The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07

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that as to State affairs my administration
as Governor shall be- As strong rs he law
and no stronger All tn. industries IN
which our i"opI- are engaged az" allke en-
titled to equality rf opportunity anu dhSo-
lutr equality in the -Aor'is ~ tht power
"f assessment and Of taxation. Every
form of property. t..Eible or Intangible.
real. personal! or mixed. whether owned Dy
Individuals or 10y corporations, should
q. erfuly meet It's fair proportion of In.
expenses Of government. The farmers, the
miners. all who labor on our great railway
systems and elsewhere, the business rfi-u Df
our towns and great CitivS-in hriei, all
VII" al" employed in : tinful occupati".:
should have the protection of just and be
ncflcent laws.
1t * tn. occasion of rardpnabls pride to
Know mat during the second year of IN"
incoming Democratic administration the
last dollar Of the more Than So v'.rD OF IN
d"htednesS ~ herited from R:publlcan mis-
rule will he fully repaid The credit q: the
state, which was rui To- open shame by IN"
sale -: It's securities At heavy discount.
has been fully rehabilirated under Demo
cratic man cement. Uur securities, al
though taxable and bearing the low inter
"St rate ri ai- per cent. have command,
premiums in every money center Of the
country.
'Miss"uris financial record is a tribute 20
tit' nnht~tA. The saSacliy an,! IN" iruSaIi'y
IN" days -! SilaS Woudson to the ProSuAJ
HHi"- W mi" avoiding the extremes "t either
iarSlncny ar 'Ntrava:ancc, Missouri -, in-
"ttdtS nave enlarged md multiplied ouT
'i'-mnsN nary institutions. foSt'rci the
luhlc school system established upon stable
foundations normal ana other higher
SHY. our cash capital school fund Is the
largest OF any State Of the Republic. All
MS an! more has been accomplished. al
though Democratic Missouri enjoys the
he \
can Union.
Issues of the Campaign.
trusts are waging inceSsant and cruel
warfare against the great body o! our p.o-
ile. who have been the sturdy defenders Of
IN" Government in times of war. and its
NEST Jealous and faithful citizens In times
nl peace. ara there is TO trust more tyran-
meal and hurtful than the money trust
It i impossible t. exagge:ate the sur
passing importance Of the new issue of i'm
ptT!aiisni a. Presented by the Republican
party on this question We have reached
IN" parting of the ways. The people must
decide either for the Republic or Tor an
Tree and half slave. then IL clnnot long en-
dure part Republic and part Empire.
The time has come when the spirit of
i.'o must be aroused ii We ar. to maintain
the great doctrines upon which republican
institutions are founded As Paul Revere
made that historic and memorable rid. to
arouse and summon the farmers TO battle
az Lexington. 80 must the Democratic party
awaken ana arouse the people .; the United
perish
from the face of the earth.
We are indeed standing upon the thresh-
o!d OF a contest Of ;ranscendert Importance
LIT Us catch the inspiration OF our sur
r"undinss In yOnder hall. arising Phoenix
like from the ashes of destruction--a con-
VeItion hall which shall stand for coming
Seierations-a monument 10 the liberality. :.
enterprise and pUo.ic spirit of the people OF
Kansas tlty-at the coming anniversary
OF American Independence. Will be nom
mated the Twentieth Century Pres
q h,2 trR.l STs.FI hat lApfFr -.
Of Nebraska. William Jennings Bryan
Lhere VIII be no falterinx in Missouri in
the support of this friend II the common
people Cf ali the earth.
Missouri Leads the Way.
The Missouri Democracy. proud OF her
enviahle position in the contest Of 'sG. Will
maintain it in 1910. Our relations to the
national Democracy must still be those of
the tenth legion TO Caesar and Of the i'm
pcridl guard 10 Napoleon. With joy | shall
hail that coming November day when Ms
not less than a. 1la ma iurity
And how. Mr.. Chairman. in the name Of
The struggling patriots OF the dying South
British Empire for homes. fresldes and
liberty. as OUR forefathcrs dii. In the name
OF the oppressed of all the nations who are
of freedom and Constitutional government:
I'm the nam. Of the immortal principles FIR
which jefferson wrote and Washingt n
fought-prtrCiples cEampioned by Jackson
Monroe and n long lin. of illustrious statea-
men--in the name of all these and ( duty
honor and Democracy. I summon the un-
conquered and uncorIuorahla legons .:
NissoUris invinCthle Democracy to the
coming contest that the centennial of If
ferson':. inausuration a. President may Ire
appropriately celebrated bv the iraucura-
tion II William Ir 1nirSs i5rvan.
For Lieutenant Governor.
Nominations for lieutenant Governor
were declared in order. H. Clay Heather of
Palmyra placed before tn" convention the
name Of Senator W :. McCliutic @: Marion
County. W 4 RothwsH Of Randolph made
the nominating speech for J. ". Farris of
IacI,ie County
Louis G Boyle former Attorney General
Of Kansas nominated }. NJ. Lowe O.: Kan
@as city. Samuel II. WooiSon Of iui'pond-
euCe spoke for 4. 4. Low" =. Il. Fftzgin-
bon Of 81. Louis nominate. T. 4. No"uan.
Mr Ford OF Tdn,y placed John a. Lee In
nomination.
The roll call was ordered. aud Congress
man NauIyor took the chair ~ 'nv re-
gust q; Mr. Cowhcrd.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Nc
CIiutc, IL; Farris. 20; Lowe. 80. Love,
Ia, Noonan, IA: Lee. 81.
The second ballot resulted In slight
gain for Lee and 4 similar loss ny Paris.
ON the third ballot both sides went 10
work on the focr with energy Both sides
attempted 10 stampede the convention, but
II was useless. During III" progress of the
roll call, MIR Love Withdrew hia name,
and Tom CritteEd.n Withdrew The name OF
Mr.. Lowe. The Farris men tried to quel
the coming storm. hut withoU; avail, rs
III" counties began to climb into The L1es
band wagon.
Mr Noonan withdrew. and cast his l5'
votes I'm s.. Louis for Lee. FInm that iim'
the scramble was fast ami furious.
MIR. Farris took m" platform. after all
had Withdrawn. ana moved that NJ. Lees
nomination be made hy acc'amliion. 1t was
carried.
Secretary of state.
when nominations for Secretary "f 81 tc
we-. called for. Rhpdfs Clay oi Auarain
stepped upon the platform and presented
the name Of sam II. Cook in q brief but
forci5le speech. There We" ~ Other nomi-
nations. and. on motion % Nj. Bowk'r pf
N,uHuu County. who seconded 'he u"Hiina-
tiJn the rules were suspended ami MI.
cook was elected bv acCianafi0H.
In response To many cries fo: q speech.
Mr. Cook cam. fogwar,. and thanked the
c"ny-nti IN FOR The honor it had conferred
Uucu him. H. ple.ir d his earnest support
10 :!, Democratic party and nIS friends in