Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-30
WRITES AUDRAIN
DEMOCRACY
\. ?. Warden. candidate for rsF''-
sentative from this county writes
the D.moerase vo'ss eo'osrol"s
his candidacy.

May IS, 1912.
TO The Democrats of Aa-
arvin County cd and young'
male ana female:
yon have doubtless noted IN The
columns Of the Ledger that 1 AN
candidate for the Deanocratic nortna-
ton for the office of Representative
Of your County l wiz bs a candicaie
a. th,s nomination until the votes
sre eoun,od on the sixth Of next
August. az which time ! hope 70 ee
declared by majority vote the cana
date Of your Party at me November
election
/ wish TO say 20 every Denor'1t'
that for your ASSISTANCE ara support
| viii always fcel very graieful.
II a,as boea my desire 10 try 10
call personally on every Democratic
voter IN the coanty. and x Is my
expectation to do this as nearly as
posssh'e. However. my o'd Dfmo-
cratic fraend(new ore a'so) s'houd !
no. succeed IN this kindly remember
that this letter is wr'tten directly
TO YOU DO not forget me on the vot-
ing day, and hope to have the pleas
ure Of meeting you often dn the
days to cone.
Democrats living IN the country
| viii especially appreciate that ION
account Of the late season. those
who make their living on the farm
! have been very busy since farming
time opened up I have been very
busy ON my place near Benton City
and on account OF the rains am not
lyet through planting corn.
Asking your support as ann some
reference in regard to myself may
not be considered out of place at
th' time
: was born and lived till eighteen
: years OF age on a farm IN Virginia
which was especially productive OF
, red clay pipes, pine, chestnut chin
: ouApin. Hsimmon, sassafras and
! good spring water. with very btt'e
t wheat, corn and oats My father
r graduated at the Virginia Militia
n ry Institute, under the Instruction Of
0 stonewall Jackson, and served under
that great solder in the Civil War
= He was always a Democrat and
! ready to give his reasons, and those
= reasons will live as long as Govern
q lments are needed After the wal
4. his principal assets were pool
es farm and large family; and he per
: hmitted his boys to leave homo ant
,S look out for themselves at an earl,
age Missouri sounded good to me
and when eighteen years Of age
spent my first night in th's Sac
al the Ringo Hosel In Mexieo No
vember 3. 1883. The next torr'ee
months worked on farm near tn
cd Auxvasse Church IN the Kingdoi
OF Galloway The next few year
spent IN getting an education Q
strother Institute In Monroe count'
at Perry In Rails county ard
teaching in the public schools
Rails County.
During the revising session Of q
Missouri Legislature. 1889, I va
Clerk Of the House Conmlttee on G
los, Towns, and Villages, and in thi
capacity became very familiar WI
the working of the legislative bran'
OF the state. and there obtained
liking for the legislative MIL, q
4 Green Clay I'm the Senate and Ho
J C. F. Clark in the House represent
,r. Audraln at that session.
bn Hon. Champ Clark at the sar
": time was serving his only term
o. the legislature representing p
county. Struck with his impress
~. individuality and ability there 3
ad played ard. believing that he wo
and make a most conspicuous and pro-
the uent representative in Congre
fea. bringing honor to our District
wrote Mr.. Clark from Mexico
y years LATER urging HIM to again
a. come a cand'dafe for Congress, I
wed pledgiug him all the support co
t on give. From that day till now hi
been an unfaltering friend and S
h ad- porter Of Champ Clark as my frie
d W. all know HIS autograph letter "
iat ten at that time, thanking me
IeA.l , yet in my possession, and when
80 becomes President next March
art of he certainly win be it will beocm
" at still more Interesting paper.
,efore After two and half years of v
ID, he at the University OF Missouri. g
wspa- uated there in June, 1891, and 8
torial that time. twenty one years, | i
nave been citizen ard Democratic v
er,u ,rs in Alldrain, the bast County IN
cage best State.
n his For few years | practiced
4, Mr.. but was never able to get away
ments my natural liking for the farm
deci- stock business. ard for more
should fifteen years I have been inte
e .ne @ cd In farming In this County.
..,.a,o that have, and more than ha'
"a NJ, invested In 240 acres Of Audrain
,rivate All matters that tho farmers
lot dc. stockman OF this great county or
terested In, am Interested in.
unanl- interested IN the matter OF
most roads, in equal and Just tax
plasses resting alike upon all citizens
- w proportion to Their wealth prot
attena by law; the great public school
There TEN and educational institution
In the this Sh'e. with children OF my
come 10 educate and text books 10 hu!
d from ing to the legislature as your !
women sentative, I would go riding no
one oi bies, nor representing any pa
- lar man or faction OF men. but
and open to consider the hun
ttentfon Of bills that viii be presented,
tates. ly upon their merit, with the