The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

appears now that this convention IL
locked and to unlock it some one
must make concessions. All day
yesterday l felt that my position for
the nomination was better than that
of any other candidate and this
morning conditions are unchanged.
We are about TO start for another
days balloting. The delegates elect
ed from each county being instructed
to vote for their home candidate,
feel that they can't reasonably change
their vote till the candidate consents.
After looking over the situation
thoughtfully l have concluded to
take the necessary steps TO break
the dead lock, notwithstanding the
protest of the delegates from Bates
1 am engaged in the law business
aud can't waste valuable time loSfng
around political conventions, besides
there is nothing to me in being
State Senator except the honor and
if the Office lie to be obtained by
assuming the role of q mendicsnt
for days there is no honor attached
to ID.
When the democratic convention of
Bates county, composed GO it was of
farmers, miners and business people,
selected me as their senatorial can
didate, was much gratified. do
not know OF any work / would
undertake with SO much alacrity aud
pleasure ss that of assisting in re-
visipg the laws of Missouri and
making q good code for the state,
which will be the duty of the next
legislature.
The making of the law is preemi-
nently a high and holy function.
The people are blessed with good
laws or cursed with bad ones, and
the most illustrious names of history
are law givers. Napoleon was a
great general aud, while the world |
admired his military genius, less
than q century has passed and he is
denominated great robber," and |
but for the fact that he gave to
France the Code Napoleon his name
would ere now be the synonym OF
infamy. But he caused to be enacted
laws, contained in that code, which
destroyed forever the exorbitant
power of French nobility and blessed
the people OF France. and whatever
may be said of him and his ambition
as a man without model and with
out a shadow, in the Justice of the
Code Napoleon be will live forever
Washington's military career is now
and has been for some time almost
forgotten n, so much so that Carlyle
said of him He is a good man but
IA great man." The truth is Carlyle,
while II great author, was a selfish
5cotchman, wholly incapable of
compromising the character Of
Washington. He was color blind TO /
greatness. Washing [
,on not only lives az a great warrior (
md statesman but as a law maker |
he was president and the ruling 9
Ipirit in the constitutional conven. 7
ion which framed the constitution Z
IL the United States, which made a 1
of the people, for the j
people and by the people no longer 9
II the ideal bat of the actual. And I
n the impress Of that constitution. ]
mean its effect upon human liberty,
luman thoughts and human souls,
le will live when the light OF the
olar system grows dim with age
nd the fires of the sun have died
'ut. repeat the duties of the law
,ivers are high and holy. And 1
ay to you, gentlemen, here and
low, that would rather be a mem.
'er of a Legislature which would
make a code of laws for this etate
which every Aissourian would point
With pride to add say Missouri has
he best code Of any state in this
Jnion,7 than to have any OF the
Military promotions or positions
ttained by any Missourians in the
FAR with Spain. But il the reforms
'hich think ought to be wrought
D the laws Of our state ere needed