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

that there IL more honor in private life
tnan in any high official position gained
by the sacrifice OF principle. As indi-
Ylduais the nominees on the Democratic
ticket are mere incidents In this nghL
IL Is q battle for principle; not for men.
The individuals In this campaign will
soon pass away, but the effect OF WHAT
the people OF Missouri do In this crisis
will nave an influence for good or evil
/ for years to come. When aSSailed and
attacked by those ! have been prosecut-
J ing you have stood by me. Your faItn
is ali have, and whatever the outcome
may be, want to keep that. went into
the office / now hold without any prom
Use to any man and under obligations TO
none, anu II l am called 10 a higher posi-
ton, il must be under the same con-
I uITT0nS. I prUrUss 70 DC freU 10 no my
duty as ! see 1t TO my party and to my
people, and / shall not submit TO any
entangling alliances.
IL i am elected governor, the first ru-
NOR of bribery around Jefferson city
will be answered by an investigation
thorough and complete, II l have TO con-
duct it myself. do not propose that
a corrupt lobby shah operate in Jefferson
City, and shall drive II from the capitol
II any bill Is passed for sandbagging
purposes, or by the use OF money. snad
not hesitate to veto It, l shsll not per
nit public service corporations 10 make
the legislature the tool oI corporate IN
teresls. l shall see that corporations and
all other interests. as well as Individuals,
are treated fairly and justly. They, as
we'll as individuals. shad have an the
rights The law accords to them. but no
more. They shall have equal aud exact
justice, but no special privileges. Inc
legislators first step towards corruption
is the railroad pass. The laws on this
subject will be strictly enforced. The
passage OF laws making II a felony Cor
an official TO solicit bride ana laws
compelling witnesses TO testify TO bribery
transactions will be recommended, and
the passage of laws making all fran
chises obtained by bribery void Will ba
advocated. Recommendations VIII also be
made that the statute OF limitations IN
bribery cases be fixed at five years. l
shall do my best to have the principles
of the initiative and referendum put into
OBJECT. A constitutional amendment pro-
yiding for this Is now before the people.
II this is adopted, the people can by pc,
titon initiate new legislation, or veto bad
legislation. With this law in effect, the
incentive 10 bribery OF legislators Will
be taken away, as what they do can be
undons by tho people.
Tho policy of my administration will
be to lay the burden OF taxation equita-
bly, on. all classes of property, including
franchises.
Laws protecting the rights of labor as
well AS the rights of capital will be
favored. The man who earns his living
by tho sweat of his brow Is just as
honest and just as patriotic, with pur-
poses as noble as thos of his employer.
Each has rights that the other should re-
spect, and that the law should protect,
The rights of one before the law should
not be greater than the rights OF the
other.
/ shall recommend new laws on the
subject of roads, and shall endeavor 10
provide u system whereby good roads
can be built from one end of the state
10 the other. AS one of these steps In
this direction, l shall advise that the
railroad commissioners be made state
highway COMM ssioners, with authority
to look after and oversee the construction
of public roads
The police departments of st. Louis,
Kansas City and St Joseph will not be
used In politics While they have the
| same rights TO political beliefs as other
citizens. when on duty they shall be the
| conservators of the peace, and not poll
tcians. l shall do my duty to have cleo
| tons so conducted that every Democrat,
/ every Republican, every Populist, every
| Socialist, and every man of every party,
and of no party, may go to the polls and
vote just as he pleases, without Interior
ence from any source. The Democratic
| party wants the ballot In Missouri hon
est, and fair and Free and desires polit-
| ical liberty to reign supreme In this state.
| | do not propose to build up machine,
and shall see TO 1t that members of the
state committee are not office holders
|
| machine any individual can have is the
| heart and conscience of the people. II
| he does right. he will have this, but
II he does not do right, he will not de-
serve 1t.
NO DOODLE SUPPORT WANTED.
| I do not want the support of any
| boodler. / expect and want all of them
TO tight me, and ! say this knowing full
| well the forces they can control through
49, ~ Id, MOT
Is why l am making this race. Next
| to the honor of defeating them Is the
honor of being defeated by them. ! want
the issue clean cut. l had rather be de-
feated without Doodle votes than elected
with them. Defeat without them would
be more honorable than success with
them. / want my party to win as much
as any man, but would rather 1t would
go down to honorable defeat than up to
dishonorable victory. The party is In
this contest Is for. The Democratic party
believes honesty is the best politics, as
well as the best policy. That Is the prin-
ciple of the Democratic party that will
win, because 1t is right.
If the Democratic party takes such
stand as to make the boodlers bolt away
from the party, 1t should make good cit
liens bolt towards It.. When boodlers get
the other. Boodlers are never divided
good citizens usually are. That is how
the boodlers get their power. With
which party will the boodlers vote this
election? 1t does not take a prophet to
tell they will be with the Republican
party. Good Republicans said year
ago that II the Republican managers
should invite Ed Butler to Join the Re.
publican party, they were going to ge'
out and come over to the Democratic
party. What are they going to do abou
II now?
REPUBLICAN CRITICISM.
Some Of the opposition criticised tn
prosecution of booders, and asked VIII!
was not this or that done We did onl!
the best we could. but do not criticism
come with poor grace when 1t Is remem
bered that nobody had been prosecute,
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