The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-06
CHAIRMAN AKINS' SPEACH.

the speakers at the recent editorial COnVei-
ton at st. Joseph, and said IN part:
Mr.. President and Members of tho Repuh-
lican Press Association of Missouri
| desire to express my sincere apprcci-
alton of the distinction shown me by your
Committee on Program. I accept this COM
%pliment, not rs personal, but rs an honor to
the organized party Of the state, which /. IN
some measure have the honor to represent.
1t is fitting and proper that this, the
first meeting Of this association should he
held in this beautiful and progressive city.
| know Of no more fitting illustration of the
growth and development Of our common
country under the system of government
taught and administered by the Republican
than the marvellous growth and develop
ment of this city.
Within comparatively a short period Of
years you have sprung up ny IL by magic,
from a country town to the third city in the
state, with u population of more than one
hundred thousand. What has transpired in
St. Joseph has, in a measure, been true of
the whole country. Situated as you are, far
toward the northwestern boundary of the
state, near enough to our sister state
of lows to catch u refreshing breeze every
morning from u state whose interest IL pre-
sided over by that great teacher of Ameri-
can politics, Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw,
whom every Missourian love and honors.
a state whose chief executive il broad
and patriotic enough to zee that every citi.
izen of the stats has the right to cast one
vote for the candidates of his choice
and that their votes are counted as cast. a
state that does not use the police force il
the metropolitan cities to control elections,
With u close ~neighbor like this no wonder
we are welcomed to this city by n Republi.
can Mayor, and received by a city who's,
crown is beauty and whose creed is hospital
ity.
Turning your eyes toward the sunset
your vision rests upon our western neighbor
the State Of Kansas. a state made famous
in former years largely through the effort
OF one of her representatives in the Unite,
States Senate, who ranked as one of the frs
orators of the country but whose fame-a
q state-somewhat suffered during the day
of Populism, and receded from u ''star o
the first magnitude" to tallow candles lik,
~"Sockless Simpson and 'MIary Lease
g but who has regaincd much of her forme
5 glory under the leadership of man like Sena
tor Ralph Burton and our brilliant an,
, gifted friend, j. X. Cubbsinon.
I. This is u state that always has n sensa
. ton in store for the country, and | would b
g%ratified if Missouri would copy her last sen
. %sation. If st. Joseph grows a little monot
+ onous, and the boys want to have II little flu
: with each other, just let them catch II Whit
, of the Kansas breeze and the entertainment
Is on. But these little diversions are Away,
for thar own amusement, and they love eacl
other better after they have had some fun
an highly gratiiied with the pcrsonne
of this convention. ''The Republican vote
makers of the state are here. They are her
for business and they mean business. | can
not help but pity the opposition when thes'
, ''Knights of the Quilr' return to their home
filed with enthusiasm, and fire week.
broad-sidcs into the somewhat confused
ranks of the opposition. This meeting mean
!, the redemption Of the State of Missouri
We are here to organize our forces Snd pre-
{ pare a plan Of campaign. We make n,
concealment of our purposes. We serv,
Z notice now that the battle is on, and will b.
waged all along the line. All future cam
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