The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-02

by that gentleman, who is over on the
Philippine islands somewhere in pur-
suit OF knowledge to more thoroughly
perfect him In his laborS as one OF the
leaders OF the national democracy in
the halls Of congress SIS heaping abuse
upon another candidate for this dis
tinguiShed honor, the Hon. William
J. Stone, who is as close to the atfec-
lions Of the people OF Missouri, outside
the corporations, as any other man in
the state. With the Kansas City Star
and other organs that are working
with an eye single to his defeat the
Democrat joins in and slashes away at
random, hoping to induce the people
to believe that Mr.. Stone is a traitor
to the party. Following we reproduce
one OF many paragraphs which APP
peared in last weeks issue Of that
paper, in addition TO a lengthy edito-
rial, all abusive Of the distinguished
ex-governor:
"Ex-Gov. Stone goes back on plat
forms. He went back on the Kansas
City platform when he announced his
own personal platform the day he
came out for senator. Now, he is
trying to go back on his own platform,
but the people hold him to it,"
Now we do not believe that there is
an impartial democrat in Missouri
one who has not an axe to grind-whO
will pay any serious attention to this
cruel, truthleSs fling at the great
state leader. Stone has been tried by
the Missouri democracy and has meas
ured up to, yes, far above the stand
ard. Like DeArmond he is one of the
party'S most trusted fighters and
never fails to don his armor and 60
forth to battle when the enemy pre-
SentS himself.
But it is unnecessary for the INTEL
LIGENCER to engage in a lengthy,
ELUSIVE defense of Gov. Stone and
such is not the intention of this
article, Under similar conditions we
would defend DeArmOnd, Clark, or
any other democrat. Our only purpose
is to suggest that Mr.. DeArmond is
not being benefited, nor the welfare
Of the democratic party furthered by
reckless assertion such as is made by
the Bates County Democrat, the
editor Of which seems to labor under
the opinion that ne is strengthening
the cause Of his favorite. He SEEM
lngly forgets that whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad. -
There is another newspaper at But
Ter, however, that is friendly to Mr..
DeArmond and will give him earnest,
intelligent support should he enter the
race for the senate. We refer to the
Butler Times, from which we quote
the appended excerpt from an edito.
rial that appeared in last week S issue:
"We are not welded to Stone in his
campaign for the senate. AS Oul
people well know, the editor of The
Times has no cause to love Stone fol
anything done for him in the past
but we do believe in fair play. There
are only two avowed candidates t
date for the senate, Stone and ChamI
Clark. There may and probably viii
be other candidates in the field. w
will wait and take our choice. l
Judge DeArmond concludes to ente
the race, after he returns from tn,
Philippines, then we are for him hear
and soul, and will use all honorabl,
efforts to secure his election.
1--WE want to say to outsiders, VIII,
have heard only side of the story
that Governor Stone is not withou.
friends in Bates county and with De
Almond out of the ace it will have +
be a mighty strong mar that car bea
him here"