Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-17
Mexico. Audrain County Thursday

cannot be said Of the men who got up
this bill. He ''envieth not, " in which
he does not resemble some people over
on this side Of the house He "vaunteth
not himself, !" in which hs is unlike the
leaders on the other side Of the big
aisle. He sis not puffed up," in which
he does not resemble good many Of uA
He "does not behave himself unseemly,
seeketh NOT his own, is not easily pro-
voked. In this last respect he does not
at all resemble my friend from Cali
fornia (Mr. Loud).
He "thinketh no evil, !" In which he
ia vastly superior to great many Of Ms,
"rejoiceth not in iniquity," In which
he Is totally unlike the Republicans.
"but rejoiceth in the TRUTH" which
proves that he is cousin german to the
hopeth all things, endureth all things, !"
and in that respect is very much in the
predicament Of the minority ON this side
Of the house under the Reed rules.
He is the pack horse of every oom-
munity, the promoter Of every laudable
enterprise, the worst underpaid laborer
In the vineyard.
Counting his space as his capital, he
gives more to charity, his means con-
sidered, than any other member Of So
ciety.
He is a power in politics, pillar of
the church, leader in the crusade for
better morals.
He is pre.eminently the friend Of
humanity. Line upon line, paragraph
upon paragraph, day by day. he is en-
balming in cold type the facts from
which the Heroditus, Tacitus, Sismon-
di or Macaulay Of the future will write
the history of our times.
He joyfully chronicles our advent into
this world, briefly notes our uprisings
and downsittings and sorrowfully re-
cords our exit from this vale Of tears.
As creator Of beauty he double dis
counts Mime. Ayres, who processes to
increase feminine pulohritude only in
particular instances, while the country
editor, exercising plenary power, beau.
titles impartially all women whose
names appear in his columns. By 6
touch Of his magician's wand he CON
verts paste into diamonds sparkling
upon beauty's neck, and with skill oi
which ancient and ambitious alohemistl
only dreamed and with politeness whiot
Chesterfield might have envied he trans
mutes brass trinkots into golden jewell
when worn by members Of subscrib
er's family.
He is the greatest and most ingen
| ious Of manufacturers, for while other
manufacture perishable stuffs he Is en-
gagged In manufacturing immortal states
men out Of raw-sometimes very raw
materials, an industry which even tn
Dingley tariff cannot protect. he is
To our virtues very kind,
| And to our faults q little blind.
We are all more or less-generall,
! more-his handiwork, and the creatur
should not be ungrateful to his creator
i Without his generous and enthusiastic
labors most Of us would never have beel
here, and when he tires Of us most Of q
will return to private life amid rura
scenes propitious for secret meditation
and silent prayer.
Working night and day during th
campaign, often without. money an
without price, when the election is owe
and the time comes for the distributio
of the loaves and fishes-now vulgarl
called "pie"-by some strange lapse {
memory he is generally forgotten.
Greeley's Letter to Seward.
i Horace Greeley was certainly one
, the greatest editors the world ever saw
His letter to William 81. Seward
!. 1854 "to announce the dissolution {
the political firm of Seward. Weed
Greeley by the withdrawal Of the junic
partner" is one Of the funniest, mos
oaustio and most pathetic epistles !
American literature.
Horace's wrathful statement, part
which quote, would easily flt man
another rural editor. After stating ths
in 1887 Weed and other friends Of Sew
ard asked him to run q campaign weel
II ly paper he continues: "They asked m
, to fix my salary for the year. name
ii 1000, which they agreed to, and I di
, the work required to the best OF m
ability. It was work that made no III
ure and created no sensation, but I love
n and ala it weiI. When IL ",
dona Won were governor. dispensin
!. of1;cas worth "a 600 To &a0. 600 per yes
. to your friends and compatriots, and
,.o.,,r,od 20 INV oarrat and INV ernst an
. - ~ dasnarata 70 "a bsttle with necuniarv oI
] i;oot;nns
: + commend tbst entire letter to pol
= t;cians and tn editors. II ia what Greels
l. bimaaIf wo,iId have denominatt
! n,ni,htv ;ntarest;no readinpn--in lia]
al - craeiox,s rovange hv aiding to dafe
81 Sawsr5 for tha rras;dancv at Ohioa,
D .,aa.s - 1a.ar rTha ;nn;or nartne,
). ononed mn the acore ON chat occasion.
e1n0u 80 ~ .e ..so.,r s 20 =. 10 ' nart;cers crir
nI ;n;s - ;u roShin~ tba oonntrv editor
g anw n-;y;isoa ba now eniova Iwou
~athar confsr naw ones mon him. ther
}. hr -nn,tin1y;nc hts noxuar and aupmeu
e ;va h;s nrcsrar;tv
/. H,. psrsscs r,d.,,tv In 1895.
VI Ha is faitbful TO the people as d
J. Ii. .Lna1a ,.,, ,avor sorgat
D chamber forget 10 long as memory hol
her sway, SO long as gratitude finds