The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-02-12
The Political Issues In Brief.

Il
the most ~populous district In the
state, was interviewed by q Globe
Democrat reporter in Washington
a few days ago regarding the politi-
cal situation In this state, and said
"Never before within my rccollec-
ton have the issues of a campaign
In. Missouri been more clearly de-
fined than now. The people do
not even require the aid OF politi-
clans and stump speakers to ex-
plain them. Plainly speaking,
Missourians do not have to be
shown, because they already know
too much for the good Of the rul-
ing party In the state. The de-
mand OF the hour In our great state
Is a change-not a change Of men
belonging to the same party, but
a change OF parties. II is no long
or a cry OF the "outs" against the
Gins" or even Of the outraged and
do%wntrodden minority against an
INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt major
ity, but the pride and manhood OF
citizenship, In it's most comprc-
hcnsive sense and irrespective Of
psrty and previous Affiliations,
rebels and demonstrates aloud
against a government by ring,
lobby and machine which, In the
name OF the people, according to
the testimony of n Democratic
candidate for governor, has shame
lcssly betrayed the people In every
conceivable way. "Turn the ras-
calls out" will be the battle cry,
which will echo and re-echo from
the Ozarks to the Iowa line, and
from the Mississippi to the Kaw,
and the cities outraged BY natural
ization frauds and chatting under
Ubiquitous police and election laws
will Join hands with the country
to bring on a new era and the salu-
tary change which will make Mis-
souri, part company with Arkansas
and Join the procession Of tho
great, progressive commemorative
Of the Union. This In the issue In
Missouri. No wonder our Demo-
cratic friends should feel like dis
cussing almost anything but state
issues, but We shall not allow the
mule to get away. Whenever he
shows inclination to run we shall
take him by the halter and lead
: him back to the scene OF his mis-
= deeds and point his nose to them,
r And what else could they talk
aboutp National politics. Why,
this would be jumping from the
frying pan into the fire. Here
they ARE mt once confronted by
the splendid administrations oI
Mckinley and Roosevelt aud by
the humiliating realization thai
= their old issues are dead and tina
they have no ncw ones. Ere,
silver il dead; free trade IL dead
a Imperialism Is dead. II IL tru,
they are now talking Panama Il
" tho Senate, but the more the,
: talk the more they convince tn,
the nation that they are wrong an,
II that President Roosevelt "a right
Even such u rugged old Democra
- as Gen. Sicklcs says the RICH
@ answer to the def Of Columbia II
= the rejection OF III treaty by tina
country would have been tn
annexation Of Panama. BY tn
action of Panama itself this has
" fortunately, not become necessary
3 but surely the American people
l. and particularly those OF tn
Mississippi valley, want a cana
and the more Democrats tai
~ against accomplished facts tn
81 more will the voters be inclined /
make 1t unanimous for Roosevelt
ID and the Republican party. Scrutl
nize every act Of President Roose
=, welt, and you will find that 1t wa
'S to his credit and to ours; II wa
20 the act OF a brave man and
n thorough-going American patrio
m with whom the interests OF IN
masses Of tho people count MOI
than those of the Wall sire,
r spectators and other apostles
Of Hat values. His action In the Co,
On strike? BY II he has averted VIII,
~ would have been one Of the grea'
est calamities of modern time
All And what hid he do? He simpl
IT. said to the operators and to Il
n, men; Come, settle your dineI
lst enccs peacefully and let businel
40 proceed And they did.
coward In the White House woul
have permitted the fearful strugg
to run Its mad course, but Its pre-
ent courageous occupant propose
=, arbitration and succeeded, an