The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-22
PASS BDODLING POLITICS,

Anxious Cwiar, in a com
munication to the Jackson Cash
Book on the railroad pass bribery
evil and its influence on public
officers and Judges Of our courts,
makes some startling statements
ana cites incidents and sclt'eNt-
dent proof Among other things
he says of Southeast Missouri :
representative on the Supreme
bench" "Whcn Il candidate he
did not hesitate to ask Attorney
General Clardy of the could rail.
roads for passes lnnd he was Cir.
cult Judge ut the time as appears
by the following letter the origI-
mi of which in the Judges own
handwriting, can be- produced in
case Of I'M emergency:
"IEruEKICErow&, Mo"
Feb =, 1907.
My Dear Sir and Friend Have |
lust returned home and find your last
letter. Clurly Is now in Washington.
VIII continue my efforts. II can I get
annual. am going TO try for mileage
ticket wan, YOU to be sure to he a
delegate to to the county Convention
from your township Keep things IL
good shape for me in your county
Write me upon receipt Of TIM, With
hest wiehc, ! am
"Nour friend
JAMES u, ToN.
The Correspondent suggests that
"any one familiar with subsequent
events must know that CIardy
came back and that my dear sir
and friend got his pass. Judge
i. l.. Fort was the choice of the
people, but the corporation law.
ycrs, with their incXhauStible sup
ply of ANNALS and mileage tick
cts were iuvinclble and .Iudg,
Fox was nominated and elected
Then this correspondent cite
several eases in which Judge fo!
figured after he had taken m
seat on the supreme bench. TIL
first is the Thrhcs bridge ease,
contest between two opposing rml
road interests Judge Fox too
no part in the decision, bccaus
he was not Il member of the coul
when it was argued Prrhar
that was all right, but then IT,
Oglcsby came up a suit betwcc
common individual and the rNll
road, which was also pending be
fore his election aud was decide
afterwards; he saw no improprrt
in voting to knock out OglcShy.
OF course not.
The next ease cited was Stod
dard county land suit, Las
yenr.' says this correspondent
the Supreme Court affirmed tn
Judgment III the case Of Butter
field against Williams, and re-
hearing was denied. On JanuNr.
23d of this year Missouri PacIIi,
Attorney, Mr.. CiNdy, got dee,
for II half interest in the land IN
VOWED in this case, On the frs
day of February following, the
court of its own motion granted 1
rehearing in this ease; and only
few weeks ago handed down Al
opinion reversing the judgment.
1t seems that in the opinion o
the Supreme Court when the lane
tUlllC llllb IbSStSNluu VI tht hlS
souri, Pacific Railroads. Genera
Attorney. Mr.. Clardy, the Who'll,
face of the matter changed in tn,
twinkling of an eye, and j
wouldn't allow such n small thinl
rs reversing itself stand in the wa!
of Mr.. Clardy. Can yon tell II,
Why
You good honest, plodding, old
Democrats, who love your part!
aud the principles for which i
stands, these few tersely STATED
facts show what railroad domino
ton of the organization or work
ing machinery of the party is doing
for you, and bow it is corrupting
the public service.
But don't say word against it
you will be called n civic righteous
ness hypocrite, fraud and n