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has been often demonstrated. New
ertheless, if o combination were ef.
iected between the republicans and
some strong political faction. such
as the populists, or the peoples
allied party. democracy's success
would be doubtful. AZ best, there
is no mere than a difference of 80,.
600 votes in the state between the
democrats and republicans and this
deficiency the republicans night be
able TO make up by means Of an
alliance with one or mUre Of the
opposition factions. Il will be i'm.
possible for them to obtain help
from the Merlwether public owner.
ship party. That has strong demo.
cratic proclivities, though 1t In
clndes many formerly stauucb re.
publicans in its fold, drawn there
by its public ownership feature.
II cherishes bitter resentment
against the leaders of st. Louis
democracy, on account of the de.
feat of its leader, Meriwetber, in the
municipal election of 1901. but it
will not take open action against
the democratic ticket, especially II,
as now seems probable, the St. Jo-
seph convention will embody ma-
nicipal ownership in its platform.
Endorse The State Administration.
II is we'll that 80 many county
conventions have endorsed Cover
nor Dockery's administration of
state affairs. No party, unable or un'
willing TO accept responsibility OF
its chief state officials conduct, can
expect to win success in an election.
Fortunately there is no necessity
for any hesitation or timidity about
the matter. Governor Dockery
has given the people of Missouri
an excellent administration. All
our state institutions are prosper
GUS. Taxes are equitably assessed,
honestly collected and economical
ly disbursed. The bonded iDdebt-
ness of the state will soon be wiped
out, and the state taxes still further
reduced. Official delinquency,
state, county and municipal, are un-
known. Under the much abused'
Nesbit law this city's administra'
ton has been changed from rank
republican corruption to thorough
democratic honesty. In all respects
the Dockery administration is one
on whose excellent record the de-
mocracy of the state can safely base
its claims to popularsuffrase in the
present campaign.
Evil Republican Record In st. Louis.
4 Human memory is not so short
that.the foul corruption OF Mayor
Zlegenhein's administration can
have been forgotten IN st. Louis,
not to speak of the long career OF
aUle Man FilIey," the republican
boss in political debauchery. Those
items of municipal corruption are
so innumelable that that erastands
by itself in a separate class Of otfic-
ial nufamy, wholesale and stipend.
ous Members of the House of Del
egates went about openly and un.
blushlngly in broad daylight beg
ging rich individuals and corpora
tions to debauch them for money.
The only parallel 10 such disgust.
iog fouIness is that drawn by the
divine John Milton IN bis descrip-
ton of Sins accusation of Satan In
the famous coiloquy ut the gates of
He'll. Yet republican conventions
"point with pride" to republican
records, but they have never repu-
dintcd or dlsclaimed this record of
their chosen and trusted leader and
his accompIices 10 tho City of ST.
Louis.
A Candidate For Governor.
MueB interest Is being taken IN
the prospective cancidates for gov.
ernor is 1904. LieuseBant Gov
ernor John A. Lee, who lives here
10 81, Louis, is regarded as deeia
dedly strong probability. He is
considered an. able and versatile
writer aad public speaker and hss