Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-05-05
LETTER FROM TENNESSEE,


pen-pusher, | viii, nevertheless, with
your consent make an effort tn
follow his example
Bro Williams is knoAn t1 mary Of
his Audrain friehds to be no less an
orator than writer. The undersign-
ed yell remGmbers one OF his eloquent
and effective speeches delivered at
Perry, Mo-, some years ago The
citizens Of that enterprising lit le city
were trying to raise money TO secure
the railroad extension from Hannibal,
with prospects Of having it extended
to Mexico. Messrs. Jno. W Atchison,
J c. Wilkins, Bro Williams and N.Y.
self, all having friends In Perry, pro-
ceeded thitherin surrey, under the
leadership OF NJ Williams to attend
the railrosd mass.meetng
We found a large crowd gathered
together. Bro. Williams lad been
Clerk Of Audrain County for a lumber
of years, and was very familiar with
the benefits which that county had
derived from railroads Like all true
Democrats he was also holding him
self in readiness for any further SER
vice which the party might demand
Of him He was soon called on 10 make
a speech His elOquence was irresis-
tible. In fifteen miuutes he had the
mourners ali around tie mOurners'
bench, ready to give all they had for
railroad or anything else, and John
Atchison and myself are mourners yet
on account OF that speech. J. G.
wilkins took to the woods to keep
from giving all he had. 1t is need
less to add that the railroad was
secured then and there.
Bro. Williams never fails TO sing the
praises Of Old Missouri, and to his
tune he has in the writer a very re-
sponslve and enthusiastic listener.
Like him | am always ready to stand
up for that great State and for her
matchless record of wise and able
Democratic admistrations.
Missouri is a State which any man
may well be proud to call his home.
Other states may be rich in history and
traditions, but Missouri is rich In her
citizenship, resources, evidences of
civilization and prosperity right now
at Che present day.
Like Bro. Williams 1t has been my
lot for several years to be something
of a rambler, and to travel in several
states, with home and headquarters at
Mexico. 1t has recently been my good
fortune to become connected in a
business way with one of Mlssourps
great men, Mr.. Z w. Stephens, of
Columbia, Missouri, whom | am now
representing in the Sunny South.
Mr.. Stephens is well known in Mis-
souri, as the editor and proprietor Of
the Columbia Missouri Herald, but IL
may be generallyAnown that he now
ranks among the leading law book
publishers Of the United States. His
plant and equipment with the most
expensive and improved machinery
for printing and binding books cannot
be surpassed anywhere. He has the
best that can be had. He is the pub
Usher of the official reports for four
or five states. He is the owner and
publisher of not less than four hum
dred volumes Of Official state reports
the most standard class of law books
which will be staple property and in
demand as long as courts exist, and
lawyers practice law Few If any
houses In the United States own and
publish. more volumes Of Supreme
Court Reports than Mr.. Stephens does.
He has lately purchased the Tennessee
Supreme Court Reports, 107 volumes,
and now publishes for this state every
decision of the Supreme Court Of
Tennessee. Every lawyer of this State
now buys his Supreme Court Reports
at Columbia, Mo, from Mr.. e. W,
Stephens. The enterprise and busl-
ness ability exhibited by Mr.. Stephens
is a credit to any town, city or state.
Thousands of people in this State
have their ears to the ground Just now
listening what the Democrats in Mis-
souri, are going to do with Joseph W.
Folk. Tennessee is not alone in this,
States all over the Union have their
eyes looking toward Missouri. Mis-
souri, will do herself proud when she
makes him Governor.
Old line Democrats need not worry
about Folks Democracy. He comes
from Democratic stock and has the
right kind OF Democratic blood in bis
veins. A Democratic official who re,
fuses to prosecute wrong-doer be
cause the wrong-doer sails under Dem
ocratic colors, is not worthy to bt
called a Democrat. Folks platform
that would prosecute Democrat who
isa traitor to his trust quicker than be
would a Republican, because the Dem
ocrat ought to know better, is a good
one, and on such platform the Dem
ocratic party will continue its honor
ed record Of State administration ID
Missouri for years to come.
Folk is an honest, able, fearless
Democratic official; has brought great
credit to himself, the Democratic
party and the state Of Missouri,
Every one knows that there arr
hosts of worthy, faithful Democratic
officials In Missouri who have made 1
proud record for the State. Folk il
one Of them, whose faithfulness IL
performance Of duty has made hin
CONSPICUOUS, not only in Missouri, bul
in every state Of the Union, and hal
caused him to be mentioned by sucl
Democratic newspapers as the LOUIS
willie Courler.Journal, and representa-
tives from New York in the halls O
Congress as a possible candidate foI
president.
| Opposition to Folk because som'
Republicans want him, or pretend t
want him made Governor, is childish
Would you turn a good man down
Mr.. Editor, because some scamps likt
him or pretend to like him? Such ar
gument is not worthy OF notice.
IL is now up to Missouri, what shI