Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22
KEEPING STATE TN LINE
WORK MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
ARE MAPPING OUT.

The work of keeping Missouri In the re-
publican column was the principal topic OF
discussion at the meeting OF the State Re-
publican Association of washington at the
meeting held last evening at 516 9th street
northwest. The methods OF the democrats
In carrying the elections In the state In
the past came In for n measure of censure.
as did Gov Joseph wingate Folk. who. the
various speakers declared, had not lived up
to his promises, made to the people before
he was elected. They declared that Gov.
Folk had fooled the democrats out In the
state by his promises and had thus escaped
the recent political landslide in the state,
but that in the coming elections the same
people would rectify the mistake they had
made and restore the young executive to
the pleasant shades of private life.
The first to address the meeting was Rep
resentative c. NJ. Shartei. who decls re 1
that the recent success of the republican
was the work OF the people who nai been
doing their utmost to right the wrorg
counting, of ballots, which, he said. demo-
cratic officials lad been practicfDg for years.
He called attention to the fact that ali
should do their utmost in the elections IN
the near future and that the members OF
the Missouri Association In Washington
should go back to the old state Oh every
possible occasion when an election Is at
hand. so that their party may have the
benefit of their active support.
Representative w T. Tyndall next adj
dressed the gathering and during the
course of his remarks said that the recent
republican victory was caused to great
extent by emigration to Missouri from the
surrounding states. He declared that OF
every three persons who had come into the
state two were of the republican faith.
A First-Termer.
Representative Frank b. Keeper said he
was flrst-termer and that for one he did
not know more than the leaders of his
party. He paid glowing tribute to the pop
ularity of President Roosevelt. which, he
declared, was to a great extent responsible
for the carrying OF the state at the last
presidential election.
The railroad rate bill should be first and
foremost in the minds of republican Iegis-
lators, he said, for the people of the coun-
try are watching those whom they have
placed in Congress to do their bidding.
The speaker then called attention to the
work of Speaker Cannon, which. he de-
clared, stands out in bold relief before the
country.
In closing his address Mr.. Keeper read a
clipping from a Missouri newspaper which
quoted Thomas T. Crittenden. Jr. son Of
former Gov Thomas I. Crittenden of that
state. as saying: THE days of the moosback
in Missouri are numbered. The man who mas
seen better days in slave times, and won t
work, must get In the current and go with
the tide. Missouri has much to learn. Mis-
souri, has been one of the slow states.
Providence has done much for us, but we
have been sluggish and backward. No
apologist would say we have been conserya-
tive. l say we have shown much evidence
of lack Of thrift. 1 ask why 1t is when
we cross the northern border line into Iowa
you find farms higher in value. the ma
chinery looking better. and the barns larg-
err though the soil is no better?'
At the conclusion of the reading OF the
clipping Mr.. Keeper called attention to
the fact that Crittenden considered Presi-
dent Roosevelt as ranking with Jefferson
and Lincoln among the Presidents. to which
the representative declared his good judg-
ment prevailed, but when he made the
statement that Joseph w. Folk would be
President Roosevelts natural and logical
successor" Mr.. Keeper said Providence
would have to forgive him for the words.