Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-18
The Machine" Democrat.

hates any Democrat who loves his
party, is still at work trying to
SOW seeds of discord In the Demo-
cratic ranks of Missouri. AS if
inspired by the Governor of Mis-
souri, to do so, it prates about the
"Machine Democrats and the
democrats of the Folk type"
The mere fact that q Governor of
Missouri, elected By Democratic
votes, is subserviensto the Starts
orders and policies, causes that
Republican organ to feel that it
has a license to counsel the Mis-
souri, Democracy. Whether or mott
the inspiration for the Stars con-
tinual division of the Democrats
of Missouri into the two classes
named comes from His Excellency
in Jefferson City, the fact remains
that Mr.. Folk has himself done all
that is in his power, not only
through his organ, but by word of
mouth, and by every overt act OF
his campaign and his administra-
ton, to discredit the illustrious
Democratic history of Missouri,
and of every great statesman who
has had part in the making of
that history. Mr.. Folk and his
Republican organs have shown no
mercy in their criticism of every
Democrat who refused to burn in
cense at his altar and join with
him and them in the repudiation
of Democratic principles and DEM
ocratic partisanship.
Whatever the Democratic party
may have in future store for Mr.
Folk, the truth remains that it will
not join him and the Kansas City
Star in the abuse of Missouri Dem
ocrats, and in sowing seeds of dis
cord among the rank and file.
The Star does not define just
exactly the difference between the
VMachine Democrat" and the
democrat Of the Folk type" but
it is clear to the reader who under
stands the intense hatred of Nell
sonism of the Missouri Democracy
where the Star draws the line OF
dernarkation. To the Star and to
every other Republican the "Ma
chine Democrat" is the man who
believes in constitutional repre-
sentative government, and loves
the Democratic party; one who il
} season and out of season, during
campaigns and between campaigns
breaches the gospel of Democracy.
} and at the polls votes for the can
( didates who represent Democratic
principles.
To the Star the "Machine Demo
1 crat" is the man who for thirc
l of century gave to the State O.
4 Missouri by his ballot an admins
. tration of affairs that developed
t the resources, intellectual, mora
/, land material, of this State to th'
s point where Missouri took ranl
3 with the really great States of thi
: Republic. The machine Demo
Q crat" is the man who with his bal
d lot has for more than a third of ;
!. century sent to Washington City
Q delegation which has commande'
s the respect and admiration of tn
entire country, and which rank
n at the very top for able and patri
II otic service.
9 To the Star the Machine Demo
i crat'' is the man who repudiate
8 the interference of boodling news
g papers; will not tolerate the fake
.5 and the demagogue; is honest t
10 the heart, and who possessing tn
virtues of decency and honest
d does not have to pirate about ther
,s before the public.
1t To the Star the machine Demo
70 crat" is the Missouri Democrs
y who in all the years of his politi
er cal existence has refused to joi
g, in with political pirates and preac
is self righteousness that he migl
k, through such hypocrisy reap pei
7e sonal, political and selfish ad
IN vantage.
IT The Missouri Democrat, Go
le bless him He is fifty thousan
1T in the majority in this State, an
Y that he is in the majority is dr
IN alone to the fact that he has bee
% honest, modest and patriotic, an
" has refused to become either II
10 companion or co-partner with pc
harlots. Kansas CITY Post.
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