The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-10-31
Big DEMOCRATS AT A
Big DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
VIM. Bryan Gov. Doekey, Champ Clark and william j. stone
Talk Democracy Thousands Of Demo
Gratis ut Macon.

called upon to do all the speaking OF
the afternoon
lie sAid he was as much Interested
In what goes ON IN Missouri POLITICAL
" as any d0mocrat In the state. lie
was grateful for the support he re-
''.-' her, aud sHsa thri he hnd laeeR
generously paid + g't W
had doDs Sr eaAr could do, and that
II would take lifetime to repay the
debt OF gratitude"
IAN ask YOU now h." said MIR.
Bryan. that you let me help you ~
long az the democracy stands for
democratic principles. With that as
surancc, ! will come down aud help
YOU In AZ your campaigns
MIR. Bryan pretty thoroughly COW
cred the debated political grounds,
and was still proceeding with great
carnestness when some one reminded
/ him that his train would be along
! soon. and he elcacd ~ith strong ap-
! prai 10 stand by The party, TINT vic
( tory might vet crown its efforts.
"Fs,sr To- Beat stsHe rhMn CockrstL"
Mr.. Clark came next. and the peo-
/ pie. all Of whom had heard him be-
| fore. aud like him, saw by the twin
/ klc OF his eyes that fun was coming.
He said that every time he gave the
| subject amy thought he was gladdcr
and gladdcr that his wife and chill
dren were born In Imperial Missouri.
although MIR Stone and himself were
kenturkinus hy birth. However he
said "wc came here ns soon ~ We
could, and ARE here yet.
Some oi MIR. stones friends Hay,"
| remarked Mr.. Clark, that | ought TO
wait and run against Cockrcll. hut !
thought 1t would br easier TO beat
Stone this year than 10 beat Cockrcll
four Years from now.
~ Mr.. Stone wants any body tn
heat Cockrrli. why not try II himself
aud lrt me have Mr.. Vests plucc" !
am either going to beat Mr.. Ston"
this wear, or | will have ~ wait till
Cockrcll dies. { am going 90 run right
J now"
Mr.. Clark referred to his consistent
record IN public life. aud then turned
his attention to the issues.
Hr. stoas'- speech.
II looked like the political hcId had
been pretty well covered when MIR
| Stone arose late in the afternoon to
make the closing address. lie b"gan
10y shooting little sarcasm at his
rival, who, he alleged, was Just in fun
in running for the senatorial nomina.
tion.
My friend. Mr. Clark" said MIR.
Stone, has practically stated that he
is n candidate. tLauRht"rl He has
not stated i, iu clear and uncquivOcal
terms lIaughteri, hut that Is the in
ference one might hr justified in
drawing from mis- remarks" lie then
apuhr uf one 81 Mr. Cprk's most
hcautifrl traits ~ character, which,
he said, was modcsty. This created
good-na,ured laugh In which Mr.,
CLARK joined
Mr.. Stour then reviewed his con.
ncctiou with ,hc frcc-Hilvcr move.
ment. repeating In elaborate detail au
article on the subject In recent is.
sue Of the republic. lie said he had
advocated the policy at time when
II WIS very unpopular, even in the
west.
Touching the state election, MFR.
Stone said: II have no more fear Of
the republicans bcing able 20 sweep
the democratic phalanN from the
field In 100" than ! was In 1890 or
1900. The enemy are always defaming
the state, and claiming they are go.
ing 20 capture Il. They have com
PEELED the governor. IN the discharge
Of what he believed to he his duty, to
give an account of the linaccs OF the
state. ! don't know what the account
will be In detail. but am sure as
live that II Is honest. Cheers and ap.
plausc).
Gov Dochrry on pubiis Msneys
After Mr.. Stone concluded, Gov
Dockery addressed the audience,
which had remained In an almost un-
broken mass during all the long hours
OF the speaking. The governor said:
''lfefcrehec was made 10y Gov
Stone to the action of the present
executive In submitting to the people
statement of the receipts and dis
burscmcnis of the public moneys
since the democratic party has been
in power. ] want to add tbHt when
that statement is completed. and II
soon viii bc, that IL win be submit
ted to the voters of the state. and
am willing TO pay out OF my own
, pocket every dollar that has been lost
to the taxpayers during the past 2s
years. (Applauxe.)
let me say here and now, in ad-
. vance OF that statement. that Il will
he shown that there has been an hon
est accounting for every dollar Of
I public moneys from the days Of silas
. Woodson down 90 the close of Lon
; stephens administration. Cheers and
appianse.)