Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-01-21
HARRY B. HAYES
Announces to the Democracy Of Missouri His CandL
dacy for the Nomination for Governor. in an Address
Delivered in His Home District in the City Of 81.
Louis, Saturday. January 10. 1904 ,~...stiii

most nearly advocates the theories Of
government in which he believes. The
fundamental differences between par-
ties may vary with the races OF men,
but Is a rule men are divided into Two
parties. as Jefferson says: Those
OF firm health and spirits are unwilling
to cede more OF their liberty than Is
necessary to preserve order. those OF
feeble constitutions will wish TO see
one strong arm able to protect them
from the many. Wherever there are
/ men there viii be parties, and wher-
ever there are free men they viii make
themselves heard" Two great parties
In this country have made It's history.
developed its great men and made a
great nation. Our statesmen from the
time Of Jefferson have all been par
tisans The middls man. who. vac
ciiiating in his beliefs, shifts his ale
glance from one party TO another. as
best serves his personal interest, can
never have any great influence in
bringing about reforms and changes In
governmental affairs Strong. robust
men Of virile constitutions are parti-
sans. P~artisanship does not demand a
base subseryience 10 the wrong, nor
does II require q defense OF corruption,
or those things which would revolt the
moral sense OF any man. The moral
code is above and beyond all parties
and greater than them all. Partisan
ship. however. does demand some
things, and. amongst others, gratitude.
MAJORITY RULE.
An obedience to the principle of ma
jority rule is as essential in party
organization as it is in the government
Of a republic. The power of the ma
jority is founded on the wise principle
that the interests of the many are IRE
ferable to the interests of the few. JEFF
ferson said: The will of the major
ity honestly expressed should give
law"
The absolute sovereignty of the ma
jority is the very essence of Democ-
racy. 1t has not been a hard thing
for me at ell times to obey the viii OF
the majority voices of my party in
either city. State or national cam
paigns. l do not know of n candidate
who has been presented TO me for my
suffrage whom | could not willingly
and heartily support. When the time
ONE for me to deliberately ser my
judgment up as greater than that of a
city, State or national convention, then
| expect TO become a non-partisan in
politics. II the time comes when | con-
slider myself to be bigger, greater and
better than all the other $50. 900 Demo-
Gratis in Missouri, then / hope either to
be put IN an insane asylum or the Re-
publican PARTY.
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
The Democratic as well as the Re-
publican party has each its State or
ganization. In each township the
voters elect a township committeeman,
and in each county they elect a county
committeeman. The township com
mitteemen gather and elect a chairman
and secretary to preside owe the
county, The foundation of the State
organization is the township organika-
ton. When assembled in State con
yention. the delegates representing
each congressional district elect two OF
number to represent them on the
State committee. making the govern
ing body Of the State. In the large
Of the State each ward assemblies
at a primary convention, and elects a
ward committeeman. He repr SCENTS
his ward in matters relating to his par
locality. They assemble and
elect a chairman and secretary.
II there is any other Democratic or
g~anization In the State Of Missouri
than that which | have described, 1t is
a new n recently organized in thecity
St. Louis not for the purpose of eleeting
Democratic candidates after a conven-
ton has spoken, but for the purpose
Of forcing the mex Democratic conven-
ton to nominate n particular candi-
The Democratic State organiza-
ton. or as 1t is called by the Re-
publican papers. the Democratic ma
has an exact duplicate in the
organization. The Repub-
Iican party is organized in a similar
manner, and upon the same principles
the Democratic organization. Not
only is this true in Missouri, but also
IN every other State. This IS the or
yanization which is denominated the
machine" This Is the organization
which is now receiving the fire of Re-
newspapers and renegade
Democrats. This is the machine"
which is charged with being opposed to
civic righteousness"
This is the organization which has
battles and won great victories
or Democracy and good government.
IN each township. and in each county
n the State where township COM
and county committeeman
nave been elected. they probably owe
heir election to contest. Those de-
'eated in this contest have been yigor-
requested, as they have also in
he city Of st. Louis, to join this new
organization. Defeated aspiran.s for
yard leadership in ST. Louis, defeated
lspirants for nominations and lis
politicians, have banded to-
in this new organization, and
lnder its direction the Democratic
,arty Of the State is assailed with the
charge Of dishonesty and in