Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-18
GUILTY OF wILFUL AND DELIBER.
ATE FALsEHOOD.
so SAYS HON. 7. B. BUcKNER.
RESENTS THE GOVERNORS ATTACK
ON PRESIDENT sT1LWELI.
Stone Said That Judge J. Med. Trim
bic and a Boston Omcial Ad-
dressed the Recent Rail.
road Employer Meet.
Ing at Eairmounf.

Clinton. Mo-. Sept 17.-(Special) Hon. r.
s. Buckner. OF Kansas City. who delivered
an able sound money speech here Monday
night. stirred up the local Bryanites by a
vigorous denunciation of Governor Stones
matter of A. E Stilwelrs address to his
employees at Fairmount park few weeks
ago. In his Chamois speech last week
Governor Stone made a direct personal at
tack upon Mr.. Stilwell, and denounced him
for trying to "coerce" his employees into
voting for sound money. In addition. the
governor asserted that the general solici-
tor of the Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf
road, referring to Judge ]. Med. Trimble.
sound money Democratic candidate for
governor, followed Mr.. Sulwell with
speech. and that, after Judge Trimble.
Boston official Of the road made a speech,
Illustrated with magic lantern views of
miserable laboring men. He referred to
Judge Trimble as the assistant Republican
candidate for governor.
Mr.. Buckner called the governor down
in a vigorous manner. He declared that
Judge Trimble did not only not make any
speech on that occasion, but was not In
the city. and that there was no Boston OFF,
cial present. Mr.. Buckner declared that
Governor Stone was guilty Of wilful. de-
liberate and premeditated falsehood. and
said that when a man was proven guilty
of making one untrue statement. the rule
of law was that he was not to be believed
in anything.
Mr.. Buckner made many converts by his
convincing speech in behalf Of sound
money. Many Democrats, who were not
converted by argument. denounced the
barefaced Misrepresentation Of the gov
ernor. and expressed their vigorous disap-
proval of such methods. Mr.. Buckner
aroused the greatest enthusiasm during his
tour Of Henry county. and the cause OF
sound money was given great impetus
which is bound to be appreciably felt at
the election.
Mr. Buckner returned to the city yester.
day morning from his tour of Henry coun-
ty. In discussing his trip he said:
II spoke at four places in Henry county.
beginning at Deepwater Monday afternoon.
The local Bryanites stationed men at the
doors of the hall to keep Democrats from
going to hear me, but notwithstanding
which would not consent to be persuaded
to stay away from the meeting. At Clin-
ton Monday night had as fine an audience
as ever assembled in Henry county. and
/ was given an enthusiastic reception I
spoke at Calhoun Tuesday afternoon and
at Windsor in the evening. At both places
there were large audiences and at Windsor
the opera house was packed to the side
walk.
The Bryan Democrats refused to let
Mr.. DeArmond accept my challenge to a
joint debate and the sound money Democ-
racy billed me a few days in advance of
Mr. DeArmond The Bryan mer resorted
to all sorts of expsdients to keep their
men from hearing the other side Of the
question. They got out handbills announce
ing that T. B. Buckner. of Kanses City. a
bolting Democrat. working in the interest
Of Mckinley and Lewis would speak at
such and such a place. parodying the regu-
lar bills got out by the sound money COM
mittee. Bryan clubs adopted resolutions
ordering their members to stay away from
my meetings. but there were scores Of the
members who refused to be gagged. who
were willing to hear both sides and who
were open to conviction. The cause of
sound money is growing ana viii continue
to grow between now and election time.
There are lots Of Democrats who are IA.
vorable to Bryan who are also in favor
Of free speech and fairness. They resent
deliberate Misrepresentation Of any kind.
This fact was demonstrated at Clinton.
where 1 took occasion to refute Governor
Stones charge that Judge Trimble and
Boston official Of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg Gulf road had made speeches at
Fairmount park a few weeks ago when
Mr.: Stilwell addressed his employees.
''Mr. Stilwell has brought millions of dol.
lars to this city; he has given employment
to thousands of workingmen during the
past few years and attempts to prejudice
laboring men against him will not succeed,
1t Is not generally known that Mr. Stflweii
maintains a school for poor children at q
cost OF several thousand dollars per year
able enterprises. He has done as much
for this city as any man in II and any
man who deliberately misrepresents facts
In stirring up prejudice against Mr.. Still.