The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-20
Rambling thoughts.

heh " Sauta MONROE when his.
tory records the "era Of good feel.
ing" Al opposition to him and
his administrative policy practi.
eally deiaulted aud Monroe was
elected by an almost unanimous
suffrage Of the people. One may
travel all over the country now,
and unless you run right into a
party meeting you will rarely hear
politics or candidates mentioned.
What thus means may be apparent
later, but at this time 1t seems to
indicate that the people are so
we'll satisfied with Roosevelt and
his policy that no discussion is
provoked. That is the way il
looks; but it may be only the dead
calm before the landslide sets in.
About the first Of August the
writer hereof purchased a news
paper plant az Ottawa, Kansas,
and intended to remove his family
to that city, but before he could
do so it was necessary to sell his
home in Butler. This he was I'M
able to do, and having an oppor-
tunity to sell his newspaper plant,
he did SO, and returned to his
home and family in Butler, where
he expects to remain. He has, so
far, had nothing to say about local
politics or candidates.
Blu. ii does seem to me that the
Republican candidates are worthy
of our best efforts to elect them. /
am persuaded, also, that this can
be done if the rank and Tile will on
ly resolve to do 1t. And what 4
glorious thing it would be to see
Missouri cast her rs electoral vo ties
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Wha,
proud day il would be to c
Walbridge inaugurated Governor,
and all the other state Offices filed
with Republicans. And from this
Congressional district We ought to
send Rhodes to Washington. Il
would make the whole distrie, weep
tor JOY to know that we had a rep
reseniaIive there an harmony with
the President and his policy. Do
you know, fellow traveller, that that
is what this district has never bad IN
thirty years. THIS may strike you
as Peeuliari but it is true.
In this Judicial ciguuis we have a
candidate for Judge who is IN every
way worthy OF our best efforts; and
| would impress upon you the i'm.
portanee OF putting Bates right in
tins matter, for as Bates goes so
goes the judgeshiP, in my opinion.
Both candidates live here-ths is
the battle ground aud every friend
Of our candidate should do what
lies before him to eany Bates for
c. A. Denton.
Then comes my old friend Geo.
Church for representative, pitted
agains, James Sharp Of his OWE
township. Nothing but the cry
"God saye-Coekrcll'' will save
Sharp. That IS all that his Demo-
cratic friends are saying in usufea
ton OF their support. But we do
not believe the intelligent voters Of
Bates will turn a man like Church
down foT any man merely because
he is elinging to the senatorial coat
tails Of Coekrell. We admit that
our Democratic friends have done
worse things than that heretofore
but we refuse to believe that they
will do q, again. A good many Of
them have repentsd. aud will not
be guilty Of such nonsense again.
But | cannot run down the whole
ticket at this time.
DO you know, Mr.. Editor, that !
never did mind defeat iaiF and
square II the hands Of the open en-.
envy. have always believed in .
fair, open fight, and to the yictors
belonged the offices, honors and
emolumenls. as well as the respon-
sibilties. ! do not use the word
"spoils' as it might suggest Doodle.
H.