Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-04-21

eue9 fhSeoo Dy 6 nave been de-
cidsc forever and there will be no
contests between our people when there
is any fighting TO be done. The people
are in mood for study now, and our
work is much easier than 1t would have
been two years ago, because two years
Of the people we found our opponents
using all sorts Of deoeptions and, when
these were Of no avail, employing all
methods Of misrepresentation. There
are business men now who are pre-
pared to listen, who are wondering how
much longer they can hold out.
Suppose this nation should engage in
q war with foreign nation, what would
be the first result? A decrease in our
exports. which would result in a de-
crease in our revenues and fall in our
income just In the time when we need
an increase of income.
Abraham Lincoln's Letter.
In 1859 Abraham Lincoln wrote let
ter expressing regret that he could not
attend a banquet given by the Repub-
hcans of Massachusetts, ON jefferson 3
birthday. That year the Republicans
Of Massachusetts, were celebrating JEFF
ferson's birthday and had invited Abra-
ham Lincoln to 1t, and in his letter he
ealogized Thomas jefferson and said:
1.-THE Republican party believes in both
the man and the dollar, but in the case
of conflict the man before the dollar"
That was the Republican way in the
days of Abraham Lincoln. but the Re-
publicanism of Marcas Hanna is the
dollar before the man. But just think
of inviting Abraham Lincoln to Jeffer-
sons birthday celebration.
The bankers met in u clearinghouse
ON Sept. 20, 1897, closed the doors,
pledged themselves to secrecy, agreed
that the gold standard was all right;
and these men behind closed doors de.
termined the policy of England, and the
policy of England determined the policy
Of Europe, and the policy of Europe de-
termined the policy of the United States
acoordin 6 to the Republican platform.
People who would not believe in 1896
are not permitted to doubt in 1898 what
this policy means. And the very ones
who were most hostile in 1896 will be
entirely different in 1898 and 1900 when
they see clearly into it.
They have a proverb of their own
something like this: "A man does not
like to have his nose on the grindstone,' -
and whenever man finds he is turning
the grindstone himself he will stop it.
All you have to do is to point it out to
him and he will do the rest. want to
show you tonight how you can point ii
out to him.
Much of the ground has been covered
by those who have preceded me; not
only have you listened yesterday to Mr..
Bartine and to those who have imme.
diately preceded me this evening, but if
I were to attempt thorough discussion
Of this subject they have so well GOV.
cred, you would grow weary and be
sorry that you came out this evening,
and that came out.
The people seem to be finding fault
with Mckinley, and then they give it to
Cleveland, but I am not so much
blinded by prejudice that cannot com.
mend him for the good work he has
done. While I did not get on to Mr..
Cleveland's policy as soon as Mr..
Mckinley, I have this advantage:
did not forget it as soon as Mr.. McKin
ley did.
Au Illustration.
have an illustration which I have
used many times, and will continue to
use it to make this subject 80 clear that
any child can understand 1t. have
taken the teeterboard or see saw as the
illustration. 1t does not matter how
young the child is, it knows enough to
know that when one end of the board
goes up the other end goes down.
Money is one end and property is the
other. When money goes up property
goes down. A dollar cannot increase in
purchasing power unless property falls
in price.
How old must person be before he
can understand the money question?
One is old enough to understand the
money question as I have illu strated il
when his intellectual development has
advanced to such stage to understand
that one end of the teeterboard goes up
and the other goes down. He is old
enough to understand the money ques.
ton, and unless person reaches that
period without oomprehending when
the end goes up, he can be gold bug.
In this city Of indianapolis the people
have the least excuse of any people OF
the United States for not understanding
the arguments of the financial classes,
because this is the city which witnessed
the birth and death Of the Gold Demo.
cratic party, combined against the in
terest of the people of the United States.
Mr.. Bryan reminded the audience
that when the income tax law was de.
clared unconstitutional there was dis
senting opinion by a Republican judge
who pointed out that in the hour OF
peril the American people would realize
that there was great need of such law.
1t was just such a crisis as the pres
ent that he had in mind. "If the coun-
try goes to war;" said he, imports Of
goods from foreign countries will be
cut off. With imports cut off the reve.
nue. will be cut off,"
The governments cannot go to the
rich and require them to pay their just
share of carrying ON the war. The
government can go to the homes of the
poor, impress the mothers son and send
him to war, but cannot go to the rich
and demand the money to support the
poor mothers son who is fighting on