The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-06
VIXEN PASTORS De.
MANDEo HONE RULE


(st. Louis Republic. Dem, March 3o9
Extracts from the appeal 10 the
Christian people OF Missouri" By the
clergy OF every Denomination and DO
litlcal faith. circulated to the number
OF 100000 OF more. by the Folk cam
paIg managers 70 effect his nomina
ton in the Democratic primaries in
the roral districts last spring:
We would address you In behalf Of
law and order. We arc not 90 much
interested In any partisan or party as
IN the re-estabiishruent Of good gov
INNER over our city and Common
wealth. We cay re-establishmsnt Of
good government because there has
been an obvious suspension Of Il IN the
city Of ST. Louis. for which the city ls
not wholly TO blame. The evils Of she
city were unauestionably great before
the state Increased them BY MlsoE-
SIGNED LEGISLATION, POLICE.
ELECTION and EXCISE LAWS, but
the increase has rendered them mon
ssrous and lnsUferahie.
The conduct o. two Saturdays ago
democratic primaries, March r.
1901, vas not . sudden emeute' not
a surprise In any 10 the beard
or iss governor. Il was simply the cub
rinasion Of a course BEGUN FOUR
YEARS AGO and PERSISTED w
THROUGH ALL the ELECTIONS
SINCE. More grand Iuriss than the
one presided over BY isaac Morton
who afterwards became the Demo
cratic president Of the city council
have wildly painted she REcuRRsNT
oUTRAoEs ard the humiliation OF
shs city that has had 10 endure them.
SIN, NO POLICEMEN have been die
missed from the fierce on their se-
count, and mona Will be except a. .
temporary soape-aoas Tor hls suherna-
toslai sponsors mo ELECTION
CROOKS CONVICTED BY FoLk.l
Hor have YOUR CRIMINALS, good
peopls Of Missouri. been less sure Of
escape than ours. YOU, roo, KAYE
HAD sRIoARps. They held the
HIGHEST OFFICES In your st's
NEXT TO the oovERNoRshiP.
Their srus have gene 10 the elbows In
YOUR POCKETS. They have sysse-
matleariy bartsred YOUR LEoislA'
TON. FOR TEN YEARS OR MORE
they have wAYLAip and sANo+RAc.
GEO All BILLS that had hops Of
profit. Their sales IN ePsn assembly
LEolsLATuRGl were loud enough
for cattle auctions They have been
EXPOSED and TRIED, bus NO trial
a reached CONVICTION. They
are SENATORS sTlLL-ssnasors o.
ths Commonwealth Of Missouri "
they % not held snl ioftieF places,
You are lndlsnan, az their betrayal Of
your trust. but your indignation can
not even clap them N JAN 10 await
the sentence they deserve. ThET
ars a. FREE ss your honest selves
as tree and proud - u yea had already
reelected them for demonstrated and
Wiussrieus honesty.
Rha COMMON CAUSE, therefore,
yours and ours-a COMMON INJURY
with a COMMON INABILITY "a
PUNISH and repair H. But thie Il
not an. IN 80 Ear a. M guilt may
seem greater. a is BECAUSE Of the
GREATER INJURY we SUFFER-
TARoUoH LAWS you have Bound
US WITH az with GRAINS or IRON.
THESE ARE YOUR EXCISE ANu
NEsBiT LAWS.
Proud people Of Missouri. LOOK 70
YOUR SUFFRAGE. n has apead,
CEASED 70 COUNT II the sPuRl
Gus MAJoRlTiEs q three BOARD
RIDDEN CITIES can ovERBALANcE
the REAL MAJORITY Of the WHOLE
OUTSIDE STATE AGAINST THEM
WHAT DOES YOUR FREE BALLOT
SloNiFVf 70 not the FALSE Gin
COUNT az complete Z pESTRUC
TON Of YOUR SUFFRAGE as II m
indians themselves went 20 you
townshlps and battered you cut o
your rloht IN front 81 your farm
houueef MAKE YOUR MAjoRlT>
$1,000 OVER the COUNTER MAJOR
lTf or The cffla4. the clTle'
can ouTHECkoN ~ As EASILY AZ