The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
No the Democratic Voters Ia Bates,
Cedar, Henry and St. Clair
Counties, Composing the n
roth Senatorial
District,


E District.
Il At primary, to be held in each o
said counties on the 9th of August
1918, as we'll as throughout the State
) for the nomination of State, Congress
p SIGNAL and County candidates. in tn
, Democratic party, a nominee will b
: chosen for State Senator, and eacl
tDemocratic voter. in each of sais
counties, can and should cast his vot'
for his choice of candidates for tn,
office of State Senator. The confess
for the nomination upon the Demo
cratic Ticket is between Mr.. Ross E
Feaster, of Windsor, Henry county
a lawyer, and myself, farmer, live
stock man and land owner of Bates
county. When ! announced for the
office, l did so, feeling reasonably
sure would have no opposition for
the nomination.
l believe my record in the Senate is
satisfactory, not only to my party, but
to the people in general without re-
gard to party, as | had never been
accused of playing politics during my
term OF office.
Mr. Ross L. Feastcr announced
against me, and not me against him.
Owing to the fact that Henry county
at this time has congressman, circuit
judge, assistant State Highway en-
ginecr, State superintendent of pub
lie schools, U. S. marshal, superin-
tendent of State Hospital at Nevada,
attorney for public utilities at JEFF
ferson City; also three State minor Of
fees in the different departments at
Jefferson City, as clerks, all !. good
competent men with credit to the Of
flee. | least expected any contest for
the nomination by Mr.. Feastcr, or
any other man from Henry county,
in the face of these many rich hon
ors held by Henry county men, and
likewise the many high places of hon.
or and profit filled in the past by
Henry county men, in the Democratic
party, State treasurer, attorney gen
cral, supreme court judge.
III view III tlIC llIl lHdt IICHly
county had all these State, district,
federal and other offices, | appeal to
the honest. fairminded Democrats of
Henry. Cedar, St. Clair and Bates
counties, for fair deal. for justice
and right, for an honest consideration
and expression upon the modest
claims of Bates against Henry county
in this contest for the nomination OF
State Senator in this primary on
August 9th.
Remember the injunction and COM
mand: Love thy neighbor as thy
self" and DO unto others as ye
would, that even others should do
unto you" is as applicable to politics
as it is in other relations of life.
l appeal to Cedar and St. Clair
counties to give due consideration to
the rich honors already bestowed up
on Henry county by the Democracy,
in general. and to exercise the ballot
in the primary, in this contest, with
a view to doing equal justice and
equal rights to all the counties and
to preserve the time honored Demo
cratic doctrine of special privilege to
none.
However, let the voters in all the
counties keep in mind, that | do not
believe the good Democrats of Hen
ry county desired nor advised Mr..
Feaster to seek this office from
Bates nor from me, 1t is an indi-
vidual ambition alone on his part, not
of Henry county Democracy, for
whom have the highest regard for
their integrity, fair dealing and sense
Of right in party politics, and l ann
under many obligations to them for
their support in the past, and conf
IDENTIFY expect strong support in the
primary. We are friends, not enc
mics.
Now, with reference to the indi-
vidual claims upon the Democratic
voters, as between Mr.. Ross E. Feast
err and myself: can say, without
egotism or vanity, that my record in
the Senate will compare favorably
with his record in the House. l am
ldTllcI, ldHu OWucI, i've STUN
grower of sheep and cattle, and feel
like am informed and posted in my
line and have been a success in my
line. The four counties, composing
The District, are almost purely agri-
cultural and live stock, and feel like
can represent such interests, and
am not ashamed to do it, and that
they are safer in my hands than those
Of Lawyer Feaster, in my humble
Judgment.
1 believe in economy in public af-
fairs, and am free and independent
man in casting my vote, for am not
afraid to do so for fear of mourning
of some one having ap-
pointments to bestow.
assure the farmer and Democrats
that did not vote for the increase of
salaries of Supreme and Appellate
Judges, in this State, from $4,000 to
$500 and to $1,000 per annum re-
spectively.