Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Tuesdays Post-D ispateh)
Candidate wilney's AmerieAnism.
To the Editor Of the St. Louis Post
Dispatch;
I was pleased to read the editorial
in your paper Of July 5 in regard 70
Mr.. Whitley signing a pro-German
peace telegram before we declared
war. ! am glad to e one Of the
greatest independent dailies that we
have in our country come out and pro-
claim fairness for a man who has al
ways had the reputation Of being a
loyal American in every sense Of the
word, and in religious circles stands
above reproach. What mar is there
among the citizens Of this great State
who, at the time Of Mr.. Wilfley's
signing the peace telegram, would not
have done the same thing under the
same circumstances? Did that prove
that Mr.. Whitley, or any Of the other
American citizens who signed that
telegram, were pro-German, or would
today be called henchmen Of the Kais-
er? I know that thousands Of our
most loyal citizens today wer hoping
and praying that we could in an
honorable way keep out Of this terrible
war, and our great President Wilson
tried in every way to do so, but it was
proven that in order to live as lovers
Of liberty and for the sake Of human
ity we could do nothing else but de-
clare war against the most brutal and
tyrannical nation on the face Of the
earth, and now that we are in war, we
are going to win If it takes the lives
of every one Of US and every dollar
that this great nation possesses, and
knowing Mr.. Whitley as / do, / know
that there is not a more loyal or pa
triotic citizen in this State than X. P.
Whitley, and he shall have my support
10 the end.
Mr.. Folk, 1t seems to me, has been
playing peanut politics. and has been
exaggerating things in a manner that
would become a ward politician. This
puts me in the mind Of a story that
heard a tew days since about one al
our good farmers who was talking
about his prospect for a good crop Of
potatoes this season. This man is a
little inclined to exaggerate, and in
his speech he llsps he said in talking
about his potatoes. II have got pota.
toes in my patch as large as a bort
dup" (quart cup), some one in the
crowd asked him to repeat that state.
ment, he then said: well they are al
big as a doose egg" he was also call.
ed down on that statement, and said
well, ! have seen them as big al
ainney eggs tguinea eggs and a
whole lot of them in the hill about as
big as butter beans | think Mr..
Folks attack on Mr.. Whitley in re-
gard to his signing the peace tele-
gram will dwindle down to the size OF
a mustard seed. | have always beer
a great admirer of Mr.. Folk, and be.
ing a travelling man in Central and
Northern Missouri for the last 80
years, have praised him on every oc-
casion that | could do so, and will say
now that if he receives the nomination
| will support him. Has he ever said
that he would support Mr.. Whitley +?
Has the Republic ever stated that it
would support him if nominated?
Let US cut out anything that would
cause a split in our party especially
at this critical time, and yet believe
our President and support him in all
that he does (he has always been
right, and let US win the war and
down Prussianism in every form.
FRANK H. PARKER.
Mexico, Mo.