Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-08-21

ty Of all the category of crimes at
tachcd to those who approve the
manipulation of politics for selfish
ends. But be that as it may, |
have no enemies to punish, nor any
friends to reward in this particular
contest. | have always claimed to
be Democrat of the first water.
Never have even been accused of
the Semblance of disloyalty to her
principles, but cannot cOmpro-
mise my politics or my personal
rights to what | consider an I'M
natural aud i'll advised program.
1t matters not TO me how the
nomination is brought about, |
have too much respect for myself
and to my party to lend my vote
to that Democratic practice; not
my i'll feelings for the one or good
feelings for the other, but it is inn
polite, bad policy, and repugnant
to any principle of Justice.
Some man should represent the
grand county of Audrain who is
free from anything that would hin
der It's progress and development.
For the unfortunate ones | have
the deepest sympathy, both for the
dead and for the living. To me
they have all shown kindness and
personal friendship and | can and
do, with all my heart, join the
whole county in the sorrow that
has fallen in every home. But to
the courts the appeal has been
made, and there in good faith, as
far as | am personally concerned,
the matter must rest. Fellow citi-
zens, think before you act, and act
the part of men. | know men
hate to speak even their convict
ions under such circumstances, but
Il man should be true to himself
and to his neighbor, and | believe
this is the supreme moment to eX-
erclse that God-given grace.
1t sometimes happens that one
turns his best friends against him
by following ill-advised sugges-
tons. There is no lack of good
representative mattel nal in Audrain
county at this time, and good,
sound, intelligent, practical, bust
ness Democrats, who would serve
their party, or all the people for
that matter, with distinction and
ability, so there is not 4 shadow of an
excuse for making the party lap
Just now the dumping ground for
personal feuds and family difficult
ties.
Harmony is the watchword sent
out from the headquarters of the
Democratic central committees all
over the State and nation, urging
the necessity of unity of action,
harmony among the rank and file
of all the party friends and work
crs, that the grand old state of
Missouri may not only be held in
line, but that her majorities may
be increased as an inspiration to
other states of the Union to stand
as one solid phalanX against the
NerXean hosts Of the friends of
trusts, combines and the countless
enemies of the rights of the com
mon people. These enemies of the
principles of our free government
are by stealth and craft making in
roads into the very heart and life
OF the institutions that underly the
very foundation stones of our free
and God given personal and ma
tiOnal liberties.
Yes, fellow citizens, | say with
You, let us have peace and harmo-
ny in the rank and file of the party
managers, township, county, state
and national organizations. And
the SureSt way to reach that end is
to avoid every Imaginable difficult
ty-don' t unnecessarily inject into
party politics personal enmity and
family troubles. Keep your hands
clean of these things. Do your
duty ms an honest citizen, read the
news, post yourselves ON all politi.
cal questions as far as it is posi-