Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-26
FOLKS FIRST
Speech soon

Jetiers0a City March 2L-Ggpernul
Folk 10 an interview to-day discussed
the question q his hght for seRt II
the Un1ted States Senate. BE VIII
make tie opening spssch q ms can
pszgD 10 . ses Gays
GoEernar Folk sates
-ntas people desire that lo9ntpns
10 osbeiL position shall obey thsil
Will u they relaaBs me from furthel
o1clz duties / shall ,fght On in phi
waite lfs for The principles / have bat
tied for 10 the best o. M ability IN
public staEon The S~enzt0rshlp oaen
Tremendous opportunities for the &C.
o0nplahnent u public good: yst IL 9
majority u the DenocrstAc parts
bestOwE that honor upon another ]
shall pct complain, but viii 90 all !
can 70 haIe Ne Democratic members
o. the general assembly carry out the
viii o. tbe Democratic voters o. the
state.
NO COMPROMISE FOE HIM.
There Is che thing certain. II i
could gel the s~epat0rship BY ooupro-
missing with the lswless elements /
hare been lighting and without this
I eOuld not get IT, i would not have
IL.
There have been twenty-one Unit
ed States senator's from Missouri, en-
elusive Of those nos serving OF these
Eix served more than ole term, while
fifteen served only one term or less
So much for custom
"rhis Isl fight for principle. not for
on against any man / want to win
On the strength Of my own cause, not
On arr weakness o. ny opponent l
want vOtes that are for me because
they believe / am right / do NOT
care for votes that are merely against
some one else for whatever reason.
The hgbtI shall make will be q clean
one, and The Viotcry positive, not mega
tive.
my platform will be announced in
my opening address, which viii be de-
nFered at some point In the state ln
the near future. That platform is
The record Of things done in the state,
and the Democratic policies believe
should be carried into the gogernen-
tai Affairs u the nation. SAINT the
people Of Missouri TO approve OF dis
approve what has been accomplished
for the guidance Of those who Will fol.
low In 0ficial position"
EEsPBcT FOB HONEST oPPosKxTs
There WILL Of course. be some good
people against Us, because for one
reason or another they prefer someone
else, and for these / have no ill-sfll.
The are merely exercising the free
m~an'sright the right / have fought
70 gre them. But there Is another
Class Nlth which / have . quarrel and
against whom / shall contend as long
- ! have life and strength to do it,
The Asless lelement. I believe lag.E
Iessness Is anarchy whether, at the
sop Of society or the bottom Of society.
md that contempt for Law Is 90 less
reprehensible when wantonly naunted
oy saloon keepers or gamblers that
when plotted over q directors table or
'houted under . red flag at an Anar.
hist meeting.
"ln my ofScial career / have offend.
grafters and gamblers by enforcing
she laR against them; / have offended
powerful liquor interest because ri
nave insisted that the laws are lust al
binding On them as on the humblest
II have offended great corporate In
efes9 because Of the laws l have ad.
'ocated DOW on the statute books,
which believe 10 be for the welfare
II the people; l have offended mauy
professional politicians because / have
ooked 70 the people, not to them for
import.
'oEs not FEAR POWERFUL EXTREMES
II care not how powerful the ele. /,
nens Of opposition may be, II the
'earts and conscIences Of the people
e on our side.
These allied interests demand that
Dc ~repudiated By the people. From
way some Of them assalI me one
'ould think ] an a public enemy.
q public enemy for enforcing h
De peoples laws against them as liz
ock an oath 70 do when / became
oFerror Of the Commonwealth, OIL
e tney public enemies for defyingl,
ne mandates Of q sovereign ststeSn 2
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