The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-23

NSi oppoi AIN W dlSWCI llc Cndl BE
that Judge Wallace makes that between
5000 and 5000 votes were cast for him in
Kansas City that were never counted and
that votes were counted for Mr.. Cow
herd that were never cast"
To Give Him Plenty Of Time.
Il am entirely willing to give him
abundant time and opportunity to produce
all or any one Of the dead men who voted
for him in Kansas City or in st. Louis. ]
want him to explain in detail why he has
not accepted the offer published by George
Creel, Governor Folks coal oil inspector
in Kansas City, in his paper, the indie
pendent, to pay So apiece for all or any
one Of the IFS dead men who were voted
for Mr.. Cowherd in the Second ward alone.
Up to the present Mr.. Cowherd has
not sought to augment his campaign fund
by claiming any part Of this public offer.
l also give him an opportunity to tell
about his relations with Ed Butler of st.
Louis and as to the truth of Buffers claim
that he nominated Mr.. Cowherd by giving
him Il, 1000 votes in the recent primary.
Let Mr.. Cowherd, while he is on this sub
ject, also give the name of the Kansas
City politician who, l am informed, went
to st. Louis before the primary to fix up
the deal for securing the support of Ed
Butler.
Il want him also to nave full time and
opportunity after he gets through extoll-
ing the glories of the plank in the national
Democratic platform in regard to the
publicity of campaign contributions to give
the names of the people who subscribed
the $50, 900 slush fund that Lawler p.
DAILY, the chairman of the Democratic
Central City Committee, says was used to
carry the primary for Mr.. Cowherd in st.
Louis. Or if the slush fund was not
$S5 900, let Mr.. Cowherd tell how much
it was, who gave it, and how it was ex-
pended.
Il am also glad to extend to Mr.. Cow
herd full opportunity to tell what par
ticular part or parts of the administrations
of Stephens and Dockery he Endorsed.
Does he ipdorse their conduct of the
police departments of Kansas City and
st. Louis? Governor Folk charges that
they were both inefficient and corrupt;
that policemen, sworn to protect life and
property, protected neither life nor prop
erty; that officers sworn to protect the
ballot protected those who debauched the
ballot; that men sworn to enforce the law
shared with the keepers Of disreputable
resorts and with criminals the proceeds of
their evil DOING
Quotes a Folk Charge.
Does he indorse their conduct Of the
election machinery in those cites? Gov
ernor Folk charges hat under their adj
ministration a corrupt political machine
had by crimes against the ballot elimi-
mated theselement of chance from elections
and that the serfs of Russia had more
political rights than did the opponents
of these machines in Kansas City and st.
Louis
Does he indorse the work of the legis-
lature under Stephens and Dockery? Gov
ernor Folk charges that during their ad-
ministrations legislation was sold to the
highest bidder, that for every act of bri-
berry disclosed, twenty remained hidden
and that the b~ribe-giver and bribe-taker
stalked through legislative halls and went
unwhipped of justice.
Does Mr.. Cowherd indorse the part
nership will race track gamblers that was
established while Stephens was Governor?
Does he indorse the alum deal and the
passage of a law permitting the CONSOLE
dation of the street railways in st. Louis?
Does he indorse the action of Governor
Dockery, one of his political managers
in his attitude towards the boodlers -four
years ago? Governor Folk said on the
22nd of March, 1904: h
More corruption has been exposed ir
Missouri during the past two years thar
in any like period in the history of the
world
1.-THE people of Missouri naturally looked
to Governor Dockery to blow the bias
tina would rally the forces Of honesty II
; battle array. Instead of that he sa
trembling and perspiring In his office
& whispering and winking. His conduct dur
t ing these trying times is indeed humilatinl
1 to Missourians."
Let Mr.. Cowherd be more specific II
r his Endorsement. Let him say whethe'
? he approves of the evils and abuses tina
. Governor Folk said existed under Ste
! phens and Dockery, and which he assert
to have helped to correct"
l Ask to Hear of Kansas City Record.
r IT am also willing to go out of my wa
to give Mr.. Cowherd a chance to tell tn
! people more about his official record a
y AldyoI VI diiDd 80 ~ AN NN w."
!. it was that at the expiration of his tern
i nobody in Kansas City had the temerit,
: to suggest his denomination. Why it wa
. that his administration left the Demo
+ crate party hopelessly divided with tw
candidates as his successor. Let him tie
: why he appointed the Republican boss G
: the Second ward, a North End saloon
= keeper, to the most important positio
t In his administration, and also let hir
tell why he permitted the street depart
ment, while he was mayor, to be file
: with criminal negroes and criminal whit
e men, who padded the registration lists un
: der the direction Of his superintendent
C streets.
s "And when he gets through with thes
explanations. let him tell the people Of tn
State why it was, as Mayor Of Kaaisa
City, n chairman Of its Board of Polio
Commissioners. with authority to graz
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