The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-21
Speeches by Robb, M. r. Smith, Marbury and
Bradley-Big Democratic Club
Organized
HOW THE MILITIA WAS KEPT OUT OF THE COUNTY
Prosecuting Attorney Marbuy Tells How He and Sheriff NJ
Murphy Stood Between the Lead Belt Strikers
and the State Troops.

SpCHh'l, u''lllitu w SlHu lllC Shid
telegram And do You know fur
ther that Governor Dockery wired
Sheriff Murphy and the Prosecut-
ing Attorney and demanded of them
report on the conditions then cx-
istiug in the mines, aforesaid, and
cautioning us to. as David Crock
EFT said, be sure that you are right
and then go ahead, and telling us
Of the wire that he had received
from the officials of the corpora.
ton, and telling us that under no
consideration would he accede to
the corporation demands, unless it
was plainly and clearly shown to
him by ms that it was of paramount
necessity to so act' Do you know,
gentlemen, that the purpose of the
corporation in so trying to infu-
ence Governor Dockery, Sheriff
Murphy and Prosecuting Attorney
Marbury, was TO bring down the
militia here and to people your val
ley with detectives for the purpose
Of driving from the lead fields of
St Francois county the miners
labor union, so that in the future
they would not be confronted with
"A peaceful, thoughtful, patriotic.
home-lovlng and God fearing labor
man, banded together with mutual
love and for mutual protection.
Applause
Elect Walbridge, president of
the Belle Telephone corporation;
elect Hadley, alto rney for the
Street Railroad corporation of Kan.
sas City; elect Croke, an employee
of the Bonne Terre Railroad cor
poration, sheriff of St. Francois
county, and then elect Wilson
prosecuting attorney of st. Fran
co.'s county, and if the time comes,
as it will probably come, for great
industrial disturbances that shall
effect the corporation interests of
this county, and you will find Re.
publican officials, as they did in
Colorado, building bull pens in
what is now your industrial valley,
driving you working men, your
wives and your children, not only
from the mines, but from the
county and the State. and dumping
you anywhere on Gods green
earth, helplesss, penniless and I'M
protected But elect Folk, and
Major, and Murphy, and Carter,
and you have in them a political
guarantee that all men are created
equal, and that this nation, State
and county, is government, not
for the corporations, of the corpor-
atiohs and by the corporations, but
rather government of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the peo-
pie, so that the greatest good may
be done to the greatest number.
Applause
Il ASK YOU IN THE NAME
OF HONEST MANHOOD, IN
THE NAME OF OFFICIAL IN
TEGRITY, IN THE NAME OF
Personal COURAGE, TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION BY
YOUR BALLOTS ON THE STH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, AND AN
SWER IT NEGATIVELY:
SHALL MONDA MURPHY BE
DEFEATED BECA USE HE HAS
DONE HIS OFFICIAL DUTYf"
Tremendous Applausel
Senator Smith was next. He de-
livered one of the best and most
forceful speeches ever heard here,
dwelling upon national issues-tar-
if, trusts and imperialism-show-
ing the working man the fallacies
of the Republican policies, and the
beneficent results that would flow
from Democratic national legisla-
ton. His speech was listened to
throughout with marked attention
and created a profound impression.
Senator John l.. Bradley fol-
lowed Senator Smith and made one
of his characteristic, stirring
speeches, eliciting frequent ap.
plause. Senator Bradley has been
and is now one of the laboring
mans best friends. He proved to
the laboring man that the candi-
date for Vice President on the Re-
publican ticket was not friend to
the toiling masses; aroused great
enthusiasm for the State Demo
cratic nominees and made a strong
appeal to the laboring men to sup
port every county Democratic nom.
inee.
Congressman Edward Robb was
the last speaker. He dwelt upon
national and State issues and made
a strong speech, which was we'll re-
ceived. His canvass in our county
is materially assisting the ticket.
The Desloge brass band was out
and discoursed some excellent mu-
sic. Desloge is the banner DEM