Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-02-23

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Christian civilization.
We are one people; we live under
one flag; we are warmed by the same
noon day sun. Into our windows by
night steals the soft and gentle light
OF the came moon. 0verhanging and
looking out from the blue vault Of
heaven are myriads Of sparkling
gems, the stare OF the armament upon
which all can look with admiring
eyes. We are famed by the same
summer breeze and frozen BY the
same zero blasts. Let us be thankful
that IL lie as well with US as II is. 1t is
fortunate for us that We live in such
q grand country and are surrounded
by so many things that tend to add to
our happiness. We have cause to be
thankful and our lives should be so
shaped that when we have ended our
earthly career it will be- said OF each
Of us, "He lived not for self alone"
"Live while you live, the epicure
swould say,
And seize the pleasures of the present
day;
Live while you live, the sacred
preacher cries,
And give to God each moment as it
flies;
Lord, in my views let both united be;
live in pleasure, when / live to Thee. +"
The address OF the evening was
"The Missouri Editor by Hon. A. A.
Lesueur, Secretary Of State. Mr..
Lesueur is one OF Missouri's brightest
men and the newspaper men are all
proud Of his being an editor. His ad-
dress did not disappoint bis large
and appreciative audience, which is
saying a good deal, as they all ex-
pected something unusually good.
We take pleasure in giving Mr..
Lesueur's address in full:
CAPT. A. A. LEsUEUR's ADDRESS.
Mr.. President, Ladies aud Gentlemen:
This audience is here assembled to
do honor to the men who make the
press of Northeast Missouri what il
is, for good or i'll, and I, who am not
a member of the association, have
been chosen to say few words as to
the editor, the man and the public
servant. l come TO the task with
the loving heart of one who for
seventeen years actively wore the
harness, with the observation of the
business man and with tbs expert
ence which has come from holding q
responsible position in the govern.
ment of the state. ! believe, there.
fore, that l can treat it fairly, and
only regret my inability to do il
justice. For the opportunity to ad.
dress this intelligent audience re-
turn my grateful acknowledgement
to the partial gentlemen composing
the committee of the association, and
l thank you, ladies and gentlemen,
for your attendance through the
precarious weather of this uncertain
month. As an old negro friend Of
mine used to say; This February
is a onsartain month on folks. Fore
God, done noticed for a long time
dat if I hbed tru FEBRUARY I was
sartain to lib de balance OBJ de year. y
l sincerely trust you will not only
'lib tru February" and the balance
of the year, but for many years tc
come.
We live in an age of remarkable
progress and activity-in science,
the arts, in letters and even in re-
ligion. Has the editor felt and re.
sponded to this impulse in common
with the rest of mankindf I might
answer this question in a phrase by
pointing out that at Jefferson City,
one hundred and twenty five miles
away, / read the st. Louis morning
newspapers at my breakfast table
For this achievement, however, WI
must divide our thanks with many
others, not the least among them be
ing the man who stands at the
throttle-valve as the engine faces th,
piercing blasts Of winter and fiies
around the curves in the railroad
track.
Twenty-Five years ago the editol
was Bohemian. Almost necessarily
he bad, like Horace Greeley, gradu
ated from the case. and with nearly
as great certainty be practiced a
the bar, in the sense that dissipation
and difficulty TO meet payday obli
cations seemed to be necessary con
comitants to the position. Indeed