The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-12
The Rally Of the Faithful

Interest rs increasing in THE
Times. OF course some are slow
90 get in line and help the MANAGE
ment in the rejuvenatiOn of the paper
and the putting OF the plant In such
condition as will permit of getting
out real good Democratic paper
But the management nevertheless
has faith 10 believe that their hearts
are in the right place.
There is tendency within
all of us to Just wait and see how
things will get along without our
help. We want to feel our own i'm.
portancc. Want to wait untill there
is some way TO make ourselves real.
~ felt in the work that we take hold
Of. The management would ask,
however at this time that for the
sake of the cause that i dear to
every true Democrat, let uS lose our
identity for the time being aud get In
lin" for Il great forward movement.
Perhaps ut no time OF recent years
has there occupied the Presidential
chair so able aud worthy "A citizen a-
Woodrow Wilson, and he Is a wonder
tul exponent of true Democratic
principles. His message Of last week /
TO Congress was at once a master
piece and unique, surprising any
thing OF the kind that has been pro. /.
nounced to that august body in
many years The national admin
istration Is meeting with instant .
public approval, local conditions are /
also shaping themselves spleudidly .
and faVorably Honest faithful, .
and progressive citizens are such as .
the people want. High minded men
are such a. we would have iill places
of public trust. Such Democracy
upholds. Tue time iudrru Is
auspici"us, aud let us not now fail
IN the opportunity that is ours, men
Of the Democratic party
1t was II source of regret that the
Honor RolI'wHs omitted FROM last
week = Issue, but u seemed impo--
sible To- get IL ~ /; however was not
'hc ouly tliug of Importance that II
was Impossible To- ins"rt Much 81
the impnI ttut news of tn" local com.
muuity wa left out But nc az,
,pus0liug ourselves with thr
thought that II will not bee very long
TINT We viii he unable To- handle the
volume OF news that W. so much de-.
sire to handle. our friends are ask.
ed to walt u little while longer
patiently, aud we promise to do
better when the new equipment is
Installed.
y royal FREUD Of "Thc Times" ist
VIM. BIacklcdgc OF Ste. Gcneyirvc
county aud his father also. Mir
Biackledgc Is n scn-ir-!aw ot our
good friend +. >. Cole. He was
visiting in the city last Friday and
business here as well,
and came into The Times office to
renew his allegiance to "The Old
Reliable"
l.. +. CHhtleman, "A hustling travel
ing man and one of "Thn Times -
best friends In company with Nor.
man T.. Ruggs, steward AT No. /, call. {
I'd Saturday. MIR. CastIcman has q
biz henrt ia Tim as was evidenced ,
~ his giving assistance To an an.
'ortunate nau who had been arrest.
ID and brought t. Pennington on n j
rival account. ,
one of the up.to'dHtc stock raiserS
nd farmers Of the Doe Run COM |
nunity j. i u Hun. MIR. HUI had
jtbcr ~" good fortune, or bad "
It is proper Ia say, To he f
m"n"at al -" Grand Jury at thi,
rrm ui court. Saturday he called j
{ Tn" Times office Ia pay his re-. I
poets t. 'IHy old Reliable. He
lyS "Thc Times" has lots OF good Il
rieuds III that vicinity aud will have =,
nod support out there. '
The genial and hOnOred citizen Of f
ne community, p. A. Shaw, presi.
rnt of The Farmers Bank, found v
me "a run ~ for short visit last ~
aturday, and extend us welcome