Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-16
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF AUDRAIN
COUNTY.

As it will be impossible for me to
make any such canvas of your county
as might desire, or you expect prior
TO your primary election on July IS, /
find it necessary to say in this manner
what should like to say face TO face
with the people of Audrain. am, as
as you know, a candidate for the Office
OF Governor of Missouri, and that |
am DESTROYS of your support / readily
acknowledge. Indeed the purpose of
this letter is to secur your aid and
assistance, but only upon the condi-
ton that you deem me worthy of the
high position to which l aspire and
that you entertain the idea hat my
nomination would help rather than
hurt the fight for which our party is
to make for the State in November. I
am first for the success of my party
and for the man who al poll the most
votes for himself and draw to the gem
eral ticket the most liberal support. /
believe that the head of the ticket
should be able to make a thorough
and able anvas of the State and COM
petent to meet any nominee the Re-
publicans may put in the field. If
there is one among those mentioned
for the place I seek filter than myself
for this duty, then / would expect you
to give him the benefit of your gener-
Gus support; if not and you recognize
me as capable, | will thank you for all
the assistance in your power to render
me. | know that efforts have been
made by the friends of another aspir-
ant to create the impression that am
the candidate of the gold bugs and that
l am being supported only by men
who hold to these convictions.
The counties that have instructed
for me, and the silver men who are
laboring in my behalf, to say nothing
of my record on the money question
and my active endeavors at st. Joseph,
Kansas City and Pertle Springs to
have bimetallism make the chief tenet
In our political creed, are enough to
refute the silly and contemplate
charge, which, by innuendo, those who
desire the success of Mr.. Stephens have
tried so persistently, but unsuccessful
y,tou use against me- have always been
bimetallist; always denounced the de-
monetization of silver by the Republic
can In 1873 as an outrage and a crime,
and | believe to-day, as | have be-
lieved from the fret, and as ] believed
when took an active part in bringing
about the meeting at Pertle Springs;
that ~bimetallism was in c~onsonance
with the principles and traditions OF
the Democratic party, and that the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver and at the ratio of 16
to l was necessary to the maintenance
II any just and logical financial sys-
as well as to the safety and pros
Of the producers and laborers
s9try. Considering that Au-
uiai" /" III he same Senatorial and
Congressional ~.strict with Pike conn
ty, and that their fI.aros,s orc untro,
and reciprocal and the peopIe neigh
bors and friends confe.- that I feel
like have some claims upon,ar nso-
pie whose support and encouragement
so much desire. To your conceptit.
OF my fitness for the position | seek 1
submit my cause, cheerfully acauit-
ting you of any offense if you prefer
another and gratefully accepting the
aid of your delegates, if in your wis
dom, you q proper to select men
favorable to my aspirations.
ID. A. BALL.