Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-12
Farris' Platform.
STEELvILLE. Mo-, May 2, 1898.


My Dear Sir-As you are aware l
am candidate for State Senator of our
District, subject to the Democratic
nomination. When you consider that
there are six counties in the District,
you will at once see how impossible it
is for candidate to see and meet the
Democrats of the District. and present
his claim in person, as | would prefer
to do, hence | take this way of address
ing you. am native born Missou-
rian. and have been an active working
Democrat since became old enough to
know anything of our politics. My
voice has been raised, and my time and
money freely spent for our party sue
cess, since, long before l was a voter.
| am now IN the vigor of my physical
and intellectual manhood; am familiar
with the rules of legislative bodies. I
realize that something must be done to
lesson our criminal costs: to improve
our public road system; to curb the
power and influence of railroad and
other corporations; to relieve the peo-
pie of the heavy burdens of taxation,
and to do something that will stimu-
late agriculture and legimate trade.
The poor are paying the taxes both
State and National. There are mill
lions of dollars lying in private vaults
and banking institutions both in coin
and securities that have never heard
of the assessor and tax gatherer; there
are millions of dollars invested in sill
yer ware that adorns the rich mans
home; there are millions of dollars in
vested in diamonds, rubies, emeralds
and other precious jewels, that embel-
lish the personel of the rich men and
their families. that have never seen or
known that they we're subjects for tax
alton. There are a number of useless
offices which have become sinecures,
the creation of which were without
purpose. and the continuation of which
are a useless drain upon our revenues.
Our laws need to be simplifed, so that
a thief may be branded as such, and
he that forgets his duties to society
and the public and does violence there
to shall be dealt with speedily and with
;,,sfioo II hos haaomo in raoapt Woo &c
a ''social fad to wantonly and will
fully, without leave or license, in open
violation of law, sell Intoxicating Ii
quors. Let US make the penalty for
such acts, so that he, who in a period
of two years, shall be three times con-
victed for such crime, that a fine of
$4,000 will not suffice, but that term
of two years in the penitentiary be
given in lieu thereof. These and
many more evils will receive my at
tention; and unless other instructed
by the nominating convention, | will if
elected, cast my vote for Hon. +. M.
Cockrell for United States Senator.
That am ambitious, do not deny,
and l trust that it is laudable and hon.
orable. l: shall win this race, and
you are to determine. my time, talents
and labor, will be to do equal and ex-
act Justice to all classes, interests and
people, to right the wrongs, suppress
the evil, bring order out of of choas,
and to make such record that my con-
stituency will have no regrets for hav-
ing honored me. and that in the years
TO come my children can say with no
blush of shame, that was once mem
Der of the State Senate OF Missouri.
I submit myself in the hands OF my
party, satisfied that it will do me no
wrong, and whatever may be the re-
suit of this contest, am still Demo-
crat. waiting for orders to do battle.
Respectfully yours,
FRANK II. FARRIs.