The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-29
Some Plain Words With Missouri
Democrats.

walter Williams in Columbia Herald.
If Joseph W. Folk is nominated for
governor upon the democratic ticket
as at this moment seems probable-the
democracy of Missouri will need all the
votes it can muster in order to win.
If Joseph W. Folk is moi nominated
for governor upon the democratic tick.
ct the democracy Of Missouri will need
all the votes it can muster in order to
win.
Either horn Of the political dilemma
is dangerous. 1t is high time demo-
Gratis who believe that democratic gov
eminent is preferable to republican
misrule should consider-and reason
together. The democratic party in
Missouri has a fine chance to beat his
brains out-snd sometimes the signs
indicate that it will succeed.
There were 684, 294 votes cast in
Missouri at the general election in 1900
OF these A. NJ. Dockery, the democra-
tic nomInee for governor, against
whom there was nj particular .opposi-
ton, who was a very popular candi-
date, received $50, O45. There was no
enthusiasm fol theopposing candidates,
get the republican, populist, prohibi-
tim and socialist candidates combined
received a total of 334, 249. Governor
Dockery's majority was only 1876.
There are lib counties in the State
counting the City of St. Louis as a
county. A change of seventy votes to
the county would have placed the dem.
ocratic party in Missouri in the minor
ity. Is this a margin sufficient TO per-
NIT political antics without dangerP
The election Of 1902 showed equally
close results. TIE democratic plur-
ality was Al, 1896. or this the three
cities of St. Louis, Kansas City and St
Joseph furnished about 100000, or
nearly one-half. If the great cities of
the State had voted the republican
ticket in 1902 as clamorously as they
did 10 1900 the result in Missouri
would have been different.
al COUNT AGAINST DEMOCRACY.
Every administration makes enemies
The administration of Governor A. NJ.
DOckery is nc exception. This will
effect but Slightly the result Of the next
election. Francis, Stone, Stevens,
went through the same experience
that Governor Dockery Is undergoing.
The successor of each was a democrat
Dockery's administration has no more
d~isgruntled critics, If so many, as those
preceding. This item counts but LITTLE
in summing up the situation which
confronts the democratic party in Mis-
souri,. There are otbers-far NOR,
grave.
The democratic party In Missouri
has-aDd does stand upon the Kan
sas City platform. 1t has been-ant
is-a democratic party that is demo
cratic. From published expressions
however, of many democrats there ar
suggestions that "reorganizersn VIII,
did not-and do not-eudorse the Kan
sas City platform are coming into pow
er in the party. Heretofore the part
has had the confidence and support @
the populists and independents VIII
came to the party in 1895 and hav
been allied with it since that time
These men are becoming reckless
With them shOnld be CONSIDERED til
great bulk OF the democratic party VIII
hold to western ideas, who are oppose
TO the domination Of Wall Street an
the st. Louis Club. These are the vc
sers who stayed at home in 1894 an
made that, because of certain Grove
Cleveland. the Year of Democratic Del
Olation in Missouri. The most radicf
advocates of the Kansas City platforl
are feeling somewhat sore IN Missouri
The wounds Of the last defeat rankl,
II the so-called conservative democra'
secure control and rub into the wounC
not the oil and wine Of healing, but Il
salt of bitterness, a silent, sullen r.
volt may be anticipated. There WI
be q repetition Of 1894. The maiorit
of democrats In Missouri are we'll sati
fed with the pro%nouncements at Il
Kansas City convention. There is
large minority including many Of Il
shrewdest, most Skillful political ma