Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-09-06

In Africa the Islawyah eat glass,
nails and prickley pear thorns.
In Nebraska q sect destroys the
eyesight Of It's members.
In Kentucky the Equality Com.
munion allows everything to 20 to
waste rather than that any one should
have more than another,
In New Mexico the P~enitentes cruel.
~ members Of the sect.
The Angel Worshippers believe In
their efficacy OF the "Holy Kiss,u
each COMMUNICATE kisEsng all the
others.
In Pennsylvania the vItalists be-
lieve that all drugs are poisons.
Members Of q Kansas Community
wore red masks at all times.
The "order Of HoIinesssv denoun-
ces marriage as ungodly and labor a.
unnecessary.
The Knee Blenders never walk up
right.
Republican Committeeman Mauley
launches the big figures Of this coun-
try's exports for the last four years a.
q campaign document in favor Of the
reelection Of Mckinley.
This means, II "logic is logic" that
II Mr.. Bryan should be elected either
our farmers would stop sowing and
rsaping and Providence would stop
sending the rain and the sunshine, or
that Europe would 90 hungry. II
means that q miners would stop
delving and our oil wells stop flowing.
or that the foreign home supply Of
these products would In some mi
racuIous way be Suddenly Increased
to stop our exports II Mark Hanna
and Mckinley are not given another
term.
"Joe" Manley and eli others con-
cerned in vote getting ought to.
remember that the American people
are not destitute Of common know.
ledge and common ense. The man
with the hoe and the men with the
pick, the drill, the axe and the ham
mer do = thousand times more for the
nations prosperity than all the
politicians put together.
The following facts are, TO say the
least, suggestive along this line:
No President has been reelected
since Grant-that is, IN twenty eight
years.
No President has been r~enoninated
since Grant, except Harrison and
Cleveland, and both were defeated for
a second continuous term-that is, no
President since Grant has had = sec
ond continuous term.
In 1889 Cleveland seemed to be
absolutely sure Of recollection, but he
was defeated.
In 1922 Harrison seemed to be sure
Of reelection, bat he was defeated.
VII Mr.. Mckinley furnish third
example, and VIII history repeat
itssIf9
The LEDGER is glad to see that al
strong effort win be made to carry
New York this year. Every once In 3
while you viii hear some foolish DEM
ocrat In Missouri say be would arzth-
or have Bryan defeated than have him
elected BY the vote Of New York;
What nonsense; what f~oolishness.
Every patriotic, sensible Democrat
wants Bryan elected. He wants him
20 get as many votes to spare a. pos-
eible.
Those who know how 70 figure
agree that II Is almost Q necessity to
have New York in order TO win. The
wise men of the party are gettingl
together and are going after New
York, and we believe they have Ell
splendid chance 10 win. II ID worth
the hght Of 9 lifetime, and that is
what the boys In New York are goine
to make. They deserve to win.
see BY the papers that "Col.n
Dick Dalton is for "Col." Joe Plory
for Governor. What Of itP II ap-
pears to be an open secret in st.
Louis among those who know, that
"OoL." Dalton would have lost bis
farm II the Democratic management
had not financially helped him and
then he supported the ticket. Surely
he was not paid TO support the nom
inees. Would be sell his ~prlncipIes
that wayf Would the Dsmocrstic
State management think his support
worth farm Would the Democratic
buy a mans support, even
II they could get It with the money
and needed IT. Most assuredIy not. /,
Dol. Dalton was well tested By the
party-maybe too well tested. he
will not carry q voter with him. Mis-
souri, will have $1,000 plurality for the !
Democratic ticket, and they will BE- ]
voters who W actuated by principle. 1
We win gain hundreds where We Ioss
one this year In Missouri {
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