The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

noble American cltlzenSnlp, lOyal u
the stars and stripes, with ~invinciblt
t faith in the American eagle, undying
e love for the Goddess of Liberty and
unfaltering devotion to the brotherhood
of man and the fatherhood of God, the
great empire of Missouri stands with
out a peer in the galaxy of states. She
covers an area of sixty thousand, four
hundred and fifteen square miles, and
contains forty-four and one-half mil
lion acres of fertile soil. This grand
empire is inhabited by three million
happy and cultured freemen who read
one thousand Missouri papers, own
fifteen million dollars worth of public
school property and a public school
fund of twelve million dollars, the
largest of any state in the union, the
great state of Texas excepted.
ssThe farmers of Missouri last year
raised fifty million dollars worth of
corn, ten million dollars worth of
wheat, ten million dollars worth of
oats and thirty million dollars worth of
other products. Her taxable property
is worth more han one billion dollars.
Last year she shipped over fifteen mil
lion dallars' worth of surplus products.
She took more premiums at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition than any other
state in the republic. She leads the
world in lead, zinc, coal and tile.
"Missouri has given her share of
great men to the world. In war she
gave the immortal Price, the brave
Cockrell, the daring Shelby, the daunt-
less Marmaduke, the intrepid Green,
Clarke, Harris, Raines, Frost, Nc
Bride, and scores of other illustrIous
leaders, and thousands and thousands
of brave soldiers, who upon the altar
of what they thought was right and
just, placed their fortunes, their homes
and their sacred. lives. She made theJ
world to laugh with the immortal
Mark Twain, and to weep with the un-
rivalled Eugene Field. To statesman
ship she has contributed more than her
share. Beginning with the illustrious
Thomas II. Benton, the greatest son of
all the central west, she has given TO
this nation the greatest galaxy of
statesmen that ever represented a state
In time OF war or peace.
ssAs imperial as Missouri may be in
her material resources. the patriotism
and integrity of her citizenship COM
mends her to the world, the peer of
any state in the American union. Her
citizenship combines all that is good in
ssYankee Doodle,'' with all that is
noble in s'Dixie." In her hespitable
homes the spirit of north and south
to make happy f~iresides,
contented families and loyal citizens.
Her citizenship combines the northern
energy with the southern hospitality,
the eastern conservatism with the
western pluck. As a star IN the firma-
ment of states, the light that radIates !
from her patriotism Is pure enough, ,
patriotic enough and unfalterlng /
to illuminate the world. !
s'It has beer said that peace has her !
victories, no less renowned than war. |
Bloodless revolutions call for all the :
strategy and ability that are required i
n war. The greatest battles that have |
,ver been fought in our country have Z
been bloodless battles and the victories
lave been bloodless victories. In all
he contests and conflicts which have,
o human understanding, seemed ire p
,ressible, Missouri, imperial Missouri,
las faltered not, but has stepped 10
he front in defense of the rights of
nan and IN allegiance to the father
God of God.
ssIn the last great battle for human L
lights and human liberty, for the SOW CT
of citizenship and the perpet-
ity of the republic, for equal rights to d
and special privileges to none, Mis- q
ouri sounded the first bugle note, the d
rst call to battle-to the great battle n
hitch in 1900 will result in the most ID
victory ever won in time of In
eace. The Pertle Springs convention 81
bundled the call that rallied the hosts M
nder the banner of principles given to OF
ne democratic party by Thomas Jeffer- III
1n-principles Incorporated in the nj
of American Independence, hi
s-emphasised in the American consti- ia
ltion and echoed in the hearts of mil tn
of our fellow-citizens, some of
HON, though misguided in &c, have to
card the command, ''Fall mi" and Is
nder the glorious banner of democracy be
re marching with us TO victory. til
SIN the great battle against corporate q
reed, plutOoratic control and central at
alton of power, Missouri may well be Oh
the leadership. Her democ- 81
ICY lis conservative, though progress 10
We; resolute, though not obstinate; WI
and enthusiastic, though not an
7~er-zealous. Her position upon ques- AZ
ons that affect the welfare of the Ke
public are the results of the COM Vi
ned study, thought and counsel of NV
,arly four hundred thousand demo- Ia
ats, who al be depended upon TO oa
tie for principles, permitting the TO
oils TO fall where they may. In the oP
st campaign Missouri gave the demo- so
attic nominee o larger plurality than Tic
no gave her distinguished son, who ou
IS elected. en-
friends, my countrymen, Mis- co..
has enlisted for the battle. She l
ks no quarter; she will not surren- err
r until the principles enunciated at du
are incorporated into the laws ort
this nation. aol
''In 1898 she will send to Washing Z
n a solid democratic delegation, and Ac
1900, when the call TO battle has am
en- sounded, Missouri democrats, MT
lr hundred thousand strong, each ant
med with the greatest weapon God stu
ever gave 10 Il freeman-an pre-
nest ballot-marchino ia the Time of his
Columbia, - will go to the polls and .
nj seventeen nresidentiol eIectors tor
10 will be authorized TO cast the vote ON
the greatest state IN the American oil
ion for the greatest statesman in the ent
nerican republic-William Jennings '
yam, of Nebraska. lini
Missouri-imperial Missouri, grand In
Missouri, magnificent Missouri, mig
triotic Missouri, democratic Missouri bell
Missouri, mot IN words, the whis- II
of the winds, but in Iced the ext
of the SOUL pat
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