Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
The Bryan Club Meeting.
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS BY
HON. j. KELLY POOL, OF
CENTRALIA.
Resolutions Denounclng the Admins
tratlon of Cleveland-Favored o
Lower Legal Rate of Inter
est-Good Sized Crowd
Present.

There was quite a crowd out to the
Bryan FreeSilver Club meeting Friday
night. President J. A. Potts called
the meeting to order and the minutes
of the previous meeting were read By
secretary 8. W. Buckley and approved
by the club. The name of L. R.. Fer
RE was presented by Mr.. Orear as al
applicant for membership. Ordered
enrolled. j. M. Barker then present.
ed the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
THE Ex-PREsIDENT SCORED.
Resolved, By the Free Silver Club oi
Mexico, Mo-:
First. We thank Almighty God that
the administration of President Cleve-
land has ended forever and that the
American republic, although some.
what disfigured, still lives.
Second. We deplore and condemn
the cowardly, trucking and humiliat.
ing course of the said administration II
the protection of American citizens
and American interests in the island Of
Cuba, and we tender to the struggling
Cubans our heartfelt sympathy in theil
efforts for independence.
Third. We tender to Hon. Der
Tillman, of the United States of Amer
lea, with uncovered heads, the tribute
of our highest regards for his noble
and manly course in voicing the sen.
timent of his courtrymen against cor.
rupt and wicked officials at Washing.
ton who collogue with trusts ano
swindlers.
Fourth. We tender our hearty
thanks to all the members of the Mis-.
souri, Legislature who recently voted
for making it a crime for men in office
to accept free railroad passes, and we
pledge ourselves that we will do al
we reasonably al do in the future to-
ward the defeat for Office of any man
who accepts such passes while in Office,
or who does not give his full and
earnest support toward the passage OF
the above act.
Fifth. We tender to all members OF
the Missouri Legislature who lately
voted to reduce passenger fare on the
railroads to two cents a mile, as a most
just and righteous measure, our warm
est approval, because with the pres
ent extortionate rate of 8 cents a mile
the railroads have, without any loss to
themselves, been able to keep up a
vast system of free passes to such
persons and officials as would use their
influence and opportunities against
legislation for the relief of the people,
and the passage of the 2 cent rs will
give the railroads every cent they
ought to have for their service, but
yet not leave a large fund for corrupt
purposes.
And we further pledge ourselves to,
in the future, do everything we can,
toward the defeat of any
man nov in Office who, having an OPP
portunity, fails to use his vote or in
f1uence for the success of that just
measure, and if we know it will not
in the future vote for any man who
now or then travels on a free pass.
Sixth. In view of the fact that there
is SO much corruption and rascality
among men in the legislative branches
of government, growing out of brib-
cry in various ~forms-free passes
among the rest-we ask the clubs of
this State, who believe in honest and
fair legislation without regard to party
connections, to take action on the
above and send the result to their
respective representatives. We ask
this because many men in the Missouri
legislature do not appear to know
what they went there for until they
have been "seen" by the lobby.
We further request all papers which
are not under the domination of the
corporations to publish the above res
olutions.
The secretary then, by request, pre-
sented the following resolutions de-
manding a lower legalr rate of interest,
which were adopted unanimously:
TIRED OF PAYING SIXTEEN PER CENT.
WHEREAS, Idle holders of capital
and other advocates of the single gold
standard attempt to justify existing
industrial conditions by declaring that
ffty-cent wheat and ffty-cent labor,
as desirable now as one hundred
cent wheat and one hundred-cent la
BORN times passed for the alleged rea-
son that fifty cents in money will now
purchase as much of the n~ecessaries
of life as one hundred cents would
have bought in said times passed; and,
WHEREAS, The aforesaid PROPOSE
tions are largely true and must be
conceded to be wholly true, as against
the moneyed classes, who never weary
~reiterating the same therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Bryan Free Silver
Club, of Mexico, No.,
First. That the adoption of the
English financial system by the peo-
pie Of this country also demands the
adoption of English low rates of in
terest.
Second. That the earnings of cap
itai now loaned at 8 per cent are, both
as benefits to the lender and as bur-
dens to the borrower, equal to q rate
OF 16 per cent, as often exacted in
such times passed, and in effect
double the expressions of the debt
or and the gain of the creditor;
therefore, the inevitable deductions
flowing from said statements and ar
guments of the capitalist, as well as
simple justice and the logic of cir
cumstances, demand that the legal
rate of interest should at once be re-
duced to one half its present limit. it
being self-evident that capital ought
not to enjoy more than it's Just and
equitable rights in the existing indus
trial readjustment, as also, that labor
and industry should have Just and
proper relief and thus, in some meas-
ure, avoid financial servitude.
Third. That any person who nav
under any name or pretext, directly
or indirectly, by ~deducting bonus
charges or otherwise, collect mora