Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-10-01

~sunnort from the anti-Democratic
prass. | am neither the champion OF
dIs-organizers nor will | consent &c
he championed by disorganizers. u
have back Of my candidacy no power-
full combinations OF men, VINO. uurlhs
recent campaigns, have been the open
enemies of the party. n VINO are y.
this time engaged in a conspiracy 70
turn over the Democracy to those
who clamor for reputation OF parry
platforms and for national reorgan-
lxatIon. Ny political fortunes have
never been syndicated, and they VIII
not be syndicated in this campaign,
I am not a candidate upon one issue
alone. but intend to stand upon the
Democratic platform and advocate its
every plank.
Since arriving at my majority. In
every campaign, National. State
municipal, have freely given what
ever measure of ability ! possess IN
advocating those policies OF govern
ment which are for the best interests
OF all the people. When the Democ-
racy requested that ] resign the ois
flee Of Prosecuting Attorney to assist
In redeeming Kansas City from re
publican mlsrule, l responded TO the
cali. although II involved a substantial
financial sacrifice.
All good Democrats feel some sat
~lsfaction IN the fact that Kansas CITY.
formerly solidly Republican, has peen
carried by our party In the last three
campaigns, and by steadily increas,
ing maiorities. These services ave
not tended to popularize me with the
Republican machine. moi TO endear
me to the Republican press.
The grand old Democratic party OF
the State OF Missouri Is good enough
for me. IL individuals have betrayed
| the trusts imposed in them by the
Democratic party, we will purge b
marty of their presence. but the party
will continue to exist Is a potent
agency for pure government. Our
party in the future as in the past VIII
| battle for hoaest government, cham
pion the rights Of the masses. insist
upon fair taxation, oppose the ag-
gressions and ~usurpations OF privilege
and seek to keep all branches OF the
government free from the stain OF cor
Eruption. When 1t cease to do this
lit will no longer be the Democratic
party.
In all things let the w~atchword be
aEconomy. but Progress" | would like
to see this State, which we all so
greatly love. placed so high that all
the world would do her homage
The amendment to the Constitution
providing for free text books in he
schools should be passed; 1t will cost
the State some money, but there is
no question more important than ed
ucation, and no investment which pays
a better dividend.
QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL POLICY
But great National questions press
upon us in the settlement OF which
Missouri must do her part. The com
ing campaign may be crucial.
There never has been a time in the
history OF the Republic 30 momentous
as the present hour. The battle OF
all the ages has been between the
advocates of pure Democracy and the
possessors OF privileges. The strug
gle is as old as the world. It began
at the moment when the superior
brute force OF some savage enabled
him to enslave his fellows, and TO en-
tail his powers to his children AZ
privileges coming to them by birth
The system was extended until al
that tended to sweeten life was monop
olized by certain privileged indiyid
! uals.
II. Back Of practically every privileges
! class, the thing which enabled II Il
I maintain its powers. was the monop
olization Of tho sources OF wealth
Finally, the masses were reduced Il
mere beasts of burden, bearers of tn
yoke Of practical slavery.
Then came the great legal revolution
in England the promise and prophec,
! of our present liberties. This revoI
. ution brought about the passage o
the Statute of Mortmain, which haI
, the effect of releasing to the peopl
some of the sources Of wealth. Thi
] was the beginning Of the g~reatnes
and progress Of England.
When our fathers settled upon tn
. virgin soil of this country, they n
Remembered the evils Of the oil
! English system. They undertook t
J enact a constitution, which woul
. render impossible the monopolizi
ton of the sources OF wealth. Al
, cordjngly, they prohibited the entail
/ ment Of lands and with infinite 81
J licitude and care wrote into tn
/ Statutes of nearly all the states ii
\ hibit.ons against large capitalizatio
! by private corporations, The gres
/ men Of that day knew that IL co
; porations were created with unlin
tied power. 1t would result in tn
7 monopolization in the hands Of a fe'
gigantic concerns Of such tremen'
! ous energies as would enable them
1 crush the individual.
! The dangers which our father
! Ilforesaw have been multiplied b
yond even the broadcast scope