Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-09-08


I ocratle vste for the entire Democratic
ticket Men commend themselves 70 men
fellows. not By the way IN VINCE uts
accept huncrs and rewards. out ~ uns
manner In which tnss sake sest ,ss
hut 10 speak OF the ticket. Q nAst
in his campaign 4 State ticket e eteeti
YOU have your congressional utAet ~
elect: ycu have 70 elect ieeisu
which not onss deals with state ana.fs
i but also chooses a United States SENATOR
! and you elect an electoral ticket NhtcI
{ 3oins In the selection Of a president ana
! vice-president- II / were a citizen Of Ms
souri, I would vote for the Demoeraue
state ticket from top to bottom wolfe
vote for a Democratic nominee LET on
gress: / would vote for the legtstauNe
ticket that would return Senator Cos,
/ rell TO the United States enate. sn1 !
would vote for the electoral which
is pledged for Parker and DAVIS.
| would vote for the Denioeratic state
ticket not only because OF the persons
Upon the ticket, but because OF the spien'
did administration that The Democracy
ing sSe many years q Democratic SUI
premacy. II you VIII compare missouri
with the Republican states o X. You
will find that the public service has been
ly, and more economically b ~ I
OF the Republican states. Your Demo
cratic officials have been servants OF the
people, and they have wei performed
their duty. But l am especially hater.
ested in the success OF your state uehet
this yest BECAUSE II stands befors me
country for purity in politics and Tor the
punishment Of official corruption. MIS-
souri, has become conspicuous during NE
last few years Tor the exposure ana piss
eeutiOn OF those guilty Of bo0dling' Ihis
il not because Missouri has been worse
than other states There Is probably mol
q Republican state in the Union ina mas
not during the same time, suffered more
from Inc Corruption Of It's officials, but
Missouri has been fortunate In thai DEM
ocratic officials have discovered and pros
ecuted thosa guilty OF giving and reeeis-
ing bribes.
Your candidate for governor, Joseph W.
Folk has become known throughout the
nation for his vigorous n persistent
prosecution OF officials who have betrayed
their trust. He Is a young man, barely
thirty-five, n four years ago he was
not known 10 many outside Of his "
city, but to-day his nane Is much more
familiar to the people Of the United
States than mine was when l was made
the national candidate Of arr party; n
wherever his name is known II stands
up by the Democracy Of the state and
made the candidate for governor
as a reward for his fearless
discharge Of duty. Having been
4aAAAluA All u 4 CIV AAAiAtHNs AA1 R1A
desires to intrust 10 him the larger cares
and greater responsibilities of the state.
l became acquainted with Mr.. Folk be-
fore he became a prominent Inquire In
politics. In the campaign OF lSso-that
campaign which tried mems souls-his
courage and his Democracy were made
manifest, and he labored in behalf Of OF
ticket After the campaign closed. and
when we were beginning the four yeaFs
campaign for the maintenance of Dem
ocratic principles, / visited st. Louis at
the invitation OF the Jefferson Club, OF
which Mr.. Folk was q prominent mem
Der. He was the chief figure in the meet
ing then held, at which | spoke in de-
Tense OF the principles Of the Chicago
platform. / therefore had reason 10
learn Of his Democracy before he him
self became a candidate for office, and II
gives me great satisfaction to be able
to speak in his behalf In this campaign.
1t Is not sufficient that he shall be elect
ed. He must have an overwhelming ma
1ority. II he were elected by a reduced
majority, the falling of in the majority
would be construed as a rebuke to those
who seek TO elevate the public service.
MINI ii was natural hat many OF the
Democrats of Missouri preferred some of
the other distinguished men who aspired
to the honor Of the nomination, no Dem
ocrat can now oppose Mr.. Folk unless he
is opposed to the prosecution of corrup-
ton, and II there be any In the Demo
cratic party who are opposed TO the pun
A1AAAAA1Al VA oLillA4AG hAiO bElld1 LlCH
trust. the Democratic party can better
afford to lose them thar the Republican
party can afford to gain them. Because
Mr.. Folk has become conspicuous In fer
reting out the bribe-giver and the bribe-
taker, his nomination has been regarded
through the union as an Indication that
the public conscience Of Missouri is
quick to respond to an honest appeal, and
the defeat OF Mr. Folk, II such a thing
were possible, would be difficult to ex-
plain TO those who live in other states.
his majority be so large that pros
ecutors In other states will be encour-
aged to initiate his example. and thus
to the party throughout the nation
the advantage which comes from a con-
scientious regard for honesty In the pub
lie service.
Mr.. Folk is at the head Of the ticket, |
and the candidate FOR the other state Of |
stand upon the same platform. and
are pledged to the same crusade against
] shall not attempt to speak
Of them all. but ! desire 20 mention two.
OF these 70 the secretary Of state. l
would be glad, If a citizen OF Missouri.
to cast a vote for Sam Cook. The Globe
says that he ought not to be
but the Globe-Democrat also says |
Mr.. Folk should not be elected. !
litical judgment of The editor OF the |
Globe Democrat. am not sure that |
a v implicit confidence In his good faith, |
may be preJudtced against him a lit
rs OIL oy Ant TACT thAt ne tnoukht tnat 1 |
ought not to be elected, and l am sure
that my contidepce In his Judgment has
not been strengthened By his prophesles. |
after the election OF 1896, the Globe
Democrat said that l was so complete
and permanently obliterated that l
would have to fall out OF a third-story
window or be run over by a street car
order to get my name into a paper.
fhe editor has not even tried to fulfill |
his own prophecy. for scarcely n day
las passed that II has not paid its re-
poets or disrespect TO me. No, there
must be some better reason thar the
ilobe-DemOcrats opposition TO defeat a
In Missouri. | became %acquaint-
ID with Mr.. Cook even before a became
acquainted with Mr.. Folk. In 1886, before
and before l was known by
by most OF them, ! visited Mexico,
10. at the invitation OF Mr.. Cook, and
poke there on the silver question, and in
he long fight that has been waged since
10 has ever been faithful to the cause OF
imetallism. He has earned the strong
,lace that he holds in the affections OF
he Democrats Of the state, n / sus-
,ect hat the Globe-D Democrats opposi-
to him Is due to the fact that ne
and Is still capable Of giving
UGH effective assistance TO the cause OF
Democracy.
The other person upon the state ticket
vhom l desire to mention is Rube Ogles-
", the representative of the laboring
The wage earners constitute a large
nd important eme in the Democratic
arty, and l am glad that they have been
by the selection of one of
heir number for the state ticket. and
m gratified that tine honor has fallen
o one so worthy in every way to rep
esent them, and SO competent for the
10 which he asplres.
But in this state voff also bar-a raa-,