Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-29
4 Weekly Ledger
rurmys DESIGN.

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~ gU 's't he personally solicited
Dl 1,' = .ooept the chadrmanshap |
'non s.a time and again de-
ns =, I'M Ne dld not want IT. Those
= y. I'm the feud that has for
va wa between Reed and
=, s, ma surprised over the aero
''on ~. - sot the greatest spellbind-
su-. & al" and they are figur-
M Ana mHllenium ds here. but
,sa Gamer by this very latest
mstrmonial stunt even the
5 q, .asrt computor Of pohtlcal
~1ot say. Tine alone wiii
e'' ,.,,olv the answer. The
] 4 shannon say he Will not
|| Y Z ,oser, : He is a foxy one. ond
II, ths political game ''''I.i,ss as wen g
y the alphabet and rs credited
s.,ng A better Judge OF men
Reed, although he is not as
n Of speech,
.h,t shannon is for Reed,
-, ~ n he was left foOtloose and
u9- hont ha would be |
- Right here is where the
,'.,,., hand Of "Bill" Phelps, |
,olrical wizard of Carthage, Is
sbIe on the wall. Phelps
r..ncls cordially, and has been
a, ior a long time to get a
:. the st. Louis man OF m1i-
i no secret that Phelps |
r,aDcs for having put him
.,,.,ilv on the political shelf. |
.,or Is and always has been a
ID bedfellow to Phelps, and rs
Tbey understood each other
..,blr and 1t Is safe to assume |
! view Of the long partnership
sh,unOn will be passiyely, If not
,sy. for Reed as against Fran
mi shannon will not admit 4.
before been stated, he is
Bitter Fight 10 On.
r,ra Is no Disgusting Of the fact,
usr that the defeat OF Francis
|. Craftsmanship controversy and
,httorm Endorsement of Folk
rsaent has precipftated the
,cscy Of Missouri in a bitter
Francis didn't want Folk In
and above all, he did not
Shannon for state chairman.
Alnns are welcoming the split,
= everything is fair in politics,
% all they can to push II
Out in the rural districts
4 keep coming in OF dissatifac'
cg tho choice of shannon and
nd inferred that Francis and
sdherents will take the trouble 70
huse the disturbed conditions.
q are out shelling the woods to
line on the situation, and,
bon win know to-day just how
bad It Is.
ruth, the boasted harmony
u Missouri Democrats does
ast"
4 above Is the view which the
ms City Journal takes Of the
natic situation of Missouri;
We reproduce 1t in order to call
rtsndon Of the supporters Of the
aiuial candidates, as well as the
aiates themselves, to the abso-
necessity which demands that
pledges Of harmony made at the
rnOny Convention on the eighth
January at Kansas City, be kept
both spirit and letter.
k natural that Bill Phelps and
influence should be adverse to
Success Of Mr.. Francis because
represent diverse views both In
as and politics, and the Intelli'
cs believes that the harder Bill
lbs and his friends fight Francis
uGe will the people Of Missouri
hin. fi
aA days developments in this
Saga prove that he has been
i aCtuated by the desire II
tghen and harmonize the Dem
aE party Of the state ans
speeches and every act hav'
fed to allay faction and to dis
1ioance whatever tends to d
% and disruption.
II Francis will continue to s.
as to deserve and to secur
support Of true Democrats VIII
re the supremacy Of principl
pc PERSONAL and selfish interests.
IL every act and speech prove
purity and unselfishness uf th
and furnishes conclusive ev
lee that he will not be diverte
o clean Democratic campaign
that he depends upon no cor
ah0, clique or intrigue for sti
zoe lnelllgencer heartily col
fnaS bis course to the Democrat
" and especially calls attention
nope which the enemies of {
" entertain that Missouri may
Hsd in November for the Reppb
Is through Democratic division a
cord.
~ every Democrat in the sts
"" The dignified and patriotic
ipe Of Mr. Francis and stamp {
aNhlng which goes to divide De
iatc councils.
iae above article from the jour-
"un have the effect OF closing
1aNks so as to present an
Vhen front TO the enemy.
~ We understand the Journals
" v attempts to show that the
p''Ve authority of the Democrs
IVY Is committed to the cont
blll Phelps, the arch.enemy
DlcS and political decemcy,
" ulVlde and weaken Democr.
eus'h; but neither MIR. Fral
us supporters in this campa
a'e Been affected by the taunts
''uuoes Of his opponents wit
Delnocratic party, and certa
. vain for Republican newspaI
"m at Democratic discord in n
and matter of the Journals
Again, we commend to
D'VFa's, whether supporters of
s"'@ or not, that they adopt
% In this campaign and ak