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f THE MONTGOMERY TRIBUNE. VOL. 10 MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1902. NO. 21. 7 i ... J THE MONTQOflERY COMMERCIAL CLUU. Will mnko "Montgomery tho best town in tho state." Officers. Jt. S. 1'ul.rrc. Kinll AlgermLaen, See'y. O. P. Vogt, V. Pree- Dr.T.Oilingt.Tfeai. Board of Directors. 11. 8. Paul, I,, c. Oove. leo. P. Vogt, .1 K.ChadwIck, Km! I Algcrmliien, Jaa, Ferguaou, Dr. Thoe. Owing). Legislative Committee. (Ico. (Illrhrlat, U.S. Jack., J. II. Ilarnell, C. !.. Clark. Para Rliarp. Hnterprlse Committee. W. W.Worley. It. II. Ilallry. Vm. Ilaai. (leo.dllrhrl.l. K. Sheete. nntcrtatnmcnt Committee. J. A. Mahery, It. A. Ilarley. A. II. Keidle. Parties desiring to tenter n new field In the manufncturlngbuslncss will do well to corrc8)ond with tho Hecrctnry. From the Carthage (Mo.) Preia The, Columbia Ilcrnld, ono of tho staunch Democratic papers of tho state, says: "No self-respecting Democratic paper can defend tho gang of Democratic rlngstcrs do-J cd than over to add to the. ono and,j upon all occasions, nsscrt and de fend tho other. "This development of Republi can sentiment In this State has been accomplished In tho face of TllK political pot Is beginning to boll. AN early Republican nominat ing convention seems to bo gener ally favored. ONLY tho best men should Ira nominated by tho Republicans this year In Montgomery county. With a ticket composed of the right kind of men, Republican victory is sure. STATE issues will bo of tho great est Importance In the' present cam paign. Thu rlngstcrs, responsi ble for the police law, nnd the law authorizing tho organization of tho Transit Company ought to bo driv en from power by the ballots of tho honest voters of tho Slate. Tilt: Republicans of Missouri aro harmonious. They nro not worry ing over who they will elect United States Senator If they havo a ma jority In tho next leglslnturo. Tho party has an abundance of superb material for that position in such men as Hon. D. P. Dyer, Ma, William Warner, Hon. Chas. Nngcl, lion. Gardiner Lathrop nnd others. Hun. Thos. J. Aklns Is n cnndl- datu for re-election as chairman of thu Republican Stato Committee nnd n better man could not bo found for tho place. Mr. Aklns Is an Indefatigable worker and Is popular throughout the State. Ho Is courageous, honest, nnd ener getic nnd ills solo ambition, for thu present nt least, Is to seo tho Stato go Republican. Prince Henry has received n gonerous welcome in the United States and nil Americans nro glad ho has. Hclng of royal blood ho no doubt has somo votco In tho nflnlrs of stato In tho fatherland. Hut Americans enn afford to bo generous oven to a Prince. In this country every patriotic young man upon attaining his majority takes prido In becoming ono of tho active rulers of tho nation, and every American girl Is n Princess. From the Farmlngton (Mo.)Newa. Could not tho necessary support to the schools bo provided just us easily without the humiliating mockery of paying Interest on n "fund" that Is not worth a mill In any market In tho world? It tho prcsont "school fund" wcro thrown Into tho firo thu stato would not bo one farthing poorer, or If tho fund in Its present form wcro increased to St, 000,000,000 tho stato would not bo a farthing rlclur. From the O.ceola (Mo.) itepubllcan. If, as our Democratic friends say, the stato certificates of Indebted ness constitute n "Judicious In vestment," why do they not advo cate the issuing of certificates of Indebtedness to tnko tho place of tho county school fund and Instead of loaning the sqhool funds to In dividuals who are willing to pay Interest for tho use of the money, uho it to pny oil tho county's out Indobtodness, Issue certificates of indebtedness In lieu of It nnd tax 'tho people to pay interest on tho certificates same as is done with regard to the stato school fund? Ing business In Missouri." With tho most unfair, corrupt and dam such jolts ns this coming thick and! nnbtc opposition tho dominant fast, It Is no wonder tho rlngstcrs party could dovlso; has bcon nc aro on tho anxious bench nnd feel-1 complished In spito of tho fact that lug uneasily of their scalps, wo havo both been gerrymandered ., .. , ,- -- ,- , and Ooobclized; In spite of tho From the llenton (Mo.) Kleker. . ... . . ... . Tho Missouri political machine 'tthtbjr statute, force and fraud Is not running as smoothly a8 ocal self-government In tho mo formerly. Sam Cook basted tho ropolltan cltlp- ha, been largely b'llcr when ho wroto that letter to '""rred from tho hands of ho the Republic In which ho called l v ,to ,u 1 """ meMuc Representative Cardwell a IInr whose deeds of violence and erlm and Chief i:nginoers Phelps nd '" assaults upon Uieconst tutlon Selbcrt are flbMlng that cvo.