The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR IN A SPEECH At
SEDALIA SATURDAY NIGHT.
Stands Upon the Platform Of the Democratic Party and Dis
CuSSes State and National Issues at Length

, lowest rate paid in any state. And
OF this seventeen and one-half cents.
seven and one-half goes to the
schools. The railroads. which under
Republican rule escaped all taxation,
are now assessed $l25.500.OO. val.
uation higher than is fixed in any
Republican state which touches our
borders.
When the Republicans were in
power the fees collected from cor.
porations found their final resting
place In the pockets of the Republican
oliiceholders. Under Democratic gov.
eminent these fees, which last year
amounted to more than $500. 900, have
been turned into the State Treasury
Under Democratic management the
number of asylums has been increas,
ed from one to five, and a Reform
school for boys, and an Industrial
School for girls have been establish.
ed, and literally maintained. The
educational institutions of the State
including the State University, have
been enlarged and extended until
they have justly become the pride of
our people.
While other States were few
years since afflicted with every va
iety of Legislative hysteria, the De.
mocracy of Missouri. always sturdy
and conservative, refused to make a
single unjust attack upon vested in
tercsts, or dctace the Statutes with
line of freak legislation, but il did
pass a large number of wholesome
ana Just measures for the protec-
ton of the laborng classes, among
which are:
(a) Tho law giving to fellow ser.
wants the right of recovery against
railways.
(b) Laws providing for the in.
spcction of factories and mines.
(c) Prohibiting the employment
of children of tender years in fac.
tories.
(d) Making the first Monday in
September a legal holiday.
(e) Declaring eight hours to be a
legal days work,
~ Prohibiting the payment of la
Dor in script" and compelling pay.
mcnt in lawful money.
(g) Creating the State Board of
Arbitration.
(h) 1t has further protected the
wage Garner by prohibiting interior.
ence with his right to organize. +,
has established free employment bu
reaus In the large cities. Protected
the labels of labor organization. and
enacted many other Statutes, which
while of special value to the wage
Garner have at the same time been in
the interest of the public at large
Our party has given to the people
as whole a wise and enlightened
system of laws which protect them
in all their natural rights. 1t ha.
fostered and developed the public
school system, and guarded the re
ligious liberties of the people. Ev.
erywhere within the Commonwealth,
the church and school. twin blossoms
of civilization, spring to the view.
And finally the Democratic party
has defended the reputation of thu
State from the aspersions of the Re-
publican press and the ISLANDERS of
the Republican organization and
has rendered to the people of Mis-
souri, the distinguished service of
keeping the Republican party out
power
This magnificent record gives war
rant for the confidence that our par.
ty can, better than the Republican
party, or a sporadic organization, ac
complish any needed reforms. or Grad
icate the evils and abuses which
have been discovered.