The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-30
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PUNISH THE LEADERS
| The issue now is whether after two years
effort to punish the commanders in chief in the
city and in the State, which have so far failed.
| TIE Commonwealth OF Missouri IS ready TO
| surrHlder its government to their seizure. We
say TO frankly. best people alarmed
at recent exhibitions OF law'essnc:s in ST. Louis.
Was there no anarchic symptom in the out
break OF two weeks aEo-no connection between
1t and the impunIty similar crimes. though less
hagrant. have so far had in spite Of all the
| efforts OF good citizens to bring them 10 pun
! ishment? Nothing OF the sort had been
| witnessed in the Twentyeighth Ward before.
| IIoodumism had confined its previous adven-
/ lures to regions whore II at home. II re-
ou!red unwonted hardihood to invade the ward
| OF the largest taxpayers and most intelligent
| citizens and thug them away from the polls
| where they quietly waited TO vote. The choice
| of victims BETRAYED the spirit OF the invasion
| The thugs had evidently been taught that every
weii-dressed man. every man who had mind
| IN his face. every Eray-haired who looked
| as II he had come to the place from q sense Of
| duty. was 10 be taken for friend Of law and
| therefore knocked out Of line knocked sense
| less to the ground
GIVE WAY TO IMPORTED BRAWLERS.
| Think Of 1t. people OF Missouri, Citizens crowd
ed out of their own polling places 10 make way
| for imported brawlers taxpayers paying thou
sands OF dollars each year for good government
! driven back from the ballot while their tax
money went to the bood!ers ai6 the bravos
these boodler3 employed to make official plum
| der more secure: ali the condition of impunity
| standing round to encourage the saloon gangs
| in their work. even the police with their backs
| turned on the violence when they did not them
selves take part in Its mennest deeds.
| The conduct OF two Saturdays ago was simply
i ,fr1ot 10
| ago and persisted In through all the elections
since. More grand juries than the one presided
over by Isaac Morton, who afterwards became
q member of the city Council, have vividly
painted the recurrent outrages and the humlia-
ton Of the city that has had to endure them.
still, no policeman that we have heard of has
been dismissed from the force on their account
How long, righteous people OF Missouri shall
these outrages last in your name? How long
shall Missouri pnon the city. which should be
your sovereign pride, that boodlers and barreom
ruffans and ruffan policemen may insult her
and trample upon her and rob her Of the wealth
which is yours well ours? How long will
1t be before the desperadoes who have already
reached the Twenty-eighth Ward and bucca-
neered beyond the city limits shall advance still
further into the country? Are you ready to
meet them In Jefferson City and be thugged out
OF your own convention by the trainloads that
may as well go there to Clayton? And will
you then hatter yourselves still that you any
! more than We are American freemen?
DESTRUCTION OF SUFFRAGE.
Proud people OF Missouri look 70 YOUR ,uf
frsge. 1t has already ceased to count II
the spurious matorities Of three board-ridden
cities can overbalance the real majority OF
the whole outside State against them, what
does your free ballot signify? Is not the false
city count as complete a destruction OF your
suffrage as IL the Indians themselves went to
your townships and battered you out Of your
rights in front of your farmhousesr Make your
majority $1,000 over the counter maiorty of the
cities the cities can outreckon it easily as
they may outreckon 1o.0oo-can and will.
Is 1t strange, then, that In our distress we ap-
peal to you-you vino have brought 1t upon u.s.
and will yourselves have to share It In time
unless together we can now-for It is now or
never-strike the blow that shall make Us free?
BY ourselves we citizens OF St. Louis are i'm
potent Our speeches, our resolutions. Grand
Jury findings. of no avail: as well try TO
cure hydrophob!a with shower-baths.
In every primary election let your voice be
heard. The people are tired OF corruption and
brutality. Missouri Is a State Of honest men
and shall be honestly governed. II Is a State
Of sober men. and shall not be dominated by
sots. 1t is State OF Industrious men, who
want no reckless gambling habits among its
officials. ''stand-pat"' legislators or legisla-
tior.
1t is State OF clean men, who do not pro-
pose TO wink at libidirous traps TO catch
their sons and daughters In the great city
where they would go often, but cannot 70 now
without danger of being entrapped at every
step.
1t Is State OF Christian men who think
their religion has something to do with earth
well as with heaven. and are resolved 10
tolerate no political heils under the caves Of
their churches.
1t Is s, State of brave men. who, when they
know they have been :rifed with carry enough
of Gods wrath in their conscience to hold nm
instant judgment day. and hurl the trihers
into the oblivion that yawns for them as right
Iy its own.
MINISTERS WHO SIGNED.
So command. oh. brave Christian men Of Mis-
souri. and may God empower you and US to see
that the command is obeyed!
(Ssned)
Robert A. Holland. rector St. Georges Church.
Edmund Duckworth. rector ST. Jaines's Epis-
copai Church
Carroll NJ Davis, dean Christ Church Ca
thedrsl
James W. Leo. pastor 81. Johns NJ E
Church, South.
N. Luccock. pastor Union NJ E. Church.
W. J. Williamson. pastor Third Baptist
Church.
NJ. Rhodes. pastor St. Marks Lutheran
Church
J. F. Cannon, pastor Grand Avenue Presby-
terian Church
B. P. Fullerton. pastor Lucas Avenue Cum
berland Presbyterian Church.
F. C. TyrreIl. pastor Mount Cabanne Chris
tian Church.
c. W. webdell. pastor ST. Paurs NJ e
Church South.
L E. Lndd. pastor Ffrs. n. +. Church
South.
j. H. Young pastor Wagner Place NJ. E.
L 7. MeCann. pastor Br.dse.on M E
A. Mather. pastor Emmanuel NJ E. Church.
Charles NJ. Raueh, pastor Cote BrillIante
L 4. Dorchester. pastor Lnden Avenue M
g W. j. McK..rick. pastor First Presbyterian
ton M ass G0R,1a cafG and
u. 2. Williams. editorial writer. Presbyterian
> Il Charles. pastor srank Memorial Pres
Z, r. Patton. pastor First Congregational
F W. Luce pastor Maple Avenue NJ. E
VI Burnham. pastor Pilgrim Congregational
E +. carics Presiding Elder St. Louis Dis
gas sRssn RaslSI ssstaf 4o%er r5ve
Church.
a. l. Stevens pastor Trinity NJ. 2. Church.
r. G. Smith, pastor Baden II. D. Church.
H c. Leonard. pastor Harlem Place N z. |
M L. Curl. pastor Clifton Heights n. E.
4. s. Rushey. pastor Rock HUI Presbyterian
j -Eorrins pa.tor Maple Avenue Re-
formed Church.
.. HaSssrty. ehanlain. !
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