Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

plish that purpose. This rich alluvial
soil is awaiting the time when its fer
tile acres Will bear abundant harvests.
The laws should be improved, sim
plified and brought into one compre-
hensive whole.
M~orkinsmens Compensation Act.
With the growth and development
of our transportation facilities, fac
tory system, and industrial progress,
ana Win TIE increase in the number
of unskilled workmen about high
power machinery, ETC., the necessi-
lies Of the hour demand the enact
ment of ii workingnen's compensa-
tion act. Such a law shdlld be fair
and just 10th to tie employer and
the employe.
Home Rule.
In accordance with the platform
declaration, We favor giving the large
cities home rule because such is a
fundamental Democratic principle.
Local self-goyernment is Democratic
and sound, and to that end we favor
giving them the right to elect their
excise and police commissioners as
they now elect all other officers, or
IN such other amer as the munich
palities may wish.
Presidential Preferential Primary.
A Republican form Of government
is one in which the supreme power is
lodged in the body of the people. The
closer the government can be brought
to the people, the better and safer.
Believing in a full and fair expression
of the people both as to their nom
inees and their servants at the en-
eral election, for every office from the
lowest to the highest, l favor the en-
actment of a law providing for a presi-
dental preferential primary.
Taxation.
In the matter OF taxation no sys-
ten can be devised which will be per-
feet. No more taxes should be coll
lected than are necessary to efficiently
meet the burdens of government and
give the best of service. | oppose any
policy or effort to unnecessarily in
crease the burdens of taxation on the
citizens, as our revenues are ample to.
meet the demands of the state gov
eminent and support it's. Institutions.
law Enforcement.
The laws of the state represent the
will of the people as expressed
through the legislature. The people
rule through the laws and the laws
should be enforced and adequate pro-
visions made for proceeding against
public servants who fail and refuse
to perform their official duties.
Without further lengthening this
address, l wish to impress all these
things | have said upon the citizens
of this state, confident in the belief
that the service rendered by our
Democratic servants has met with
the approval of practically the en-
tire citizenship of Missouri service
rendered in the interests of the whole
people; a service which reaches to
and has it's beneficial effect Vim every
home in the commonwealth.
During my campaign for the nom
ination | made a fair, clean and open
fight, and purpose to continue so to do
during my campaign preceding the
general election. | have given the
people the best service | could pos
sibly render, The day has come when
the people, irrespective Of party, will
endorse a public service faithfully
rendered. | have no fear in submit
ting the cause to the citizenship Of
Missouri in the record made and the
service rendered.
With silken banners and martial
strains the interests which have fed
themselves from the grist of the ma
tional legislative mills have nominated
Taft for their standard bearer and
have placed him, clad in purple and
fine linen, upon the back Of the ele-
plant, rugged in it's circus trappingS
and glittering with golden braid and
crystal spangles.
Their ~cartoonists have placed
Democracy's illustrious and distin-
guished leader, Mr.. Wilson, upon the
back of the ass. Thus equipped for
the presidential race, we hear them
shout and laugh in derision. But, my
friends, leave them alone, they know
not what they do. They have placed
our leader astride that immortal
beast which bore the Master in tri-
umph to the walls of Jerusalem, and
in this campaign will carry the stand
ard of Democracy within the gates Of
the beautiful city where dwell the
rulers of the American Republic.
Upon this back the good Samaritan
placed the traveller, who while jour-
neying from Jerusalem to Jericho fell
among thieves and was beaten and
robbed and stripped Of his raiment
and left by the way to die. How be-
fitting it is, then, that in this cam
paign upon his back should be placed
our valiant leader to carry the cause
of the people, a people who have been
beaten and robbed and stripped of
their raiment, through the gates of a
new era out upon the victorious plains
where lie the cherished hopes and
golden opportunities of the mightiest
people Of all the eartn,
Let us continue to fight for those
principles which give equal rights to
all and special privileges to none;
that principle which says the plow-
man upon the plains shall rean that