Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-01-21

Ihw with apprehension his rough
Zen appeals first TO the extremes In
3ital and then TO the extremes In
1<}e,r. and with his explanations and
ncclogies to both. Nor will they be
fisfed 20 make Mark Hanna presi-
{at. His claims to popularity to
solely upon his ability to manipu-
liza and control the gigantic trusts
Heb are a menace to society.
Nor are the American people salts
|&a with The ever-increasing tendency
III be Republican party towards a cen
#]ization of power. The interference
g foreign affairs is repugnant to our
1|hblished ideas OF government. The
n 4calities and frauds disclosed In the
I|utlic service thus far have been pun
I.hed only by platitudes and resolu-
Lone. I 90 not believe in civil service
form which is not sincere. The presi-
zent of the United States has had time
I1 shoot the government game In
f6|lowstone Park, he has had time to
{1<trfere in Democratic politics in Mis-
IN, but when an American girl IT.
13I8 City of st. I.ouis-Miss Anna
U<fyer-was discharged from her posi-
<|6a because she protested against
aa>nults made upon her character and
fIkfue, he has not had the time to
1Haer that she be given a fair and i'm
olrtial hearing.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
b. municipal politics | shall advocate
a. the future as / have in the past the
ANIMATION OF competent and honest
for Office.
{ take some credit to myself for the
<ood government which st. Louis is
now receiving. | have voted In all the
Dtmocratic primaries for men who
would go to conventions and vote for
good men and oppose the nomination
cf bad men. / have spoken not n
0ut many times In each ward in the
{Ity of St. Louis. | have contributed
NY time and what little money I had
hi the cause Of civic reform. be-
Ileye that what practical reform has
taken place in the City of st. Louis IL
due largely to the Jefferson Club. The
iIrst battle In twelve years for reform
wal won in 1900, when the Democratic
rssty was given a majority of $500;
ID 1901 the Democratic plurality was
E 600; in 1902 the Democratic party In
its majority to 1880 votes;
af1 in 1908 az ain gave In increased
Majority of Is, 500 votes. These vic
tories were all in the interest of good
government. Some there
were who did not help in these reforms.
were those who coquetted with
and found more satisfaction in. Re-
publican newspaper praise than in
Dofnocrat;c victories, but they were
few. and the Democracy of st. Louis in
It's work for good government pro-
on its way increasing its ma
iof5ty at each election.
SUPREME COURT.
Renewing their campaign of SANDER,
newspapers have been re-
rently assailing the Supreme Court, the
1|fhest judicial tribunal in this State.
nd are nov being ably assisted in their
by the candidate for governor
VIC recently informed our chief mag.
|Strate that IF he was governor he
Hould see TO It that corruption at the
5fate Capital vas exposed and pun
|<hed and not concealed"
"a man who will attack the supreme
|odicial tribunal OF his State for politi-
4I purposes is not n safe man to be
ztyernor. II the attack is by in
ERECTION IL is all the more reprehen-
|Ible, for cowardice will not mitigate
|he crime of anarchy. A man who will
A<sall the established courts Of law
'hould seek leadership not of the
D mocratic party but of a whitecap
An officer Of the law, sworn to up
the law. who appeals from the
iiipreme Court on a question OF law, u
! political primary, is q greater
'rcnder than a private citizen. Dis
'lQsure Of incompetenoy is notifying,
lut modification alone will not Justify
web an assault, Adulation might
'aufe a man to think he was greater
han four of his pdrty's conventions,
'ut ignorance alone would cause him 10
that he was greater than the
Mise Anthony on n occasion ap-
cared before the Supreme Court of
Ne United States TO personally ad-
'ocate the rights of equal suffrage.
Fhen Informed that her cause was not
presented, she asked one Of
he Judges, What then do l require?"
he kindly judge replied: 81 think
require the services Of a lawyer"
! mai who appeals from the decision
( q Supreme Court to a political
seem to have even a worse
ne than that of Miss Anthony. IL
'ould appear that he not only required
he services Of a lawyer. but also o
The circuit judges and the best law
<7f in this State uphold our highest
1t them not only from
seir enemies, 1t saves them from them
1t should be beyond the reach
I popular clamor, an institution indie
sndent of public feeling and invulner-
bic to the attacks Of ignorance.
Ahong the great lawyers of this COM
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