The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-10-22

AT BROOKFIELD
An Enthusiastic Meetin1
Held Monday.

VI oiiS A'oIhoIo oPOio AouoC dI Dlooh
field last Tuesday afternoon. Farm
ers as we'll as business men were Their
from all parts of the county and vice
with each other in extending to th'
distinguished candidate most cordia
greeting. Attorney Chas. X. Har
presided and introduced the speaker
Mr.. Walbridge confined his remarks
to state issues and made his position
and that of his party plain on matters
of vital Importance to every citizen Of
the state.
Mr.. Walbridge in his speech
brought forth cheers when he refuted
an unjust insinuation which has been
going the rounds of the democratic
press. He said with earnestness and
feeling:
can attempt is being made to Gre
ate the impression that the managers
and the candidates Of the republican
party are willing that their election
shall come about by bargain or agree
ment with corrupt political elements.
| regret that | must refer to this. 1t
would be so much better for our state
and for our people if political cam
paigns could be conducted without
falsehood and the consequent necessi.
ty of denying fa]sehood, but I believe
in the clear view of the people in pub
lie matters, and do not believe that
falsehood in political campaigns de-
ceives them.
IL want to say to the people of Mis-
souri,, that neither the managers nor
the candidates Of the republican party
have directly or indirectly any bar
gain, agreement or understanding
with any corrupt political element. |
want to say further, that this cam
paign will be managed, in the words
of Chairman Niederinghaus when he
assumed the responsibility, in an hon
est, business-like way; in a way that
would be approved by the people of
Missouri if they could know every
detail Of it. We propose to show the
people conditions in our state and
point out the remedies, and we be-
lieve that kind of campaign will win.
owe snail be not only prosecutors
of wrong, but builders IF right We
shall work not only for the destruc-
tion Of evil, but for the instruction of ,
good. We shall work for the devel-
opment of all the vast and varied in
terests Of our state. We shall work I
for the development of the factory, /
the farm, the field, the mine, the f
wage Garner and the merchant, for the t
building up Of our educational and Y
religious interests, that the genera c
ions to come may reap the full bene- 81
it of the splendid natural advantages o
# our state" b
Mr.. Walbridge's speech pleased ev-
.rybody who heard it, and he was ac-
orded a most hearty reception. :,
Senator A. w. Brewster, of ST.. Jo- ~
eph, followed Mr.. Walbridge, and III III
lis speech on state issues was literally l
by hearty applause. ~
He quoted one part Of the demo- o'
ratio state platform to show that
emocracy accepted and lauded its
in the state for the past f.
,irty years. He quoted another part r.,
the platform to show that for twen-
five years bribery and corruption
nd stocked through legislative halls
nchecked and unscathed by law. He
noted Folks opinion of William j. X;
,one. He quoted Stones opinion of ert
ok, and the question of veracity
ised between these eminent demo- lite,
attic authorities as to whether or not Tu
r. Folk did, behind closed doors, bo,