Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1904-04-14

sod; and also, to continue to do al
| can to relieve the suffering around
me in my small world, and make
life pleasant for as many as I can
l can not leave this subject without
thanking the democracy of the dis
trict for the favors they have shown
me.
1 shall carry to my grave only
remembrances Of good things done
for me by you all, and especially
by Garter and Wayne counties.
For fear Of being misunderstood,
desire to make it emphatic, that |
shall not spend one copper more in
the campaign than legitimate expen-
ses, consisting of travelling expenses,
hotel bills and my part of primary
expenses in counties electing dele
gates by that means; nor shall 1
make heated contest, but shall
make trip around the district, and
spend Il few days in each county,
leaving the result with the voters.
In conclusion I will say that
whether elected or defeated, | shall
never ask for this office again, but
should run for anything again it
will be an office that has a salary
behind it; as I am too poor to work
for nothing at my age.
Ihave always intro duced and tried
to pass what are now called reform
measures, but up to this time the
maj ajority ofmy colleagues have been
against me in most instances; as |
thought [ could see that the legisla-
ture to be elected this fall would be
in favor of measures favoring the
whole people, l concluded L would
like to belong to it as I felt assured
l could get some good measure
thru that | have been fighting for,
for years past.
Asan old, dyed in the wool, moss
back democrat; one who loves his
party above everything in this
world-except his family and his
Goblet me say TO you, go slow
and use caution in the heated con-
test for governor, now going on.
We have our candidate to elect at
ensuing November election. It takes
all the votes to make a good, old
time majority. and that [ hope to
see this fall. If we unnecessarily
abuse any Of the candidates, we may
make his friends so mad that they
will 90 fishing on election day.
ar. Folk. Mr.. Reed and Nr. Hawcs
are in my opinion, all splendid speci-
mems of Missouri democracy, either
of them would make q good COVER
nor. While | am for Mr.. Folk, not
because | consider him better than
either of the other gentlemen, but
because l believe we could elect him
by a greater majority, than we
,yH.l give to either of the others; yet
[ have only the most kindly feeling
for all the candidates in the field.
With the splendid majority of ST.
Louis turned into a like minority.
our ticket would be endangered; the
same might be said of Kansas City
and all the large cities.
Again, | for one, can not find it
in NY heart TO condemn Gov.
Dockery's administration, as do
some Of our county papers. l con-
slider his a splendid, upright, we'll
governed, we'll financed administra-
ton; as l do all the democratic ad-
ministrations since 1873.
Loose business methods would not
in thirty years pay q debt Cleft us
as heritage by the tepublicans) Of
fifty millions, principal and interest,
reduce taxes to a point below that
of any other state in the American
Union; create a greater school fund
than has any other in the galaxy of
states and at the same time forge a
state west Of the Mississippi to the
fourth place IN the union.
: Governor Dockery is not, person
ally, my friend, but 1 consider him
a level-headed, honest, efficient busi-
ness man, with nothing but the
best intentions at heart, for the wei
fare ofthe whole people ofthis great
state, and especially the demo cratic
party.
While the great metropolitan
dailies have treated me with strictest
courtesy (much better perhaps than
l deserve) yet it seems to me that