The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30
WILDER WILL WORK.
Says He Will Take Hold Of Office Of
Commissioner as a Business Man
and Do Something.

Mr.. Hadley said, in his speech at
Hannibal, hat If the Board Of Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioners
cannot be made more serviceable to
the people than 1t has been under
Democratic administration 1t had bet
ter be abolished. He did not say,
however, that the Board cannot be
made ~serviceable. His experience
with this Board in handling suits in
which its cooperation was necessary
has not been very satisfactory. He
has found trouble on account Of neg
lect and ineficiency On the part of the
| Democratic members.
Mr.. Wightman, the Republican men,
| Der, being in the minority, cannot ac-
| complish much. In fact, he Is power
| less without cooperation Of the two
| Democratic members.
w. w. Wilder, the Republican nomi-
nee for member of this Board, was
asked what he thinks of its useful
ness, and he replied, without hesita-
ton, that it can be made a most USE
full and effective department of the
State government. Said he:
IF / am elected a member of the
Board | will have a Republican, Mr..
Wightman, who Is now a member, to
cooperate with me, and we will be in
control. We will undertake to make
the Board what it was intended to be
when 1t was created. | shall address
myself to the work involved as a BUSH
ness man, not as a politician, and |
will see that the shipper gets a fair
deal, and that the railroads are treated
fairly. | will use business methods,
and attend to the affairs of the Board
the same as l would attend to the
business interests of any other Board
for which | might be responsible.
LAS l look at it, the Board stands
between the railroads and the ship
pers and the State. The railroads
treat the shippers and the State fair
ly. There should be no prejudiced
policy on the part of the Board.
when l took hold of the Office of
State Auditor | undertook to follow
the law closely, and to see that the
State and every one having business
with that Office was treated fairly
that a square deal, nothing more, moth
ing less. was accorded in every trans
action. I have succeeded, by follow
ing that policy, in saving money to the
State, and in pleasing citizens and Of
ficials having business with that Of
flee. If l am elected by the people /
will be a representative of the people
on the Board of Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners, and will attend
to their interests as l have lone in
the Office of Auditor.
"At the late meeting of the county
clerks of the State l was told by a
number of them who are Democrats
that they will find it hard to vote
against me, because they heartily ap-
prove my administration as Auditor.
County clerks have much business
with the Auditors Office and are COM
petent judges"
y Mr.. Wilder is a successful business
man-successful in handling business
and public matters. He was nomi-
mated by Republicans because of his
:, good record as a public official and
as a business man, and his well es-
tablished integrity. He can be trusted
to do the fair thing in any relation,
public or private. If he is elected he
and Mr.. Wightman, being Republicans,
will have to be responsible to the peo-
| pie for the management of the Board.
q They will make it a useful and poten-
tial arm of the State government.
While there are many good reasons,
aside from political considerations,
why the Democratic nominee should
be retired from the Board, there is
no really good reason why Mr.. Wilder
5 should not be elected. He has con-
Quoted the affairs of the Auditors Of
flee successfully and admirably, max.
q ing a splendid record; and his ex.
n p%erience in that Office specially quail.
fes him for good service as a member
of the Board of Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners.