Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-05
TEAR DOWN THE CURTAIN.


conceal its unsayory record In the
school fund and state debt fiascos it
will have for the first time in years
given evidence Of political sense. In
the quarrels Of prominent Democrats
there is likely to be developed some
Republican campaign capital really
worth using.
And yet the Globe is led by its per-
verted moral sense to spoil a good
prospect by garbling and classifying the
facts. 1t is weakening a tolerably
meaty Republican godsend with mis-
statements which are quite nnneces-
sary. sold Ananias and its Old
Fraud, the sold Politician cannot
get away from their bad habits.
Secretary Of State Cook In his Card
well testimony said that when he was
Chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee Judge Priest raised $4,000
as a campaign contribution. The
Globe devotes most Of an editorial page
to urging In different ways that this
money came from the Transit Compa-
ny in paying for legislation.
At that time the Transit Company
was not In existence. Judge Priest
had been a liberal contributor many
times before TO Democratic campaign
funds. 1t is probable that a large part
of the amount he raised that year
was his personal contribution. 1t is
also probable that other large parts
came from personal friends who had
no relation whatever TO the street
railsoad business.
However, that may be, the contri-
button, as far as any testimony goes,
stands exactly on tine basis upon which
rest amounts supplied every cam
paign year to the Republic organiza-
ti0ns.
For example, 1t is well known that
Charles Nagel has raised generous
sums to promote the success of Re-
publican movements. Such Republi-
can citizens as Charles Parsons have
been liberal to their party commit
tees. There would be rank injustice
In arguing that because such citizens
are connected with corporations af-
fected by iegislation they have been
conducting, or trying to conduct, cor
rupt bargains.
The Republic does does not find fault
because Republican papers S to the
full limit the dispositions, letters, in
teryiews and speeches Of wrangling
Democrats.
The Republic itself proposes to use
all such opportunities as far as they
tend to enllghten the people upon the
conduct Of political parties and the
characters Of political leaders. The
Republic has no interest in the person
al fortunes OF Democratic leaders. If
they cannot take ARE Of themselves
the Republic has no inclination to fur
nish support. The welfare OF the
Democratic party is not, any more
than that OF the general public, to be
served by undue tenderness toward
persons. Let us have the truth.
What the Republic censures In the
Globe columns is the persistent falsi-
ication Of facts. II the Globe could
be sincere and honest for a few weeks
the morning press Of st. Louis might
by the united action collect out OF the
cardwell case and the publicity that
Ease has stimulated enough material
10 drive the lobbying business out of
Missouri politics for at least a few
Fears.
This great need Of publication will
never be accomplished by ignoring the
rascals and attacking honest men on
small pretexts for partisan reasons
ilone. In this Transit Company mat
Ter, for instance, any man knows that
( the men who engineered the COM
1ination got legislation for money
hey paid many times more than
5000, a sum which would hardly de-
ray the Incidental expenses of a free
handed lobbyist Of the dig varity dur
ing a session at jefferson. If the sub
sequent consolidation bill became a
law as a matter Of a bargain sale, there
were several high priced tollgates
through which It must have passed;
places where the $1,000 Of previous
campaign contribution would be dis
Some Of those tOllgates were Re-
publican; some Democratic. If there
was in truth a bargain and sale, the
vote on the measure shows that pretty
much the whole Republican organiza-
lion in Missouri must have been in
the deal. There would be a higher
of public spirit in searching out
III the facts Of the alleged bargain
and sale, on both political sides, than
in %perverting statements in order to
deceive the people.
The Cardwell case is ostensibly lev
sled against the Republic. The Repub
ic takes this occasion to say to the
Globe and TO all concerned that the
is by no mean unwelcome to this
newspaper. II in the court room, or
in the discussions awakened on the
outside, substantial testimony in re-
gard TO lobby methods developes the
Republic will regard the case as a
blessing to the State. Lobbyists,
sandbaggers and all the creatures who
make political corruption a business
are the men the Republic has been
lighting, in Jefferson City and in the
City Hall of st. Louis, for a long
time. In that fight the Republic rec
ognizes no difference between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. A combine in
municipal Assembly and a combine in
the State Legislature are alike. What
ever helps TO expose, overthrow and
punish either will find friendship and
support in the Republic-St Louis Re
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