-y cf-! ol r,h.1 ' n. ,rro h"Uot ?" ' . n ,'.n r fort to patch up tho hole makes It j conveniently n m- bigger and bigger. If, mighty Y J'"dal sanction, In tho hard lc without some new material ballot boxes liard Job to patch n b'ller wltbout , " cl citing tho stenni go down, ,na"lth recking frauds, without n.n n.,. ,nnl..,Il. nv "'""J"" Ul PARTY OROANIZATIOS. Wo tako plensuro In placing be foro thu readers of tho Review the which they havo corrupted. ndorstood that fraud vlsltatcs.aU transactions Into which It enters. That I j certainly the doctrine of the common lnw, ns well ns all sensible case lnw. nbly nnd timely speech of Norman I Missouri Democracy Is following A Mozlev. of Illoomlleld. Mo. ' ll'u footsteps of Kentucky rns Tho fact that ho Is a prominent Mlty. Tho Nesblt low here Is on candidate for Supreme Court n" 'ou" w'" the Ooebel law there. Juilirn will I'lrn Jnexensod Intanut H promoters aro willing to hnvo In what ho savs. Wo hoartllv " honest election, so long ns the . comment) his sboeoh. delivered at ' results dlseloso no Dcmocratlo tho ioung Republican banquet In Kansas City In reapousu to thu toast "Party Organization." majority, uud no longer. Hut such fruudi cannot last forever, Tho people will not long tolerate "So for as the growth and de- """!' palpable violations of their vclotunent of our eountrv have de- 1 constitutional rights. Such means pended upon the nppllcnllou of j nru merely tho expiring walls of sound principles and expedient policies to tho conduct of Its af fairs, It luis drawn Its strength I from tho doctrines of Republican ism. Tho opposition has ollcred nothing of substantial character which has met with uuy degreu of favor at tho hands of the people, but has sail s lied Itself for tho most part with resorting to such meas ures of demngogcry and obstruc tion us blind prejudlco aud un bridled partisanship usually dic tate. "Party organization should, nt this time, bo tho themu cluct to tho heart of every loyal Re publican in tho Statu. Upon us now rests tho greatest rcsponslblty which, perhaps, will over confront us that of redeeming imperial Missouri from tho hands of ring rule, rottenness nnd ruin which havo so long despoiled Its affairs. "Thorough party organization Is the means by which this great good is to lie accomplished; It is the leverago by which wo will lift the rlngstcrs who tinvo so long ro tated among thu ofllccs of the State from those cosy apartments maintained by public taxation, and set them down, tint, whero they belong, In that shoreless and silent oblivion from which, when shorn of their prestige nnd power, they will never cmorgo. "I do not claim that tho Repub lican party Is perfect, but it is so nearly so when compared with the dominant party In tho Stato that you can't tell thu dilTcrunco. It Is trim that our organization has not, at all times, been what It should havo been, and It Is not now what It should be. Wo have, upon more occasions than one, en- cuuraged or nt least permitted, un due dissension and unnecessary bitterness In tho party ranks nnd, at several periods in our history, wo have maintained, I think, ono or two bosses more than was ao tually ifccpssary to tho woll-bcing of tho party and thu proper con duct of its affairs. Wo havo grown It Is true, not on account of theso things, but In spite of them. In tho last cpjarter of u century wo havo grown from n pigmy to a gi ant. Wo hnvo dcroloped from dis organized and scattered bands throughout tho various counties composing tho Stato Into n mag nificent nrmy of 314,000 loyal Re publican, Slnco 1802 wo have mado a net gain of 87,000 votes, and tho most gratifying feature of this phcnomlnal party oxpanslon Is that wo aro all the time getting closer together; wo hnvo moro earnest party workers and under stand moro clearly .our power, havo a protoundcr