The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-12
A REFORM ISSUE SAYS STONE
The Missouri Senator's Speech
to Democrats in Warrensburg.

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WAERENSRUEG No, Oct. 4.-Sena
tor William j. Stone, in his speed
hsre Yesterday to the gathering Q
state Democrats, declared that IL
the next national campaign reform
should be the Democratic slogan
The times, he said, "sre auspiciouI
for Democratic triumph and the SKY
grows brighter every day, The next
battle is ours II We are only true &c
ourselves. Continuing, Senator
Stone said:
There must be reform In the tariff
which is destroying our foreign trade
fostering monster monopolies, and
expressing the people; reform In rail
road transportation, so that reason
Justice and equality shall prevail; re
form In water transportation, SO
that the great producing states OF
the Mississippi valley may have com.
petition and cheaper rates from the
great lakes and the Western noun
tains To the gulf; reform in elections,
40 that the Presidency may not be
sold in the market place; reform In
expenditures, so that the people may
not he oppressed with needless taxa.
ton; reform In administration, 80
that the law mav be enforced against
the strong as we'll as the weak; re-.
form In the departments, so that the
agents OF monopoly may not dirscs
our public affairs, and that the long
rsvel OF official crime may cease, Re-
form Is the slogan, and never was
there a time when that battle cry
should stir the people as now"
On state issues Senator Stone said,
among other things:
From this time forth it is to be
hoped that We will hear. less talk
ssnong Democrats about machines,
old or new. and that there will be
Ms OF suspicion, and less OF aerimony
and pickering The spirit OF discord
b last dwindling already, andit IL to
bs hope that after this meeting It
will disappear, Meetings OF this kind
Hve assurance Of victory, Tor when
the Missouri Democracy is united
and aroused it is invincible. Meet,
iRgs o, this character are not for sen.
timental!oye mak!pgs or sentimental
gush Q. any kind, but they are ex-
preSsiva Of a wise purpose on the
part Of Democrats to act with sense
in party affairs and not TO play the
part ofioolsfor Republican profiting.
If the spirit OF this meeting shall be
reflected throughout the state, then
the Democratic party will stqnd on
sold ground. L. we are Democrats
We must have at least one common
object, and that Is to restore the
Democratic party to unquestioned
in Missouri.
"Next year We are again to test our
strength against the Republicans,
and We must be ready. Except for
the misfortune Of having such splen-
did Democrats as were on our ticket
defeated, it may be that 1t is well
enough TO let the Republicans have
the offices for a term. They can do
any good, OF course, but we can keep
them from doing any harm. To let
them mold the reins and drive the
wagon for awhile will make them feel
better aud more like saying some
thing decent about the state instead
OF forever beruting IS, and, as / have
said, they cannot, under our watch
Iul supervision, do any great harm
understanding their public functions,
albeit indiflerently equipped for the
service.
"We will put Missouri once more In
the lead OF Democratic Comm on
wealths, and make her example an
aspiration 10 tie national Democ-
racy. We willsot milk the Insurance
companies or the trusts for ca mpaign
'ands VII hwhich to corrupt the cleo
torate, fut We will appeal in both
state and nation to the conscience
Of the people. to their native sense OF
ustice and tn the passionate love all
true Americans have for the integrity
Of our institutions and the nations
honor, and | do not believe We will
appeal in vain.
Fourteen Dead In a Cave-In.
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