The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

benjamin .;casOn Caho0l wds born
al .rmlrna. Acnt county. Del. July
1th. iSi6. of Scotch Ancestry. His
great grandfather John tahoon vas
from that county. an ensign bearer Of
the Iagj under George Washington
during tire Revolutionary War.
Mr.. CaLJOE's father was IL local
Methodist preach 7. = farmer. car
riagc buIiuct ana Il poo: man. Ben
son C&hoo2's life. up 20 his twelfth
year. w&S spcn; d; work on Il farm.
attending country public schools in
the winter. " twelve. ne became Il
printer arprcnticc in the office Of the
Smyrna. Delaware Times where he
worked until he was fifteen. when in
July. 1861. b" entered the Union army
as Il priEa-- ami a. such fought many
battles. with the .Armyof the Potomac.
He was wtindrd 4; Gettysburg ana
became SOM" hal deaf IL tn army.
Because of his youth his father al
first took nnn homr bat lie brave boy
returned the next day 20 the army and
remained with it until. at the early
at and saw tas surrender Of Lec at
AppUnattuX. From that tine until
his twcnty-sccuhd year, ne taught
country public schools, which schools
he is and ever has been Il devoted
friend and helper ut so per month,
reading law at night. lie was admit
ted 10 the bar. and III once came to
Missouri. settling ..EgE=t tin, lSGS.
at frrdc".ckEOwn. Aiaui5un county.
Missouri. where IT. has since lived.
When he landed there he had only
SD. ANA Giu not know Il man in
Missouri. Iinrr incn u.s. career iiiS
been in tn highest degree successful,
professionally and financially. He
has Tcr 1ccu successful. from the
outset Mir. CaiIOOn has been Il brave,
broad. i.-pLL.i"an. His great work
for the party. mas mainly been done
in Southeast Missouri. which. when
he settled IA r'rrivricKIOwn gave p
O0O Democratic majority but much
through Mr.. CahoOm's organization
and speeches. is o represented by
two Republican members ofCOngress.
He repeatedly made the first ltepubli-
a speech ever made III many cUun-
ties III Southeast Missouri. Il, de-
lights To talk 10 Democrats ANA knows
better how To win them to Republican,
ism Than any man III Missouri. Be
ing able. eloquent, Liberal, gcn;lcmanly
and aIaDlc n his ways, he has al
ways Won converts IRON the DemOcra-
cy. 30 Hail III Missouri has done as
mulch missionary Republican work as
has Mr.. CahUOn- No man Is more
popular III ms section. IL viii give
him 1000 Democratic woes no other
Republican canaiua1c Tor governor
az possibly rece!tc. lie belongs 10
no faction and rcIusss To Participate |
in fact!Onal n@Hta. lie wuI rrcog-I
niZc al clements III The party. 1 ehas
all the elements of Il nero besides be-
ing Il seii-made man. lie is Il
thorough student and Il hard worker.
He has not heretofore sought office.
BY perseverance and a~ssiduIty he
has become one of IL: best read men
in the State ami is An orator of
great force.
fIe Is also Il magnificent bust
ness man and MS executive ABILITY IS
of the highest orucr. here is not Il
Republican vote in Missouri SIR. Ca
noon can act and will not receive
whiic he has tn capacity and is in a
position 10 get from tA2 Democracy a
large olc which if tn election is TO
be Il close one will turn the scale and
secure the election OF himself ana the
whole ticket.
IN yiew OF inc bitterness between the
city factions and clldidatcsiti is plain
that the Republican parry Vi Missouri
viii in order 70 sacc.ed - driven to
the coEairy Tor Is c~aIGld&c3 iur Gov
cruOr. .lir. Iahool i. SON. a"a III
thu-ia>l.c a. southeast AiI-sOuIi is
ana will remain for him, not the can
diddts aiUue OF our section but be-
cause ne Is large enough for the en-
tire STATE. great rs is Missouri he
will have support from ali pat,s o.
the State. H Is an ai.-rouuU man
thoroughly practical. wise, scholarly,
a tirciess worker. brave, generous,
manly uad one Of the staunchest, most
intense and progressive Republicans
in the State. 40 position Is too hiEh
for HIN not 10 ably and creditably
ill. tie is moreover As loyal Il n ii
to his convictions and is true 10 his
friends a. lives. lie is more than a
good speaker. Failure has never
been writteE on his brow. He can be
relied on tJymake no party or tactical
mistake. Neither will he reward one