The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-04-24

Kansas City. Mo. April 2l.-United
States Senator William j. Stone. adj
dressing the annual convention of the
Missouri Democratic Press associa-
ton. Monday. made an elaborate ex-
PLANTATION of his connection with the
baking powder legislation and en-
forcement of the state pure food laws
and bitterly denounced the daily
newspapers of the state, which, he
declared. had "hounded" him 4 out
rageously.
William j. Bryan had been an
nounced as the principal speaker OF
the afternoon. lie was received en-
Enthusiastically, and spoke las coun-
try editor 10 country editors" lie
declared that throughout the coun-
try he found deep and growing dis
satisfaction among the republican
voters with the policy of the national
administration. and exhorted his
hearers not TO make the democratic
party so much like the republican
party that il would be easy for re-
publicans TO get into it," but to keep
il different. so that in time of stress
the people would turn to democracy
Cor delverance.
Bryan Praises Missouri.
Praising the state of Missouri for
its prosecution of the packing houses,
he said: THE federal government
seems to be afraid to enforce the
criminal law, and prefers the use OF
injunctions."
Mr. Bryan spoke with earnestness
Of the hostility of most of the large
daily papers 10 the democratic party.
and said that some of the professed
democratic papers of the east did
more harm in four years of apologize
ing for the democratic platform than
they could do in four months of a
campaign when they supported the
ticket"
He closed with reference to the
Missouri legislature scandals. calling
for the punishment of every offending
official.
stone Labors under Excitement.
Congressman-elect G. NJ. Hitchcock.
of Omaha. spoke briefly. and then
Senator Stone was introduced. and at
once took up the bribery investiga-
ton. The senator. who labored under
intense excitement. protested against
the persecution to which he had been
subjected by the ''scayengers of the
press" who had used ''assassin's'
methods. lie shouted
Before my God. fear them. not
| laugh in their faces and spit upon
them"
Senator Stone denied various re
ports that he had been in conference
with Col. William II. Phelps and
Lieut.. Gov. Lee since the Legislative
investigation had been begun. He had
been the victim of ''mendacious at
tacl.s upon his character" while hs
was governor. after he had retired tc
practice law and now suffered undo,
''low, insinuating. filthy and false at
tacks. II submit 10 the judgment Of
fair American citizens that it is M
outrage" he said. Neither accuseI
nor accused has dared TO lay charge
| against my door.
Assisted NJ a Private Attorney.
Senator Stone declared that he hat
no part in the passage If the anti
alum law of 1899 and did not know
for nearly a year that il had been EN-
acted. As a private attorney he ha'
assisted in the enforcement of TIL
state pure food laws. and. in 1901
when it was proposed 10 repeal tn
anti-alum law, he wrote an argu
ment against repeal, but he did no
| visit Jefferson City.
II swear to you, | never spoke q
or wrote any member of the hous
Of the legislature concerning thi
matter. but what / have told YOU n
declared II hope every guilty ma
will be uncovered"
In closing his address Senator Ston
said:
IL hope God will wither my hand
palsy my tongue and burn my hear
in the flames of hell before | will in
tentionally dishonor any position I
which the people Of Missouri assig
me-
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