The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-21

Deslose had an enthusiastic n,r. -
ing and organized Il big Democratic
Club with A. ] Clay as president.
Announcement had been made for
speaking by Congressman Robb,
Hon. NJ. Il. Smith, presidential
elector, Prosecuting Attorney Benz
II. Marbury, and they were all on
hand, together with Senator John
l.. Brdley and others. The entire
audience was full of enthusiasm
from start to finish. and according
to each of the speakers, was the
most representative Democratic
gathering either had had the pleas
ure of meeting There will be few
if any scratchers" among the
Democrats ut Desloge.
Mr.. Marbury was the first speak.
er, and after few remarks by way
Of preface concerning national is
sues, dwelt at length upon State
and county matters. He especially
urged the Democrats to vote for
every nominee of the Democratic
party, and showed the voter why
II. NJ. Murphy and +. NJ. Carter
should be elected Sheriff and Pros
ccuting Attorney respectively.
The following important reasons
as to why the laboring men, and
especially the union laboriug men
of st. Francois county, should sup
port Joseph w. Folk for Governor,
Elliott Major for Attorney General
for Missouri, and II. NJ. Murphy
for Sheriff and +. NJ, Carter for
Prosecuting Attorney for 81. Fran
co.'s county, were brought out by
Mr.. Marbury. These facts, while
known to few, are not generally
known to the many; for this rea-
son we give that part of Mr.. Mar
bury's speech in full, as follows;
Il desire now, fellow citizens, to
touch upon II point, heretofore gen
orally unknown to the laboring men
of St. Francois county. And after
shall have concluded, | am salts
fed that no thoughtful Democrat,
and especially no union iakoring
man, will consider scratching for
one moment either Mr.. Folk, Mr.
Major, Mr.. Murphy, or Mr.. Carter.
The Republican party, by legisla-
tive acts and by platform declara,
tions, as well as by past history, is
committed nationally and locally
to the dangerous doctrine of impe-
rialism. Judging them by their
acts and by their declarations, | am
warranted in saying that the reason
why they desire Imperialism is, from
a national standpoint, that they
may get into world politics, and
dominate and control the affairs of
all nations. To do this, it means,
to the common people, greater tax.
es, long service in the navy and
army; for no nation without great
standing armies and enormous ma.
vies, can play at the game of world
politics.
But the reason that comes near
er home to the average laboring
man, as to why the Republicans
desire their imperialistic doctrine
to be ingrafted upon State and Ma
tional statutes, is that they may
control elections, dominate legisla-
ton and keep in ckeck the God
given right of the laboring man to
organize; and, as an organization,
petition corporation authorities for
redress, as did the colonies petition
England before the Revolution.
The Republicans want to see Mr..
Walbridgs elected Governor, and
Mr.. Hadley elected Attorney Gen
eral for Missouri, and Mr.. Croak
elected Sheriff, and Mr. Wilson
elected Prosecuting Attorney
for st. Francois county. And
whyf Do you know, fellow -citi-
zens, that when the strike was in
augurated at Columbia Mines and
Central Mines, and the corporation
authorities had done their utmost
to persuade Sheriff Murphy to ap-
point corporation employees to
guard their mines, that they went
further and telegraphed to Cover
nor Dockery that Sheriff Murphy
and Prosecuting Attorney Marbury
were not doing their duty in pre-
venting the union labor men from
destroying their great corporate in
terests and from iDtimidating and
riotously threatening corporation
officials livesf And do you know,
gentlemen. that there was propo-
sition made to the speaker, as an
official of this county, to sign a
telegram to Governor Dockery ask
ing for the State militia to be sent
iuto this county to protect corpor-
ate rightsi Do you know further,
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