The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14
MIR. CAHOON,S FRIENDS AND HIS
STRENGTH.

NNo NHNAAS
Ii any person imagines his candida
cy for the nomination for Governor
is not we'll grounded. could he but
read all the public and private COM
mnnicatiOns IscandIddcy nasevOked.
lie would conclude that the expert
mental stage of that candidacy is
past and that the nomination is going
10 him because OF the noble work Mr..
tahOonhas done for the party. because
ne Is 4 representative, consistent and
working Republicanof broad views and
great ability, whose unceasing good
york in Southeast Missouri which be-
gan III 1865. when this section gave
1000 Democratic majority and now
las Two Republican Cong essmcn.
and because he has ever been enthu-
s~iastic, ever confident of the inherent
power OF the principles of Republican,
.sm TO win even in Southeast Missou-
II and change its bare hills to hives
Of prosperity. The people recognize
now in Il redemption that no man
III Missouri better personities the
spirit of liepublicanism and OF mate
.ial development than does Mr.. Ca
noon. He is the logical candidate of
the party for Governor. His first
political speech made in Frederick
own in 1858, advocated alike the en-
REIMBURSEMENT Of the cX-confcderate
and the negro. He then said. as
ne has cven said, .'Republicanism
means TO lear no man down but to
dpbuiid all men and our common
country. He was right then and has
been right. The result is. if peo-
pie want to know how strong Mr.. Ca
noon is politically, let them go to his
v county, where or every hand
lifelong and influential Democrats
are already openly declaring that
they will vote for him if he is nomina-
ted Democrats are saving the
same in every Southeast county. Mr..
Cahoon's nomination means at least
!, 0G0 votes more for him in Southeast
Missouri than any other man in the
State that the Republican party can
nominate.
The people are behind Mr.. Cahoon.
Not to nominate him will b. Il great
political b]undcr which maj put far
off the day Of Republican redemption
in this state. The party does not
want 4 mere politician, a mere ~tali...r
for its nominee, although Mr.. Cahoun
is an eloquent speaker. It must
have a worker. an achicvcr. IL mar
whose life has been successful and
useful on business lines. People O
want successful business with their
politics and Mr. Cahoon has shown by
his past record that he has strong
elements of business success in his
Here in Southeast Missouri
began his brave political course
which men in passion then said he
be crushed. Now the same men
publicly say we are for C'ahoon.
life has been Il high purpose. HI
ever WORKED for us and for
our section while he also wisely work |
ID for himself. He means we'll and
works for everything that is best for
Southeast Missouri. He hae not had
lime or inclination 10 pose for popu- |
arity O for it has he lied 20 Us.
et this Is the very best popularity. !
Duilt on real. substantial deeds and
W. have always known +!
rhcr' hr stood. He never. paradcd
virtues. YET Iiry outweigh a thous- ,
and times his faults. He has never
ivcI ON his hates and ~preiudiecS-
Ic is a brave, loyal. open manly !
and "a most helpful citizen. /.
has never been Il bigot and never :
lbuscd, but yer kindly reasoned
With those who differed from him |
wen his deafness has been an advan.
age to him. for. brilliant as he is. it
las made him take nothing for grant
d. but by patient. untiring work, get
o the bottom of things. If men not
leaf will only do as much successful i
york as Cahoon has done, her they
nay talk of furnishing him for his
~Ieafness. But we don't propose even
,X-confederates as many OF us are to
him for the defect in his hear
ng-a defect hOnorably acquired
rom exposure as a Union soldier as
Ie fought his country's battles and
defect he largely overcome by
he use OF mechanical Instruments.
We are for Cahoon and hope to sec
rewarded for his faithful work.
That is the tone of the people all
Southeast Missouri. 1t is taking
he shape of a fixed purpose TO re-
;ard Mr.. CahoOn with the nominal
ion, because he had the courage by
FORK to surmount his humble begin
ing. to divide the result Of his success
18th our people, whether it was his
500 contributed to the college of the
4. f. Church South at Fredericktown
r anything else that would help pub
C education or result in the devel-
pment of our section. They see too.
n him under a plain. blunt. rough