The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14

Rev. Arthur N. Lindsey of Clinton
Henry county, one of the seven can,
didates for the Democratic nomina.
ton for Governor, arrived in Farming.
ton unheralded last Friday evening
and at night gave a short talk on the
Public Square to small gathering
He has no advance agents or press
bureau to herald his appointments; his
campaign is strictly a personal one
He knew nobody in Pennington when
he came, but he knows how to get ac-
quainted, and was prevailed upon to
stay over Saturday morning and give
our people another talk. He was due
to speak at DeSoto Saturday night,
so his speech here on that day had to
be set for II o'clock before the usual
Saturday crowd had arrived in town.
He spoke in the open on the Public
Square to an audience of about one
hundred, and those who heard him
recognized in him a man of ability,
gracious mien and straightforward in
tegrity.
He intimated that it was somewhat
embarrassing to him, a practical
stranger, to address them on so inn
portant question as their support of
him as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor Of their
State. But, he said, his candidacy was
not OF his own initiative or seeking.
He had virtually been pushed into the
race by the more than 5000 loyal
Democrats Of his county and by
others in the west central part of the
State who would not listen to his re-
fusal. They filed his declaration with
the Secretary of State and paid the
legal 500 fling fee, and with such
loyalty and earnestness back of him
he was forced to do what he could to
carry out their wishes, so he promised
them that he would do his very best.
He was here and was making a per-
sonal canvass of the State to fulfill
as best he could that promise. He
was making his campaign withous adj
vance agents or press bureau, with
out the use of money except for the
necessary expenses of going over9the
State, and without promises of any
kind except to give the State clean,
efficient and business-like administra-
ton, if he were nominated and elect
ed. He said some of the candidates
were handing out all sorts Of promises
for this or that appointment in order
to secure the support of certain sup
posed aet.4e workers, and that the
same positions were offered to diff
ferent persons in different localities;
that when the time came to fulfill
these promises, if the one who makes
them should be elected Governor,
there would be good deal of disap-
pointment and dissatisfaction, and
many would go away empty-handed
and declaring that the Governor had
lied to them. He declared that he
had not made single promise of this
character to induce any one to sup
port him, and that if he were made
Governor the Pandora box Of guber-
gifts would not be opened I'M
til he had taken charge of the office;
then any Democrat could apply for
any position within his gift, and they
would not need Influence" "pulls"
and long petitions to secure his atten-
ton or favor; that he would have
means of finding out definitely about |
the worthiness, fitness and deserts of |
applicants, and the appointments |
would go to the men best qualified IN
all respects to faithfully discharge
the positions sought.
He declared that if he were made
Governor, he would be Governor
all the time, from the day Of his
to the close of his
term, discharging the duties of the
office, looking after the interests and
Welfare of the State, and not in build
ng up political machine for his own
benefit and further politl-
al preferment. He said there were
some laws on our statute books that
discouraged the investment of capt.
al in manufactures and the develop
nent of the States great resources.
These he would use his official in
iuence to have remodeled or repealed 1
md other better and more liberal laws
Enacted to take their place. The
ipeech throughout showed his knowl
,dge of and acquaintance with the
business needs of the State and its
'arious Institutions, and was favor
IDLY received and commented on by Il
hose who heard him.
The people of Henry county and
he west central part of the State GER
ainly have faith in the man, his abil- /
ty and integrity, his moral and bus
ness qualifications, of which his nine
ears of active life among them as
Minister of the Gospel, organizer and
resident of one Of their most success H
vi banks, Secretary Of the State Good
loads Association and General Secre-
airy of the State Federation Of Com
nercial Clubs, have furnished them
nipple proof.
In Mexica it may be necessary to
ct the clock ahead couple of hum
red years in order to bring that