The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-12
NOT BOOMING ANY MAN.

The esteemed St Clair County
Democrat is wrong when it says The
Times is booming Hon. Geo. B.
Ellis for Congress. The Times
courteouSly published two communi-
cations from reputable farmers and
Democrats, one from Henry and one
from Bates county, advocating Mr..
Ellis for Congress and modestly set
ting forth some of Mr.. Ellis qualifi-
cations for and claims to this high
office, one of which was his being an
educated farmer, to which the Demo-
crat apparently objects. Two other
communications on that subject re-
ceived by us were refused publica-
ton, because of reflections on our
present member contained therein.
No, The Times is not booming any
man for any office. But if we were
engaged in that pastime, we could
not in the whole of the 9th district
select a better, a filter or more worthy
subject. For the past twenty years
we have known Mr.. Ellis intimately
and have watched his career closely
and could find no fault in him. He is
not only highly educated farmer,
(which appears to be a matter of jest
with some town politicians, but his
training andacti business career has
been for the promotion and advance
ment of agricultural interests. Early
in life he taught country schools, and
lived on the farm. He was elected
to the legislature as a farmer, and
while looking after the interests of all
his constituents, the farmer had no
stronger champion. A demagogic
effort was made to defeat him for
second term, when Mr. Ellis took the
stump and boldly defended, without
apology, every vote he cast and cause
he advocated, to the entire satisfac-
ton of the people of Bates county and
was reelected by an increased ma
iority. He made strong, forceful
member and had such influence in
the House as to attract the attention
OF the state, and at the expiration of
his term, the State Board of Agricul-
ture, with Governor Norman j, Cole
man at its head, offered him the re-
sponsible position of secretary to the
Board, and has since retained him
with practically no opposition.
He is not an orator, but a strong,
forceful debater, and has the happy
faculty of putting his thoughts into
the strongest, though plainest Ian
guage, that carries conviction of his
honesty of purposes and high ideals.
The Democrat says: 'The only
point brought out in his favor so far
is that he is farmer"
He is capable of representing the
district by education, training and
natural abilities. Is not that a point
in his favor?
He can take care of himself on the
floor against any man that can be sent
against him. Another point.
He comes from that class that
dominates this district and never had
representative from its body.
He is honest in his convictions,
courageous in his advocacy, a DEM
ocrat without guile and his every vote
and act, as foretold by his whole pub
lie life, would be for the people he
represented.
We positively disellaaiiHfsa- any inter-
ton of booming Mr.. Ellis, to the det-
riment Of any other possible candi-
date, but sincerely believing in his
ability and absolute integrity of pur-
pose, we would be proud to support
him for Congress or any other repre-
sentative office, should he con-
clude, of his own motion, to enter the
race; and from expressions we have
heard, since his name has come up
for discussion, we would not be lone
some in that support
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