The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
MISSOURI IN THE
BALANCE.
Indications Which Portend a
Republican Victory.
Event the Infamous Election
Law May Not Prevent a
Landslide.

Mr.. F. D. Roberts. president of the
Travelling Mems Sound Money Clut
OF Missouri, and member at large
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee of Missouri says:
The Republican state organization
in Missouri was never better in the
history of the state, nor more united
Every practical politician is putting
of the state and national ticket. with
every prospect of success. While
there has always been tendency to
look upon our state as Democratic
beyond redemption, the party leaders
believe that we never had a better op-
portunity than the present one for
success. What we will do to the
Missouri Democracy will be what we
did in 1894, only more of it.
The campaign which Mr.. Flory, the
gubernatorial candidate, has made,
has never been excelled, and his show
ing among the laboring people has
been a surprise to his friends as well
as startling to the Democrats. The
general sentiment among the farmers
in the state is favorable to the busi-
ness administration and able manage
ment of national affairs which Mr..
Mckinley has given the country.
Never before were the Democratic
masses of our state more apathetic.
We will send to Congress the three
Republican members who represented
us at the last session. and there is
the number by two or three more
members at least. o. course, we are
at decided disadvantage, because of
the iniqurIuus election law which the
De:nocrat.c -e1i stature fastened upon
us. Il is fpily as bad as the Goebel
election law, and. of course. is design
ed to defeat the wishes of a Republican
majority wien it developes. II the
police fore, and this election law are
not taken advantage of il ST. Louis
to count US out. We will give Joe Fiory
a najonTy which will make him
Governor
AIR. Roberts explains that. although
there has been sume hard fighting in
ST. Louis. there is every reason to
believe that the three Congressman
will be returned from there. The only
question which has been raised was
in the district formerly represented by
Mr.. Pearce ani in which Mr.. Horton
is a candidate. He says that colonIz-
alton has been used very extensively
by the Democrats in that district and
the Republicans have been kept busy
defeating and checklnating the false
registration there. He expresses the
opinion, however, that the Democratic
plans will fail, and says that the
Republicans have carefully canvassed
the situation in the district and have
come to the conclusion that the better
element are determined not to allow
a man of the Jim Butler type to break
into Congress.
Mr.. Roberts says that the gains in
the congressional districts which are
counted on are those from the Kansas
City district, the ST. Joseph district
and the Fifteenth district. He explain
ed to the members of the congressional
committee why he was sure of Cow
herds defeat. There were two tickets
put forward by the Democrats and the
most bitter factional strife has de-
veloped. The Republican candidate
is a popular and deserving man and
has managed his campaign with a
view to taking advantage of the dis
turbed conditions in the Democratic
ranks. In Kenton's district the Re
publican candidate is a strong one,
and an influx of Eastern men who
have interested themselves in the ex-
tensive mining interests in the district
have sent a big element of sound
money adherents into the district who
will be heard in no uncertain way on
election day.