The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
NOT FOR THE SENATE
Governor Hsdley Makes State Wei
= fare Paramount Issue.
Urged to Become a Candidate for
Senator. He Declines to Quit
the Work for Which the
People Selected Him.

ernor Hadley Will nor quit the
work of improving the govern
ment of Missouri to take hand in
National politics. That is the
meaning of his decision not to be-
come a candidate for United States
Senator.
The Democrats are making the
tariff and National politics para
mount in Missouri this year.
Governor Hadley is making the
welfare of the state the paramount
consideration. He has drawn the
line of battle and is in the fight.
While the Democratic nominees
for congress and candidates for
the senate discuss National issues
with the Republican candidates
for congress and the senate Gov
ernor Hadley will appeal to the
people to elect a Legislature favor
able to the policies pursued by his
administration - favorable to a
greater and q better Missouri.
Aud he will give hearty support
to the candidacy of the party NOM
inees for congress.
The Governor has been besieeed
on every hand to become candi-
date for senator since Mr.. Dickey
declined, and more eagerly have
his friends urged him to take that
step since Senator Warner an
nounceS4tbat he cannot enter the
race. That the opportunity to go
to the senate was before him
that an open door to the Senate
chamber was before him-few
men conversant with political con-
ditions in the state seriously
doubted. He himself felt that he
could be elected. But there was
an insurmountable objection to
such course. He was elected in
1908 by the votes of thousands of
good citizens who joined the Re-
publicans in supporting him be-
cause they believed he would give
the state better administration
than his Democratic opponent,
and because they believed he
would carry out the policies out
lined in his public addresses.
During the first two years of his
administration he has justified
this expectation-this confidence
of the people who supported him
for governor. But he has not been
able to do all he desired to do-to
accomplish all that he promised
the people.
A Democratic State Senate him
dered him in legislation and Dem
ocratic State officials, not in har-
mony with him, were elected with
him. He was thus Handicapped
from the start. The re-organiza
tion of the police and election
boards of the cities was necessary
before he could reform election
practices and take the police o
the large municipalities out o
lpolitics. Republicans had no
been entrusted with the govern
ment of the state for forty year
and he found it diffi cult matte
to re-organize the various depart
ments and start a new order o
public service with men who ha'
known but little of such service
The state eleemosynary, educs
tional and penal institutions ha
been under Democratic contrc
and some of themShad been badl,
handled for many years. To pu
them under good busin ess man
agement and divorce them frpr
party politics was q difficult IN
dertaking. But he has accom-
plished all these things and is nov
perfecting the reforms instituted
Shall he abandon these things
give up the good work he has beel
doing and can do for the state
and plunge into . contest for
seat in the United Statee Senate
To this question he has given a
emphatic No, and instead Of be
coming : capdidate for any othe
ofncs win make tho oface Re no,
held zesss s!zieIixs Z Pessisl.