The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-09-09
WALBR|OCE. SPEAKS
TO M|SS0UR|AYS
The Republican State Standard.
Bearer Opens the Campaign.
DISCUSSES STATE ISSUES.
trHe- tpon t'eopi- Of the Common.
wealth q" Drop D-morratic poit-
cie. ~ Accept Those On-r-d
~ W-p"bIt-nn-.

The republicans II Mlssogri opened
che state campaign at Kansas city ON
Friday night, September .. with one
of the greatest meetings ever held In
the state. Representative republicans
were present from every section 81 the
commonwealth, and a more enthusiast
tic audience never greeted the stand
ard-hearcrS OF any party. Senator
FnirbankH, Of Indiana. republican can
didate for vicc-prc.idcnt. and Cyrus
i. N%albrldge. the party's candidate for
governor, delivered addresses. Sem
aior Fairbanks speech was like q
bnglc oall for every man who believes
IL "a progressive government To fall in
and do his duty ~ an American.
Mr.. Walbridgc was received with
cheers aud for an hour pleased his AL
dicnce while he discussed the AFFAIRS Ut
Missouri. II was a message of hope
90 the people ot Missouri message
from n o~lear-h.adcd bnslncss man Of
the states great metropolis, u man who
does things'--an hour Of stock TAX
ing. aud the stockholders In the com
monwcalth-th. sovereign people,
were shown where they had made
bad Investments for the past thir-
~ years. and urging upon them n
change OF policy. to Join 10 and reap
the benefits Of the policy Of the re-
publican party that has lifted NJ the
nation and other states that have in-
vsssd therein.
Mr. wsibrids-'d address.
ltA. e.tl..l... L.. d. - ~ AZ.
walhridgo's address.
Mr. walbridRc called attention t. Mls.
t9nTls greai agricultural wealth aud pose
sibiliti.r Mis-oufis corn crop last year.
iOndu'i IN wagon hauling ~ bushels zach.
snd allowing working distance Tor yacs
would reach three times around tho
world Two hundred million dollars 10
dustry 81 tho state. independent Of land.
barns ard equipments. Nearly gvp,oD-
"s worth of mineral wealth har been
IN. development has hardly begun. The
shcaInsss u fuel, the nearnsss u raw
material and the facilities for -hirm.i,
state. In i-a thor. wurr more than ~.
%" manufactuDng plants, employing a
that year NOR" than tsiss..o were paid
e. the wage workers OF the state.
Not only IL Missouri great In material
thinrs. but In tho promising lnfunoccs
ct education aud religious culture sha
ranks. among the foremost nf states, u
was thus that h" spoko uf the greatness
uf m. stat" and said
What should he the character OF the
government for such q state what Kind
Df men should cuinislse ~ what should
o. their pnlicinsf The RoNerum.nt OF
.uth u stat must Il. nrgr.sHiveiy hpneat.
Honesty D. 10 quality which ought I" BE-
ftHn ~ u matter ~ course. Honesty
ON not be- patented n b. NOT g. be-
ba,strd of n. u rare and unusnal pos.
.f.luu. IL H. aH instinct IN Az mankind
d. be- honest ami go condemn diHhuu"sty
On lnes not occur To the man Whn hnH
worked hard AL hln nc vlnsrlvniipusiy
E.tlnk "a true days wrrk for Il d.Nh
wages. paying thnt. who WORK Tor him
NfIf be- htliuY,H their labor la worth
flt' DECLARING his debt o." man aud GO
tHi ialunT tnr truth aiWufH np matter
Mt1t ~ cost hiihEinF nr hi7 'hlldfyn %
honestly respect tho rights of others II
t|,s uut urclr 20 THIS mau th1t tho com
uHnliF owes him anything Tor being hone
%. tghctlns hnn'st! not g',n ~
t.fa tt ana remains honest. does 10 occur
o. him that be- should De- rewarded by
I'll. community anil ny ffivudE ninety
nine 1T hundred men ar m'ii ~ ihls
LUH We s4Eht also GO hc lhlr tn uHs
1m. uhat 'Y"ry man m public "iig' 4
honest. SGT circumstance have been such
Fl. fp Justify both thn great PARTIES in
making honesty "a plank iu N'lr plat
iufmH Public officials must H. ~ honest
no., not De- Two kinds ~ honesty Thers
t.u 10 but nue. aud that can b" described
ends d. The word honest Wherever ne
u.1 may he ur whatever hl~ dutirH "
fItrp ~ To be- "a distinction between pri-
NIt- honesty and public honesty, the it.
urctlon should make II more imperative
upuu % man to b. honest IN IN" dit-
ehArrn II a pubic trust than In his
own personal ntairs because In "a" for
m"r he aneful iufiuonc" ~ dishonesty
Is more widespread, IA" iniuonco - more
ml.ohicvnus IN It, material cnett upon
ihr people. AZ we'll 80 It, effect upon tho
standard Of rcctltudc Woe h. u" a PEG
y. whon, they .eond"u, d%.shnn"-, !.