Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
Senatorial Candidate Lauds Chief Executive
for Great Achievements and Promises
Hearty Support in All Endeavors
to Speedily Win the Wa

yesentatlve6 IN ACCORD
with the President and his policies,
not those who might support his war
policies and for partisan reasons OPP
pose and harass him in Others ways,
at the Democratic State Convention in
Jefferson City Aug. II, Folk says
ginning the war is paramount issue.
The speech follows in full:
appreciate the compliment the
Democrats OF Missouri have bestowed
upon me in making me thei. nominee
for United States Senator. Ii elected
my policy in the Senate will be that OF
400 per cent Americanism. American
ism Is not q matter OF birthplace. nor
OF creed, but an ideal Of the soul and
of the spirit. Ono may be 100 per cent
American, no matter where he was
morn. or from whence his parents
came. II he has the ideals Of American
ism in his heart, and is true to these
sdeals.
The Democracy Of Missouri has pre-
scented to the voters OF the state a
fIcket which is in full accord with the
aims and policies OF president Wilson,
and one worthy OF the support OF every
patriotic citizen Of the state.
I am glad to have upon The ticket,
AS the nominee for Judge Of the Su-
preme Court. n whom appointed TO
the supreme bench while l was Chief
Executive of Missouri. The record
that he has made during his service Of
L. years entities Judge Waller w.
Graves to reelection to the highest iu-
dicial body in the commonwealth.
1t is pleasing to have as an ascot
ate on the ticket Uel w. Lamkin, as
nominee for State Superintendent Of
Schools. Mr.. Lamkin stands In the
front rank of American educators, and
Is in sympathy with the e thought
that without education the world can
not be made safe for democracy.
am profoundly conscious Of the
confidence reposed in me by the Dem
ocrats Of Missouri in placing the ban.
ner Of Democracy in my hand, and
shall do my very best to carry it "over
tho top" in November by a majority
so large that the world may know how
heartily the people of Missouri up.
prove the aims and policies of Presi-
dent Wilson and tho principles Of de.
1nocracy for which he stands, that
NEAR SO much to humanity and that
are now becoming the dominant
thought OF the world.
AIS the representative OF the people
OF Missouri in the United States Sen
ate. f>shall endeavor to serge them
taithrurS in that high office, as +! have
Tried to serge them faithfully in the
positions they have honored NE with
IN the past. In this battle for su.
s~emacy Of Democratic ideals, ! ask
for my associates on the Democratic
and myself. the cooperation
ard support Of all Democrats and
those Of every party who believe that
in this critical hour President Wilson
ztsu,d be upheld in waging the war to
q speedy and victorious conclusion and
that he should have Sympathetic sup
port in solving transportation and 9th
e. problems in the great era OF eco
monte reconstruction that Will follow
the close Of hostilities.
f, The administration OF PRESIDENT
Wilson can better be supported by
those who believe in It ard trust 1t
than by those who VIII make partisan
use Of what they conceive to be Its
mistakes. We must stand behind the
administration Of President Wilson,
cot only because It is the only common
fundamentally through which we can
win the war, but also because the ad-
ministratlon CT President Wilson de-
ecrves the confidence and support OF
the people.
VIII the people Of Missouri support
president Wilson by sending men Of
his aims and purposes to the House OF
: Representatives and to the Senate Of
the United Statcsf Can the President
. be supported us we'll by those who
I claim merely to support him in his
! war policies but who may for partisan
reasons oppose and harass him II
other ways7
The American people have never
failed TO support their President dur
ing O time Of war. They recognize thu
truth OF that lomcly saying Of Abra
ham Lincoln. 1T b not wise to swat
horses while crossing . stream
Having placed President Wilson II
command. tho American people vii
not refuse to uphold him now. in thu
rerilous time. by tho election Of q Ser
ate and House out Of harmony Wit
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