Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-02-16

purchase Of such farm machinery az
10 needed, etc. These old soldiers VI
the "Iost causs'' viii, In q few years,
anawer the last roll call and march
into that unknown land from which no
traveller has ever yet returned. When
the last ons has apasssd over the
river'' this splendid property, the gift
Of the brave ~ex-soldiers Of Missouri,
who wore the blue and the gray, and
their friends, win 60 to the State and
win Do used in years to come az q
Of her charitable institutions. So II
viii be seen that money expended on
It, Ike "bread cast npon the troubled
waters" viii return in due time. In
the list Of inmates may be seer the
names Of a few women and children,
widows and children OF some stranded
old soldier who followed Price in the
bright days of his manhood, or, per-
hsps, answered "Here'' st the roll call
Of Lees army a 1t entered Pennsyl-
vaniA In 1858 or staggered back, bleed
ing, but yet defiant, from the fatal
field Of Gettysburg. When the chill
dren reach the age OF IA homes are
provided for them and thus they pass
out into the world to fight it's battles,
carrying with them pleasant reminis-
cences Of that charity without which
there is no religion, no civilization
nothing.
The six per cent contract rate of
interest bill came up for Its third read
ing last Thursday. Quite q number
Of speakers took part In the debate,
some advocating the bill, some oppos-
ing 1t, some favoring an amendment
fixing the contract rate at seven per
cent, some predicting that the reduc-
ton Of the contract rate from eight to
six per cent viii provea dire calamity
to all peFsons nov In debt. Strange,
indeed, is it that locality often so SER
iously Affects men'sopinions. Stranger
, still Is it that there are some who
seem to be sincere in holding that
money, like wheat, corn, cattle, ETC.,
. should be turned loose and allowed to
? bring its value in open market. Are
they really sincere when they
claim a parallel between corn and
money! The eight per cent advocates
, claimed that a reduction would drive
? all capital from the cattle, fruit and
4 other industrial centers-that all cap
\ ital wonld take unto itself wings and
fy-that Missouri would be left with
|, out q dollar. The Bankers AssoeIa-
, ton sent out circulars all over the
State and, 20 doubt, caused letters to
, be written to Representatives, urging
them to vote against this bill, and
} some Of those circulars and many Of
| these letters found their way into this
|. hall and were read. In some instances
bankers wrote letters urging the pass
age Of the bill, saying that the time
[ had come when banks should aid the
rpeople in their efforts to stem the tide
that threatens their destruction and
r these letters we're also read to the
House. All honor to such bankersl
Mr.. Whitecotton, Of Monroe, closed
, the debate in an excellent speech In
favor Of the bill. When the roll was
, called the vote was So for the bill
, and 81 against it. Mr.. Clark, OF Au-
drain, voted for the bill. The bill was
lost, not having received II votes.
Twenty members we're absent. I'm
r mediately a motion was made to re-
|, consider the vote by which the bill
was lost and then a motion was made
| to lay that motion on the table. The
House refused by a large majority TO
! lay the former motion on the table,
which means that there will be another
, trial OF strength.
Mr.. w. II. Harvey, of Chicago,
author OF "ooin's Financial School,"
addressed the Legislature last Thurs-
day night in the hall Of the House of
Representatives on 'Bimetallism and
the Necessity Of Organizing For 1900"
The hall was filled from the reading
desk to the gallery. He spoke over
an hour and was listened to with the
closest attention. The main ideas Of
his address we're:
The necessity Of two metals for
primary money. Their commercial
value for nearly 800 years, under free
coinage, had been nearly equal. The
destruction of one OF them would SER
iously Affect the happiness, content
. ment and prosperity of the people
and retard civilization. The battle of
1896, without means to perfect organ
i~zation, was wonderful. The battle OF
1900 would be earnest, determined,
terrific and successful. There should
be no retreat whatever; the Chicago
platform should be maintained. The
, people should prepare for action by
raising q fund to make the campaign
and they must do it If they really want
success. The Democratic party did
not wish nor could it afford to be under
obligations to the wealthy class and
TO the money syndicates.
Mr.. Harvey explained the National
Democratic Committee's plan to raise
money and said 1t was succeeding, A
large number of people came forward
and gave their written pledges for 81
per month from now until October,
1s00-perhaps as many as n hundred
persons, some pledging over 81 per
month. Mr.. Harvey is not an orator,
but he speaks well and bases his ideas
on universally acknowledged princi-
Piles and facts. His address was an
appeal from the greed Of wealth to the
calm intelligence and clear conscience
Of the people and waspunctuated with
frequent applause. @. 7. ALLEN.
Two kinds of women need DR..
Pieroe's Favorite Prescription-those
who want to be made strong and those
who want to be made well. 1t builds
mp, invigorates, regulates and cures.