Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

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cratic principles and Democratic lead
ers. We denounce such conduct as
treachery to party interest, as false to
every pretense of party loyalty and
prompted by selfish and mercenary
motives, and we feel that the time has
arrived when the Democrats of Au-
drain County should no longer give
aid or comfort to such false pretense
and party treachery. Therefore, we
unqualifiedly denounce the contempt
ible and vicious attacks in the columns
of the Evening LEDGER upon a mem
Der of this club and Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee in whose
ability and fidelity we hereby express
q renewal of our unbounded con-
f1dence. And we denounce as a sham
and false pretense the efforts of the
person making such attacks to pose
as Democrat, and declare that the
Democracy of the city, county and
State repudiate him and brand him as
it's malignant enemy.
John d. Orear moved the adoption
of the resolution and was seconded by
r. 8. Mckinney. 1t carried.
Chairman Cullen then stated that
the committees would be announced
at the next meeting of the club, after
which he introduced the speaker of
the evening, Hon. o. Fl. Avery, of
Troy, Mo. Mr.. Cullen said: SIT is
with great pleasure that introduce
to you Hon. o. Il. Avery, whose pres
ence it is the good fortune of che Bry-
an Free Silver Club to have with them
tonight. He Is known in every place
in which Democrats are known. He
has devoted his life to Democracy and
to the forming OF laws for the people.
He has been identified in the front
ranks of the workers for the adoption
of the Fellow Servants bill, the sue
cess of which was due to his efforts.
Mr.. Avery is a Democrat In every
sense of the word.
Hon. o. Fl. Avery, who is a fine
looking specimen of manhood, took
the platform and, in substance, said:
SYNOPSIS OF MR.. AvERY's SPEECH.
1t pleases and gratifies me to see
such gathering of Mexico people out
to such meeting, and in an "off
year" at that. Before entering upon
any remarks 1 wish to stop and tender
my gratitude to you-to tell you that
appreciate the pleasure of being with
you. As Democrat, expect to ad-
dress you as Democrats, as free silver
Democrats, as Bryan Democrats and
especially it gives me pleasure to ad-
dress Bryan free silver club. Every
citizen should love country where
the laws will protect one citizen as
they will another. This was the creed
given by the founder of the Demo-
cratic party, Thomas Jefferson. ]
come as a representative of the DEM
ocratic party and desire to instruct,
II instruct may. I believe in MAIN
tanning the principle of equal and ex-
act justice to all and special privileges
to none. That is my idea of Democ-
racy, pure and simple. Everybody
should be a politician, not to hold
Office, but a politician in the broader
and nobler sense. You, who want to
live in country where proper laws
will be used, where joy and gladness
will reign, yes, I would like to see you
all be politicians, ladies and children.
am pleased to see the ladies present.
You are interested in good govern
ment to greater extent, if possible,
than the men. The bad has more ef-
feet on you In one direction and the
good in like measure in the opposite.
AS the name Is understood, am in no
sense woman's rights man. recog-
nize that the hand which rocks the
cradle to-day rules this world to-mor-
row.
There are to-day two great political
parties, the Democratic and Republic
can, and the two principal dividing
lines between the two parties are the
financial question and the tariff, or
tax, as I choose to call it. Almost
since the beginning of this govern
ment up to 1851 the Democratic party
was in controlling power. Since the
war cry of our forefathers, Sink or
swim, survive or perish, live or die,
give me liberty or give me DEATH
was passed from tongue to tongue the
fight has been the same. We strive
for perfect and complete liberty for
the masses. Hamilton was one among
thousands who thought that but few
were qualified to rule and many were
to be ruled. Jefferson wanted to re-
tain the ruling of the government for
the people, and see the result oft. In
the beginning the United States pos
sessed thirteen states skirting the
Atlantic ocean. In 1861, when the Re-
publicans gained the supremacy, the
boundaries of the United States were
confined within the Atlantic and Paci-
fic oceans on the east and west, and
the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mex
leo on the north and south. When the
Democrats took the reins of govern
ment in charge there were about four
| millions of people within her bound
ares, and in 1851 there were over fifty
millions, the country's broad acres
were covered with good homes, own
ed by those who lived in them, many
new cities sprang up, the natural re-
sources were being developed and,
best of all, the wealth of the country
was evenly distributed. There were
no tramps, no syndicates, trusts or
corporations, except those corpora
tions which were kept within the con-
fines of their charter. All of this came
about under q direct tax for the ex-
penses of running the government
and the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio OF 16 to 1.
/ have given the subject of finance
q great deal of thought and deep
study and find In no instance word
4 or fact which could cool my ardor in
the cause for which I am working. In
the book, which we all should read,
the Bible, we find the first mention OF
mouav II ia recorded there that