The Van Buren press., 1904-08-27

they are honest they cannot vote for him
If they are honest they will vote against
him, nHlrss they are ignorant Of him,
Now, | have never heard any Of our
'leadlny Democratic politicians claim
that Davis WAS either honest or truthful
| have frequently and publicly asserted
that he was not, and have brought for.
ward indIsputaDie evidence TO prove it,
! have asked him TO meet me, notifying
hIn that | would assail him on these
points Instead of doing so he sent others
TO represent him none of whom had the
hardlhOod to deny any Of the evidence
against him He is grossly criminal in
THESE poluts Will the some Of our
| leading Democratic politicians now
deny this to be- true. If so, will come
and discuss it with them from the stump
win they admit the charge and still in.
-lst that his nomination binds us to vote
for him2 II so hold myself in readiness
to meet them on this question also,
And why do they insist that participa-
tiOu in the primaries fixes npOn partici-
pants duty Of voting for Davis if he IL
dishonest Such participants are no
more bound to such course than il any
Democrat who did not participate. II
You embark with others in joint bust
ness enterprise, and a majority put Il
thief into the management of the bust
ness and continue him there over your
protest, does the fact that yOu partiCi-
pated in the meeting and voted to remove
him bind YOU to afterward approve himY
On what principle2 You will assert your
l,,.-
moved, and the courts and everybody
else that Is honest will assist you Why
then, should YOU act differently in Il
matter pertaining to your state govern
ment, in which you and your children
are so vitally interested2 Is this not Of
more consequence to you than the steal
| ing OF a few dollars by an emplOye, who
you would at once discharge, on dis
coveryf If the right Of suffrage is in the
hands Of those who do not think so then
it 3 in dangerousand unworthy keeping
Myers could never have attained TO his
present position IN FreemasOnry had he
not been an honest upright man. Those
who know him best say that he is honest
and Trustworthy; and no one has ever
accused him Of being dishonest or I'M
truthful The only objection anyone
can have to him is political--he is a Re
publican. We are opposed to the princi-
pies Of his party but he would make a
far better and more reputable governor
! than Davis Not claiming to be Demo-
crat he would not disgrace the Demo
cratic party nor could his election IN
any way imperiI its future success, or
! ,tf o. ha IA Az
! between AN honest man, who truthfully
calls himself a Republican, and II dis
| honest man, who falsely calls himself 4
| Democrat am for the honest man, No
| dishonest candidate can be Democrat,
unless | am wrong iu my statement that
honesty aud efficiency in government is
the object Of our party, | shall, there
fore, vote for Mr. Myers, regardless of
what others may think or say; and all
| honest and courageous Democrats who
have taken the trouble TO inform them
selves Of Davis odious characteristics,
will take like course.
Again, what will "our leading Demo
cratic politicians who lay such stress
upon the binding force Of participants
| In the primaries say when they come to
the irresp sponsible Republicans, POpulists
and negroes through whose corrupt "A
-is'ance Davis was forced upon onr party
as its uomuee2 His interruptions bench.
men, IN many sections, rushed them to
the polls by hundreds and thousands -
and not one was rejected On the same
false principle that they insist that the
Democrats who participated are bound
they should insist that these also ARE
bound In this way these irresponsible,
worthless characters would not only
have the satisfaction of debating the
nominee Of our party, but also Of help
ing its iusincere and ill-mformed
membership to elect him,
Yours truly,
e. W MURPHY.