The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-11-07
SAM COOK ON
LEGISLATIVE BOODLERS,
Republican Members Join With
Corrupt Democrats to
Help the Lobby,
oardwell and Lyons Made. Disgraceful
Records.
To the Editor Of The Republic .

Records.
To the Editor OF The Republic.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov 2.-In
youY editorial this morning, calling
att ention to the fact that the Demo
q hts in the last campaign got rid OF
several of their most disreputable
members Of the former Legislature,
you might have gone further, and,
with equal truth, said that but for
the practically unanimous co.opera-
tion OF the Republican members of
the General Assembly-both House
and Senate-with the few dishonest
members OF the Democratic side, the
lobby would have been powerless to
have accomplished anything in this
State for years past.
do not wish to be understood as
saying that the Republicans in Mis-
souri, do not elect any honest men to
the Legislature, but | do say, and
the records of both houses will dis
close the fact that the Republican
members have solidly voted and CO.
operated from the opening tn the
\ close of these sessions with the cor
Nupt Democratic minority.
Anyone at all familiar with polit
icA parties in this State knows that
this condition has existed for many
years. If the Republicans would elect
the same percentage of honest men
to the General Assembly as do the
Democrats, the corrupt lobby would
promptly 90 out of business.
\ sANDBAGGERs AND LOBBYISTS.
Equally vicious with the lobby,
however, is the sandbagging member
who undertakes, and too often sue
ceeds, in levying tribute on legitimate
business interests OF the State. The
Legislature. of which both Cardwell
and Lyons were members, contained
entirely too many sanbaggers and
boodlers, and the records will show
that the Republican members in both
House and Senate voted practically
SOLID with the lobby and the sand
Hggers.
Both Cardwell and Lyons made
9Secords that were a disgrace to the
4 party that sent them to the Legisla-
ture. Their statements to the effect
that the Democratic State Commit
tee received contributions from cor
porations with the understanding
that these corporations should be
protected against hostile legislation
are absolutely and UNANIMOUSLY false.
These men are to-day being used as
willing tools by the chief lobbyist of
this State for the purpose ofelecting,
ifpossible, the corporation candidate,
Cololonel Richard C. Kerens, to the
United States Senate. The attack
on the Democratic State Committee
and on the Democratic State officers
is simple part Of this cheme.
EXPOSURE SURE TO COME.
Before the coming campaign shall
have been begun in this State, the
\al character of these pretended
D>uocrats, who are now having such
really access to the columns OF the
Globe. Democrat, and the real pur-
pose of their pretended anti-lobby
talk, will be well understood all over
Missouri.
For years the Globe-Democrat has
detained it's own State, and it is but
natural that it should take under its
sheltering wing, men who are notori-
ous boodlers and sandbaggers. So
disreputabIe has it become inits libel
GUS assaults on the State admins
tfation that it has become powerless
Tor either good or harm. Its false,
malicious charges concerning the
management Of our State fiscal al
airs have been both persistent and
p1scrupulous.
lit has charged dishonesty and the
riminal misuse Of public funds, when
B knew it's statements were absolute
b false. The report Of the State
Auditor and the experts who have
With such great labor and care gone
1 aver the hooks aud accounts OF the
EStateinrI IL. pnst thirt y=fye renrs |
.will be ready Tor lhe pni,lic in few