The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-29
Party Loyalty.


the party Of civic righteousness. True
Democracy aUhors corruption. | be
Uoyc ia exposing and Furnishing cor
rup'lOn IN the Democratic party as
we'll as in the Republican party The
Democratic party shall not with my
consent be- used rs cloak for VII
lainy There is no magic in a party
namc 10 change crime into Innocence
That there are corrupt men in the
Democratic party no sane man doubts
We cannot keep them from being in
the party. but We ought to keep them
from running the party.
have too much respect for my par
~. too much love for my state to
name be on the Democratic ticket
Purtisauship does not moan the con
dounR of uffcnscs by thosr calling
themselves Democrats for they are
Democrats In name only Some par
tisanF insist that the t0st Of loyalty
is TO stand by the party right or
wrong to defend the corrupt mem
bers regardless NJ decency. This pol.
icy puts a premium on corruption and
weakcns the party by driving decent
men from it The man who sees no
more In Democracy than this does not
know what Democracy means. He
mistakes policy for principle He is
the aid of the boodlcr and the support
Of the corrupt leader Under our po-
Htical system party organizations are
necessary, and In order that party or.
gRnization may be kept up honest par
ty workers should enjoy the fruits OF
party victory Party organization
must be maintained and party leaders
sustained when right, but party loyal
~ does not require personal approval
Of individual dishonesty or party de-
Tense of corruption
II IL said that this doctrine would
lose 10000 Democratic votes in 81.
Louis. ! deny that there are that
many Democratic boudlers In st. Louis
or anythiaS like It Think OF the AFRO
gancc OF huolltrs who claim that
much sire! g'h In st. Louis! Such a
claim Is Il SANDER on the Democratic
party In st Louis. The time has come
when Doodle votes and Doodle advice
must not govern In the councils OF the
party Any man nominated on any
ticket In Missouri at this time to
please the buuhI" Influences should be
buried under an avalanche Of civic
righteousness II the Democratic
party cannot win without bood!'r
votes as some claim, then | say {
il * far better to go down to honor
able defeat than to dishonorablp vic
tory Dishonest men always try 10
hide behind the shield OF party They
try to make II appear that attacks on
them are SANDERS on the party to
which they belong, They cry loudest
for party when most afraid OF the
avengIus hand OF the law. They mis-
take themselves for the party. have
refused IN the past and shall always
decline 10 advocate on the stump even
by indIrection things have denounced
in court. II VIII always be my pleas
IRE to defend my party from u 'ust
attacks. but II there be anything
wrong or corrupt oven within the
party shall make the attack myself
Republican support.
There has been a great deal of COM
plant about the interest of Republic
cans in Democratic affairs The rank
and file of the Republican party is hon
est. Let them take all tho interest
they please in Democracy. should
like to see every Republican In Mis-
souri, change his politics and vote the
Democratic ticket. The Democratic
lamp should always be burning and
any hnnast npnuhlicau who knocks Mt