The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-20
Senator Warmers Address.

Senator Warmers Address.
senator Warmers address follows in
part:
The complimentary terms in which I
have been introduced are embarrassing
and make me feel much as the homely
girl felt upon being told b. her lover
ly girl felt upon being told by her lover
that she was the handsomest creature he
had ever seen. That night, upon retiring
TO her room. she thanked God that love
which has been aptly described as love
without wings" is also blind. and your
gracious words I attribute to your friend
ship for me rather than to my merits.
The toast. Forty Years Retrospect
that in forty years looking back into the
paSt-what a flood Of memories in the
politics of Missouri forty years Of the
courageous friends, who. in the face of
defeat after defeat, We're never dismay-
ed. Yet ones hope is IN the promises of
the past.
l am constrained to believe that Moses.
the great lawgiver of the ages. took more
pleasure in being permitted to get o
glimpse of the promised land. into which
he was not permitted to enter, thar in
looking back at his forty years of strug-
giles in the wilderness.
The past of the Republican party is a
glorious one. For twoscore and seven
years, save in the lean years of 1898 to
1897, In peace and I'm war. it has shaped
the policies and controlled the destinies of
VIZ ih'HubiiNs III tllDSt years InlS n1tlOn
has grown and prospered as no nation
ever grew and prospered before. The
past achievement of the Republican party
IN the interests of the people are a
guarantee of its future service to them,
It's beneficent policies have secured for it
the confidence of the people. This conf
dence again found expression in the ballot
box a week ago last Tuesday by a vote
so pronounced as to convince even Mr..
Bryan that 1.-THE people do rule
Praise For Roosevelt.
never before In the life of the republic
has a president done more for the uplift-
ing or the nations ideal of private ard Of
fetal life than the present occupant of the
White House. His every official act has
oeen SQUARED to the rule of the equality
or all. men before the law. His admin
istration Is an epoch in American history.
In no other period since the national
sovereignty was won under Washington,
been such mighty progress In those ideals
OF government which make FOR Justice.
equality and fair dealing among men.
rresident roosevelt; with ali his achieves
ments for the people win havs a worthy
successor In that great American iurist,
diplomat and statesman. William Howard
tart am constrained to believe that no
man since the Inauguration of Washing
ton has entered upon the discharge Of
the high and difficult duties of chief ex-
ecutive better prepared by temperament,
training and experience than the presi-
dent elect.
In the last election conducive evidence
Is found that the people are doing their
own thinking. More than over before the
lnuepehuent voter is abroad In the land,
and to-day he holds the balance of power
between the two great political parties of
the nation. 1t is this army of voters, who
place the welfare Of the nation above
party success, to whom the policies OF the
party that would continue in power must
appeal. ~
In the Republican camp Missouri Is no
longer a Mysterious Stranger" but,
clOIne0 IN neT right mind 10 In thA ~
publican column Of states, and 10 there