Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-06-20
concert
Senstor Wlfsy said;

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pzr for The rszs7z that ire State Ct
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means haze Il tEs coz-ty ny faith
er ard zg-aer established the resi-
ds.es Ia; vas ths kozs q ny ehld-
hsoG there l vas ban To a
es-y schsa CT tie z9rrbeu border
Ct ms e0zrTy ] ~e1s as . barefoot boy
% lsz-Z tie szrEez and zaE tz1da-
z=zl lzsez q EfeE s57rzno1
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Ess Fe q egz-sy. ! received
us rzt5oa us-a kzs ezzbl@ ne
tu1gz EzcE z-uggEs and lard
q zzz wzs:sTer Measure Of
ssesssa AID 4zeve-e-t las eszze .
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zz-y es=-lss siras those boy
aaS6 daTL Frun us coz-iry Ebool Of
;hs rssz.y. ] ug1E Y yzrsz1 q fur
taE saEVz 70 q preparatory aehool
= Ez-seaz e1zzsy. AID later Erz8u-
a.& hv= CezEzI College IL HoEard
Csg u rsgay Ia neaay Ehich
I sarrgz@1 10 gG az s8S1atioa !
t&sEs1 ssksa 10 6sdzaA II S.. Leafs,
I wspansI q Waazz.ar Unve-sa.y
fgv ae vrz1na q tie p~rofaasSsa II
wnA ssr szsssE years ! have been
@EHE@ IS ~ zarVpsls u the State.
Ess 1r p-YS1 El % ssnk u Az
&3E aaEz1y as my hazne ] an pr0ad
% - are t. asy 70 PC bDczy with the
u-as1 Eneg-g dnE tse,e are 70 bet
-@ gesEe, that there Is no better cit-
se-anp II E STATE q MiKsszr Or IL
z-y Ezte IL the Nzs5un thar the PEG
pc znE e~t1Eeazzp q A1drzz c91uty.
Tas -sszt pAszEzlt wizsion that eTef
s-gzgEs Dc 70 tins esunty WA when /
came here sDout ten years age and
tp9k fer ~ EIfe one Il the dearest
5ezt women who ever lived IL your
midst 7 am proud q the fact that I
was born and raised and have always
lived n the State Of Missouri. ] an
glad that TO no other state do | owe al
legiznee on account either Of birth OF
residence. ! am glad / received my ed
ucation from the schools Of this State.
Ny pride in the State, in its people
and in its institutions increases as /
grow older and know better the splen-
did people Of this splendid common
wealth
Il should like 70 continue to talk to
you Of my feeling for this community
and for the State Of Missouri and of
the ties that must bind every heart Of
proper sentiment to the home of his
childhood, but ! must turn from con-
s~iderations of the past 10 the prob
! lens Of the present and future, with
which we are all concerned II is my
duty and privilege to speak to you to-
Gay as the representative Of the Stats
Of Missouri in the United States Sen
ate, and as a candidate before the
people Of the State for nomination and
election to that high and responsible
office. You are less concerned with
the important matters Of choosing
your representative in the National
Congress. A little less than two
months agO,I was appointed by tht
Governor Of the State Of Missouri t.
fill the vacancy in the United States
Senate caused by the death Of the late
lamented William ]. Stone. As soon al
] was appointed your Senator, ! wen.
to Washington and entered upon tn
duties Of this great and responsible
office, which has been so ably filled b,
eminent Missourians. This generation
remembers well the distinguished
service rendered this State and tn,
Nation in the United States Senate b.
George G. Vest and Francis u. Cock
rell. Ny distinguished predecessor
william j. Stone, served the people o.
Missouri in various capacities for :
period covering more than thirty
years. For six years he was a mem.
Der Of the lower house Of Congress.
for four years he was Governor Of this
State; and for fifteen years he wa'
United States Senator. He was loyal Il
his friends, devoted TO his party, ant
combined with distinguished ability
such outstanding courage as to give
him a commanding leadership in thC
councils Of his party and in the Sen.
ate Of the United States. My col,
league, Senator James A. Reed, il
recognized today as one Of the ablesI
men on the floor Of the United Statei
Senate. | could not have entered upor
the duties Of this Office without being
profoundly impressed with the respon.
sibility Of taking a place which haC
been held by men Of such distinguish.
ed ability. But putting aside al
thoughts except the determination t.
serve the State and the Nation in the
full measure Of my best ability, ! en-
tered upon my official duties, and IN
presenting myself TO the people Of
Missouri for election 10 the office
which ! now hold by appointment, ], al
the same time, render account of serv.
ice performed and give promise Of my