The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-26
OPEN AND FLAGRANT INSULT
TO HONORABLE CITIZENS
The Honor and Integrity of Progress
ives and Democrats Of ST. Fran
cois County Called in Question
By Republican Organs

lpuort whomsocver you
please in the county, the state ana
nation for the different offices with
in the Gift of the pesple? Is It not
your privilege to aiign yourself with
whatever party that you wish? Are
Won not inst as honest in your heart
of hearts with regard to your poilti-
cal convictions as the most stalwart
republican? The Pennington Times
believes that you are, and that you
have honestly and conscienciously,
and even fearlessly, come to the
conclusion that you have regard
ing the political situation OF TINS
country of ours; and that you be-
lieye that the great Progressive move
ment of this day is a movement Tor
the purification of partyism, and the
rendering of large service to TINS
nation and its thronging citizenship
and not for one moment would this
paper question your honor, your IN
tegrity. ,,r-
Ii would appear that the Republican
press of St. Francois county has tax
en- unto itself the capacity of censor
ship. Aggreived by the loss Of a
previous election, and looking for
ward to the possibility of another dc,
feat it seems willing to hurl any kind
of epithet. or insult into the faces OF
honored, and substantial citizens OF
the county; and this only for the
simple reason that these men dare to
stand for the things that they believe
in their heart of hearts. II IS an M
suit to the intelligence, the patriot
ism, the honor, and integrity Of four
million voters of this land of ours to
call the Progressive Party a Demo-
cratic Aid Society; and worse stu
is it to charge the progressives Of this
county with having put out their
ticket at the instigation OF few
shrewd Democratic Office seekers. The
issue of the Bonne Terre Register fol-
lowing the filing Of the Progressive
ticket made the following serious
charge:
at the instigation of few shrcwd
Democratic office seekers who are n
fraid of their own party or the pop
ularity of their political opponents,
a Progressive ticket was launched last
Friday, the last day of filing. G.. o.
Nations. who bolted the party after
he was beaten for nomination for Con
gress, has been bitter against q num-
ber of the men Of his party and when
the Progressive party made. its ar
pearance, he seems to have 4s1nnd 9
avenue to revenge. 1t was he who
led the Progressive party two years
ago and his former political position
given him by the Republican party
gave him prestige and a following.
He filed the ticket last Friday and
while he himself did not enter the
race, he is pulling chestnuts out Of
the fire with the other fellows hands.
AS a matter of fact the Democrats
are glad to see the third party ticket
and could well afford to put up Il
good purse to have the Republican
party split. The men on the third
party ticket cannot in any way hope
to win and the cheif object is to beat
the Republican candidates.
The real progressive element in
the county realizes this condition and
will resent this traducinE Of political
power for the qualification of personal
revenge or whatever may be behind
it.
The following names were filed:
Henry Rinke, Presiding Judge; Mr..
Steinmcsch. County Judge, Second
District: DR.. Lester, Collector; Chas.
Arnold, County Clerk; DR.. Geo. A..
McEwen, Prosecuting Attorney"
And added TO this our esteemed
contemporary, The Pennington News.
makes the same charge. Here is the
clipping from this "thick and thin
Standpat organ"
"The Democratic papers and poll
ticians are wonderfully anxious about
the welfare of the Bull Moose party.
There is reason, to be sure In
keeping the Republicans divided lies
the only hope Of Democratic success.
We do not believe their scheme will
work this time"
The Times does not feel called upon
to make defense of Judge G. o..
Nations. He is amply able to take
care of himself. But it is not out of
the way to add that the suggestion
that the Democrats have put up n
good purse, ETC." is absolutely and un-
equivocally without foundation, and
involves the Republican organs
seriously, in that it strikes at the
very manhood of the men to whom
reference is made. Without any
doubt Judge Nations is a man Of
strong personal convictions as to
moral integrity and honor; and not
for once would he be party to any
thing that even smacked Of corruption.
It is from sense of justice to these
men who have dared declare them
selves on the Progressive ticket that
we speak. 1t is not for gain
that these men have put themselves
forward; but because of the fact that
they have left the old Republican
party that has outlived its usefulness,
and unwilling TO undertake to serve
the people under the new conditions
that the passing Of years has Great
ed. They wish to see their party live,
and come into power. They are con-
scientious, they are law abiding and
worthy citizens; this is their county
and state as much as any other cit
izen. There is no more reason to call
in question the motives that have ac-
tuated them than it is to question the
motives of any other citizen that as
pires for office or is a member of a
political party. They have not been
bought with Democratic money, for
all the money possessed by the
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