The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-26
GI.AR1NG ERRORS.

Commenting upon Governor DockeTys Lone
Jack speech. the Washington Post is of the opinion
that the Governor gives support TO the proposition
that appears pass current in many sections of Mis-
souri, that it is great crime to rob corporation
What the Governor actually said this: Every
thing has not gone at the capital as should Ike 10
have it. There has been some talk of boodiing
Whatever has been lost il hasn't cost the people any
thing and the Democratic party is not responsible If
sandhassng has been going on-and fear it hast
has been the expense the great corporations and
other business interests
Governor Dockery has participated actively and
intelligently in the fight against boodling. He has
never attempted to excuse boodiing and in pointing
out that the corporations suffered the greatest Pc
cuniary damage by the boodlers he merely makes
distinction and notes phase which has been made
and noted on numerous occasions by other persons,
which indeed are generally recognized by the com
munity: and he does not by any means ignore the
fact that the people pay the price of all legislation
whether passed at the instance OF corporation or
otherwise the fact that legislation comforting un-
usual privileges corporation is costly for the
people.
The Post appears to be singing out passage for
the purpose of manufacturing criticism. incidentally
II is patent fact that newspaper in the United
States has exhibited such signal misinformation and
unfaness generally regarding the Doodle situation in
Missouri The Is that 1t believes what it
in Republican partisan papers.
Following its above quoted sentence the Post COM
mits glaring error calculated to do irreparabe in
jury II suffered to pass without correction With the
utmost assurance it goes on to say:
- On other theory can be explained
that members Of the Municipal As
sembly of ST. Louis stin holding office.
although they have been indicted and some
Of them sentenced TO terms in the Peni- ssss
Tertiary for robbing corporations through
backmail for passing franchises We doubt
IL such a condition that would be toll
Grated in any other city in the Union,
in Philadelphia. where the people have be-
calioused to political corruption.
Informed persons know that the voters of ST.
Louis, at the election of April Z, turned the last
booder cut Of the Municipal Assembly. Prior to that
date there five adjudged guilty by the trial
who retained their seats under claim that they
were not convicted" until the Supreme Court should
have passed upon their appeals. The technical queS
ton as to what constituted conviction within the
reference to before which the appeals
already pending proceeding which could not have
been determined within the short time remaining of
the boodlers' terms. Under this state of facts no
remssness was attributed to those having in charge
the laws enforcement. Litigation would have in
volved mere waste of time. energy and money, and
the public sensiby content to let the boodlers
terms lapse by Limitation.
Thus, the Post is something over four months be
hind the times If its is excusable at all it is
solely upon the ground that it may be traced TO
damaging misstatements disseminated by local organs
pursuant to policy OF sandering the city and the
State