The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-08

terfere with the polling Of the full DEM
ocratic vote for the entire democratic
ticket Men commend themselves to
their fellows, not by the way in which
they accept honors and rewards, but by
the manner in which they make sacrifice
and endure defeat for the success oil
cause.
But to speak Of the ticket You have
In this campaign state ticket TO elect;
you have your congressional ticket 10
elect; you have to elect legislature,
which not only deals with state affairs
but also chooses a United states senator.
and you elect an electoral ticket when
joins In the selection OF president ano
vice-president. II / were citizen OF
Missouri / would vote for the Democratic
state ticket from top to bottom. / would
vote Tor Dem0crarfc nominee Tor cur
gress; i would vote for the legislative
ticket that would return Senator Cock
rell to the United States senate, and l
would vote for electoral ticket which Is
pledged to Parker and Davis.
/ would vote for the Democratic state
ticket not only because Of the persons
upon the ticket, but because or the splen-
did administration that the Democracy
has given to the people OF Missouri dur
ing the many years or Democratic 81,
premacy. IL you Will compare missouri
with the Republican states about II, you
viii find that the public service has been
conducted more honestly, more efhcient-
ly. and more economically than In any
OF the Republican states. Your Demo
CTdllC OAHCldiS uuNo pCth Va NNs
people. and they have well performed
their duty. But / am especially inter-
ested In the success OF your state ticket
this year because 1t stands before the
pSSh eOt e Of ofcal Corruption Mis-
souri, has become conspicuous during the
last few years for the exposure and pros
ecution Of those guilty OF boodling. This
Is not because Missouri has been worse
than other states. There is probably not
Republican state in the Union that has
not, during the same time, suffered more
from the corruption OF Its officials, but
Misc has been fortunate In that DEM
ooratic officials have discovered and pros
ecuted those guilty OF giving and receav-
ing brides.
Your candidate for governor, Joseph w.
Folk has become known througho9t inc
nation for his vigorous and persistent
prosecution OF officials who have betrayed
their trust. He Is a young man., barely
thirty-five, and four years ago ne was
not known TO many outside OF his own
city, but to-day his name Is much more
familiar to the people OF the United
States than mine was when was made
the national candidate OF our party; and
wherever his name is known 1t stands
up by the Democracy of the state and
made the candidate for governor
as reward for his fearless
discharge of duty Having been been
desires to intrust to him the larger cares
and greater responsibilities of the state
became acquainted with Mr.. Folk be-
fore no became prominent ngure IN
politics. In the campaign of 1Ss6-that
campaign which tried mems souls-his
courage and his Democracy were made
manifest, and he labored In behalf Of our
ticket. After the campaign closed, and
when We were beginning the four years
campaign for the maintenance OF DEM
ocratic principles visited st. Louis at
the invitation Of the Jefferson Club, or
which Mr., Folk was q prominent mem
ber.--He was the chief figure In the meet
| ing then held, at which ] spoke In de-
| fnDse OF the principles of the Chicago
| platform. / therefore had reason to
| learn OF his Democracy before he him
self became a candidate for office, and II
| gives me great satisfaction to he able
| TO speak In his behalf in this campaign.
| 1t Is not sufficient that he shall be elect
| ed. He must have an overwhelming ma
| jority. If he were elected by reduced
majority. the falling off in the majority
would be construed as a rebuke to those
| who seek TO elevate the public service,
| While 1t was natural that many Of the
| Democrats OF Missouri preferred some OF
the other distinguished men who asPired
| to the honor Of the nomination. no DEM
| ocrat can now oppose Mr.. Folk unless ne
Is opposed to the prosecution of corrup-
ton, and II there be any In the Demo-
cratic party who are opposed to the pun
trust, the Democratic party can better
afford to lose them than the Republican
party can afford to gain them. Because
Mr. Folk has become conspicuous In fer
reting out the bribe-giver and the bride,
taker, his nomination has been regarded
through the union as an indication that
the public conscience OF missouri Is
quick to respond to an honest appeal, and
the defeat Of Mr.. Folk. II such a thing
were possible. would be difficult to ex-
plain to those who live in other states.
Let his majority be so large that pros
ecutors in other states will be eneour-
bring to the party throughout the nation
the advantage which comes from con-
scientious regard for honesty In the pub
lie service.
and the candidate for the other state Of
fees stand upon the same platform and
are pledged to the same crusade against
corruption. ] shall not attempt to speak
Of them all. but ! desire to mention two;
One Of these Is the secretary OF state !
would be glad, II citizen Of Missouri,
to cast a vote for Sam Cook. The Globe
Democrat says that he ought not to be
elected, but the Globe-Democrat also says
that Mr.. Felix should not be elected.
confess that I have no faith In the po-
litical judgment of the editor Of the
Globe-Democrat ! am not sure that
have implicit confidence In his good faith
tie bit by the fact that he thought that
| ought not to be elected, and l am sure
that my confidence in his judgment has
not been strengthened by his prophesies
Just after the election of 1896, the Globe.
Democrat said that I was so complete.
ly and permanently obliterated that
would have to fall out Of third-storJ
window or be run over by q street cal
in order to get my name into a paper
The editor has not even tried TO fuinl
his own .prophesy, for scarcely q da,
has passed that 1t has not paid its re
spects or disrespect to me. No. Their
must be some better reason than thu
Globe-Democrat's opposition to defeat {
Democrat In Missouri. / became acQuaint
ed with Mr.. Cook even before became
acquainted with Mr.. Folk. In 1885. befor'
l personally knew a great many Mis-
sourians, and before / was known b.
name by most of them. ! visited Mexico
NO., at the invitation of Mr.. Cook, an
spoke there on the silver question, and Il
the long fight that has been waged sine
he has ever been faithful to the cause o
J bimetallism. He has earned the stron
: place that he holds in the affections
the Democrats Of the state, and sus
pect that the Globe-Democrat's opposi
ton to him Is due to the fact that b
: has helped to win so many Democrat
I. victories, and 10 still capable Of givin
! such effective assistance to the cause
4 Democracy.
I The other person upon the state ticke
2 | whom desire to mention Ii RUDE Oglea
I by the representative OF the laborin
men The wage earners constitute larR
I and important element In the Democrat
party, and am glad that they have bee
complimented by the selection OF one Z
their number for the state ticket. and
!. am gratihed that the honor has faiie
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