The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11

fourth OF July addresses by Govern
or F. d. Gardner at Higginsville, La
fayette county, and former Governor
Joseph W. Folk, and w. l.. Cole,
Chairman of the Republican State
Commute at Bland and Owensville,
Gasconade county, and the Republic
can United States Senator from Mis-
souri,, Seldom P. Spencer at Freder-
icksburg, the State of Virginia, many
miles away from the 10000 Missouri
Republicans of either German pa
rentage or birth, who, through their
votes last November, made his cleo
ton a certainty. And thereby hangs
this tale.
The Fredericksburg speech of Sem
ator Spencer, when it becomes known
to his mighty host of German-Amer-
lean constituents here at home--40,-
900 of them-will so badly tear mis-
toga that he can no longer expect to
wear it after the election of Novem-
Der, 1929. 1t has hopelessly put him
I'm dutch" with this powerful wing of
the Missouri Republican party. What
is even worse is that Missouri G. o.
T. leaders, to hold their powerful al
lies, the German American voters, in
line in the State for the next election,
will have to go as far, probably, as to
prove that Senator Spencer was suf-
fering from the heat and a complica-
tion of other ailments when he made
the Fourth Of July address in Virgin
ia and did not know what he was
talking about and did not mean it.
The Fredericksburg audience of
Senator Spencer consisted, mainly, of
Americans by birth, whose forefa-
theirs were the original settlers of |
Virginia and Maryland. 1t was up to
him to deliver an GRAFTON which was |
truly and entirely American, and he
did SO.
After dcnouncing the German race
in no gentle language and scoring
some telling points which thoroughly
aroused the enthusiasm of the hear
ers and drew round after round of APP
plause, Senator Spencer declared that
all immigrants, Germans as well as
those of other nationalities, should be
deported unless they familiarized
themselves with the English language.
The truthfulness of the address was
not questioned by the citizens of the
little Virginia city who heard it and +,
probably not one of the audience !
raised the point that Senator Spencer :
was 1900 miles from the German :
American Republicans who gave him :
his $4,000 plurality over his Demo y
cratic opponent and made his election !,
a certainty, or accused him of the II
thought that he was so far away from r
home and in such remote small city =
that his speech would never reach 3
Missouri. o
Like the shot which was heard Is Il
around the world, the utterances of :"
Senator Spencer against the German p,
race first Travelled to Washington, D. D
G., city which is but a few miles m
from Fredericksburg, and from there "
spread on electric wings to old Mis- u
souri,, and is now here the sole sub
ject of discourse when hyphenated G
German-American Republican voters U
meet anywhere. Dire vengeance is is
promised the Senator by this power fe
Ful faction of the Republican party W
when the opportunity presents itself 81
1t the election of November, 1920.
The TRADE against the German h,
ace, the sires of the 10000 Missouri w
ierman-American Republicans, came a,
lfter Senator Spencer had unbosomed w
himself on the League of Nations as hf
reactionary and unprogressive Re- ch
'ublican through declaring it needed III
many amendments before it would be g,
ccepted and ratified by the (Repub- o
ican) Senate.
Ovations for Gardner and Folk. mr.
1t is almost needless to say that 81
9th Governor Gardner and former of
Governor Folk held their audience Al
pell-bound until the closing word.
'efore gatherings totaling $4,000 70
len, women and children, the two, wi
ach in the Missouri cities a hundred ju
lilies apart, ably defended the League wi
Nations covenant and emphatically I'M
demonstrated that when Republican st
OPTICIANS, such as Senator Spencer, bill
odge, Borah and Knox, opposed Pres of
lent Wilson's compact between the an
aiding nations of the world to for TIL
rer end war, do so for the sole and fa
My reason that this widespread
eace movement is Of Democratic ORR CT
IN.
The Higginsville victory celebra-
on drew the largest crowd for a
altering of any kind in the history So,
central western Missouri-fully 10,
1000 men, women and children being ca,
attendance. The enthusiastic ova- ne;
On Governor Gardner received when no,
J reacher the close of his address wi
early demonstrated that Lafayette WI
I'd all surrounding counties heartily WI
dorse and stand for President Will An
ms League of Nations. Among tn
her speakers were DR.. Phurris A. AR
nkins, editor of the Kansas City Tn
'st, and Col. Ristine of Lexington. wi
At Bland, former Governor Folk So,
oke to an assemblage of over 5000, of
d at Owensville to over 1000 men, An
,men and children, The patriotic Mi,
thusiasm displayed by the huge au-
,nce at both places indicated that In
ey were in full accord with the 40
eaker and the League of Nations. We
At Owensville, Cole, Chairman of So
} Republican State Committee, at
:ked the League Of Nations covenant We
d through his remarks turned many
publicans who were present from I'll
party. Many of the voters be- The
ne thoroughly convinced that his An,
position was purely due to political / IL
sons and they speedily showed Rec
'ir disapproval to his attack on I le