Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Missouri. If Mr.. Hadley found that
tHese companies were criminals, what
Ileht ald ne have to compromise the
CRIME! Ii the evidence showed
trey were not criminals, by what form
Vi persuasion did he reduce the ratee7
II MI. Hadley made an agreement
win any insurance COMPANY in The
Itdte TO reduce its rates, let him tale
the people of the State into his 80.
ndence and publish the CONTRACT tbs+
there was made. 'AS'
II he did not have a Contract h..
had even the slender hold of a slim.
iatlon from attorneys, let hin, -
sent the written instrument II T.
goes neither, We are justified in cbarg
| ing that this statement also ree+s -,
IN MS own imagination, and was a.,
| otner OF the dreams with which \.
is trying to deceive the peonIe IT,
Iaets are that the records in tbs -
nee OF the Insurance Comn,;seio,,a.-
OF Missouri will show that from 20.
10 1904 the rates of insurance ,,,s1S
reduced per cent; from 100 n TO-
ane fates were reduced S per cent.
alH Ilon 1905 to 1906 there was an
eI Ieauctlon of per cent. and
.ion !9oo 10 1907 there was another
feuuctlon OF 8 per cent; so that for
LII YEARS prior to the time that Her
L naoiey sought to take the testi-
10y IN the controversy with the
COMPANIES, rates have constantly been
' ana yet, with a mendacity
gqualeo' TINS Bombastes Furioso
elalIns credit of 100000 because the
companies, after defeating him in his
sun, followed the plan they had for
Claim is Patiently False.
Mr.. Hadley's attempt to take to
himself the credit of the reduction in
passenger rates brought about bv the
recommendation of Democrats
governor and the passage of the law
by a Democratic Legislature Is too
patiently false to need refutation II
might be pertinent, however. to inouire
why 1t is that if he claims for himself
the credit for that reduction he has
not likewise reduced freight rates in
accordance with the laws passed by
the same legislative body. His an
swer IN his speech would appear to
be that he had decided in conference
with the railroad attorneys that thew
should enforce part of the law and
ignore part of it, and that Demo-
cratic Railroad Commissioner, John
Knott, refused to enter into an
agreement to ignore the law upon
the statute books, and for this recog-
milton OF the obligations of his Office
he faces Mr.. Hadley's denunciation.
But, after several columns of
boastful claims in regard to his own
performance, Mr.. Hadley asks me to
state what | have ever accomplished
that should endear me to the people
of Missouri. | have never thought an
honorable reputation could be earned
by personal boasts. I have ever be-
lieved a mans reputation should rest
in the mouths of his associates rather
than his own, but since Mr.. Hadley
| challenges me to show where / have
| endered any service to the people of
my community, | shall briefly answer
him. We each filled the office of
assistant city counselor.
81 challenge him to deny that the
record shows more work done at less
expense and with better results to
the public under my tenure of Office
than when he held the same position
Upon my record there made l was
elected Mayor of Kansas City, and
under my administration was inaugu-
rated the system of parks and boule-
wards that today is the pride and
glory of the second city of the State;
under my administration then was be-
gun the fight for cheaper gas, that re-
duced the rate for the people of that
community from $I.6o to ST per thou
sand cubic feet, saving millions of
dollars to them during the life of the
franchise.
Mighty Deeds Accomplished.
Under my administration the fight
was made against great and power
| full corporation for municipal control
of the waterworks system, and though
we had to meet every corrupt force
in Kansas City, including the Kansas
| City Star, that is now supporting Mr..
Hadley, we won out in the end, and
the city owns its waterworks by rea-
son of the fight we made. We paid
$3,ooo,ooo for them. We have re-
duced water rates ~ per cent, i'm
proved the service, given every year
| free water to the city that formerly
cost 100000 annually, and now have
plant worth SIo,ooo,ooo Is not that
something to have accomplished? But
Mr.. Hadley says that after the expira-
ton of my term of Office defended
man accused of an election crime.
l did, as he has often, defend men
accused of crimes. The man / de-
Tended was discharged. That contest
was not between political parties, but
between Democracy and an intolerant
society known as the A. P. A, that
had captured the Republican party in
Kansas City.
Does Mr.. Hadley say to the bar
of this State a lawyer should not de-
fend a man in the courts for fear it
may affect that lawyers political fu-
ture? l answer with Erskine, that
when the bar is composed of such
cravens, liberty will not long remain
with the people. Upon my record in
the Mayors Office / was elected to
Congress, and Hadley asks what did
l accomplish there for the people? l
am willing to leave the question of
my standing in that body to Joseph
G. Cannon, Republican Speaker of the
House, or James S. Sherman, NOM
inee for Vice-President on the Re-