Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
THE MEXICO LEDGER ONLY ASKS
FAIR TREATMENT,

Last week the Mexico hntettigencer,
speaking of the Auxvasse (Mo.) ne
pielC, said:
ssThe Auxvasse Revie,p, which is
Democratic not only in name, but by
conviction, a paper that would as soon
sell its birthright as to barter It's
columns to the enemies OF Its party,
has this to say of the blackguard
attack published in the Mexico LED
GER"
Now, as a matter of fact, the ReUiei1
did not mentionth the LEDGER, but Hon.
Sam b. Cook, in his continued attempt
to bolster up his own paper by trying
to pull down the opposition, changed
and distorted what the Review did say.
This great leader, as he calls himself,
during the past few weeks has repeat
eddy changed and distorted editorials
taken from other papers. Has he no
shame?
Now, the resolutions procured by
Mr.. Cook through fraud and falsehood
as directed against this paper, are de-
nouuced by the Democratic press of
the State and Col. Cook knows it.
The compliment paid the Auxvasse
Reuie,D as a Democratic paper by Mr..
| Cook is well deserved and the follow
ing is what the Revies1 says about
Hon. s. B. Cooks malicious, boycott
ting, bread = and = butter resolutions
which are proving such a boomerang,
not only in Mexico, but throughout
the entire State:
"We are sorry to see that Editors
Cook and White, of the Mexico dailies,
continue their war of words. Both are
| gentlemen for whom we nave the
highest personal regard. Both are
true and loyal Democrats. Both have
always supported the regular Demo-
cratic ticket and both have done val
liant party service in years gone by. II
both would take the advice of the
Columbia Herald embodied in the fol-
lowing editorial clipped from their is
sue of September 10th, II would, In
our judgment, greatly strengthen the
party in Audrain County and else
where in the State:
"sThe Missouri Democracy has NO
interest in the personal quarrels oil
Mexico politicians. 1t does not care
whether Sam Cook or Bob White OF
anybody else is on top In Audrain
County. But the Missouri Democracy
is interested in preserving Democratic
supremacy In this State and to thai
end it demands cessation of the fool
ishness that has made Mexico a politi'
cal storm center of late. To keep uI
this silly spiteful warfare means te
strengthen the opposition to Dem
ocracy everywhere"
We have no sympathy with the aiml
or purposes of the distinguished golC
| bug who opened the war. He doubt.
less enjoys the strife which followed
We know nothing as to the truth o.
his charges and, from a party stand
point, care less. A bushel of his let
ters would not make the Chairman o.
the State Democratic Committee any
less a Democrat. But to deny fire.
and to undertake to read out of tn
|, party men and newspapers that gao,
loyal support to the Democratic tickle
is the highest of political laundering
) Whatever errors are committed Gnt
false statements made by the gold bugs
matters are not helped by the sitper me1
making fools of themselves.
1t 10 the duty of all good Democrats
to heal breaches in the party, not tt
increase them. So far az it is possibl,
without sacrifice of principle Demo
cratic readers and Democratic news
papers should seek to win back de-
serters to the Democratic fold and tt
gain new recuits. Unless this is done
Mr.. Bryan will be beaten in 1900 as hl
was in 1S96-fOr lack of votes.n