appreciation of our rights and aro moro detcrmln-; waning power. .It's thu last resort of decaying Democracy to main tain political supremacy lit this Stnto and, nlthnugh, It has encom passed our defeat nt thu polls, It has not hurt us. They can no moro mar the principles of Repub llcunlsm by defeat, tho result of chicanery nnd fraud, than they can scratch the polished surface of a diamond with u bar of sonp, for Republlcanliun like. Truth crushed to earth will rlso again, Tho eternal rears of Clod nro hers, but Democracy like, Krror wounded writhes In pnln And dies amid Its worshipers, "Our marvelous growth In this Statu has not come by chance nnd it will not be preserved nud accel erated In tho future by chance. It has "comu as n result of earnest effort put forth fur our advance ment, thu most potent of which hnv been organization. The local clubs, thu distribution of whole some literature which hasnppealed to the Intelligence of tho voter rather than to his prejudice, com bined with tho labor of party work ers on tho stump nro some of tho reasons for thu high position wo wu hold In tho political n Hairs of tho Stnto uud must bo the means by which this splendid army Is augmented and strengthod until wo nro enabled to sweep tho domi nant party from power. "Tli en lot us organize, not with a view of controlling federal pa tronage, not with n vluw of re warding ono friend abovo another, but with a loftier and moro noble purpose that of success nt tho polls, Wu need moro organiza tion nnd better organization, Wu need moro earnest workers nnd fewer bosses. I am willing to glvu overy mnn credit for what ho does for tho party, but I ncknnwludgo no dictator in Missouri. I wor ship nt tho shrlnu of no individual. Hut, upon thu niter of my party, In common with tho 1)11,000 Republi cans of tho statu, I am willing to deposit my best energies nnd efforts, with an cyu single to par ty success and to that alone. Lot us orgnnlzo now, so that, when tho next campaign comes, wo may present a solid front to tho enemy, aud, armed with truth and right, with victory emblazed upon our banner, attack tho already crum bling citadel of Democracy and, asking no quarter and yielding none, wage tho warfare for clean politics, honest elections, honest administration of our affairs, local self- government nnd tho honor of this commonwealth, until tho rlngstcrs, who have so long con trolled tho State, shorn of their prestige, aro driven from power forever and Missouri Is redeemed." Tho Political Review. The Coming State Campaign. Tho coming Stnto compatgn promises fair to bo tho warmest ono conducted in Missouri for many years. Tho Republican pnr ty should stand Arm and mnko Its light upon Stato issues alone. The people of Missouri know but llttlo of tho past record of Iho two parties In Missouri. Tho Demo cratic candidates for Stnto ofllces aro In tho habit of mnklng n thor ough campaign of the tho Statu prior to tho nominating conven tions In which they nbuso the Re publican party with fraud nnd corruption during the period when it was tn control In Missouri. They poison tho minds of the peo ple nnd excite Iho prejudice of many by nccuslng tho Republican party with disfranchising thu vo ters nnd destroying thu credit of tho Statu, Thesu charges go un challenged nnd without n denial because tho Republican party has no campaign prior to their con vention. Just ns soon ns thu Dcmocratlo convention meets nnd nominates n ticket, both parties ndopt platforms, Issues are joined, nnd Iho campaign Is mndo and confined to tho Issues. Hence the charges made by Democtnt candi dates prior to conventions go with out denial nnd tho Republican par ty loses mnny votes thereby. Thu truth Is that at thu tlmu thu dis loyal voters were disfranchised not a slnglu Republican held olllcu In tho Statu of Missouri. This law was passed by tho Missouri Legis lature In ISO'.', fostered nnd sup ported by such, well-known Demo crats as Judge Philips, of tho Fed eral Court, James O. Ilrondhcnd, Wlllard P. Hall nnd others, whoso speeches in behalf of such n meas ure can bu seen in thu journal of tho proceedings of tho session of tho Missouri Legislature of 18(52. And ngnln, nt that time thu State had no credit, her bonds weru sell ing at less than 50 cents on thu dollar, and buyers could not bn