Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18


will not credit my statements Of fact
but surely he ought to give full faith
and credence to what a gold standard,
high tariff, imperialistic organ says,
and here is a warning given by n Of
the leading organ grinders of that class
The United States Investor-quite
recently:
1.-THE outlook is distressing. We have
gone on supremely unconscious of what
we were doing until we have evolved
a state Of affairs from which escape is
impossible without great hardship. An
enormous number of water logged bust
ness concerns, known as trusts, have
been set afioat. In the smash that Is
bound 10 come the certificates of these
organizations will sell at their real
value, which means an appalling loss to
investors The end will be FASTENED by
a diminution In the consumptive power
Of the country due to the d~islocation
Of a great horde of employees whom the
trusts have elected from positions pre-
viously occupied. We cannot imagine
a much worse state of Affairs"
This newspaper concludes its discus
sion of the relapse in the prosperity
movement with the prediction of a
panic greater wen than that Of 1893.
SO much for wind bag prosperity.
Let il be remembered that the fore
going jeremiad was not delivered at
a free silver banquet in the wee sma'
hours Of the morning by William Jen-
nings Bryan, whom the thick and thin
ners denounce as a mountebsnk and
fakir, or by Allen O. Myers Of Ohio,
whom they denominate as an anarchist,
OF by Champ Clark Of Missouri, whom
they falsely charge with being a calam-
ity bowler. No. II was written by a
stanch advocate OF imperialism, gold
buggery and Dingley tariff. He out.
Herods Herod, and not satisfied with
taking a gloomy view Of the present
situation predicts a panic worse than
that Of 1898, which God forfendl /
leave his remarks with my critics and
leave them to fight IL ont, and / will
take abont as much interest in the con-
test AZ did the old woman who, while
her husband and a bear were engaged
in a life and death struggle, with amaz-
ing imperturbability and perfect impair
TALLY encouraged both to do their
level best by shouting1,Gon kneRmuaf
Go il henFpTh Republican editors
who discover universal prosperity be-
cause they are postmasters surely will
not have the cheek to denounce the ed
itor Of The United States Investor as
a lunatic, anarchist or calamity bowler.
Perish the thoughtl
BY Force of Bayonets.
Being a lawyer, / have fallen into the
habit Of m~arshaling tine facts of the
case. Therefore, in addition to the
above, l will marshal a few more. /
will give them verbatim as they appear
in the press reports, so that it cannot
be charged that l have manipulated or
mutilated them in any way:
PAEA. Ills. April i2.-The control of the
military il absolute in this city, all civil au-
thority represented by the local police and
sherih's once having been rellnquished 10
Colonel Culver, in command Of the Fifth ILL.,
nois infantry. All three of the mines resumed
work this morning. There Is no prospect Of
moiestation Of any kim while the troops are
here. II is not possible TO predict, however,
that peace will continue upon their with
drawal. J. d. Keefe Of Chicago, a member Of
the state board of arbitration, has arrived
from Springfield rs an emissary OF Governor
His report Of the conditions here may
lead TO action Of some sort on the part Of
Tanner looking 10 something more
a temporary restoration Of peace between
the locked out union men and Pana operators.
This morning at 0 O'Clock the funeral Of Xa-
vier Lecoq was held from st. Patriok's Catho.
lie church. The union miners turned out In
force. Frank Coburn was buried this aft.
ernoon at 2 O'Clock.
Query-Is the new brand Of prosper
a kind which II is necessary to
maintain by the bayoneti If not, why
does the foregoing dispatch from Pana
open with the ominous statement that
''the control Of the military is absolute
in this cityf" If that is the sort Of
prosperity of which we hear so much, a
should not be maligned for not
rejoicing at it. The dispatch proceeds
cheerily There is no prospect Of mo
.Iestation Of any kind while the troops
IRE here. It is not possible to predict,
however, that peace will continue upon
heir withdrawal" II appears to me
hat the peace at Pana, Ills, Is much
II the same sort as the Poles had when
| Russian general dispatched his gov
.rnment, peace reigns in Warsaw"
Yes, peace; but II was the peace Of
ieath. Now, | humbly submit that IL
1 requires a regiment Of soldiers 10
ring prosperity to every little town in
he United States and keep it there
100, 600 soldiers will not be enough TO
accomplish the purpose, and the presi-
lent will be compelled to ask congress
or more authority to enlist men ad
and sven to draft them, in or
Ter that they may carry peace and pros
'erity to every hamlet in the land and
Until the continent shall tremble under
be tread Of armed men.
Free speech stIn Prevails.
The trouble with Republican postoHce
Is that freedom Of speech still
'revails and people will talk. For in.
lance, my good friend Hon. William H
iinrichsen. popularity called Buck"
a speaking Of the state Of affairs in IL
lnois, which state Of affairs grows
Argely out Of Republican prosperity as
Manifested at Pana, says:
''The Democrats viii carry Illinois
q the noxt election by not less than
90, 900. This will not be as difficult as
| may seem If You take into considera-
lon the split In the Republican ranks
nd the deep rooted animosities from
Fhich IL springs.
The Republicans in the state are
iyided pquarely into Tanner and anti
amer factions and II they do not 20
nto the merit campaign with a united
erty they are bound to lose. That
hey will never be able TO az up their
iherenees is well known 20 all Of as
Tho understand the underlying princi-
les Of the fight now being waged
gainst Tanner.
carter Harrison, mayor Of Chicago,
I'D be o. Democratic candidate for
oyernor Nothing eau stop his nomi-
nov that Altgeld has been elm.
lated In Huch A mannar a. % .unIa "a