The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-07-28
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THE FINAL WORD.
A Few Reasons Why Judge Moore
Should Be Nominated.

will be nominated. It beho0veS the
Republicans to put cut their strongest
candidates. In fancy county there
never was a time when their was as
little interference in the selection of a
ticket. There are no deals or combin-
atoms. Every candidate is fighting his
own battles and the ticket will be made
by the people. In this connection it
might be we'll to tell of the position
The REPUBLICAN has taken. This
paper is the party organ in this county.
AS such we have felt that we should
keep hands OF OF the couty ticket.
Personally we have our preferences a.
mong the candidates, and We think
that among the large number OF candi-
dates there are few, a very few, poor
candidates, still as the party organ We
have felt that the people should be al
lowed to make up their ticket without
any interference from US. Neither has
any other party leader taken an active
part in the naming OF the ticket.
Whatever may be said of the county
ticket which will be nominated next
Tuesday, it is going to be a, ticket
made by the rank and file Of the party.
The charge of bossism or dictation
cannot truthfullybc made by its op-
ponents.
When it comes down to the race for
circuit judge, we are in different
position. This paper is not the organ OF
the party in this district, there being
Republican papers in the district who
would protest if we should assume such
an attitude, Consequently we have
felt free to take an active interest in be-
half of the candidate whom we think
would make the best Judge, John 7.
Moore.
There is no doubt that the longer a
Judge is on the bench the better a
Judge he can be, and if Judge Moore
has been a good judge he should be
renominated. His record is before the
people. He is the leading candidate
and if he is turned down he will be
turned down on that record. Certain
charges are being made against him
and his defeat will mean the repudiation
OF those things for which he has stood
and the endorsement of those things
which he has opposed. The voters
therefore should carefully study all
these things SO that they can vote
understandin2y Whether John T..
Moore, Asberry Burkhead or VIM. E.
Renfro shall be circuit judge and draw
the salary OF $4,000 year for the next
six years is matter Of trivial import
ance to the people OF fancy county
and the circuit. What they are inter-
ested in is what the different candi-
dates stand for. For Judge Moore
stands. for certain things ana the op-
position stands for certain things. . It
would he wise therefore to, take up the
classes opposed, to him and the argu-
ments made against him;
The enforcement of ihe liquor laws
is the first and most important. All
the wet element is against him. 1t has
been a fact wherever possible those
charged with violation of these laws
have taken change Of venue from
| him. This is rather expensive on the
defendants in these cases and they pre-
fer to have new judge and are against
Judge Moore. On the other hand
those fayoring the strict enforcement
of the liquor laws are for him. He has
the endorsement of the Anti-Saloon
League. The issue is pain. A vote
against Judge Moore is direct repudi-
alton OF the Anti-Saloon League and
the strict enforcement of the liquor
laws.
Then there is another class, which
while not SO large, is the most active
and most pernicious in their work, stop
ping at nothing in their efforts to defeat
him. This is few men whom Judge
Moore has decided against in law suits.
This opposition presents a great dam
| ger to our courts and if the people Gu