Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-25

ter the old Bank of the United states.
and its members fondly hoped that
they had thereby made their calling
and election sure, If not to mansions
iii the skies, at least to good, fat Off
ces; but, fortunately for the cause of
constitutional government and of hut
man liberty, at that time there sat in
the Presidential chair one of the purest
and bravest patriots that ever lived,
the iron soldier of the Hermitage, An
drew Jackson, of blessed and iinuor-
tai meiuory, who promptly vetoed that
obnoxious aud dangerous measure.
Both parties to that Titantic strug-
gle appealed to the people, and after a
historical contest Jackson was tri-
umphantly reelected by an overwhelm-
ing majority, receiving 259 electoral
votes to ~ for his opponent. The peo-
pie stood faithfully by Jackson be-
cause he stood untlinchingly by the
people. Unfortunately we have 40
Andrew Jackson in the White House
now to veto this Infamous measure,
but upon the appeal to the people in
1900 William }, Bryan will be Endorsed
by as great majority as was Andrew
Jackson in 1882.
REPUBLICANS EAT THEIR own WORDS.
Nearly all the great Republicans who
have lived since lS73-Grant, Garfield,
Blaine, John Sherman, Logan, eros
vENoR, ALLISON, Don Cameron, Win
dom, JOSEPH G. CANNON llaughterl,
HEPBURN, DoLLIvER (laughterl, Mat
thew Stanley Quay. WILLIAM f.
| CHANDLER, and others, as the sale bills
say, "too tedious to mention" laugh
teri have condemned the main features
| nf he a ~ 10 "
tongue or pen or vote. The silver
speeches, the greenback speeches, and
the anti-single- go!d-standard speeches
of Republican Senators and Represen-
tatives, now stultifying themselves by
supporting this iniquitous measure,
would If collected make a volume larg-
er than the Bible. In the light of their
votes now those speeches will consti-
tute rare, rich, and racy reading when
their authors are arranged at the bar
of public opinion. Out of their own
mouths will these high and lofty polit-
ical sonersaulters he condemned.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEy RECANTs.
| OF all the eminent Republicans who.
| first and last, have Championed silver,
President William Mckinley is facilc
princeps.
In Congress he not only spoke elo-
qucntly and unanswerably Tor silver,
but he voted for the Stanley Matthews
resolution, for the original Bland biz
for the Bland bill with the Senate
amendments, and his name is recorded
in the roll of honor of those who voted
to pass the BlandAllison bill over the
veto of pseudo-President Hayes.
Here the hammer fell. BY unani-
nous consent, Mr.. CLARK was allowed
five minutes more time.
| In Congress he made this wise and
patriotic utterauce:
| lam for the largest use OF silver in the cur
| rency of the country, | would not dIshOnOr IL.
| would give IL equal credit and honor with
gold. would make no discrimination. would
| utilize both metals as money aud dlscredi,
| neither. ! want the double standard,
That is sound declaration, we'll
worthy of remembrance.
| At Toledo, Ohio, February II, 1901
he cxcoriated Grover Cleveland for be-
ing hostile to silver in a highly artistic
manner, as follows:
| During all Of his years at the head OF the
| Government he was dishonornig one OF our
| precious metals, one OF our own great products
| discreditinR silver and enhancing the price OF
| gold. lie underworld, even before his inuugu-
| ration To ONCE, To stop the coinage OF silver
dollars, ana Afterwards ana To the end OF his
| Administration. pCTsistcntly used his power "a
| that end. He has determined TO contract the
| circulating medium and demonctiZe one Of tn,
coins OF commerce. limit the volume OF money
| among the people. make money scarce and
| therefore dear. He would have Increased TIL,
| value OF money and dlmiD shcd the value OF
| everything else money the master, every hi NJ
else its servant lie WAS not thinking 81 the
| poor" then. He had left their side. " He wus
not standing forth In their defense" Cheat
conts cheap labor, and dear money. the
| a hes faA xtn q
| stand guard over the welfare OF the poor aud
| lOwly. Was there ever more glariug inconsiS.
tency or reckless assumption
In reading those glowing words ] am
constrained 10 cxclaim in the Language
IF the immortal Squecrs: Here's rich,
ness And IL appears to me that the
President, having rcCanted the opin
ions he then held, should telegraph his
apologies to his great prototype. the
Sage Of Princeton" in whose Footsteps
he is now walking so faithfully and sc
enthusiastically. Laughter
But an astounding change has come
over the spirit Of his dream, and he
now urgently recommends, TO support
the gold standard" measure which
not only establishes by law the gold
| In ri hat Nyhi~l, pru,ttrnIIy ret u a.,