The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-06-28
TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OPEN LETTER rRon THOMAS
HACKNEY.
In Regard To His Candidacy For
The Democratic Nomination
For Congress.

lo tne Democratlc voters OF Cne l0tn
Congressional District,
My attention has been called to Sc
cret circular which is being sent out
from Webb City, bearing the signature
of A Daughertv, 10 which he seeks to
futher his candidacy for the Democrat.
ic nomn alton for Congress by attack
ing me.
The statement in that circular that
the Railroads and other corporations
are supporting my candidacy is abso-
lutely false, and was known TO be false
by the man who wrote that circular for
MIR Dapgherty, as well as by Mr..
Daugerty, when he signed it.
To his reference to me as railroad
and corporation attorney, l wish to state
that never drew salary from rail
road in my life.
l have practiced law in Cirthage for
tw ntg years and, during that time, l
have brought and tried many lawsuits
against railroads and other corporations
poyed to Try case for Railroad; but
for every case have tried for "a corpor
alton of any kind, have tried hun
dred for an individual, and, in many
cases brought by mo the plaintiff was
compelled to sue as poor person.
was Attorney for Mr. Daughcrty in
the last case be had against railroad,
and he did not have To sue as poor
person, nor<pay any costs.
| have defended men for murder,
horse stealing and otner crimes, and no
one has heretofore accused me of being
in sympa ny with niui derers, horse
thieves or other criminals.
could, with moro show of reason,
accuse Mr. Daugherty OF being in sym
;athy with aud susceptible to influence
by Banks, Trust Companies and other
corporations simply because he bappens
TO be large stockholder and officer of
| and has many thousands of dollars of
| his wealth invested in the First Nation
al Bank of Cartervile, Missouri, the
Citizens Trust Company Of Wagner,
Indian Territory, and many other big
corporations, which pay him large divi
dends from profits on other peoples la
Dor. But l make no such charge, L
could apply the same line Of reasoning
to my other opponent Mr. A r McNatt,
of Aurora, Missouri. who WAS for many
years President Of, and still is a stock
holder in the Bauk of Aurora, but l
make no such charge against him. 1
do not believe that either Mr. Daugher-
ty or M McNatt, though interested in
Banks or other corporations, would fail
to represent the people and fully protect
their interests as far as they were able
to do so, where their individual inter
ests conhicted with public duty.
Mr.. Daugherty has been intimately
acquainted with me for twenty years.
When lie was urging ME to run for Con
gress for almost II year before and up to
the date l became candidate, and was
supporting me even than afterwards un.
till he jumped into the race himself, did
he believe me unfit to represent tho peo
pie of this district? He had no reason
to be in-sincere then. Is he sincere
now? Mr.. Daugherty and Mr.. McNatt
have also busted themselves, sending
out copies of an editorial in the Webt
City Register, Of date JuAe llth, 1906
attacking my Democracy.
Let me repeat what have often sale
in public and through the press that
voted the Democratic ticket 10 1902 anc
at every other election since was o
age, and that every candidate on the
Democratic ticket in 1902 is my friend
have endeavored to conduct pending
campaign for the Democratic nomina
tion for Congress in this district on tht
high and clean plane which should b,
maintained by any one aspiring to tha
high office, to the end that whoever
should receive the nomination would b'
able to command the respect and sup
port of reunited and victorious
Democracy; and I regret that my oppo
nents have not shown a corresponding
disposition.