The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-13

paign, resulted in the election Of Re-
publican nonentity in 1888. -Four
years afterwards, by plain speech and
/ by carrying our case to the voters, we
won again.
The two Bryan campaigns Of 1896
and 1900 were characterized by the in
adequacy of our national organiza-
! ton and it's inability to reach the
masses with the truths of Democracy.
True, we had plain speech, but our
words could not carry the requisite
distance to overcome the power .of
Hanna's millions.
Then, again, we fell into the hands
of the Philistines-the Parker cam
paign of 1904, with the Belmonts on
top, and pussy-footing with dignified
measures became our tactics. The
story is humiliating.
Mr.. Bryan could not undo the pre-
! JUDGES of 1896, and could not over
come the power of great campaign
funds in 1908.
Then came the Wilson era, wher
the Democracy could attain to the
/ privilege of an open forum again,
with facilities for carrying the story
Of Democracy to the electorate. We
won. We won again in 1916, because
there was plain speech, definite asser-
| tions and an organized effort that
brought the tale of our achievements
to the doorsteps Of every household
in the land. We won, through the
! free action of the states far removed
from the industrial centers, and we
got away from the distracting specta-
Gle of submission to the dominated
vote.
In 1920, a good cause and GOOD
candidate was sacrificed that mer-
cenary elements might be potential in
a national organization. Our candl-
date bore his banner well, but he
could not overcome the quality of his
environment. We went back to the
proportions of '6S as a national party.
Here it behooves us to draw the cur
tain.
There is lesson in all this; there
are multitudes of instructive sugges-
tons, and primarily they teach us
that the Democratic party cannot
thrive save by plain speech, and by the
| presentation of candidates, whose per-
sonality and surroundings command
the confidence of the public, so that
every practicable facility of publicity
can be opened to the presentation of
our doctrines.
Mr.. Hull does we'll in asking that
Democrats do plain talking; it is also
well that Democrats should indulge
in pain thinking based upon the ex-
| nf fvrl
bent upon Democrats to exert them
selves in spreading the gospel we be-
lieve in. Personalities, common dis
agreements, low demagoguery, have
no place in the schome Of our VEN
lures. We represent the best there is
in American life and American
thought. There no longer can be sub
tie attempts to affect the action of the
voters by appealing to the traditions
of Repubicanism. The Republican
party of today is effete, cidevant,
worse than useless. Why is it, then,
that Democrats sometimes seem SO
timorous, so reluctant to fight their
own battles? Plain speech, indeed,
plain courage along with it; win or
lose, fight to the finish and we must
| prevail!
Here's to the militant thought that
is behind the demand of, Chairman
Hull! Nineteen twenty-five is the
hour of cur opportunity. Democrats
of Missouri! Where do you stand ?
Are you with the slackers, orhave you
enlisted for the war against privilege,
against mendacity, against deception,
against chicanery, against prejudice,
against fruitless ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the enemy Of human progress, the Re-
publican party of today?
Nineteen twenty-five is the turning
| point.-State Journal