Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-07-26
David r. Francis.

of the time. Thirty-seven years
old, and the Mayor of a great city,
it is strange that he should march
Immediately on Jefferson City.
But there is a popular force behind
him. He who doubts it will live
to believe. A portion of the war
element in the party eye him
askance. His campaign began
with the plaudits of a people stung
to the quick by the insults to their
President. He represents a new
theme in Missouri politics. Be-
fore the Grand Army of the Re-
public he rebuked partison malice.
Self-made, rich, ambitious, he
sweeps through the State with
resistless energy. With the cour-
age of his convictions the spoils-
man has no place in his retinue.
Beloved by his city, he is recon-
mended to the State. Where he
leads, youth and energy and buoy
ant thought fellow. He is the
hope of the atter-the-war voter, the
promise ofthe dawning of new is
sues. His State pride is abound
ant. His promises to the people
lie in the wondrous material and
commercial prosperity awaiting
Missouri. With positive friends,
he has fierce enemies. The fore
most candidate, he has the field
against him. Through yitupera-
ton as monstrous as mighty he
maintains dignifed equipoise, and
never lowers the standard of a
manly canvass. His official record
is a marvel of smoothness.
Through multiform minor duties
scrupulously accomplished, great
acts of his administration CLEAN
out to mark the persistent force of
| his active nature. A liberated
| commerce, an active real estate
market speak volumes for his adj
ministration ofSt. Louis. Corpora
tons acknowledge his stern work
in behalf of the people and hate
him for it. But greater than the
man is the idea he represents.
Two-thirds of the Democratic
voters ofto-day have "come on the
stage Of action since the war"
They belong to a Democracy of re-
form, a party of aggression. They
live in the living issues of the pre-
sent. To them the illustrious tradi-
tons of the Democratic party
brought forth the glorious republic
of this hour. Its splendid achieve
ments put a Bible in every cottage,
contentment n every come, liberty
in every heart. Founded by JEFF
f~erson, is has watched by the peo-
pie down the first century of in
dependence and It's eliminating
fidelity to their interests is ex-
emplified in the person of Grover
Cleveland. In magnificent array
and under the banner of ''revenue
reform, the peoples safety" it
has entered the contest with the
courage of an honest conviction,
and carries the war into the enemy's
camp. Shall the triumphant DEM
ocracy of Missouri forget the con-
servatism of a quarter of a century
and join the moving column? Let
US in our choice of a candidate for
Governor proclaim to the world
that our nlatchless State, under the
guidance of a sturdy Democracy, is
| abreast of the times! Let the
vitalizing element of a successful
business life find righteous oppor-
tunity to display its energy, its
common sense, It's pride of action,
its hope of commercial glory, in
the gubernatorial chair. Let the
Democratic party of Missouri,
proud of its faithful vigilance in
the past, with the new light of a
magnificent battle against corporate
slavery shining full upon it, with
out surrendering for an instant its
prudential glory, step grandly for
Wardinto the marvellous activity
of the present reform. Shall not
David r. Francis, of St. Louis, be
our nominee for Governor? S.
The Beagles-H inman wedding
party was in the city Thursday, en-
route from Centralia to Worcester.
A reception was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Beagles at Worcester
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