Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12


per equal and indiseriminating rates
with equal rights Of the small and
large shippers.
THIRD-We most heartily endorse
the administration Of Governor Joseph
w. Folk ana point with pride to the
fact that The "Missouri Idea' OF re.
form in public affairs has spread over
the entire country and becomes the
national idea and gives much promise
Of the most hopeful results for popu-
lar form.of government.
We commend bis enforcement Of the
law and his complete annihilation Of
faYoritism in both local and state
affairs and commend to the people Of
this State a plan OF local self-govern-
ment for the large cities Of the State.
FoURTH.-We endorse the public
service and record of our distinguish
ed representative in Congress, the
Honorable Champ Clark, and express
our pride in his public life and renew
our fealty to him in his usefulness as
8 worthy tribune Of the people whom
he represents.
FIFTH. We heartily endorse the
oficlal record Of the HoDora6le Walter
Bureh as a member OF the Missouri
Legislature and commend his support
of the Democratic administration as
administered by our worthy Governor.
SIxTH-We are most heartily in
favor Of some feasible plan BY which
the people Of this State will be en-
abled to construct and maintain bet
ter roads. We want some means de
Fised BY which the road revenue col
Iected of the citizens of this State win
be turned into more useful and pro
ftable channel and hereby declare our
determination to have q better road
system, and these ideas we commend
to our present. nominee to the Legis-
lature.
Resolved. that it is the sense Of this
Convention that hereafter the pri-
mary TO nominate County officers, be
held, not earlier than some date, in
the month Of August, 1908. We here.
by instruct the Central Committee to
the above affect.
Resolved, That, we learn with deep
regret Of the death Of Clay Taylor, the
gallant standard bearer OF the Demo
crazy, Of Audrain County, who vas
even loyal to the Jehersonian prineI-
pals of Democracy and gave his best
efforts to their successful nomination;
That the symathy Of the entire Demo
cfacy Of Audrain County is hereby ex-
tended to his bereaged family. That
we cali upon che Democracy Of Au.
drain to contribute a sum, sufieent to
erect to the memory Of Clay Taylor, a
monument, with the following in
cribed thereon: ITO memory Of Clay
Taylor, colored. Born slave; died a
freeman, Democrat and Christian.
He thought for HIMSELF That the
Secretary of this Convention furnish
to the family of Clay Taylor a copy
Of these resolutions.
Resolved, that, the Democratic Cen
tral Committee OF AUdrain County at
all primaries hereafter held, until the
repeal Of this resolution, be and are
hereby instructed to give notice, by
not less than two insertions, in daily
or weekly Democratic newspaper pub
lished in all the towns and cities in
Audraln County, with a population Of
one thousand or over, in which pri-
maries are to be held; that, the
Democratic voters, in each OF the
wards OF said cities and towns, will on
a certain date Ito be given In the
notice., not less than % five days be-
fore the date OF said primary, meet in
their respective towns and wards and
name not less than double the num-
Der Of Democrats as delegates to be
elected from each Of said towns, or
wards Of said towns and cities, and
place the said names Of Democrats, so
selected by the various towns and
wards Of said cities on the ticket to be
voted on at the primary.
After the names are handed TO the
secretary Of the Democratic Central
Committee, before placing them On