The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
RETURNED TO THE FOLD.
Hon. Frank M. Lowe Declares
Himself Again "a Democrat.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sept. 21.-The fol.
lowing self-explanatory letter was pub
lished here yesterday:
To the Editor of The Kansas city Times:
"TwO wears ago al convention held
by the prohibition party of Missouri In
this city, was nominated for the Office
of governor of the state. That NOM
instion was made without my solicita-
ton, aud was accepted only after the
most earnest and persistent solicitation
Of warm personal friends. In accepting
that nomination stated to the cOnven-
iion that | had always been democrat.
For several years in connection with
the practice OF my profession, had
tesn associated with my father in the
publication of a democratic newspaper,
drst al Rockport, la Atcbison county,
and aiteI wards at PIattsburg, In Clinton
county. While democrat, yet my
training in boyhood and early manhood,
both by precept aud example, has been
calculated to make me strong temper.
ance man. And it was that fact, / pre-
sumo, more than any other, that led to
my nomination. Having accepted the
nomination., l went to work in earnest,
Determined to mako q thorough, hon.
Orable canvass OF the state and believe
Thy prohibition friends will give me
credit with having succeeded. l visited
lO3 counties III the state, devoting iour
months time 10 the work, speaking
both day and night, exerting all my
strength and power to carry their ban.
ner forward, and now, IN leaving that
party and again entering the ranks of
the democratic party, while am grate-
full to my prohibition friends for the
honor they conferred npon the, yet 1
feel as their representative did my
whole duty. / return 10 the democratic
party, not because believe all the
good mon are in that party, nor
because all the good things that have
been done have been accomplished
through the agency OF that party. dc
not believe as Senatorlngalls In his Pitts
burg address seems to. know there are
good men In the republican party, and
know that the republican party has ac-
complished much good tor our nation.
am democrat because 1 am western
man, and l love the west, with her
boundless prairies, her bro al rivers,
fertile valleys, wonderful cities, thrly-
ing villages, her enterprising, Indns-
trious people. am democrat because
am friend 10 the farmers. believe
the policy of the republican party upon
the tariff question is fast establishing
an antagonism of interest bctw cen the
east and west which bids fair to pro-
duce an alienation between the two
sections OF our common country that
will result in irrepsrable damage to
both II it continues to deepen and
widen. believe the democratic party
to be the friend of the farmer, and I
believe that the west is fast awaking to
q realization Of the fact that tariff for
protection is robbery under the bans of
the law, and that this robbery is in the
interest of the eastern manufacturer.
Western labor being taxed to enrich
the manufacturers OF the east. believe
II possible to obtain the desired reform
in the tariff in the near future, and l
do not believe it possible to get prohi-
bition. hence now propose to work for
tariff reform and il the state democratic
committee should so desire l may visit
some sections of the state during Octo-
Der and discuss the question OF tariff
reform. Respectfully yours.
FRANK M. Lowe"