The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-02

rOld Dug prese. together with all the cor
porate wealth of both City and State.
This same gang are now attempting, and
have by the City election partly succeeded.
in delivering the Democrat party body and
soul into the Gold Bug camp. And | am
afraid that now as in 1895, the Democratic
press of the State by Il considerable MAORI
ty. are with the gang. If that was Il Demo-
cratic ticket. why was it that such party
men rs Governor Stone, Champ Clark. Ben
ton, W. ID. Vandever, DcArmond aud
Senator Vest and Senator Cockerell and all
the supporters of the Pertle Springs Con-
%vention. were so conspicuously silent?
Echo swe why? | urged the election of
Mr.. Merriwether. because in every election of
both State and Nation since his majority Inc
has stood for the principles of Democrcy.
As to Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Parker. they
have been cheek by iole for the past two
presidential elections. In other words. Just
us Mr.. Parker voted. Mr. Wells voted.
y x n n q
Mr.. Wells is II most excellent gentle
man and Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Merriwether
are in every way his equals. but the war was
not between these gentlemen ~ individuals.
but the principles they each represented.
The platforms on which Mr.. Wells and Mr..
Parker stood were exactly alike, especially
were they alike in the fact and principle that
neither Endorsed any plank ever written by
any state or National Democratic meeting.
! do not pandcr to the applause of audiances
nor t. the wish and will of any invidually or
collectively, but | strive to do those acts
only which are heartily approved by my one
Master, my Creator. and in this alone. ! am
entirely governed by the dictates of nv own
conscience and the history of my fell
low man. Then if am wrong il will not
right me To say by slapping me in the face.
that my act has relegated me and mine to
political death. but rather convince me by
education that the principle for which | stood
was wrong. II has been said by various
newspapers whose editors are Democrats.
that for ligting Mr.. Wells election to the Of
flee of Mayor of IT. Louis that David Ball and
myself have both committed political suci-
eide, Gall of which | hope and pray is true }
but when so stating, those same papers fail
10 take notice of the fact that Mr.. Wells.
Clust elected Mayor nc salary of 5000 a
year, fought every man who was a party
nominee for the past \ years. No, no, you
will have to scare mt with som other bugu-
boo, so far rs am concerned | had rather
he right and for that consigned to private
life and ridiculed by the voice of my country
men, rather than to he wrong and for and
by that wrong elevated to the Governors
chair of my native state amid the cheering
and applause Of her great people. So long
as ! live at least as long rs my heart has
sympathy and my brain reason. will | serve
in the interest of the many rather than
the few, and so long will ! be with the
masses rather than the classes. This is a
free country God grant it may remain sol
and the newspapers and you and yours may
choose that political course, but us for me
and my household, never. Ii is my inten-
ton now to ut all times vote for the cause
and principles of democracy and | will never
cast my lot with or vote for any party which
neglccts and refuses to indo rse the time
honored and cherished principles of Govern
ment upon which that party has stood from
its organization until now. "A rose by any
other name would smell Just rs sweet and
be as much admired. You cant take a re-
publican platform and write the word demo-