The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-23
LOOK AT THE FACTS.

the Democratic campaign fund of Mis- |
souri, Republican papers eSultingiy
proclaim that Tho Democratic parry
belong, to the corporations, that the
state Democratic Committee sold out
the Legislature to the corporations, aud
that all honest Democrats should de-
sert the party on that account. The
Gentlemen named have ALWAYS acted
with the Democratic party, and we
doubt that they imposed amy condI.
tions In making their contributors, OF
that the committee would have &C.
copied their money II they had done
80; and the facts relate the charge
that the commit &C sold out the Lcgis-
lature, even Il they hsd had the power
to DO 80.
There has been i strong corporation
influence In the Democratic party try
ing to dominate It's policies, and DO
where has this influence been felt or
more corruplly used. perhaps, than in
ST. Francoi, county. owing to the fact
that one Of lis threw dcsl and most un.
'crupuIous politicians, Nho is gum
shod and "hidcs his shells" better
than Col rh~lps. Is general attorney
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad; and
il IL also true that n good many Dem
ocralic members Of the Legislature,
especially in the Senate, have subsery-
icutly acted at tho bchcst of the cor
pora,ions IN matters Of legislation; but
a majori,y Of the Democratic maai5srs
OF the Legislature have always voted
agains, IrO-corporation measures.
This latter fact prove, the ialsiiy Of
lhe charge that the Democratic COM
unittco ha, or could have sid ont the
Legislature. llui how about the Re
publicaus2 With very few exceptions,
Republican members Of the Legislature
hsyc IN season aud out Of season voted
for all corporation measures oT against
measure, intended tu restrain them 10
any way Their votes, with these Of
the minority q Democratic members
under corporation influence, have de-
fcalca every Measure which bad for It's
purpose the protcctioB Of the people
against eNtuTliou or measures designed
90 make The corporations bear their
proper iuuate share of the taxes. II
what the Republican papers try to
make us believe about the Democratic
committee aud a majority q the Dem
ocratic members Of the Legislature
were true, of What advantage would
1t be h. Democrats to turn the manage
mcnt Of State affairs over 10 the Ne
publican party with i's pro.corporalion
aihuilics together ni,h al lis other sins
with which the record Of that party +.
rcplete from 1868 to 1870, aud to
which they point with pridc?"
10, The corporations 10 not ezpeci
the committee ia lis official capacity
to influence the Legislature, aud It
would be labor Lost aud means eX.
pended to little purpose to make small
contributions t. the Democratic cam
paign fund through ii, while making
much larger contributions TO the Re
publican campaign fund in order to
boost it, forloTn hupe ia this State,
They do their work more practically
through the lobby; and here is where
Col, phelps--the king OF lobbyist
gets In his fne work. With the dis.
tribution Of railroad passes, where that
will work-ior some men do no, SCI a
very high price on lhemselycs--an
with offers Of money, positions as
''s5w o0foners, etc, when tn, passes
do not answer. a few members elected
as Democrats are persuaded. Thea
;he thing Is done, for every Repubb.
can member--we couldn't say whether
they are bought or whether il is jus;
because they belong body aud breech's
to the corporatious--jnin the bribcd
Democrats and thus outvute The ma
iorily OF true. honest Democrats, who
try to serve the peopls who elegled
them.
Please excuse hs from any inchna-
ton TO look TO the Republican party
ior reform from existing conditions
The Democratic party may have ito
FAULT, aud every Democrat may not
be what Cnsar's wife should be,
"Rboye suspicion, but there IS Ger
iainly murs virtue In Il than In the
Republican party, aud 70 !: che peat,;4
must look for relief and reform or go
without them.
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