Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-10-08
HAlLEY'SS s HYPOCRISY
DISCLOSED TO VOTERS
Sworn Enemy of Standard, Yet lie
Supported Charles Nagel for
Committeeman.
Deceit Splitting Party
Democratic Campaign Committee
Demands that tie Nominee
Answer Facts.


Answer Facts.
The campaign committee appointed by
the conference Of democrats at the meet
ing at the jefferson club met and pre-
pared an address to the voters in which
they arraign Herbert :. Hadley, the re-
publican candidate for governor, as the
"enemy' of the Standard Oil company,
and at the same time voting for Charles
Nagel, the attorney OF record for the oil
trust, for Republican National commit
teeman from Missouri.
The statement sets forth that the dem
ncrats OF all factions have gotten togeth-
or for the purpose of electing the demo-
cratic national, state and city tickets
, and pledges the support OF all the dem
ocratic clubs Of the city to the support
OF the entire democratic ticket from top
10 bottom.
In the statement Il special plea is made
70 the voters Of St. Louis not t" forget
the days OF Ziegenhoin; to the period
when the city was left in darkness, when
the streets were unpaved and the sewers
dirty and the elecmO~ynary institutions
disgrace to civilization, which was the
case under republican misrule.
Ralph w. COaIe, president OF the JEFF
ferson club; Colin NJ. Selph, president
Of the St. Louis Democratic CLUB; DR..
John II. Simon of the CommOners' as
,ociation and Thomas J. Ward, chairman
of the Democratic City Central commit
tee, prepared the statement, which is
given in full:
To the Voters-Wc, the undersigned
committee appointed by representatives
Of every faction OF the democratic party
in this city, present to the people the
following facts for their consideration.
First-This is the first campaign since
the year 1900 when all factions i'll the
local democracy have united for the pur-
pose of electing the national, state and
city tickets.
The united membership Of the .Ieffer
son club and the St. Louis Democratic
club, the Commoners' association and
the Democratic City Central committee
have harmonized all oast differences.
We assert without fear Of contradic-
ton that David A. Ball, William H.
Wallace and II. F. Stapel have publicly
asserted their intention of voting the
straight democratic ticket, and have
urged their friends in all parts OF the
state to follow their example.
We assert that all the supporters OF
Gov. Folk and all the supporters of Sen
ator Stone are united in the advocacy Of
all the democratic nominees.
We challenge honest contradiction OF
these statements from any source.
We pledge our organizations as such
not to actively participate in the contest
for United States senator, but to cOnfine
our efforts solely and entirely to the elec-
ton of democratic candidates and the
upholding of democratic principles.
Second-We denounce the campaign
Of hypocrisy, misrepresentation and de-
ceit now being conducted by the repub-
ican party of the state.
Since his nomination was agreed upon
by midnight caucus of republican
bosses in Jefferson City, Mr.. Hadley's
false pretenses, hypocrisy and bitter
partisanship are becoming every day
more apparent.
He goes before the people with u. G..
Robinson of the antiSalOOn league on
one shoulder and Otto Stifel, the brew
cry boss, upon the other.
He sings hymn for Robinson in one
place and clnks beer glasses with Stifel
in another.
He is for the enforcement of the law,
the closing of saloons and the wiping
out of dramshops in the country, and in
, the city he is for home rule and a wide
open town.
He is for home rule in the country be-
cause he claims it represents a principle; !;
he is for home rule in the city because
his friends point to the fact that Chicago
has the only me-rule police depart
ment in America, and that Chicago is
now the only large city which has sa-
looms open on Sunday.
He announces in public that he is in
favor of the separation of the black and
white reces in public schools; in private
he points to the fact that he was edu-
Gated in school in which both negroes
and whites attended, and that black
boy sat beside him when he first learned
his republican lessons in Kansas.
He opposes the Standard oil in public
and calls to his assistance Charles Nagel,
the attorney of record for the Standard