Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-12
TO BE CAST OUT OF THE
PARTY COUNCILS.
STRONG COMBINE AGAINST HIM.
BLAND, STONE AND OTHER PARTY
LEADERS ARE HOSTILE.
They Accuse LOnnie of BEING n silver
Plated GoIdbuS and Declare That
He u Rapidly DIsruptinE
Missouri Democracy
Capital Gossip.

ton will be over rocky and thoruy place.
| for the remainder of the gubernatoria
term. judging from the expressions heard
here, during the week. II is understood
that ar informal conference Of prominent
| party leaders was held al the Fourth OF
July celebration given by the Jackson club
| Of 81. Louis. and il was then determined
| that the success of the Democracy neNi
| year required that Lonnie Stephens and
| his gOldbUg allies must be formally repudl'
ated by the free silver Democracy Of Mis-
souri,.
Silver Dick Bland, late presidential
candidate and the present member of con-
gress from the Eighth district: Chairman
Sam y. Cook. of the state committee: I. u.
Love. Of Springfield. secretary Of the state
committee: National Committeeman VIII
| lam J. Stone. John A. Knott. president OF
the state organization OF Democratic clubs:
| and John A. Lee, chairman Democratic city
committee of st. Louis. are understood to
| be the leaders in the movement TO formal
| ly and emphaticaIly repudiate the vagaries
OF Stephens and thus relieve the state Dem
| ocracy from the responsibility for his mon
/ umental blunderings
One of the most influential state officials
| who has not always been regarded as de-
| voted believer in the 16 to ! dogma by the
! ultra free silver men. in speaking of this
matter, said:
/
| inaugurated the movement 10 hold a state
convention at Pertle Springs. in 1895. ! was
opposed TO the idea on the grounds of party
| policy. I did not approve of the radical
| course advocated by Governor Stone to in
| crease the state committee and thus elimin-
ate the Francis-Maffitt faction from further
! political power in the state organization.
but the sweeping victory achieved by the
party last fall demonstrated that Governor
NsgIy &c
and that us so-called conservatives were
wrong.
the result of the close organization perfect
ed by National Committeeman Stone and
Sam b. Cook of the state committee. IL
also demonstrated that the country Dem
ocracy and their new allies. the Populists
are in earnest in their advocacy of free
coinage. For these reasons | am now and
for the future d Bland-Stone Democrat in
Missouri politics. The people know these
men are sincere and repose confidence In
them.
THE ingratitude of Stephens toward the
political friends whose support made 1t pos
sible for him to be nominated and elected
governor is disgusting to everybody and
his betrayal OF the free silver Democracy
in his appointments has angered Bland
beyond the hope of reconciliatiop. 1t is the
settled purpose of the true leaders Of the
marty 10 repudiate Stephens at the next
state convention. In this movement they
have the cordial support of the free silver
country press of the state and ALSO the Re
public and Post-Dispatch in St. Louis. His
shameless disregard of his political pledges,
the disRraceful nepOtism Of his admtnistra-
ton and his recognition Of the goldbugs
and Hannacrats all taken together have
rendered this course absolutely necessary
for the. safety of the party. e
g 1T became necessary for the Democracy
on account Of broken pledges to arraign IT'S
president at the last national convention at
Chicago. and the silver Democrats of Mis-
souri, will not stand idly by and witness a
tricky and perfdous executive destroy the
party by alliances with the corporate mon
opolies and, the goldite influences of the
6Dick Bland has given the best twenty
years OF his life to the cause OF bimetal-
lism and will be in the next state conven-
ton to denounce the hypocrisy of Stephens
silver. The party cannot assume responsi-
hility for his raid on the Fulton asylum in
order TO provide a snug berth for brother
in-law Of his brother-in-law. young DR..
Combs: the appointment of a goldbug police
board at Kansas City and the attempt to
PiRkertonize the police force there. and his
pardon Of Bank Wrecker Sattley. Every
act of his administration has brought dis
credit and disgrace upon the party. His
scheme 70 dispossess the railroad commits
siorers of their quarters in the capitol to
make room for his pet. Mark Hanna
Orear. was persisted in until the commits
sioners of permanent seat OF government
you that at the final meeting Lonnie' was
effectually sQuelched.
1t is revolutionary procedure. but revo-
lutions are necessary sometimes. and we
had better repudiate his corporation police |
board at Kansas City. together with its
nonresident Pinkerton chief. than TO lose |
the support OF 40. 900 union labor votes in the |
state election next fall.
" He doth protest overmuch' in protesting
friendship to the cause of 16 10 l through |
the medium Of letters written TO Democrat
ic clubs. but his acts belle his words. His |
appointments TO office show that Stephens |
IS at heart q goldbUs and as much an enc |
my OF the Chicago platform as his friend |
Boss Ed Butler. in st. Louis. who voted |
Ills treatment Of Ex-Governor David r /
Francis was monstrous in its cold blooded !
treachery. Governor Stephens had Steph- |
ems appointed receiver OF the Fifth Ma
tional bank at St. Louis. and afterward ap- |
pointed him state treasurer, yet during all |
plotting against his benefactor. Governor
playing the role OF an migrate and trait
or 10 his friend. he deserted Governor Fran /
els when the latter clashed with Governor /
Stone as rival leaders of the state Democ-
racy, and enlisted as one Of the lieutenants
of the Vernon county statesman.
He won the confidence of Stone and |
Bland and through association with these
two free silver leaders was nominated for
governor upon an anti-corporatiou free sill
ver platform The attitude OF Stephens |
upon certain remedial measures affecting
the railroads during the late session of the |
legislature excited the distrUst OF Spea ker |
Farris. o. H. Avery, Senators Ben Ander-
son. o. G. Young and other genuine re-
formers.
'''The traitor who betrays one friend will |
play the Judas isCariot role to others /
stephens has violated his political pledges.
orostituted his church and betrayed his |
Dar;y. The Democracy will repudiate him |
it the first opportunity,
This plain statement OF the alleged short |
,ornings of the Stephens administration |
from 4 Bourbon official will doubtless be a |
surprise even to many of the best posted
Democrats.
''It is known that Stephens has studiously
lumiiated Bland. Stone and Sam Cook |
Ipon every possible occasion. He has man
Tested an utter disregard for their in
3orsements in making appointments. and
[ has been an open secret about the can't |
rot i'm harmony with the state admiustra-
ion.t 30 s-.. ...
A prominent county official from one of
he counties In Northeast Missouri was |
lere during the week having some officia!
business with Warden Stark. Speaking |
. the state administration to The Journal
'orres spondent. he stated that the silver |
.lement in his county had no confidence in
Ion Stephens as a free silver man.
Our people blame William ]. Stone for
his SteDhens business" he said for the |
eason IL Il had not been for him supporting |
stephens the Democrats would haYe nomi- |
lsted a genuine Democrat who believed in |
rec silver and the PRINCIPLES of the Chi /
ago platform for the office Of governor
Sow the labor unions will make q clear cut |
ssue next year on the 'Pinkertonizing' OF |
he Kansas City police department by the |
tephens-Scarritt-CoX combine there. and ,
he country Democrats will. as a matter OF |
curse stand by the laboring class In the
eht
possibility for this Vallins scandal. These !
'olfce boards are appointed by him. and }
Ioid office during his pleasure. They are. | ,
5 matter of fact. departments OF the ,
is. Everybody knows the gov |
rnor was consulted about the appoint | ,
nent of the Pinkerton agent Vallins. for |
hief OF police OF Kansas City. and that.
mon the advice of Bankers SHfnuey Wiley