The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-14

Prevailed
The Jackson Day Conference
a Great Success.

meeting at Kansas City Saturday
was big success from all reports
lin attendance as well as harmony
The harmony part of course was
cut and dried and the meeting was
conducted on "might is right"
policy. That is, those out OF har-
mony were sluelched so quick that
they didn't even emit a squeak.
1t reminds us of a harmony
meeting in the Republican camp in
st. Louis about 1895 where the wet
and dry factions were trying to
get together. The meeting was
held in a hall in the rear OF a sa-
loon. The first thing the drys want
ed to know was why the meeting
was called in such place when
it was an insult to them. An un-
satisfactory answer sent all the
drys home. In the morning the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat had big
harmony headlines and speeches.
it certainly was harmonious, for
the vets!
All the "big guns" were present
at Kansas City Saturday-the pros
ecutors as we'll as the prosecuted,
the pursuer as well as the pursued.
They all sounded the same note Of
"harmony or bust"
Ex-Gov. Dockery, who, by the
way, didn't speak TO Ex-Gov. Fo k
for awhile, was on the harmony
platform and said among other
things: "If the Republican party
should win in the coming contest
it will so intrench behind ramparts
Of extreme partisan gerrymanders
that Democratic victories in subse-
luent contests will be difficult of
Accomplishment. It must be obvious
therefore, that this is the auspic-
ious moment to bury personal ami
mosities, close up the ranks, organ
ize the party, and, inspired by the
martial spirit animating the Mis-
souri, Democracy in former vic
torious campaigns, we can carry
the state by a positive majority"
Anyone with a spark of fairness
in him will admit thas there GER
tainly has been some "extreme par
tisan gerrymandering" if he will
take the trouble to look at a con-
gressoinal map. If the Republican
party is ever guilty of such an
"extreme partisan gergymandor >
the editor for one will disown it.
Hon. James A. Reed, who a few
weeks ago used his eloquent voice
in defense of the attempted fran
chise grab in Kansas City, taking
the side OF one of the country's
most grasping monopoies, has re-
pented and Saturday held in his
hand an olive branch to all who
didn't agree with him in the fran
chise fight. He said "For my par.
l am willing to take every Demo-
crat by the hand and swear a per-
petual alliance. / want in the next
struggle, TO stand in line with FOX
and Stone, with Dockery and Stew
ems, with Ball and Cowherd, with
Clark and Francis. l want to feel
the inspiration of a united and val
orous host OF Democrats march
ing in perfect unison and absolute
accord"
Ex-Gov. Francis, who still has
the million-dollar grab to his cred
, it in the Colorado Short L,ns deal
, where he is said to have used his
, office as president of the Worlds
, Fair Association to enrich himself
, has also forgiven his enemies and
, has no objections to their wearing
, sack-cloth. He said, ave can
, achieve victory in Missouri il
we are united and harmonious. OuI
: differences are past-dead and bur-
, ied-let this harmony meeting be
their requiem. Party success
should be our first aim, to which
: every personal ambition should b.
subordinated."
Ex-Gov. Folk, the prosecutor and
! the pursuer, was there also but
, at this affair appears in the role
, Of a harmonizer, although what he
! says is the direct opposite to those
! ahead. He said 'It is gratifying to
see the spirit OF cooperation dis
, played in this meeting. Harmony
must not be by the elimination OF
principle, but unifying on principle
There has been too much shouting
OF party names and too little talk
! ing OF the principles that political
, parties are supposed to stand for
! There is an independent feeling
, abroad in the land today, and 1t II
to this spirit We must appeal. The
/ party must convince the people no
what it proposes to do for itself
but what it can do for them. Al
j Dlaggressiye fight for progressive