The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-05
HON, W, S. C0WRERD
Candidate for the Democratic Nomi
nation for Governor, Makes Splen-
did Speech in Pennington.

non. W. -. bWnrll, one OF illt
popular candidate, for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor, de.
liv"red II stirring speech in Farm.
ington last Saturday afternoon. The
Court llouS" was filled with cnthusi
astlc Democrats, and the applaus $,
that greeted his introduction and
which frequently broke out during
the delivery Of his speech must hav,
been gratifying to the speaker
Many Of those present had heard
that Mr.. COwherd was an cfTcctiv,
speaker, but those who had never
heard him did not expect to he swaycd
with tn" flow OF eloquence and mas.
tcriul oratory that fell from his lips
His manner is smooth and polished
his diCtion ChOic" and elegant, and
his "arncStncss and flights stamped
him hs an orator of no mean order.
1t was when dealing with the record
and achievements of the democracy
u Missouri and with the claims Of
national rcpublicanism, it's prctenscs,
shortcomings and failures that he
was at his best.
The meeting was called to order
! by Walter l.. Henslcy, Esq, who
announced that Hon. Jasper ~
/ Burks would introduce the speaker
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glowing terms referred to the dis.
tinguished gentlemen whowas about
t. address them, and closed with
introducing Mr.. Cowhcrd as "thc
next Governor of Missouri"
MIR. C0whcrd opened with pleas
ant allusiOn to the flattcring intro
duCtion Of the chairman, and then
branched of on matters personal
and otherwise associated with his
candidacy. He was a candidate for
the Democratic nomination, but not
the candidate Of any particular wing
or faction Of the party. He would
be proud of the support Of the old
guard, the new guard, or If there
We're any other wings of the party,
he would embrace them all.
He lauded the splendid rule and
achievements OF tn" Democratic
administrations of Missouri formOre
than thirty years, II" would not go
back to the old profigate record Of
the Republican party that fastened
Il debt Of go 900 on the State which
the splendid successive Democratic
administrations had paid or, while
nt the same time the taxes were
lowered until now the State has the
| lowest rate Of taxation Of any State
| in the Union. He said the Rcpub-
Leans invoked the statute Of limi-
tatiun against that unsayury record
| you know the criminal statute Of
limitation is only three years. But
he upbraidcd the Republican party
because of the ISLANDERS uttered by
| its papers and leaders against this
grand old commonwealth, so that
in some parts a man hesitated to
register himself from Missouri, uu-
less it was some unterrified Demo-
crat who would boldly write after
his name Missouri" and then cx-
claim, "Now laugh, damn you"
He referred to the charge OF the
Republicans that the Democrats had
looted the school funds, and de-
manded that they be given an OPP
pOrtunity to "see the books Well
they had been seeing the books
now for about three years, and they
haven't word to say. II for no
other reason than the ISLANDERS which
the Republican party has uttered
against the fair name of Missouri,
the people Of this State ought to re-
pndate it, and bury the mysterious
Stranger" in n grave so deep ms to
be beyond the hope Of resurrection.
He spoke of the splendid character
of the people of Missouri, which
blended northern thrift with south
ern rhivalry, and he was proud that
this State had been the home Of his
people for seventy years. He was n
native-born Missourian, and he be-
lieved it was time to encourage home
industry.
He told Of the great work which
Democratic rule had accomplished
for public education, of its public
schools on every hill and in every
valley, Of its splendid normal schools
and its magnificent University; and
here he gave one of his competitors
Hon. David A. Ball, slap, on the
latter's recent utterances that the
State was giving too much money
to the University in comparison
with the smaller amount which IL
appropriated for the public schools
He said he was not only in favor oi
giving more to the public schools
but also more to the University, tC
Al.