The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-11-07
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does not teach enormously, especial
ly as appertains to politicians.
Down in Bates, to- home county o.
the Hon. d. A. DeArmond, one ofthe
nations deepest thinkers and most
illustrious statesman and patriots
a man who is the pride of every Mis-
neutrality-suspicious. have arisen that
seem to us, at least, unkind and un
patriotic-which conditions if pursu
ed to their logical conclusion must
not only result in harm to the demo
cracy of the state but to Mr.. Dear
mond, individually.
The Bates County Democrat, in its
Jealous advocacy of Mr.. DeArmond's
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate-so far not officially announced
by that gentleman, who is over on
1.-THE Philippine islands somewhere in
pursuit of knowledge to more thor
oughly perfect him in his labors as
one of the leaders OF the national
democracy in the halls OF congress-
is heaping abuse upon another can
didate for this distinguished honor,
the Hon, William ]. Stone, who is as
close to the affections OF the people OF
Missouri, outside the corporations,
as any other man in the state. With
the Kansas City Star and other or
gans that are working with an eye
single to his defeat the Democrat
ioinsin and slashes away at random,
hoping toinduce the people to believe
that Mr.. Stone is a traitor to the
party. Following we reproduce one
of many paragraphs which appeared
in last week s issue OF that paper, in
addition to a lengthy editorial, all
abusive OF the distinguished ex, gov
ernor:
"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 plat
form, 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, RUTHLESS fling at the
great state leader. Stone has been
tried by the Missouri democracy and
has measured up to, yes, far above
the standard. Like DeArmond he is
one of the party's most trusted fight
ers and never fails to don his armor
and go forth to battle when the enc
my presents himself.
BUTT is unnecessary for the Intelli-
gencer to engage in lengthy, effu-
sive defense of Gov. Stone and such
is not the intention of this article
Under similar conditions we would
defend DeArm0nd, Clark, or any 9TH
er democrat Our only purpose is to
suggest that DeArmond is rot being
benefited, nor the welfare of the
democratic party furthered by reck-
less assertion such as is made by the
Bates County Democrat, the editor
of which seems to labor under the
opinion that he is strengthening the
cause of his favorite. He seemingly
forgets that "whom the gods would
destroy they first make mao "
THERE'S 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
editorial that appeared in last week =
issue:
"Weare not welded to Stone in his
campaign for the senate. As our
people we'll know, the editor OF The
TINES has no cause to love Stone for
anything done for him in the past,
but we do believe in fair play. There
are only two avOwed candidates to
datefor the senate. Stone and Champ
Clark. There may and probably will
be other candidates in the field. We
will wait and take our choice. II
Judge DeArmond concludes to enter
the race, after he returns from the
Philippines, then we are for him heart
and soul, and will use all honorable
efforts to secure his election.
ave want to say to outsiders, who
have heard only one side ofthe story,
that Governor Stone is not without
friends in Bates county and with De.
Almond out of the race it will have
to be mighty strong man that can
beat him here"
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