The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-25

gets indiied or tried or convicled-
euless his conscience 30 aroused and
he voluntarily comes into cour, and
pleads guilty. But Ia the face Of
Ed Butler fasco all such talk is mere
rot
But / am getting away from the
purpose Of this letter. | have no
sympathy with the stuff found in
many republican papers about Folk.
So far rs his prosecutions Of the
boodlers go it is all right and prop
Ell TO encourage him 10 do his duty.
That IS a matter that ought to ap-
peat 10 all good citizens alike, with
out regard to party. But his can
didaey for governor subject to the
action Of the democratic convention
or party-that is quite another mat
ter; and he has no right to expect
the aid or sympathy in that struggle
of any good republican. have al
ways felt that a citizen is bound to
attend to his own business in party
politce, as in other matters; and it
does not become any republican to
stick bis nose unbidden into what
does not and ought not 10 concern
him. l also believe 1t is the duty of
every good republican to do all he
can to nominate and elect The right
sort OF mcu of bis political
taita. If we will attend TO our own
business along this line we will have
served OUT country and our state
well; and II we do this we will have
little time to NEEDLE with a demo-
cratic row, no matter how verbose
OF amusing i. may become.
OF what concern eau it be to a re
publican whether Folk or CAN'T,
Reed or Halves shall be nominated
by our democratic neighbors' Dc
you. or you, OF you intend TO vote
Tor the successful one, no matter
which, If you do you should get
into that party and ny to be a man.
1t you don't. stand back and let the
fight go on. You are not RESPONSE
bic for its existence, and YOU are un-
der no obligation to stop il.
But l VIII tel Jou what you are
bound 20 do. / include myself viii
YOU. We arv bound by ail the rule,
E Of souud morality, as well AS by the
. Dictates Of party e%xigeney aud pn
hucal sense, TO Hsmr a stale ticket
{ ga oar state convention that will b.
composed OF honorable, competent
e men, who will az least prove accept
5 able TO every Republican in lhis
state. II we will do that | sincerely
believe Il Will be triumphantly elect
: ed in November. To do tlis we
y mus, be careful aud hberal, and
= search Il candidates who are not
- onlv honorable and competent, bat
/. they must be named with q view 10
, q broad appeal TO all the voters of
. the state whose ears have not been
punched by the democratic machine
q bosses ia this state. We can rave
no appeal 10 hoodlers, 90 appeal to
, the democratic machine. II would
be worse than useless, If not indeed
= criminal to make overtures to eth
er gang.
the primary thing TO do is 10
. name Republican state, congress
%s,onal, judicial, and county tickets
that will appeal to ALL Republi-
. cans; and, secondarily, such as will
appeal 10 al the forces in an other
parties, and to Independents, who
. are ready and willing TO see Mis-
souri, turn over q new leaf, which
F, shall not be blurred and bloited by
" partisan aud political iniquities
q against which all good citizens in
al parties are now crying out h
u disgust and shame.
The time is ncar a. hand, in ms
Judgment, when the black flag oI
q pauisan strife must be unfurled
p from The Republican rampaFts IL
this state. But | will write Of thiI
later. w o ArKEsoN.