The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-08-04
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We. The Repuhiican ~ Missouri ia
state Convention assembled. heartily
indoffe the administrator ~ Preal.
dent Roosevelt Who has made ne
name - an American citizen respected
tn the remoteat portiouE u he earth.
and who has taken are that the
laws be faithfully eEecuted. asd thus
demonstrated that there Sc but %
Law for both rochi and poor alike.
We cordially ineorss the platform 81
the Republican party ad0ptes IN Chi-
caRo as a true record q q glorious
past and the hope a g great AID bon
orable future. and pledge Our hearty
support 20 The nominees n that con
v%entiOn. Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles ". Fairbanks
We charge the Democratic party o.
this state with willfnl and deliberate
deception 10 its party platform in de-
cisrng that Republicans are reEpousi-
be for the S2I.o0o. 900 Debt owed By
the state % Missouri shen the RsDub-
hcan party went ont q power
When the Republican party first
came into power tn this state they in
herited a debt Of s3s.090.ooQ. every
dollar Of It created by the Democratic
party.
In Six years the Republican party
reduced this debt % s2l.0oo, 900. while
IL has taken the Democratic party 20
years TO pay off a portion q what re-
NAMED, leaving more than ss.O00000
In the forma perpetual debt fastened
upon the state By TIE Democratic
party. These facts appear from the
reports Of Democratic state auditors.
The Democratic party has con
trolled the government Of the state Of
Missouri uninterruptedly throughout
30 years. with the result that II now
makes the confession that the para
mount issue before the people OF Mis-
sour is the eradication q bribery
from public LIE In this state
We declare ourselves against brIbe
Efvers and brlbe takers alike Both
are criminals. and We demand the
punishment o. each without regard 10
station in life or political affiliations
We neither solicit nor desire their
support. We do not recognize fine
spun theories. Distinguishing between
bOOdlers. whether principals or &C
c~ess0ries, whether in state or munici-
pal government and upon these prin-
ciples we have consistently stood
since our organization.
We pledge the people II we are In
trusted by them with the government
Of the state TO give a clean. honest
and businessifke administration: tina
no special favors shall De extended 20
any man OF class q men or corpora
tons; that al men shall be treated
alike under the law. and receive alike
le protection Of the Law.
We condemn the system Of control
Of tne police and election o. officers
throaEa boards appointed by the gov.
eruor q the state a system which
has laid It's grip on the threats Of the
people and hrouled their WIl
And We favor home rule. whereby
the people Of each locality shaH select
their oNn officers. and the enactment
% such laws IS win bring this 70 pass
The sanouU OK the ballot as q
means % perpetuatiug . republican
fright 81 a citizen 20 cast his ballu'
and have Il counted. OF when the right
70 judlcialiy investigate fraud In eiec
ition Is abridged DISTRACTED or inter
lfcred with. the fundamental principles
OF our government are SHAKEN
We demand that the sanctity % the
Na-Hn-m LHrHH - a-m-mum.n a HkmH mRFnl
shall be counted a. cast; that iraud
in elections shall be i~udicially invest
gated and corrected. and the perpeua
tors punished And We pledge our
selves 20 the enactment and enforce
ment of laws 90 this end.
We favor the principle q state ap
preparation 10 aid ana encouraE'
townships and counties To road i'm
provements. and Of cooperation be
tween federal and state authorities q
this end. The burden 81 expenses
should be Distributed 30 hat corpor
ate and other Interests benento.
shall assist the agricultural classes e
road Improvement
We aro opposed 20 the practice a
iicasinR couYiots IN THIS state a. ccn
tractors FOR their private Eain, az M
Iprice 81 90 ccuts per JAy-thc VXpens'
|of feeding clothing ard hogsiug hoin.
horne by the srate-as n stigma and
crime aEalnst free labor
We appeal a. the inoe skilled an,
m~schauical lahorcrs of the state q
aid the Republican party in abolish
|in this Democratic prison method
The prevalence az dlvuree fcam N
sacred bonds % mstrlmony in tht
state ne depiore and We arc ln avo
OF Immediate and careful rgyisi0n G
the divorce laws 10 me correction @
this great evil
We believe that the improvement @
the Mississippl and Missouri rivers 8
essential 90 the growth and prospofiu
of our state On Yies q The bnild
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