The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-04

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count II q high honor to be Gov
ernor of this splendid Democratic
commonwealth.
Under Democratic rule Miss ur,
has grown great In all the busy arenas
OF Industrial lfe; her credit is not in
ferior to that of the national govern
ment itself; her fiscal affairs have
been managed with consummate abl-
ity: her books have been properly
kept, and balance to a cent; her edu'
cational system Acknowledges no SUI
perior; her elsemcsynary and penal
institutions are OF the very best; her
people are prosper Gus, Industrious, In
telligent and content with govern
ment administered without a dollar or
loss, which protects life and property
and encourages enterprise, at the low
est tax rate of any state in the Amer
can Union.
It is true that in populat on Nilsson !
ranks fifth among the states, but II II
also true that In ma y Of domains
OF enterprise she takes first pace, and
at the Worlds Fair will marshal an
exhibit OF her matchless resources that
will challenge the admit atlcn Of the
civilized world.
Notwithstanding all these facts. ad-
mitted by every fnir-minded Missouri
an, we are entering upon a campaign
TO maintain the honor and the credit OF
this great commonwealth. The Re-
publican leaders are resorting to foul
ISLANDERS, venom Gus abuse and intol er-
ant political methods characteristic or
their rule in Missouri during the dark
DAYS from lSG5 to Ty7T.
Already the Republican campaign is
but a continued rehearsal of oft-re-
peated falsehoods, vicious calumnles
and brutal epithets Convicted over
and over again by the state records OF
slanderous accusations, Their only an
swer is sinister repetition, on the
obvious theory that falsehoods reiter-
ated and persisted in will prove as
detrimental to the Democratic purity
as though the statements were true.
With unblushing effrontery they
charge the Democratic party with
"looting" the school fund. juggling
the public accounts, falsifying the c.
ords and stealing the peoples money.
These false accusations should be
resented by all Missourians, without
regard to party Mutations, who arc
proud of their state and glory in her
achievements.
The Republican policy tends to keep
capital out of our s.a e; TO halt i'm nj
grafton at our borders, and 10 retard
our growth and development.
am here today in no apologize
spirit, but come to champion the
splendid record Of my patty during
the period of its control, and to de-
nounce its defamers and the defamers
of Missouri.
Missouri's Greatness.
It may be truthfully said. however
that Missouri needs no defense. S q
has grown in her growth and streng-
tn in her strength so might hat
the political defam rs in the Repubi-
can party are powerless either 10 be
smirch the record OF the Democratic
party or 10 retard Il e wond rful 70 :
ress of this wonderful state.
NJ ssouri Is admittedly the greatest
OF the states west Of the Mississippi
River, and destiI ed at no distant ca G
to take the third rank among tue
states of the Republic. The census
shows that In agricultural growth dur
ing the last decade Missouri ont
stripped every her safe. But it is
not In agricultural growth alone tGai
her greatest triumph is recorded. She
produces half Of the zinc that sup
plies the worlds demand-inde d, YOU
may sweep substantially the W ole
range of human activities and Mis-
souri leads the van. With h'r st
variety of productions and immense
climatic range, Missouri becomes at
once the focus Of our national indus
trial life, and the n arve' Of the throb-
bling activities of the age in which We
live
Stretching from the Ozarks to the
Iowa line. and from the Mississippi
to the Kansas border. she compre-
bends within her grasp a wealth OF
agricultural, mineral horticultural,
manufacturing, railroad and other re-
sources unsurpassed in American his
tory.
With her superb railway system. her
great rivers, vast manufacturing indus
tries, great horticultural resources
farms and gardens that are a very
Eden, thriving cities, beautiful towns
and villages dotting this fair land like
the stars in the blue vault above
with an enterprising and patriotic peo-
pc, loyal to the state and 10 the ma
tional Missouri Is cas- ly
the brightest jewel placed by Thomas
jefferson in the flashing crown CT our
glorious Union.
1t is not At, neither is It wise. that
the destinies Of such state should lie
again committed to party wnos
leadership reviles our history, traduc es
honored names. and falsifles public
records for partisan purposes.
1t is to me a matter Of profound
regret that en- the threshold Of the
greatest exposition of all time. soon