The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
Already Getting Worried.

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sensation upon this quiet and un.
suspectinR county, but whether II
was intended ~ a news item or an
attempt at political blackmail on
Judge Barnett the reader must
judge for himself:
Capt. LafYcrty at the republican
convention charged Judge Barnett,
democratic nominee for Judge Of
this judicial district, with q pOliti.
cal crime that cannot 20 unchal.
lenged. He virtually said q bar.
gain had been made whereby a
portion Of the democratic ticket In
Montgomery county was TO be-
sacrificed In order that Judge
Barnett should have no opposi.
tion In the district at the general
election.
The Standard editor was not
present at the above referred 10
convention, and formed his con-
clusions from street reports aud
guess work. Had he condcsccn dcd
to attend the convention and heard
Its doings instead Of guessing Mt
them from street reports, he per-
haps would not have made him
self quite so ridiculous In his re-
ports. TIL" speech Of Mr.. Laifcrty
regarding Judge Barnett was
more complimentary to him ~ u
man. a lawyer and a Judge than
has perhaps ever before been made
In this county, even by members
OF his own party, and II Barnett
proves hlmself to be- the man upon
the bench that LaiYcrty predicts
he will be, he will be second 10
no district Judge In this big
state. Mr.. Lshcrty Is a strong
friend and admircr OF Judge bar
nett, and has been almost one ~
his students. lie believes him
honest and conscientious In all his
doing-, n very liberal democrat,
and perhaps feeling like many
others that the oilice should be
eliminated from politics as much
as possible, urged the republican
convention 10 make no nomination
rather than one certain Of contcn.
tion and defeat. That Mr.. LaiYerty
predicts the defeat Of the entire
democratic county ticket this fall |
IL but n sensible and We may say
quite general conclusion, whcth or
Judge Barnett has an opponent or
not. \ majority OF the party are
by no means proud Of the ticket,
and do not hesitate to say so.
Don't you think Mr.. Lai,criy
would have been a III subject for
the lunatic asylum to have gotten
up before public con vcntion and
even intimatcd that n bargain had
been made or even talked Of, as
the Standard charges. whereby n
portion OF the democratic county
ticket was to be "sacriiiccd," or In
palmer terms, sold out to the re-
publicans In order to elect Ju udge
Barnett, and more ridiculous thnn
ever II possible, when he had no
opposition for election E? or course
you do, and the Standard must
have fine opinion of Judge Bar
nett's honesty aud integrity to
sven intimate such a thing. Surely
Mr.. LaiYerty did not do so In his
speech, and certain L. Is that the
people OF this county do not believe
Judge Barnett ls that kind Of
nan, the assertions Of the Stand
srd to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
The great trouble with the
and Its few followers Just
now Is that they are having a
severe attack OF political night
mare. and 1t is likely to stay with
hem for the next three months. 4,
Judge Barnett is the only lucky
among their entire
democratic number, and they have
ust found It out. And now they
are jealous OF him because thereof.
He has carried the party around
IN his shoulders for these many
years past, and now that he has =
x.. a,