The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-02
sT. LOUIS ON TRIAL.

The relation Of St Louis to the dominant issue in
| this campaign is matter of not only civic honor.
but with every citizen an affair of seIfrespect and
not only Of expedency in public business but of
conscience st. Louis made the issue of reform for
itself four years ago. st. Louis got reform and in
the enjoyment of reform St Louis lately has made
the issue for the State The people of Missouri and
of other Commonwealth look 10 st. Louis in this
campaign for significant ratification in the cleo
| ton.
| About the Democratic vote in St Louis there is
no question; 1t is sure to go to the party nominees,
as the ticket and platform coincide with the practical
standards of betternent. The certainty about the
Democratic vote is made even more positive by the
character of the Republican tickets; rather by the
| Lack Of character in the Republican tickets. The
| Republican tickets are spotted and allied with
both corruption in public Office and RIGHTEOUSNESS in
politics
|. Nor does there seem to be much question about
| the Republican vote in st. Louis. Although the re-
spectacle Republicans are not in an enyiabe posi-
ton owing to the necessity Of abandoning what Is
called their party the people of the State are conf
dent that these voters Will respect conscience at the
polls Former misgovernment offended and hum
ated most grievously the conservative respectable
Germans OF North and South st. Louis They felt
that the crimes and msrule of the Republican gang
disgraced them in disgracng the city, and at every
election in the past four years they have shown
their selfrespect and their civic loyalty by repudi-
atins the gang and voting for St Louis reform and
advancement.
No anxiety is felt, therefore. about results in
North and South st. Louis. These sections of the
city will support the reform nominees. The Repub-
iican machine which is controlled by the notorious
gang forces the respectable citizens of North and
South ST: Louis to make preference between misrule
and good government, between corruption and re-
FORM between the gang and st. Louis. Were they to
vote for the Republican nominees they would have
to cast aside the prOmptngs OF conscience in vot-
ing for the reform nominees, they would not for
sake their party, but would help to crush the old
gang. The respectable citizens of North and South
reform and progress and there consequently can be
no doubt as to their verdict next Tuesday.
1t is time when the respectable citizens of the
rest of the city, well those of North and South
St Louis. should take the Issue to heart They are
called upon to decide between corruption and re-
form. The Republican tickets are. in reality as IS
apparent at glance, put forward by the same gang
which mfsgOverned St Louis up to about four years
ago. and the tickets are under the Immediate in
fuence of spolsDlen. The Democratic tickets on
| the contrary, unquestionably stand for reform.
Citizens must consider that the people Of the
State have signifed their hope of better,nent for
Missouri from the men who have redeemed ST
Louis. The people OF the State take 1t for granted
that st. Louis is pleased with reform and proud of
the officials who have realized REFORM and they ex-
poet that the respectable citizens viii show loyalty
and self respect by voting for the Folk tickets The
people of Missouri look for an overwhelming vic
tory for tile issue in all parts Of st Louis