Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-03-22
Wants Q Clear Track For Rhodes
Editor Journal!

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valuable space in behalf n! fh
candidacy Of Hon. Marion X
Rhodes for the Republican nom
;ination for Congress:
4 II was with great pleasure tina
! noticed through your yaIuct
columns the candidacy Of Ma
Rhodes, and il is therefore tina
!, ! wish to bcspeak the sHious al
teption o! tie Republican part,
of the Thirteenth CongressiOna
| District, " be sure ard gige Mr
RHODES the nomination for Con
Igress, which ne 50 richly de
series.
| With all due respect 10 IN
other candidates ior Congress IL
this district, with Waoc. | b2v1
30 specJa! acqUg!Itauce, bI'
whom an sure would viltara u
from tie race i they saw t1l-
matter q The proper i!@h: and
throw their support - Mr
Rhodes especially 80 il tfey bare
their constituents interest 4;
hsart, 'or atte: al, a p3biic Office
is public trust, and pubic
TRUST TLGs: ~: veil cared for by
a capable person. t,1a more cX
per.encec the more capable
say that Hor. Marion L
Rhode is tia. cayabie p>rsuf,,
whose integrity and honesty g.
purpose is absolutely beyonc I
question. His record rlj.e
serving tour years ss prosec4..
ing attorney ci this county. one
tarEl in the state Legislature and
one II I'm in Congress j, bso.ate
y clean. His experience on The
state board Of law examiners
prac. .ica.Iy fitted Nh lsAocits for
any high Office Of pubic trus,.
ard j. .s on.y recently tia; IL
has again prcTen h,s ea,c,eacy
- every citizen Of this grsa. State
O: Missouri n :Gi.}Eg s.ugfp
handed an array ot railroad a;
,orreys 3! Jefferson tity by sue
cessiui'y Intervening with tie
lower court 70 prevent at III.
crease Of freight ard passenger
rates 70 which they we're Not eD-
titled
/: was Mr., Et9des a,nr,nss.
10 the public welfare thi: d.seuy,
ezed this :hing II time, other.
wise every citizen IN this State
would hsyc been paying = rent
per ,n.Ie more fox every M,,a
srays I'd since the FIRST OF Marca.
Not a.ons has he saved you raj
road fare. but lie bias sascd every
sLlrpe, il the State an increase
in frc!gh: rates amounting 10
thousands o! dollars. and .e!Der7-
Der there are a 10. RI shippers
and peoplr IN this stst@ s.st have
been benefited lsy sis Rhodes
single, handed agh' with NC on@
q help him, sct syaE On bis es
penses, whici. ,,e paid himself.
Now. gentlemen, you dor't
mean 70 say lhst after MI Nr
Rhodes las done i"f ycp so0
vii! ,.rn him down cold
Give him your uran'meus
support for tho nemiratlon tel
Cong rcss IN This district. .u1 |! s
nomination i.s she Republican
party will suyety mean III, e..c
slcu.
Shauli this horrible European =,
war stop within the ntXt ycEy oy ,
SO. the tar1G question il gong 10
be The toremus: issue Having
been in Was ainEtnn. y C., with
Mr.. Rhodes on business. / had
occasion TO note his ability to
cope with the tayiN ISSUE. az ne .
has kept himself posted with the
til or barytes business, which is .
going 20 be one Of Washington
Coun,y's ch.ct Industries. pro-
vidlng II .s gong 10 be taken care
of
Jus; a word in closing II aayi
ef the other candidates can como
ny 70 Mr., Rhodes qualifications
>to sIe experience that Nr.
,,, ~ has had, on the mos vital
confront US today,
say stay an tra
.aes - hu, Il not. I'D you have the
n,cres, Of ,h,. dis,i->t AZ heart,
hon withdraw from the ,ae> and
,,r. Mr. Rhodes A ..csr field :