Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24
FAvoRs A A rAIR
Ex-Representative Bradley Says AL
Interests Demand It-Letter to
the People of Audrsin.

people of Audrain county because OF
my Withdrawing as a candidate to
represent them in the next General
Assembly.
/ will state that no n appreciates
the confidence reposed or the good will
expressed in my behalf by the people
over the county more than 1 do. Had
l have known that the wish for my
return was 30 strong as 1t has since
been shown to be / would have COM
piled with the request, though 1t might
have been against my OWE wish.
While I was confident that I could
have been elected, yet I felt that there
were others that the people would
appreciate as well and who would be
of more benefit to them than myself.
l trust l will be understood when I say
that I believed that my withdrawal
would be to the interest of the people
and especially to the agricultural part
of them.
From my point of view, I felt conf
dent, and still feel SO, that the agricul-
turalists of the state were determined
to ask for some legislation in their
particular. interest. And / noticed
when in the Legislature that every
other interest was represented, and,
as the agriculturalists are the wealth.
producing element and the tax-paying
element, 1 said, Why not they have
some benefit from the taxes they pay
Is we'll as others? Why not some
legislation in their behalf and to
encourage and foster them in their
profession?
/ feel confident there will be a State
Fair, because I see that every agricul-
tural, mechanical and manufacturing
interest demands it. The wheat.
growers demand it; the corn-pro.
ducers ask it; the poultrymen call fol
it; the cattle men want it; the horse
men seek it; every mineral interest
in every county in the state demands
it, and almost every newspaper in the
state advocates it. The swine breed
ers, of which Audrain can boast OIL
taking front rank, are loud in demand.
ing some recognition by the state.
Knowing, as 1 do, that Audrair
stands in the front rank of counties in
the state as live, wide-awake, active,
thorough-going, progressive people.
especially in her agricultural interests
l felt that we had a right to a word in
her own behalf. She is not only the
fine horse center of the state, an6
that has done a great deal in advertis.
ing her interests, but she stands in the
front ranks with her fine cattle an6
her unsurpassed fields OF blue grass
and enterprising cattlemeD will keeI
her there. Some of the finest hogs il
the state are raised in Audrain county
Knowing all of this, l livery naturally
supposed that the people of the county
and especially all the interests above
mentioned, would want a man tx
represent them who would represent
these interests.
For a man to correctly represent al
interest he must have a share in tina
interest. That far we represent sell
fish interests. But it must not be cor
Guided that because a man is himsel
interested in a thing that all his inter
eats are selfish. What is to one farm
er's interest is, to some extent, tht
interest of every other one. So M
~farnnar nan lasisla.af 70. Ai.esels witch
out legislating for every other man il
the same profession. Besides, no mai
is a selfish nan hat comes out bold.
and delares his policy. If he sough
an advantage he would hide his 1nten'
tions. 1t is the negative man that il
to be feared, the one who has NJ
policy of his own but objects to tn,
policy Of others.
I believed, and still believe, that j
the people of this county paid thei
tax land they will pay it, in my hum
BILE judgment) let them vote as the,
may. They wanted them applied In
way that would conduce most OF thei
interest. The position of the count,
relative to other counties, togethe
with her superior agricultural advan
tages and resources, demands this, an,
it is no detriment to any other count,
to say that Audrain county Is entitle,
to the highest consideration in all leg
islation along this line. 1 held tina
Audrain county would be remiss il
her duty to herself ii she did not lool
after her highest interests in thi
affair. Had I have been your candi
date 1 would have felt it my duty t
you as representing your best inter
est to have pressed your high claim
in this direction. I may have bee
mistaken, but we all make mistake
some times. would have felt calle'
upon to press your claims because
believed it a step to help along a elias
of people who are nor neglected
less provided for and upon whom tn
j, greedy vultures feed more than an
other class. / know some will sa
that 1t helps q class of a class, but W
must remember that this cannot b
done without helping the whole class
One fine farm In a county helps t
advertise every other farm; one in
herd of cattle advertises, to tina
extent, all the cattle of the county
and every advertisements of an agri
, cultural produce advertises ever
other product of the same class.
Let us think well before we cast on
votes for Representative and be sur
we do not vote against our best inter
ests.
As to the moral effects of q Stat
Fair, the great state OF Missouri doe
not need the gambling devices tina
are so prevalent at those privat
affairs, nor need we compare q stat
fair with our common country fairs
They have no comparison.
Hoping that everything will be 9
adjusted that the best interests of tn
people will be subeerved,
/ am yours,
i JAMES BRADLEY.
Democratic Harmony at Fulton.
ii FULTON, Mo-, March i9.-The Full
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