The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
HIS NElGHDORS SPEAK
Resolutions by the Kansas City
Republicans Strongly Urge
Walter S. Dickey for
Senatorship.

Casino hall in that city Monday even
ing, November 20:
This body OF citizens OF Kansas
City, Mo-, n~eighbors and fellow towns
men of Walter S. Dickey, being vol
unfairly assembled in mass meeting on
November 20, 1915, and realizing that
Whereas, For more han two years
past, the industries of the nation have
been disturbed, trade and commerce
distressed, alarmed and hating, and a
wide business depression has prevailed
throughout this country, threatening
the permanent destruction Of the pros
perity that formerly distinguished the
American people, and which depres-
sion has been only accidentally and
partially relieved by the unnatural
conditions growing out Of the disas-
trous war in Europe, which is stimulat-
ing a temporary demand in certain
lines Of industry, but which inevitably
will be followed by ven greater indus
trial %stagnation than that which we
have recently experienced unless wise
precautionary and preventive meas
ures be early adopted by our govern
ment and
Whereas, Commercial prosperity is
the life of the nation and when com
merce is disturbed and interrupted by
unwise legislation, a blow is struck at
the heart of every trade, profession
and employment of the people, and
Whereas, The essential ingredient
Of success and progress is efficiency,
which applies to government, as well
as to business administration, and the
attainment of efficiency in any under
taking requires the services of experts,
skilled in the work to be undertaken,
and
Whereas, We realize that the prob
lem confronting our government to-
day, and which will confront it during
the immediate future, is the restora-
tion of the industrial and commercial
progress and prosperity which this ma
ton enjoyed, with but slight and tenn
porary interruption, for nearly fifty
years succeeding the Civil War, and
during which time it attained a growth
in material wealth, in population, in
social advancement, in individual lib
erty and opportunity, in intelligence of
citizenship and in the enjoyment by
all people within it's jurisdiction OF
the highest blessings which c~iviliza-
ton can bestow, and
Whereas, While the problem which
confronted the nation in 1861 and with
which our fathers wrestled, and which
they solved to the satisfaction of sue.
ceeding generations and the eternal
glory of the nation, was a social prob
lem, the problems which confront the
nation today are largely commercial
and industrial and demand more than
ever before in the history of our nation
the services, the ripe experience and
matured judgment of our successful
business men, and call for the drafting
into politics of business men, whose
ability, integrity and patriotism have
been thoroughly tried and proved, and
Whereas, Our fellow townsman and
neighbor, Walter S. Dickey, upon the
urgent demand of hundreds Of his fell
low citizens, has consented to become
a candidate for nomination by the Re-
publican party of Missouri for the high
office of United States Senator, and
NHSTeu5, his We'll hHOhH lnISSIllg
dynamic energy, wide business expert
ence, rare constructive and executive
, ability, his keen vision and genius for
organization and his acquaintance
with the essential principles underly-
ing healthy commerce building, and ex,
pansion, both individual and national,
fit him in al unusual degree to dis
charge the duties of that high office at
this critical period; and his great pub
lie service to this city and state, COW
ering a period of more than thirty
years, entltle him to that high honor
and to the recognition by the people of
this state, which unselfish devotion to
duty merits, therefore, be it
Resolved, First-That we hereby
pledge ourselves to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination at
the coming primary election by the
Republican party of Missouri, OF Wal
ter S. Dickey, for the office Of Senator
from this state;
"Second-That we invite and urge
the cooperation of all good citizens
of the state of Missouri in securing tn.
nomination I'M election of Walter S.
Dickey, sincerely believing that if We
shall succeed in this purpose, we will
render a great service to the people of
this state and of the. nation and reflect
honor, not only upon this city, but
upon the great state of Missouri! Be
1t further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
e~ngrossed and published and eirculat'
ed among all the voters of this state
as evidence of the esteem in which
Walter S. Dickey is held in this com
munity, after a continuous residence
of %thirty-one years, and OF our belief
in his exceptional qualifications for the
high office of United States Senator
from the State Of Missouri"
(These resolutions were passed by a
rising, unanimous vote amidst a scene
of remarkable enthusiasn.)