Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-30

though he lad any show. The writel
has heard this remark 10 widely sep
arated sections Of Missouri. What y
the meaning OF The remark II u
simply this-it demonstrates thai
Judge Wallace possesses q Sufficient
amount Of latent strength now Il
assure him the gubernatorial nomina
tion provided this latent strength car
be changed into potential strength
The progress for making this chang'
have been set In motion.
Space will allow onlya very brIe|
statement II the grounds upon which
the friends Of Judge Wallace may hop.
for victory In voting for him.
Wallace certainly stands head ane
! shoulders above all his running mates
In the matter Of record for law en-
forcement. Just at this time and fol
SOME years past attention has been d.
rected primarily to the enforcement Of
the law closing saloons on Sunday In
the large cities. We may justly reason
that the man who would subject him
self to the attack OF the powerful
forces that stand for the open saloon
on Sunday will do bis duty In less un-
pleasant matters. We may justly con
clude that in Wallace we have a mar
from whom the utmost can be expect
ed in the matter Of enforcing the laws.
Now as to possibilities, with no NAL
ice towards any candidate. In the
public press claims are made that each
and every candidate will carry the
state. Supporters OF Mr.. Cowherd
Claim the cities for him. Supporters
of Mr.. Staples claim the German
vote in st. Louis and Southeast Mis-
souri, for him-manifeStly not on a
Sunday closing platform. The sup
porters Of Mr.. Ball claim the rank and
file OF the state or him, not primarily
or in the main on a platform Of law ems
forcement, but rather on the ground
Of his stand for larger relative appro-
priations for the public schools and
smaller relative appropriations for the
state University. Now, everything
of merit or real strength in the plat
form OF these candidates WIN Bnd q
stanch friend 10 Judge Wallace.
But let US come TO the main point
Law Enforcement. This Is the ques-
tion that has been .uppermost in Mis-
souri, politics for four years Inas.
much as this matter has been the
chief thing in Missouri politics for SO
long and is really the chief thing To-
day, ought not candidates seeking a
nomination for Governor lay consider
able stress upon this subject 10 their
spoken and published addresses. But
the emphasis given TO this subject 10
the addresses OF Judge Wallace's run
ming mates has not been heavy. This
subject is not very much stressed 10
wsu--a aup suuse
.n1n VIC
Wallace as forming any sort Of an OPP
position to him, In policies expressed
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Seraueu MS attltuoe In bhis matter In
puoilc ONCE 80 as 70 attract wide at
Ientlon' ought we not to vote for that
Candidate! Are there not voters
enough In our state who realize the
Importance OF this matter In the con-
development Of our state and in
Oh OF the reputation OF our
state among her sister states, won
zoo recently In the matter Of law
snlorcement, TO vote for a candidate
VIC STANDS pre-eminent In this par
Iieuiar among his running mates, no
now excellent these men may
IN otner regards? Shall not the
In the seventV-tive counties Of
'ur state who have recently voted
Upon themselves the law of Local
Jption, vote for a ma who will with
any doubt render aid and support
% tne Prosecuting Attorneys OF said
10 preventing the law so re-
'entiy enacted from becoming a dead
eSEel.
sum up-"itn Judge Wallace, a
sAn'uens aoiiity, thoroughly
y oOcupyinR Tine supreme
! ~. ssa'e, sneequai certainty
y us Z mates IN char.
ao,ll.y ulgn'ty, purity Of pri'
~ "~s,s n.y. ana ~ al other particulars,
49, ollVlal win a wakeful con-
az : puui'c onleial whose oath Of
a..ou "ao ~. .aken WIN any reSer-
"nose record SHOWS that he
- ooeyeu MS oath and for which he
oeen severely criticised, abused
1aligned and threatened with harr,
a orator who can do the honors OF our
~ 49, W.
i ' rr - nOus ana abroad as no one Of
as mates can, a man, there