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SECRETARY OF STATE WRITES
ToTHE FULTON SUN AS TO
FUTURE DEMOCRACY.
ORGANIZATION" FOR VAYCHWORD
Democratic Plurality Of fNsarly 10000
Is to Be- Found in Twenty Two
Counties, of Which Audrain
is One = Says Galloway
is Gibraltar Of Mis-
souri, Democracy.


There has never been a time since
the days Of Drakeconian disfranchise-
ment when Missouri did not possess a
Democratic majority. Sometimes
through lack Of organization OF
through sharp riyalries and personal
disappointments, the majority has
been reduced, and on one occasion
through widespread discomfort with
the policy Of our national administra-
tion, the State was lost, but there has
never been an hour since the repeal Of
the Drake constitution thirty two
years ago when majority Of the legal
voters Of Missouri we're not Demo
Gratis.
In this work for Democratic suprem.
acy, the Galloway Democracy has
borne a proud part.
Even in the days Of dlsfranchise-
ment when but few OF her property
owners were allowed the right Of
suffrage, the vote Of Galloway had to
be thrown out by the Secretary Of
State, Count Rodman, In order to pre-
vent the election Of Democratic
member Of Congress.
AS a punishment for her Democratic
loyalty, Galloway was excluded by the
party then in power from her just
share OF the public school funds Of the
State.
Counties like Galloway, Of like faith
and hope and loyalty, constitute the
Democratic Gibraltar Of the greatest
Democratic State In the Union.
The Democratic plurality Of nearly
40, 700 is to be found in the twenty-five
counties OF Galloway, Audrain, Boone,
Charlton, Cass, Clay, Dunklin, How
ard, Henry, Lafayette, Lincoln, Mari
on, Monroe, Pike, Platte, Rails, Ran
dolph, Ray, Saline, Shelby, Stoddard
and Vernon.
Even when the great cities Of the
State went against the Democracy by
nearly 10000, as they did in 1896, they
could not shake the allegiance or the
power OF this old guard Of the Missouri
Democracy.
The watchword Of the hour in the
coming campaign in these big Demo-
cratic counties should be ''organiza-
tion.n
Big majorities can be made bigger
with it. The most intrepid army that
ever faced shot and shell cannot win
victory without it.
In few weeks the local contests
will be over, the tickets win all be
named and the lineup against the
common enemy will be in order.
No matter how big the majority, let
the work Of organization go on yigi-
lantly, systematically, persistently.
Let it be found In every school dis
trict, and so systematized that the
State Committee will be in possession
OF trustworthy information concern
ing the remotest community in the
State.
The State Committee can accom-
plish but little unless that body is In
close touch with and has the active,
intelligent and loyal support OF the
county, township and school district
organization.
Democrats In big Democratic coun-
ties should bear in mind that In many
counties Of the State there is no hope
for local political reward and that the
Democrats OF those counties are
among the mostactlve and loyal In the
support Of State and district tickets
In the close counties the local con.
test as rule brings out the full party
vote. The real danger to Democratic
counties where through over conf
dence and the certainty Of local sue
cess the full party strength is not
polled.
The Democratic majority ought to
be greater this fall IN Missouri than al
any time in the history Of the State
The Republicans have entered upor
campaign Of yenomous abuse. They
do not hesitate to traducc the fan
name OF the State, assail its hnancia
condition and libel its public servants
An issue such as this will not fail
to arouse the old guard all over the
State. Let 1t be a battle royal, not
for mo victory, but for such a
maid as will forever silence the
traduces OF our State. Let the Gibral-
tar OF Missouri Democracy lead The
fight organized, courageous, defiant
SAM b. Cook.
nr w r Traughber, OF this city,