found oven nt that price. Later on n cnnnlltutlonnl convention wns called to meet In IHO., nnd one of tho objects set forth In tho call for the adoption of anew constitution wns to nmbody therein tho dis franchising clause, coupled with a test onth. This call was mndo by a Diimocrntlp Legislature, but when the election of delegates to thu constitutional convention took place a largo majority of tho dele gates elected weru Republicans. So when thu constitutional con vention assembled It placed thu disfranchising clause nnd test oath In thu constitution, carrying out thu object nnd wishes of n Demo crat Legislature no more, no less. This law remained upon the stat ute books for u period of six years, and finally wns repealed by a Re publican Legislature, well know ing ut tho tlmo that It would enable thu Democrats of Missouri to elect thu entlru Stato ticket, thereby relegating the Republican party to tho rear for mnny years to come. Yet In the face of all this thu Democratic politicians of to-day scu lit to attempt to poison tho minds of the people against tho Re publican pnrty by charging them up with what they have done themselves. How different now, mnny years after tho disfranchis ing law wns repealed by u Repub lican Legislature! Wo seo the Republican party steadily gaining and tho Democratic party losing, nnd for fear of Republican success they enact such laws ns thu Nes- bit law, and by using tho power of an armed force In tho city of St. Louis, driving peoplu from thu polls, stuffing tho ballot boxes with fraudulent ballots, and scal ing them with iu stump of a Dem ocratic Supreme Court, foruver closing them against thu rights of tho people, thereby thwarting tho will of thu mnjorlty, undur thu cownrdly cry of "tho secrecy of tho ballot shall remain Inviolate." This should bo truo, but It should apply to an honest ballot and not a fraudulent ono. This Is tho par ty that crios forco bill whenever an attempt Is mado to onact a Federal law to assure jurisdiction of such offenses, thereby securing a fair trial and giving to overy voter iho protection afforded him by tho constitution of his Government that Is, tho right to east ,hls ballot unmolested and hnvo It counted ns cast. Such outrages as havo been heaped upon thu people under "gng rule" as applied by tho Dcmocratlo ring can not nnd will not last. Thu peoplu will not sub mlt to such abuses, nnd tho pnrty that fosters such n practice must go down to defeat. Then let our Republican papers tako up tho light all along tho lino; letthom answer thu Infamous charges mado against our party by tho scandal monger, nnd let us ngltnlu thu pas sago of an honest Federal election lnw, nnd plead through thu col umns of of our pnpers with Iho great party organs of our Statu to join us Inn united effort to bring about thu passage of thu same, which Is moro important to n free Government nnd a freo peoplu than tho grabbing of n school fund, however largo It may be. Let us study the dtlferent administrations uud their conduct from ISU0 to thu present. Let our campaigns bu mado on Statu Issues alone nnd with thu hope o! n just cause nnd tho securing of an honest ballot that wo will win aud drive from tho cnpltol of our great Statu tho dirtiest ring that over waved tho scepter of power above thu heads of frcu men. Thu Political Ru view. Spcnk Well of Your Town. It Is not thu slzu of tho town, but Its character that makes It n do sirablu place to live in, A live and prosperous town Is a desirable one, nnd n town may live and pros per nnd yet bo small. 12 very citi zen In lown should bu Interested In Its prosperity. One of thu ways to help your town Is to speak well of It. It Is truo patriotism to speak well of your town nnd self Interests ns well. Ah a mnn who speaks HI of his family lowers both himself mid his family In tho estimation of others, ho does a man who cares Utile for his own town and com munity seldom enru for his country Thu mnn who Is respected by oth ers respects himself and his neigh bors, and patriotism begins nt home. Another wny to belli your town Is to do nil you eun to bcautlfv It. Ueuutlfy your town property all you can, and then beautify thu street. Ru friendly to everybody and courteous to strangers. Your civ ility will help to mnko good im pressions and will bu carried nwny