Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-07-24
To the Democratic Voters of tka
Second Congressional
District.
Washington. D. q.

2 tons and confessing withol
r hesitation or embarrassment m
y undying gratitude for the cont
e dence you have SO generodsl
3 reposed in me. ! present myseI
as q candidate for denomination
: True, ! have beennominated an
e elected several consecutive term
r but, during each and every teri
( given me, | have tried to serV
!. you 50 faithfully and well as I
! merit and win your approval.
Two years ago my opponen
, assailed my official record and
returned to the district to defent
and sustain it. By an over
whelming vote the good peopl.
! upheld my record and rebukes
! my aecuscr. This time my re-
cord has not been assailed and
therefore. + have concluded q
remain here in the discharge oi
duty. leaving my fate entirely
lin your hands, seeking only tC
influence your judgment by the
by the recital Of a few facts
which ! respectfully ask you to
read and consider.
From expressions coming to me
from every county in the district
! am persuaded that there is no
general demand or desire on the
part of the people for a change
Indeed this conclusion is justified
by the conduct of the few per-
sonal and political foes who.
following the lead of Mr.. j. d.
Whitecotton, made repeated
trips from county to county. max
ing overtures to various gentle
men whom they hoped to induce
to oppose me. The candidacy Of
Mr.. Jones, splendid citizen Of
Livingston Colintu IS the result.
to offer bis services to the pubic
and some worthy citizen will afsI
ways do so when the public well
fare or a general demand invites
him, without the urgent solicita-
.tion of one who was recently so
badly defeated at the polls that
in the end he dare not himself
enter the contest, though he re-
peatedIy declared himself a can
didate.
Mr.. Whitecotton still nurses
the wrath engendered by defeat
two years ago; some applicants
for Office became offended be.
cause / could not appoint them:
/ will not bow down and worship
certain gentlemen who over
estimate their Importance and,
hence, it was decreed by Mr..
Whitecotton's junketing COM
mittee that / must have opposi-
ton whether. it is demanded by
the sentiment of the district or
mot. After futile efforts with a
distinguished citizen of Monroe
County who is a lawyer and a
politician" after failure to
Eentiee Mr.. Whitecotton's law
partner in Moberly: after failing
to receive a response to his own
"wooing" Mr.. Whitecotton sung
his siren song to Mr.. Jones and
received afavorable reply. Thus,
a handful Of discontented gentle
men, each having a supposed
Igrievance, induced Opposition to
lne and they will now seek to
arouse prejudice to secure votes
| for him.
How long has Mr.. Whitecotton
believed the second Congress
Iional district needs the service Of
. farmer in Congress?" Mr..
1 Jones was eligible two years ago
.and would have gotten more
!. votes than Mr.. Whitec6tton did
but Mr.. Whitecotton did nct
think the people required the
service ola farmer at that time.
1 He has not changed his mind but,
from force Of circumstances. has
been compelled to change his
tactics.
g.. l..< 49, M T.oe