Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
SENATOR STONE
ON The issues.
Expounds "OId Fashion
ed" Democracy at
Sedalia.
Lays Bare Republican I~nconsisten.
cieS in Both State and Ma.
tional. Politics.
ROOSEVELT AN ISSUE.
Republican Party Has Passed Into
Mere Relationship.
ing Clan.
Roosevelt Dominates Republican
Party Until it Stands For
Little Save Him.
MISSOURI'S GREAT PROGRESS.
The Missouri Of 1904 Differed Vastly From
the Missouri Of 1870.
Denlocracy'S Reign Brought the State From
Depression to Prosperity
Inc Missouri Of 1904 Differed Vastly From
the Missouri Of 1870.
DeHocracy's Reign Brought the State From
Depression to Prosperity
A CALL TO ARMS.

oEDALlA, mo-, Oct. 8, l906.-In his
opening campaign speech here to-
night Senator William ]. Stone dis.
cussed State and National issues at
length. The full text of the sena-
tor speech follows:
LII TINS era of cant and political
pharisaism when men rave over sbams
ana when even the mock heroics ~
roosevelt are sometimes mistaken bv
weh-neaning people for real democracy
- seeIhs TO me it Is about time for
.hose Democrats who are grounded IN
the true faith to look after the nartv
iioorlngs, lest we drift too far into
strange seas. Further still, it seems
10 me that 1t is about time for those
VINO are loyal to the true faith and who
would hold the party in steadfast de.
Votioh TO 1t, to sound a note of warning
TEST we give too great heed to those who
speak without understanding. or worse
still, who speak falsely. to confuse ava
instead In other words, I hin the
lhhe mas come when those who assume
On the stump or in the press. to sneak
lor the Democratic party should mako
democratic speeches. As for mvself T
can not a any other kind of sneecb
ana II ever I should learn to make anv
other kim I will not then assume m
speak Tor the Democracy. I come to
you as a Democrat to talk Democracy
ana nothing else. I have no wish to
oilend' but l shall, nevertheless. sneak
right out as I should, with blunt direct
ness and If %perchance I happen to irri-
tate the fostering sores of Misso,,ri,s
republican Lazarus, it will be becausa
1 can not speak the truth and avoid II.
Inc contest upon which we are en-
tering Is OF both state and national sig
hihcance. We are to determine, first
whether the republicans shall win an.
other victory in Missouri or whether the
democracy shall reassert its power and
restore lts supremacy; and, secondly.
10 determine to what extent the democ-
racy Of this state will contribute n tho
effort of the national democracy to ac-
quire control Of the National House of
Representatives. To both phases of this
Important contest I desire to address
myself.
STATE POLITICS.
Following the civil war, and I'D to
1871, the Republicans were in absolne
control of this state, in full and 1ndis-
puted possession of all the departments.
legislative, executive and judicial, For
that long period, covering three-fourths
OF a decade, that party made. inter
preted and executed the laws, and adj
ministered not only the public affairs of
the whole state, but also the public
affairs of a large majority of the coun-
ties and municipalities OF the state. In
November, 1870, B. Gratz Brown, a
Liberal Republican, headed a revolt
against the radicalism of his party, and
by a union Of the faction he led with
the democrats, he was elected to the
governorship, which office he assumed in
succeeded In the office Of Governor by
Silas Woodson, who was the first demo-
cratic chief magistrate of the state after
the war. From that time forth, up to
1904, the democrats were in supreme con-
troll of the state government. for a
period OF thirty-two years, except only
that the republicans elected a majority
of the House Of Representatives, a SUI
preme Court Judge, a Railroad Commits
sioner and Superintendent OF Public
schools In 1894. When the Republicans
we're driven from power and surrendered
the state, what was the situation? What
had that party done of good or evil for
the state during the years Of Its su-
oremacy? What was the condition OF
the commonwealth when the republicans