The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-29
HEARD BLUBBERS.
A Bit of History That the
Public Are Inter-
eSted In,
The knight of Labor Candidate
Fawns at the Feet of
the "NOble Ordero


The following appeared in the Sc
dalia Democrat July, 18th, 1884,
when j. ID. Russell was its manager.
Since that time Heard recommended
Russell for postmaster and be was APP
pointed by the president through
Heard's influence.
Shame on the great big, blubbering
calf. Who can entertain any respect
for such a sycophant? But read the
article in question:
1.-The following telegram appeared in
the Sedalia BAzoo of the 18th inst. ::
SLATER, Mo-, July Is.
Editor SedAlia BAzoo, sedalis, Mo-:
The editorial in the Sedalia Democrat rel
alive to printers bill is a tissue of mali
cious falsehoods, which will fIlly prove.
j. 7. HEARD.
We have waited for Mr.. Heard to
''fully prove" the falsity of the edito-
rial in question, but this he has thus
far failed to do. The Democrat never
publishes anything that it cannot full
Iy substantiate, and all the charges we
have made against John I. Heard are
susceptible of the plainest proof. As
Mr.. Heard has called in question the
truthfulness of the article in regard to
the printers bill, We give herewith a
telegram from Hon james E. McHen-
ry, formerly register of lands, after
wards editor and publisher of the JET.
ferson City Tribune, and now one of
the editors of the Nevada Democrat.
Mr.. McHenry was present during one
of the interviews of the manager of the
Democrat with Mr.. Heard, and was
fully cognizant of all that took place.
The telegram is as follows:
NEVADA, Mo-, July IL, 1884.
J. d. Russell, SedalIa, No.
In reply to yours of the 18th, will say
that the statement in regard to Mr.. Heard's
action on printing bill, as made in the
Democrat of Tuesday, as / recollect it, is in
the main correct.
JAS. E. MCHENRY.
The following affidavit from the
manager of the Democrat will settle
all doubt that may exist in regard to
the matter.
SEDALIA, Mo, July IL, 1884.
/, John ID. Russell, do solemnly swear that
the statements published in the Sedaiia
Democrat on Tuesday, July 18th, 1884, un-
der the head of "Heard's per6dy," are true.
JNO. ID. RUSSELL
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July, 1884.
p. III. SANGREE,
Notary Public, Pettis County, Mo.
We desire now to further state ia
regard to this matter, that after the
adjournment of the Legislature in
which Senator Heard killed the prin
ter's bill, he came to the office Of the
Democrat and told the manager that
from the time of the conversation had
at the capitol, when Heard refused to
call up the bill, he CHeard) had not
been able to sleep because of the mis-
understanding between himself and
Mr.. Russell. And he then drew out
his handkerchief and cried and sob
bed like a child for nearly fifteen MIN
utes, making a pitiful exhibition of
himself that would have been ludi-
crous but for the weakness manifested
In denying the truth of the state
ments made in regard to his actions,
Mr.. Heard has only added another
chapter to the deceit, hypocrisy and
duplicity exhibited by him throughout
the matter, and the public will, by
reason of our exposition, see him IN
bis true light.
If the whole transaction from be
ginning to end does not stamp John
I. Heard as a man false to his prom
Uses and to his best friends, and one
who cannot be trusted, then We viii
acknowledge that all cur opposition to
him Is wrong. "-Sedalia Democrat.