Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
DEMOCRATIC IDEALS.
confidence in the lntelll-
gence and Patriotism of
the Rank and File.

cox, j. II. Payne and j. w.
Graves delegates to the jefferson
City Convention, instructed for
Ruby, Allen, Musgrave, Cowgirl,
Major Bronaugh and Woodson,
and w. U. Viles, delegate to the
National Convention.
The vote in convention was a
for Musgrave and 30 for Cook. No
opposition to other candidates.
Folk arrived on the 4:4j train and
spoke to an immense crowd at the
opera house and drove to Fair
Play where he spoke tonight.
In his speech at Bolivar Mr..
Folk said in part;
One of the arguments used by
some of the opposition in the race
for Governor was that in the case
of my nomination the Doodle ele.
ment would bolt. My reply was
that wanted them to bolt. /
should like to have them all bolt;
not only the Democratic party but
bolt all the State of Missouri, as
Kratz and Kelly did. That they
will bolt the party either openly or
secretly, if / am nominated, is to
be expected. Republican pOliti-
clans make no secret that they rest
whatever hope of success they may
have on the fact that this element
will be against us in the coming
campaign.
SO faras | am concerned, if /
cannot be elected by honest votes,
| | do not want to be elected ut all |
would rather be defeated without
boodlers votes than be elected w it'll
them. | would consider defeat
more desirable without their aid
than victory with their support.
There has been in times past toe
much pandering to these inluen'
ces, under the mistaken impression
that it was necessary to have then
aid in order to win elections. Hon.
esty is the best kind of politics
after all, and if we openly and
boldly hurl defiance at the forces Of
corruption and appeal to the mora
sentiment in the hearts Of the peO'
pie the response will give us ter
votes where one will be lost.
In order that the battle may bt
waged effectively, no man should
be put on the ticket who is no
willing to uncompromisingly attacl
the corruptionists and their allies
No man who expects any supper
from the Doodle element, or VIII,
truckles to undesirable influences
ought to be nominated for any of
flee. This applies to every plac
on the ticket. We should have
E ticket that appeals to all lovers o
good government, a ticket tina
will mean something and one tina
will not raise false issues to diver
= the public mind. The fight agains
corruption has only begun in Mis-
l. souri,. The contest will be carrie
Il on under the Democratic banner
9 The Democratic party proposes
6 stamp out boOdling and to max
5 Missouri the most unhealthy plac
L in all the land for boOdlers to opeI
ate in. There will be no favOrs [
ask Of cOwuptionists and no qua
r ter to give. Every man nominate
q should be in accord with this ide
else the plain issue we desire
o submit to the people will be OI
scured. Nothing should be dol
{ to mar the harmony of the effo
, to have the Missouri idea reign s.
70 preme in this great COmmo
wealth.
,f | believe in the absolute right
the people to select their own ca
5 didates and do not propose to di
tate who shall be put on the tick
a with me for governor. The sar
convention that nominal
~ me for Governor, if it does, has
- right to say who shall fill the OF
-, err places on the ticket. While
q would be improper for me, pc