Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

]. c. Aver Co. Lowell, Mass.
have said General Assembly pass all
necessary laws to carry the sentiments
expressed in said resolutions into legal
effect.
A timely little speech was made by
president Potts, who informed the club
that it owed some $50 Or $75, incurred
during the late unpleasantness for
buggy hire for speakers sent out by
the club.
Treasurer Jones stated that he had
about $1s with which to liquidate the
debt. A collection was made, which
reduced the sum about So, and a COM
mittee composed of Messrs. j. ID.
Orear and O. G. Davis was appointed
to raise the remainder.
Upon being called upon the speaker
of the EVENING" K. Pool, stepped for
ward and delivered a most excellent
speech upon the subject of "Restored
Confidence"
Mr.. Pool complimented the club in
glowing terms upon their sturdy fight
for right. He said in substance:
"The organization and perpetuity of
these club agitators will finally carry
the day; the real fight has but begun
and it will be through the efforts of
such men as you, with steadfast pur-
pose and i~rrepressible fighting quail
ties, who will be the main fighters in
that glorious victory three years from
now. We will all have to offer up the
mental prayer that the man offered
when he met the bear in the woods
and said: 'Oh! good Lord, I've never
asked a favor of you in my life, but 1
call upon you now in the day of my
greatest need. If you can't help me-
don't help the bear and you'll see the
d-dest fight that you ever saw
Now that's the way We will have to go
into this fight.
We have heard in the last fight
nothing but ''lost confidence" Why
do they harp upon and try to point
out to III something which we have
never lost? In my mind there have
been but mi class of people in this
glorious country who have ever lost
confidence, and they were the Tories
of the revolutionary days, who had
not the confidence that we could Sc
cur and retain our Republican form
of government and friends; if you
please, it hascos us billions to restore
that confidence of the unbelievers."
Mr.. Pool then touched upon the
balance of commodity and money,
reading from the political economy
works of Mills, Locke, Hume and
others.
"The crime of '73 was one of the eff
forts to restore the confidence of a
certain class of people. And the tar
if, what has that to do with the bust
ness depression? Is there not bust
ness depression in every country I'M
der the sun? Is there not business
depression in countries where there is
high tariff, low tariff and no tariff?
And the international agreement is
another bundle of oats before US. /
a remember when / was a boy that
it was my duty during the sugar cane
season to drive an old mule around a
gin path to furnish power for the
presses. That driving was the n
blotch upon my happiness, as I had at
all times to be right behind the mule
to keep her going. One day l set to
work to remedy this, SO tied a bunch
of oats jast far enough in front of the
old mule to be enticing. There was
more can pressed that day than any
previous time since we had worked
threes. And so it is with information
al agreement and tariff. Have you
followed me? Have you kept account
of the countless billions it has cost to
restore the confidence of these peo-
pie whose confidence has not been re-
stored YETI"
Mr.. Pool deplored the civil service
reform movement and expressed the
wish that there was no appointive
office. He further said on interna-
tional agreement:
SIN the papers we have been read
ing of a little band of Christians known
as Armenians who have been muir
dered and butchered on account of
their religious belief, and if anyone
offers to lend a hand they hear from
the mighty throats of the six great
European powers: Hands off! You'll
disturb business relations
Gwen the stars and stripes sit idly
by and see the Spaniards insult our
flag, murder our citizens and insult
our every interest, but don't interfere;
you'll disturb business relations.
"But to come back to our question.
l want to say to those who think this
great question of finance is finally
settled that it is not; as / said at the
beginning of my address the fight has
just begun, and as Ella Wheeler Will
cox says: NO question is ever set
tied until it is settled right With
the parting injunction that you all lay
aside party prejudice and vote for the
best interests of yourselves and your
country, I will retire."
Upon Mr.. Cooks motion Mr.. Pool
was rendered the thanks of the club
for his excellent speech.
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