Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-01-11

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a1.5e q fls sid szNaleare-
No cuests0u thzs the fear is there Ano
ths. Il the god standard Is not estAn-
,sSh.t br lzw nov Il czl never be -
es.abiikkec- Hence this b0t haste
- GA sanh rhl-rs -.
Aris uFernnzzs ~ Lac sumner elp11
wHhgEl 9uF spe1lAl Ssnosfs
Pa-ticularly when We have been led
% beiiere thz; this sduinistr1toa
czused the rains 70 fail. the s1n 70
snsoe- and the crops 10 grow N
Aznericz: prodnced famine abroad,
and scattered tbe golden nzggets N
Bst stranger ssiu. tie Presioent
says
rsllel' ss ressrf ts loEzs 70 sspPly goae Is hhE
been 118s In ne pAsL kne-
IF ye have tezrs. prepare to she'd
then nDW.'-
KAY hsFs 70 le dsss Z iAe fsszrs
50 that. notwithstanding We are
daily and hourly assured that we are
now enjuying the greztess prosperity
in or history, the President - zetu-
ally contemplating q recurre1oe 70
I bood issues. for another place, IN ASK
I ing for more power to the Secretary Of
the Treasury. he says
Ths authority ss0zle is1lsas "a P0zeE g
~ tosas on lszE xod Eh1-s E-zS, a. eo-'e1-
tso2s DSy Erise-
Wonders viii never cease A great
many persons believe that the Secre-
tsry Of the Treasury has nOU too uneh
power tozching the sale Of boocs.
Nevertheless, the President asks for
more. and. sad 10 say. he viii get Il
National bznfs get what they ask troz
this Adrniuissrssion. The people gei
nothing bat orders TO pay more taxes
but a day Of reckoning viii come Al
certain as Just God reigns on high-
IL 10 l.
Certain Representatives from ths
East. rated as Democrats in the Direc
tory aud 7ewspapers, svov their Pzr
Pose 10 vote for tsss bill In 20 coinf
they are or; Of touch with the grezi
body Of the party. The vast ma j0ritJ
, Of Democrats are as mnch in favor {.
-. g. - .-F..-sf,.a - r4r ssF.-a,
as they ever Eere. Not as a matter oi
sKpediency, but as matter Of prinei
pie they and ] believe in the Seoont
Declaration Of Independence with on
whole hearts The trae sitnatios
= might a. well be clearly undersfoos
first as last. zod il Is this: We intens
to re1copt-not simply reafhrn, bu
rezdops-the financial plank Of tn
Chicago platform. word foF word. syi
liable BY syllable. abating Beither 10
uor title Of thas great confession oi
Democratic faith
The free 1ad uuliuited coinage o
gold and silver Al the historical rztii
Of 10 70 !. without waiting for the con
sent Of any other nation on earth. vii
be the supreme issue in 1900, as il wa
IN ls96. Upon that platform ne vii
place Bryan and elect him Self-seek
ing politiCiauk, timorous EoulA. ma
fall away from us, bat the p4ranous
Issue and the peerless candidate VII
remsiu- Politicians do not max
issues The people make them An
I they make something else They max
: politicians, and when politicians q
= not do 10 salt then they unmake th
! politicians and make a new set Wh
viii DO 10 suit them The plain Deml
I crsts-those who seek no oEfice and VII
/ expect none-know exactly what the
]. want They want Bryan and the fire
Z and unlimited coinage Of gold an
{ silver az l6 TO !, and these they iuteu
{ 70 have We wOuid stzitify ourselve
By changing position in frout Of Ii
I encmy. Even as a matter Of exp
diency We vouid lose by such a uovs
{ for every time We gained one vote in th
: tire East we would lose tHo or three or
: half dozen in the Soath and West. T
: abandon the Chicago platform woul
: not only Be wrong. Il woHld Be suici
dzL
: of course other issues will be prs
, seuted. but they viii Be subsidiary I
I. that Of the free and unlimited coinsk
e Of gold and silver al IL to !. Ee wi
i have strong antitrust and znti-impei
ialistic plznks-str0ng as lznguzz
i can make them. Also plank ia fzyO
c Of an income tax. and another in fave
< Of economy in the pzblic service, tha
e labor Esay be lightly bundeued. b
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