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away the great truths for
which the minority fought stand out
bold and clear.
That this government should adopt
the free, unlimited and independent
of silver coinage at the ratio
of 16 to 1; that it should take
from individuals and corpora
tions the right to issue money
and the consequent control of its vol
ume, and reinvest itself with that
great attribute of sovereignty and
then exercise it for the benefit of the
whole people by furnishing an ade.
quate supply of full legal tender
money to do the business of the coun.
try; that it should stop the issue o.
interest bearing bonds in time Of
peace r propositions that were in.
volved in the recent campaign ant
stood the test OF discussion and re.
main victors at the bar of reason ant
in the forum of justice.
That if Congress has power under
the Constitution to pass an income
tax law n should be passed; that j
such power is not given to Congress
then such power should be given BY
an amendment to the Constitution il
a just and proper demand, and j
must remain one of the battle cries o
this ir~repressible conflict.
A just regard for the public wea
and the welfare of labor of all classe
4 uIS0 u6 W bklll thob ISAOlS
pauper labor shall be prevented from
coming to this country to compet'
with American labor and to favor tn,
settlement of labor differences by ar
bitration rather than by bayonets.
The formation and existence o
trusts, pools and conspiracies and tn
discriminating, unjust and extortion
ate charges made by railroads are con
ditions of this age which are contrar,
to public policy, a menace to the gov
eminent, hurtful to the industrial
progress of the country, o%ppressiv
to labor and injurious to the grea
mass of the people, and the fgh
against all such now well begun ough
to be continued energetically an
without cessation until victory crown
our efforts.
The subordination of the civil to tn
military authorities; the preserva
ton of the right of trial by jury, nc
in some, but in all cases; the curtail
ment of the right of federal powers t
arbitrarily interfere in the local al
fairs and the stopping of the tendenc
of the courts to govern this countr
by injunction are questions of vita
moment to the Republic and deserv
the attention of all thoughtful an
patriotic people.
Adherence to the principles abov
J set forth is necessary to insure tn
prosperity of our government, tn
prosperity of our people and tn
happiness of mankind. Thes
principles we are admonished wi
not be adhered to by the incom
ing administration; on the contrary
, opposing principles will be maintain
ed-principles that are unjust, pluto
, cratic and oppressive-the dominatio
of which has brought to the America
people business depression, industrii
inactivity, agricultural paralysis, fal
ing prices and all the suffering tn;
follows in the wasting wake of han
4 times.
: This fearful shadow still hovers ov,
!, the Republic and there it will forev'
remain unless principles and pul
politics rise and reign. Business me
seem to flourish in certain lines for
day, bnt it will be only as a flash
y the darkness. Nothing but the 81
: grating of the principles and pra'
tees of equality and justice into Il
g warp and woof of the legislation W
bring the full sun of prosperity; Their
fore, be it
ell Resolued, First, That this club W
9 continue its organization and pre-
forward in the fight for the suprema'
9 of these great principles and cea
not it's labors until such principles a
9 embodied in the laws of the Republi
RESOLVED, Second, That all the clu
n of the county be and they are nc
d hereby requested to join us in II
movement TO maintain club organic
ton and continue without cessati'
! the great fight for Just political pri
ciples. P. II. CULLEN,
JOHN M. BARKER,
g. T. ALLEN,
r. II. CAUTHoRN,
r. 8. MCKINNEY,
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