The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-08

l0DNAtHttcu FROM FIRST rage.
ciesg Does It ct in the Twentieth Cen.
tuTy2 Is It fair TO our cities. which
pay % per cent OF the taxes Of
our Slater IS It Just 70 that great
Municipality which this very year Is
beralding the name Of Missouri to the
remOtest corners OF the earth2 You
must give four answer at the polls IN
November. / realize that II Is the
duty Of the State to see that the peace
IS preserved in an parts II the domain.
elites included. I also realize that in
the exercise Of this function. Il Is the
DUTY Of the State to trust the people
81 each locality 10 preserve the peace
IN that locality until they show them
selves incapable of so doing and a
State which deliberately takes away
al vestige OF home rule and assumes
The right 70 name the price which a
locality shall pay for its own protection
and subjects the elected officials to
fine, II they neglect or refuse TO nav
that price. win sometime and in some
way pay the penalty for such an un-
lust n un-American procedure. The
year before this Law went into effect
the police force OF st. Louis cos the
y city $685.. 900. The first year after the
law went into effect, the force cost the
,sty Sl.z91,0 o0. and the estimates for.
his fiscal year made by the Board Of
Police Commissioners Is sl.BTS.O00.
! believe in a strong. capable. well
laid. well disciplined police force and
iuring my ten years service in Munich
az Office. never C refused the re.
uest OF the Board of Police Commits
ioners for assistance to that end. I
eiieVe that she officers and members
the police force should he appointed
ecause OF their fitness for the service
ithout regard 10 their political OF re-
4ions affiliations and should be re-
aned IN the service so long as they
eriorm well their duties as police
dicers. ! believe II destroys their
heiency as guardians Of the peace
ask them 70 perform any duty ex.
spt the duty OF a soldier and so long
they perform that duty well they
onid be protected In their American
auiege 70 vote as they please. I am
party man and earnestly believe that
NucM parties are necessary In this
nntry. but there are some functions
government which never ought TO.
subject 70 the viclssitudes OF party
anagement and the police OF cities Is
e
Time VIII not permit me 10 discuss
uonal questions. but II viii be my.
filege 10 do 50 as the campaign pro-
asses. AT this time my associates
the State ticket should each be
Rrd and | want to say that they are
worth hearing r I am proud ta
associated with them 10 thisacapa.
We are all proud Of our great
W. proud Of ifs achievements.
Poa Of rs promises: proud OF IA
PraEeous, honest strong and safe
aaard bearers. Roosevelt and Fair
D fellow citizens In elosine
lt TO say that the people Of Mis.
are nj sil hooaiefs. They are
ai ballot box suffers There are
ifh Of them opposed TO tbege
So 20 stamp out both. There are
akh Righteous men In Missouri tol
nythihg they please with the STATE
ernment II they via but exert
n%soifes.
hen Jehovah threatened 10 destroy
city Of SOdOm because of "a wiel. /
g, Abraham pleaded with Him ia
words: "R~aradYenture there he'll
righteous within the city. viii
also destroy and not spare he
for tse fifty righteous thar ar
m And the lord said: ~ III
IN Aodom hfty righteous within
~, then ] viii spare All the place
heif aakes Finally. after much
iasion on the part OF Abraham
number Of righteous necessary To-
the city was reduced 10 ten
E are more than three million GOD
ng people within the borders OF
onri' yet, II we are 10 believe The
~ for Eastern Magazines. Mis-.
should suffer the fate Of sodom
1pmorrah Men OF Missouri. let
e ia our might and repel this false
tation Let as not only strike
let as also build; build for the
Of our noble State; build for
eiicnltural interest; her mining
manufacturing interest; build for
ommerciai interest; build for her
educational and religious inter.
mild broad and safe and progress.
build Tor the generations 10 come.
hey may have the full benefit Of
afural advantages; build for all
ople without distinction, build
ssouu and some day she viii be
. the slsterhoOd OF States.