The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-18

The coming political campaign q
on. At the adjournment % the
Democratic Central COMMITTEES. at
ter they decided 70 have a primary
election. the old chain gang. with q
few new recruits started ont after
the dear people. They find e rather
hard shedding, and they AL confess
that the big majority they boasted
Of "a iew years ago has gone elim-
meriug, ANA rnat they can ao longer
Say Is nomination j. -equiyoient 10
an election They all remember
that twelve or fourteen Years ago
that their Frosty Dave carried
Bates county by over 1000 votes and
gradually, ever since, the majority
has been reduced untl last year il
was very small, a little old meazley
majority Of seventeen less than two
hundred.
Every Indication points to a VIC
tory for the Republican party in
Bates county Is IL was not for the
deplorable state Of affairs brought
about By the small army Of third
term s~ucklings, elamoring for a per-
petuauon ia federal appointed Of
hcers, with no other claim backing
them except. that for eight years
they have done their duty as an Of
heer. and tie boosting 81 a few pets
and family relations; while the Dem
Ocrats stand la the back grounds
cheering on the third term pie eat
ers. Saeh a policy Win defeat any
party on earth
l heard a good Republican remark
not long since, that some OF our pre-
tended leaders did not care a Earth.
ing whether we carried the state or
not, just so q few federal office hold
ers continued in office. That state
ment Il as plain as the hand writing
on the wall that Daniel explained so
forcibly to King NebuchudnsEHer.
The editor Of the Versailles States
man expresses the sentiment Of
shout n~iBe-tenths % the good loyal
Republicans all over the state when
ha compared Teddy 10 home rule. IN
the appointment Of federal officers.
Because a man has made "A good Of
hoer for two terms Is no good reason
that be should he continued Ia Office
during life Now watch my predic-
tions and see Il the third term does
not be advocated.
Up 10 date I have done but little
Ia the awful scramble for the Butler
P~OstoHce. for / consider that the
Republican patrons OF the office
should have say as 10 their choice.
hut IL looks as Il majority homo rule
Is 10 zee ignored aud the common
voting republican has nothing 10
say IN the decision. Il has develop
ed into a rule or ruin policy, with
the perpetual Office sneklings back.
al 10y abe third termers. Rgaiusl che
state organisation And a vast ma
liOrity Of the voting populace 90 the
party. I have always nsgartiei Del.
Welton AS a very nica gentleman aud
for eight years he has made q very
good postmaster, cor Butler Hut
allow me TO Say that ia nay humble
judgement the party has done more
Tor him Ia proportion 20 thc work
De has done for the party than has
ever been done for any other man
aud the party ewes him n0 more Ia
v0rs. at present. 1.-The had thc good
or the success az the party az heart
De would step down and out aud
leave the field 60 the other candi.
dates who have done as ssseA
or morc for the purty than l1 ever
dld. The appointment % MIR. Wix
or Mr.. Fox or ar. Ausuu would De-
satisfactory 60 % large ma .rity 81
the workiug, paying. voting rpuh-
ueans but the preparation ol any
one into a third term VIII prove dis.
astrous aud satisfy hugieW
1 heard Is heading Domosrat say
llust lasi saturday that a third
term Ia the nuueE postoHlne woald
help them to win lie battle hon I
understand me as advocating og
even suggesting that the Bepubls.
cans win rebel, or 0olt ana sage the
Democrats ticket in caso THESE thiui
term sncklings showed Boa rerlNtu.
: atlng themselves Ca ofdoe' bat the
A.. yOtcrs Of an parlles ae tccoming
educated TO she iaCt that g iheig
, leaders have u0 urther use tor ueUi
: after they have paid the cxpcuss q
the campaign and cast their VOTES.
thc voter wn Queily lct politics
= nst and vote for thc man. 90 noi
. ivOte az ALI
Mr.. Editor II y0a give thls spac,
% your pnpcr whicRi hoIp yoa wii.
SIexpect tle sucklings Viii ae afcl