Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-09-21
MONSTER CROWD HEARS
DEMOCRATS SPEAK MON
Champ Clark, State Auditor Gordon
and Senator Robinson, of Ar
kansas, Speak in Mexico.
CLARK FoRsEEs VICTORY
Senator Robinson Asserts Wilson's
CrOwning Achievement in the Pre-
servatiOn of Peace With
Honor.

spoke. chairman william Nlvlon pre-
sided over the meeting, In his open
ing remarks he warned the Demo-
Gratis of Audrain county against the
dangers of over-confidence and urg-
ed all to do their full duty. Mr.. vi
won introduced Speaker Clark, the
first speaker, as the "best loved in
dividual and the best speaker"
"I am glad to be home again." were |
the opening words of the Speaker.
"This is one of the most stupendous
spectacIes ever witnessed by man,
when 1OO,O00,000 people choose their
chief officer and for the sixty-fifth
time a House of Representatives and
one third of our Congress,
"The President is the President of
US all, regardless of political beliefs.
In this election we must remember
that Democratic House and Senate
is just as important as a Democratic
President.
"The American people will not buy
a pig in a poke in this election. The
four leading candidates of the two
great parties are all great men and
all have record achievement. Wilson
was Governor of New Jersey, is Presi.
dent and / confidently believe, will be
President again. One good term de.
serves another.
"The candidates are all great men
and to pick flaws in their personal
character is peanut politics and to
abuse them is preposterous."
In speaking of Hughes campaign
Issues, or rather of his lack Of them,
Speaker Clark said: "In 1908 at
at Youngstown, Ohio, Hughes made
the greatest Republican speech I ever
heard. Those who heard that speech
and have heard his efforts since his
nomination, have reached one Of two
conclusions either that after his
service on the bench, where political
speeches were barred, his tongue and
pen have lost their cunning, or elHe
that he has no real criticism and no
concrete proposition"
; Speaker Clark asserted that under
; The Democratic tariff, on which the
Republicans have so many misfor-
tunes in the past, the American peo-
pie are more prosperous than ever.
at will never do at this time to swap
horses in the middle of the stream"
"The Republicans used to say that
the Democratic party was a party Of
negation, now they accuse of doing too
much. There has been more rene
dial and constructive legislation in
7 the past three and one-half years
than in the past twenty years. Most
D of the bills passed in the past thret
, and one-half years should have beer
. passed twenty years ago. We wan
1 the Democrats to stay in until we ge
all of our program spread on the stat
ute books and then if we prove to b,
failures, kick US out and if our pro
gram proves good, keep US there"
n Gordon Answers Lamm.
State Auditor Gordon was the mex
speaker. Mr.. Gordon gave it as hi
d firm conviction that Wilson woulC
s carry more states in 1916 than he dit
q in 1912. He then made answer i
charges made by Judge Lamm that tn
State Treasury was "busted flatte
than a filter" He stated that unde
n the present State administration ther
d was several thousand dollars in ex
Il cess of $4,OO0,OOO in the treasur
while under the Republican admins
Is tration there was only little owe
- 100000 He then took each Stat
office and showed that more none
was collected and placed in the treas
ury under Democratic officials tina
. under the Republican administration
" Sen. Robinson Speaks.
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, fo
a lowed Auditor Gordon on the pla'
l. form. "The Democratic party ha
by their Federal Reserve Act, mad
T. money panics an impossibility in tn
q. future. Without this law theI
"a would have been panic at the oper
% ing of the European war the like
which the world has never seen be
fore. The best interests Of the futuT
are bound up with the Democrats.
recent speech Fairbanks said thi
u only the grace of God and Republics
party have saved this country fro
ruin. dislike this implication of q
allegiance between Providence an
u the Republican party"
el Senator Robinson praised the Mi
IL souri, State ticket and stated tn;
D. there was no reason why it should nj
~ he elected. "You cannot carry Il
a' National ticket and let the State ticl
ct 60"
Senator Robinson touched upon Il
Rural Credits Bill and the recei
- Good Roads Bill. Then passed on
~ % the recent threatened railway strik
o' ,a' Praises Eight-HOur Law.
,rs "The recent eight hour law pass
bs Iby Congress saved the people OF tn
ID country from the worst calamity tn
M has ever threatened it. This stril
would have entailed more sufferlr
than the Civil War. Should Congre
for have stood with folded arms! III
ul- partv in power cannot divest itst
No. of responsibility at will II
safety of travellers demands the pr
lection of a reasonable limit IN t
on hours of service.
ad- peace With Honor"
"Hughes says that he is in hear
accord with Mr.. Roosevelt on all t
a., great questions of the day II
Wv .',' means, then, that he favors comp
I eP, sorry military training. What all
"'' men of this country between the af
old of sixteen and sixty would have