The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-02
A LESSON IN IT.

ously sawrd-un suit for Islander, in
s;itulcd By one Cardwcll Of Kansas
City against the Republic because 81
!he publication of letter ot Secretary
Of State Sam g. Cook setting forth in
vigorous terms the ialsity Of state
meut made by Cnriwcll, 10 the effect
that the Democratic State Committee
was owned by The Jefferson City lobby.
Cardwell assumed that HE reputation
had been damaged $4,000 worth by
AIR Cooks eScoriation, aud so brought
suit against The lirpublic for that
amount; 5ui after M Cooks tcs,i.
mouy and that Of oEe or two other
witnesses were taken, a mysterious
individual Who gave bic name IS
"Brown,'A qtsieily "saw" Cnrdwell
and the sall was suddenly wiihdawu,
Cardwell giving cnl that he was paid
s. 800 10 drop &, which he consid-
cred ample to mend bis frazzlcd
reputation.
The Republic, the defendant In The
case, cyidrntly didn't send this secret
cmissary to CardWcll, Cor Il proceeded
10 air that gentleman action in a way
that blasted any remnant 81 reputation
which hc might have had left and IN
invite another suit fer damage. En-
emics oi tie party charge that leading
Democrats got together aud raised the
money 70 buy of Cardwcll, 30 that no
more testimony could be- taken, bat
that Is NOT rcas0able from the iacl
that the testimony already taken W
covered about all lbcre was 10 lind out
~ to the committees management Of
the two last campaigns. Ii wyjiid
probably have been better for the
party II tho suit had proceeded, for
then the whole question Of the lobby
and H. methods could have been gone
into, and from the record Of votes in
the Legislature on measures affecting
the corporations more Republicans than
Democrats would have been hit This
the chief lobbyists had good reason to
avoid, and from that suurce, aud not
from leading Democrats, doubllcsa
came the money that salvcd over Card
wells wounded hoEor.
But really there wasn't anything
brought out in the testimony taken
that was not known before, aud Ger.
tainly Mr. Cook didn't attempt TO
conceal anything that was done while
he was chairman of the State Com
millee. Everybody knew tbs; Col.
i'helps, Col. Carroll and Judge lrirst
had contributed money to Tie Demo
cratic campaign fund; and being asso-
eiated with corporations. Ii may be
thay somn Of tho money--may be all
turned In by thrm came from the
corporations which they represented.
They were recognized Democrats as
we'll as corporation attorneys, agd We
doa'l suppose that AIR. Cook, whrn
chairman Of the State Democratic
Committee, or Mr. seibcrt rs chair
man during the campaign # 1900.
questioned them as % where they 20,
the monsy.
II has also been known and never
denied that there Is a strong corpora
tion element at work In lhe Demo
cratic parry attempting and slmost
succeeding in dominating is policy
as Il does completely dominate the Re-
Fablican party. Why, for years We
l.avs been protesting agairs, and op.
po,ing this vesy influence in our cob-
yealiuns, our Legislative hal!s, our
courts, aud even ia the local politics
Of this county where Ia sinister hand
is ielt aud seen. We have done this
--nci hscause VIC are opposed to cor
poEalions. for wa recognize IL them q
business and commercial necessity
hal because we hslIeve ths methods
prsciieed ~ Ihea IA politics ane the
meaas used hy shesn to attain their
ends are d1moraiiaing; that lhey are
4. poiiiics iar shs's own ri-~e,-I inter
est and MT for she publis welfare.
Tae charges aad criticisms Of Re.
pahlisaa papers over sAIs ualacr are
Sts iypocri .sai Is they are hyperbol.
Iesss fesg they know Isrss z..-.;s: i;..=s..: :y
& o#asa body aial hreochrs b. tho
corporations and fFuess, pud ssssss ar-
;s-s:s;;=sdnl asianspiI.,n " fSnun wAseh
:hrs don's possess sspgid be aHa-ius
Il 4 wsre no, iIsgazsiag Hui there
b ls,spn 10 " ali for yuu. Du1aocm's|
al The rank and isaas yes nssst take !
morn iivels Interest," ii poiisIea. and
40 leass es-srfhias a. i tfs isesi