The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-06-03

fighting State corruption have found
that the most insidiOus form of bribery
u the railroad pass. If a legislator
accepts a pass he puts il in the knowl-
edge of the representative OF the rail-
road that he has violated tie law and
is subject TO Indictment. If the legis-
lator after that hesitates to do what
the representative of the railroad wants
him 10 do. il has only 10 be suggested
that the number of his pass might be
published, and the legislator viii how
his head and. like the galley slave
scOurged 10 his dungeon, do his mas
ter's bidding.
Il 90 not propose that a corrupt
Z lobby shall operate in jefferson City,
and will drive the corrupt lobby from
the State capitol. If any bill is passed
for sandbagging purposes or by the
use of money | shall not hesitate to
veto il. viii not permit railroads to
make the Legislature merely tool to
corporate interests. | shall see that
railroads and all other interests. as
well as individuals. are treated fairly
and Justly. They, as well as individ
uals, shall have all the rights that the
law accords TO them, hut no more. /
lncN SIall DdNt ctlltdi anu tAdNl JUS I,
tice. but no special privileges. pro-
nose further TO put an end to that |
Indian business IN Kansas City and st. |
Louis. Every Democrat. whether he be
for the machine or against the ma
chine, every Republican, every Popu
list. every Socialist, every man of every
party and of no party. shall have the
right to so to the polls and vote just
ha yNlaouac hnnf Infnlfprpnnn and
without being slugged by lot of
ruffians. / want TO make the ballot in
Missouri honest ard free; | want
political liberty to reign supreme in
this State; and to that end the police
shall be taken out of politics. and poll
ticians will not be allowed to wear
blue coats and brass buttons. The
cities shall have more home rule and
less police rule.
There are some who seem to fear
for Democratic success because they
say that boodlers are going to bolt.
say that is just what | want them to {
10, and for every boodler vote we lose 9
here will be gained ten honest and
Republican and independent !
7otes. Honesty is the best politics. as {
we'll as the best policy; the trouble has S
)een that professional politicians have +
lot recognized the truth of this. They
nave been astounded as this movement
las swept from one end of the State to t
he other with cyclonic force. They | D
lave had no conception OF the strength +
# moral idea, and have failed to
erceive the moral sentiment in the .
earts of the people There has been G
90 much attempt at Cancellation of C
orrupt elements. If they had been f.
un out of the party long ago, an :,
ppeal to the honesty of the people VI
,ould have brought response giving a
an where one would have been n
,st. =,
The people have spoken, the battle :
as been won the white flag of sur u
ender is waving from the ramparts of II
ne opposition. When we reflect upon II
le conditions that existed few :,
lonths ago. the present situation =
,ems marvellous indeed. Then on II
le other side were all the great cor el
)rations of the State, all the pro- N,
ssional politicians and gigantic -
)litiCal machine intrenched behind 30 "
ears of unbroken victories. 1t seemed m
hopeless task to think of overcoming 70
lat mighty array of wealth and re
'litical power. Some of you thought
at it could not be done. But on our
lie we have had the people and we to
we had the right. Right will in the CO
d always be Triumphant, There is N,
force, there is no power in all this
orld that can successfully contend
ainst right, for
Right is right, n,
Since God is God,
And right the dav must win. no
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