Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-21
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still maintaining n permanent habitat In
St. 1ouis?
Some months ago a citizen with Il griev-
ance against the editor entered the news
WASH. and after "a quarrel was shot dead
by Connella. The latter was tried in court |
for murder in the first degree and was ac-
quilted OF the crime. The friends OF the !
murdered man were not satisfied with the
decision OF the jury and q committee of
them waited on Connella and requested
to leave the city. He went away for
a time. but not long ago returned and gave |
it out that he would remain permanently. |
A committee of citizens called at his room
in the hotel to again request him to leave, |
and the men were told that Connella in
tended to continue business in the city. The
morning Connella was missing
and 4 search revealed his body hanging to
a tree in the suburbs of the city. Connella
was a former Missourian, and was well
known IN Sedalia. where he resided for
several years. He was at one time CITY
editor of the Republican.
stephens was nominated and elected by
the men who have made the nominations
in the party for years. He has been in
dorsed by the men who run the party. He
was not made by St. Louis Democrats.
he was put up because he would adopt
Just the methods he has adopted towards
st. Louis. in order to put the city in har-
mony with the gang that controls the
party in the state" remarks Will NJ.
Reedy OF the official head Of Missouri
Democracy as at present constituted. 1.-The
only governor ever made by the St. Louis
Democrats was. whatever We may think
of his politics now, a credit to the city and
the state. and no appointee of his ever
divided fees and salary with any relative
OF the governor or with any member of
his kitchen cabinet. All the scandal in
the state offices in St. Louis arises out of
Stephens intention to control the city and
out OF the desire of the gang which made
him to secure control Of the St. Louis dele
cation to state conventions. 1t is to this
end that st. Louis has been rayished of
self-government and is to be policed by
importations from counties containing more
black bears than voters. 1t is to this end
that the legislature makes war upon St.
Louis business men. The city is admin
istered-rather, 1 should say, maladminis-
tered-for purely personal reasons. for the
advancement of Stephens and for the Sc
curing Of a tighter '.cinch" by the old gang
upon the power to nominate whom it
pleases for any state Office. The only thing
that will benefit st. Louis and the state of
Missouri Is to destroy the gang that is
powerful enough to nominate a man like
Stephens. The Democratic state machine
will control the next Democratic nomina-
tons. 1t is now owned by Stephens. as he
thinks. but it is really ready to throw him.
and is already preparing another state
slate The next state ticket will be made
by the men who made Stephens. and they
will be all the stronger by reason Of the
methods of Stephens in St. Louis and Kan
gas City. The ticket nominated by this
gang must be defeated. With the passage
of Stephens. Stephenson does not die. The
only salvation for Missouri from the things
which the, Lexowers' nave been uncovering
recently lies in every decent Democrat re-
solving to let the state so Republican.
That would be tough medicine but l be-
lieve that the Democracy of Missouri can
never be purified until 1t has been utterly
defeated. 1t has become hopelessly cor.
rupted through long tenure of power. Il
has ceased to be Democratic. 1t denies tc
ooppun,ri-fnc tho right of calf-poyernuoapt
1t proposes legislation restrictive Of person
al and business liberty. 1t has become G
tyranny of Ignorance. chicanery and greed
1t is government by gang. and not by The
people."