Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-19

-Four decades have passed into history
since the Republicans have had an oppor-
tnnity to do honor to a governor-e elect OF
their own faith. Forty years IL a long
time to wait. as United States Senator
Warner put It In his address. but when
the time did come. on the evening of
November ~. Mt the Coliseum In 1t.
Louis, the %raftcrs rang with cheers and
shouts OF victory never before equallcd
IN old Miss curi. II was perhaps the
greatest ovation ever given a citizen IN
this statc-that rendered Herbert s. Had
Icy, who had led the hosts out OF the will
derness' and In his address promised
them, and all citizens Of MISSOURI, home
rule. an honest vote and Il fair count.
Leading Republican workers from all
over the state were In attendance. over
1000 ~ them sat down To a banquet thai
lasted two hours. and in the galleries
were an estimated crowd Of ten thousand
men and women. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Jeptha d.. Howe. chairman
Of the st. Louis Republican committed
under whose auspices the banquet was
held. General Hadlcy was late in arriv-
ing and repeated calls were made for him.
late. With him came Mrs. Hadlcy. The
entrance" OF General Hadl.y was immcdi-
htely followed by "A prolonged dcmonstra-
Ton while the band played Hail to the
1t required considerable time for Toast
master Howe to secure sufficient order
for the speakers to b" heard. Addresses
were made by a number Of well-known
"'i'bS 'l'lb D'IhS 'II'II
Attorney Sagcr OF st. Louis, Arnold Mer-
Ger Of the Ozarks. Lieutenant Governor
Mckinley. otto Stifel Of st. Louis. Walter
>. Dickey of Kansas city and others.
First In Forty Years.
The crowd was responsive throughout.
even. to hilhrity, but 1t was when General
Iihdl"y was introduced that the forty
years Of pent up feelings Of the warhorsc
OF the party really found vent: Such n
scene b"ggarS description. II happens
only ono" in n lifetime. IT was scconc
only to a like demonstration at a national
convention when a popular candidate is
CHOSEN as "A party nominee. Even before
IN" govcrnor-"loct had gained tho plat
form n thunder OF voices began to MI the
large" building. Lond"r and louder the
r'Imbl" b"cam" until II seemed every one
doing their best to max" the most noise.
Thousands Of small flags were held on
higlI twelve thousand people had gone
phirioti"allv mad. Old gray-hairrd Re-
plblirhls climbed on tables and yelled Xix"
foinmhn"h". Indians. Men tor" their
coats from their backs nnd waved them On
high and yelled. Chair. w"r" held aloft
ana Swishnd In the air. Fashionabl" worn-
IN" men. Several bocam" hystorical and
waved their arms and screamed. "iurrah
for, Hadl"y -Iiadlry-IIadl"y. -
mrtil they were forced into their s.. g,
II was Il scene worth going far to see,
no matter what tn" political belief u the
one attending.
cheered Almost Half Hour.
For twenty-five" minutes did the ovation
continue and then there cam" a brief lull.
General Iindl"y began to speak and the
buzz of voices died away and tn. closest
attention waS given to what he had 10
say. Tor II had been forty years sine" "A
R"pIbll"nI Gov"rnor-cl""t had addressed
tn" p"opl" of Missouri.
Prior To the address OF General Hadlcy |
the following message" "as greeted with
cheers:
The White" House. Washington. u. C..
November u. 1905. Mr.. J"ptha d.. Howe.
Chairman Republican city Committee.
Equitable Building ST. Louis. Mo: Accept
FOR yourself and all the other guests my
h"hrii"st congratulations on what has
been accomplished In Missouri. | wish |
couid b" present In person at the banquet.
THEODORE ROOSEVEI.T."
General HadIey's Address.
h two most important addresses of
IN" evening were made by General IIadlcy
ara United States Senator William a.
warner tn" first because his was the
FIRST address Of the kind In forty years.
ana tn" second because his address had
been pcnt up In his breast for two score
years. General Hadlcy said:
| am profoundly grateful for this cx-
preston Of your confidence and APPROX
al. ] realize. however. that this occasion
has n broader significance than the ccl"-
bratinn Of my election to the office Of gov
crlor. lts real Significance" Is that II
commentaries n victory won after forty
years OF persistent and unfailing dcvo-
ton to tho candidates and principles Of
Nh" Republican party, II IL most fitting
and proper that this meeting should be
held here In this great city. whcr" the
Republican party In Missouri was bon.
ana where =" many OF It's early bat. i"s
w"r" fought and won. And here, in tn"
last election. the loyal and effective work
Of III" 81. Louis Republicans gave to tho
candidates nf thai party "A majority OF the
votes cast IN tn" state. Nor should We
forget on this occasion the credit that Is
dn" those men who have fought The bat
,l"S Of the Republican party In the sta
OF Missouri from the days OF Abraham
Lincoln to tn" days OF Theodore Roosc-
port OF Republican Srnciplcs in the past
that our present victory was made pos
sIble.
And particularly should we upon this
occasion express our appreciation of the
loyalty Of the Gcrman-Amcrican citizens
OF 81. Louis to the candidates and the
principles OF the Republican party.
was told at the beginning OF this cam
pnign that ! would not receive the voice
of those Republicans because ! unequivo-
chlly approved OF that plank Of the Re-
publican platform which declared In fav-
or Of the enforcement OF law. But !
was unwilling to believe that n people that
had been builders OF nations. states and
empires. not only In America. but also
upon the battle-swept plains Of Europe.
had failed To learn that the fundamental
and controlling principle Of all govern
ment IL an observance and an enforcement
Of law. And the answer that those men
made tn the charges that they would de-
sert a candidate Of their W party who
believed in the enforcement OF law, w;
an unprecedented majority In the prin-
ciples and the candidates Of the Republi-
can party.
NV personal satisfaction over the re-
suit Of the election arises only from the
satisfaction that II brings to others. MY
nomination came to me unasked for and