Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-04-17
Stone Stands on His Re.
cord and His Service
80 Democrats.

Washington, April 4.-Regard.
ing his ambition to succeed him.
self in the United States Senate,
Senator Stone has given the fol-
lowing statement to The Republic;
"I am asked to make Q state
ment about my candidacy for re-
election to the Senate. There is
little to be said. | desire q re-
election TO the Senate because /
am ambitious to serve the State
and the country in the National
Legislature. I feel that my ex-
perience and large acquaintance
with public men and ma
tional affairs equip me better than
before for successful and useful
service.
"It is well known to every OBJ
servant man that with few single
exceptions the Senators of great
est influence and power are those
of longest service. The Senate
is a body in which the rule Of
seniority in service has a strong
hold, and whore other things are
reasonably equal preference in
committee assignments and other
important appointments is given
to older Senators.
~ lay no claim to the favor of
the Missouri electorate. The
Democrats Of Missouri have con-
terred high honors upon me and
l would have no right to COM
plain, il, for any reason, they
saw proper to displace me. New.
ertheless, think I may say with
out undue egotism that in all
public positions l have filed
have striven to promote the pub
lie welfare and to aoquit myself
with credit. have been assailed
with great bitterness, in many
ways.
"Stories have been told Of me
which were pure inventions, and
the facts in other cases have beer
80 distorted as to constitute in the
substance Of nothing short Of
gross mendaoity; but 30 far as
|, know, no person has ever assail.
|, cd my official integrity. That
l could not be done, because my
official acts are matters Of public
record. Moreover, venture tc
Z assert that no man in or out o!
b Missouri has ever discredited my
, Democracy, or questioned my
4 party fidelity.
"For thirty years l have beer
on the firing line in all great pol
{ itical combata in Missouri, and
9 think it safe to say that no mai
/. who has figured in recent year
{ in the public life Of the State ha
g received 80 few commendation
q from, or been subject to 90 man!
savage attacks by, the opposition
as have. Some may think thi
may not be altogether to my cred
!. it, and possibly they may be right
but it at least shows that m
Democracy has been Of that stall
wart and militant type which al
i ways exoitss extreme hostility o
70 the part Of the opposition.
g "While / have many persons
" friends among Republicans, pol
g itically they have always bee
against me TO q man; and, on tn
|. other hand, / have never sougf
y or held an office by their fsvoI
(, I am still the same sort Of an old
ss fashioned Jeffersonian- Jackson
70 ian Democrat, neither more nc
Of flless. I have no platform Of m
g. own ss contradistinguished fro
l. the platform of my party. N
,h platform this year will be WRITE
rlat DsnverIand jefferson Cit,
k- That platform, / have no dout
N viii sufficiently set forth my vel
hs sImatured convictions on pub
questions, and I expect TO fig
at. she battle Of 1908 on the lines Ia
,srl down by that platform. and .