nnd cherished. Never for get that you aru part of thu town and that your deportment helps to make up thu stranger's estimate of thu place. Hull all vou can nnd buy oil you can. If you havo means Invest It In something that will glvo em ployment to somebody. Always cheer on tho mnn who goes In for Improvement. Do not kick on a proposed Improvement simply bo- causu It Is not nt your door. A town that Is Improving Is nlso spreading out. If n rich man Htnrts u project encourage him. If poor mnn starts help him. Don't bu afraid to thrust your hand down in your pocket to help n public enterprise. More towns have been killed by such refusals than In any other way. Tho eltl zens of any prosperous lown aro always publlu spirited and united Stand toguth. Work together for tho interests of tho whole town. Always stand rcauy to tlo your best. Don't grumble nnd loso tlmo prophesying failure, but help to muko uvery enterprise a success, bu It great or small. Do energetic, bo enterprising, and your oxambla will bo followed. Richmond. Ky, Climnx. Final Settlement. Notlco is heroby given that I will, na executor of Chris Wchner, de ceased, mako .final settlement of estate at thu April terra of Probata Court of Montgomery county Stato of Mo. JOHN Jbffekh, Executor. COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. FKH. 2ltll AT DANVIL.I.K. Warrant nllowod John Worland for ono half of his account, SIOWO.", tho other hnlf to bu paid by tho Stato. Warrant, John Applcboo, 3110. repairing Loutro Slough bridge. Wnrrnnt, David McCafterty and son. 8IHI, repairing bridge near Morgan school house. David McCafterty nnd son wcro nwnrded contract to repair Culvro bridge for 8WI.75. Wm. Duocker wns nwnrded con tract to repair Loutro brldgo for 870.00. Wnrrnnt, 8117, salary, . II, M. Cook, Doc. nnd Jnn. Wnrrnnt ftl.'IO, salary, J. 0, Hed ge rs, Dec. nnd Jnn. Wnrrnnt, .T)tMVt, original cost bills. Drs. Graves nnd N'owlln werd appointed physicians nt tho County. Farm nnd, lall nt thu fol lowing rates. Visits to County Farm 81.75, to County Jail Mo, perscrlptlons 25c. Isano linker was appointed jani tor nt thu Danville Court homo for thu yunr beginning Mnreh I. IIW2, nt 87.00 per mouth. Perry Rodman wns appointed Janitor to the Court house nt Montgomery for the same time nt 810.00 per mouth. F. M. Messlnger was appointed superintendent of County Farm for thu ensuing year ut the salary of 8200. Wnrrnnt, 8100, Thus. Murlnrty for re-recordlng deeds destroyed by llru. AT MONTCIOMIIHY MAItCII ,'lrd. Wnrrnnl, 8H.20, P. II. Tucker, water furnished County.lnll. T. L. Cardwell flics report on change of road petitioned by (Joo.. See. Court npinoved. Court 'ordered P. J. Mel.'orm- mlek bu sunt to Statu hospital for insane nt Fulton. Aleo Walters (col.) ordered sent to Statu hospital for Insane. Mury K. Covington's pelltlon for vnentlonnf certain portion of Mnr tlnsburg nnd Mlddlctown rond granted and vacation ordered. Wnrrnnt8l70.tr., Wm. Luckslng- cr, repairing of ilenr Creek bridge. Wnrrnnt, 811.0:1, M. Willis & Son, supplies furnished County Inrin. Wnrrnnt, 82.1.00, Prnlrlo Milling Co., supplies furnished County I' arm. I"'. M. Musslnger, Supt. County Fnrm mndo his quarterly sclllo ment, qnnrter undlng I'eb.2S, 1002. Receipts 8.00, oxpendlturcs 82'il.22, number of inmates 1 1, death- 2. Approved. Warrant, SCi.00, salary, John O. Rodgers, Fob, Warrnnt, moo, salary, W. II. M. Cook, Fob. Order that Kllzn Jane Smith und grand-daughter bu admitted to County Fnrm ns patients. 1'. M. Kosslngcr, presented bond ns Supt. of County Farm, ap proved by Court. Warrant, 812.00 Peoples Telc phonuCo., for uso of Hue by Coun ty ofllclals. Warrnnt, 810.2.ri V. 1). Ilond light furnished Court house und Jail, month or Fob. T. T. Johnson's qunrtcily settle ment Oct. 1, Doe. 31, 1001, ap proved. Total amount collected 8111.70. Wnrrnnt, 81 H. 10 J. 0. Rodgers, original cost bills. CIRCUIT COURT. f MO.NTOOMKKV COU.NTY. Montgomery City. Flrat Monday in May and Hecond Monday In November. Diavllle. Fourth Monday In April an Flrat Monday In November, PKOJIATK COUKT. Montgomery City. Third Monday In Jan,, April, uly and Oct, Danville, Kim Mondar In March, Juna, Sept. and Dee. COUNTY COUKT. Montgomery City. Flrat Monday la Men.. June, Kept., and December. Danville. Flrat Monday In Feb., Auguat Mid Nov. May,