Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-09-30
COL. COOK AND HIS METHODS.
MEXICO, MO.

COL. COOK AND HIS METHODS.
Hon. Sam. B. Cook, the Democratic
leader, who procured, through fraud
and chicanery, boycott resolutions
against the Mexico which
are not endorsed by half a dozen
Democrats or Democratic newspapers
In the State-seens proud of the posi-
ton he has put himself in.
Speaking of the meeting of the
Bryan Club, when the resolutions
were procured, he says:
"But where was the editor of the
LEDGER when the meeting was in
progress?
"Our information is that he was a
couple of blocks away, closeted with
men who not only fought Bryan and
the Democratic State ticket, but who
denounced the Democratic platform
as anarchistic, dishonest and dema-
gogical."
Now, the above is fair sample of
the malicious and silly assaults being
made. on the LEDGER in his paper by
the Chairman of the State Democratic
Committee. The LEDGER don't believe
that Col. Cook had any such informa-
ton. Who informed him? The editor
of this paper was at home with his
family on the occasion referred TO,
where he supposed he had a right to
be. Had he not that right? If Col.
Cook had any shame he would blush
for his actions on that occasion. The
Mexico LEDGER has no feeling against
the Mexico Bryan Club. Some of the
best Democrats in the country belong
to that club, but they were deceiy ed
about the cut -and-dried resolutions
procured and do not hesitate to say SO.
Quite a number of those who were
misled have expressed themselves
through the LEDGER and others have
expressed themselves on the streets as
being disgusted and ashamed of Col.
Cook and his proceedings. The LED
GER insists that not half dozen DEM
ocrats approved of the resolutions as
directed against this paper. Does the
LEDGER understand that Col. Cook
procured these resolutions because
the editor of the LEDGER was not
present at the meeting? That would
be cowardice. No, the resolutions
were procured purely for business rea-
sons, as is clearly recognized now by
everybody.
The InteIiigencer also makes the fol-
lowing misstatements:
"The LEDGER complains that the
Intelligencer has changed several OF
the articles copied from the Demo-
cratic press of the State denouncfng
the assault made on Democrats and
Democratic principles through that
paper. The LEDGER knows that the
omissions from the articles in no in
stance either changed their spirit or
purpose. After the Mexico Bryan
Club expressed itself on party dis
loyalty our understanding is that the
LEDGER refused to publish any more
contributions from the individual
who was its chief contributor during
the month previous. When the col
umns of his organ were closed to the
individual in question we simply
struck his name from every article
copied in this paper"
The Intelligencer changed the
extracts from other papers in order to
make it appear that Democratic news
papers were condemning the LEDGER,
while they were, as matter of fact,
endorsing its position. The editor of
the Inteiligencer, when he wrote the
above statement, knew that the col
umns of this paper were not closed to
''the individual in question" or to any
other gentleman for the discussion
Of public men and public measures.
The position of this paper was fully
stated last week as follows:
The management Of this paper fully
appreciates it's duty to the Democratic
party as Democratic paper, and In
the future, as in the past, will be found
fearlessly doing the same. In the
meantime, we owe duty to the pub
lie which in no way conflicts with our
duty to the party. The editor of this
paper, like most other editors, is liable
to make mistakes, but along the line
referred to the LEDGER stands on its
record. We have done nothing WHICH,
undsr the same circumstances we
would not do again. We have moth
Ing 70 retract ana no steps W iosiaoe'
There are matters pending which are
ot pubic importance which wiz ue
freely and openly discussed In this
paper ana no attempt On tne par' VI
Mr. 8. b. Cook and half dozen con"
spnators TO ooycots or 1nreateh ue ~
any way will have any effect on the
course of this paper.
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arr. r.,.,:a,s oo,,mns are
always open to- Republicans or Gold
Standard Democrats, but this paper
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