Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
CANNOT FOLLOW THE BOYS.
James Newton Cross Tells Tom Buck
e and Nc" Trimble That They
Have Come to the Parting
OF the WAYS.

To the Editar of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. Dear Sir:
The Mckinley clubs are making such
a splitter of late that it is hard for q
free ~silverite to keep still. | think the
gold standard ''craze is rapidly dying
out" but, with your permission, l will
give them a little free advertising SO
as to help let them down easy. 1t
seems that bur old time citizens, T. b.
Buckner and j. Med, Trimbie, have
contributed very materially to the
recent agitation, and they take special
delight in dying in the faces of their
former constituents who started them
pm the road that secured them iutiu-
ence that landed them in fat offices
behind the desks of rich corporations.
No, boys, we cannot follow you. We
once loved TO listen TO your advice,
but that day is past, and your mani
festos muddle only a lew. The rank
and file have been studying these
questions and they see that they are
gradually drifting into lordism and
serfdom, and that they must again
proclaim their independence under
the banner of Jeffersonian principles.
Mr.. Buckner has been we'll answered
by NJ. Y. Duncan, s. B. Cook and 9th.
ers, but still he is FESTIVE. His letter
to S. B. Cook, as published in the
LEDGER, is full of confessions, glaring
Inconsistencies and many misrepre-
sentatains, and, / presume, will receive
the proper treatment by parties per-
sonated therein. But | would like TO
say that if his information on other
topics is as limited (and I think It is,
except on corporation law and draw
ing dividends) al 1t Is in regard to
Gov. Stones political views in 1892
and prior thereto and the Governors
standing in Audrain among his former
friends, that he had better quit APP
pearing in public print.
Just such articles as his are giving
wonderful impetus to the dying free
silver craze But he and his fellow
co-operators are getting themselves
in trim TO do the contortionist act in
era wiling into the Republican party.
They are getting ready to swallow the
prescription as given by the New
York Recorder Crank Republican, as
follows: "'The surrender of Cleveland
men must be abject and unconditional.
II Every vote for Mckinley will
be a vote for another Federal election
bill, etc. . Every vote for Nc
Kinley will be a vote for protection,
even more pronounced than that Of
the Mckinley BILL" We hate to see
, our boys, including our COMMITTEE on
/, address," gag at such n dose. But !
nothing else will do, Mark Hanna vii
| hold your noses while you gulp hel
down.
Gov. Stone seems to come In FOL
more than his share OF MIR. Buckner'
last missive. When the people wer
crying out for leaders Gov. Ston'
took up their cause, when 1t SCENE
suicidal for him to do so. He has up
held their banner at all times and
all places. He has dared, in the fac
of threatening corporations, to cham
pion the cause of the people for tn
. bimetallism of the constitution and {
defend their rights against the en-
croachments of judiciary and fedora
= interference. The people r wit
Gov. Stone as he stands to-day an,
. has always stood; right in line wit
= the Chicago platform and true Democ
racy. Respectfully,
j. N. Gross.