The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
COWHERD BARES HADLEY
The Boasts of the Republican Candi-
date for Governor as a Purist and
Reformer are Disrobed.

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the Democratic Press Association
in st. Louis last Friday night, Hon.
w. 5. Cowherd, Democratic nom
inee for Governor, laid bare Candi-
date Hadley's boasts as n reformer
and purist in vigorous style. Fol-
lowing Is an excerpt from Mr.. Cow
herds speech:
"Mr. Hadley wishes to know
whence came the $50, 900 for my pre-
liminary campaign. ! will answer
him. 1t came from that same mex
haustible storehOuse whence he
draws the proof of the great things
he has done for the people OF Mis-
souri,. 1t exists only in Herbert
Hadley's imagination, and has for
its proof only the statement of this
modern Munchausen and the mouth
ings of IA discredited political boss.
81 answer him further, that no
corporation, no saloon or no brew
cry contributed one cent to aid me
in the fight for the Democratic nom
nation. Can he say as much? But
since he desires to enter into the
question of campaign contributions,
] would like to call his attention to
n little history in Missouri.
81 shall not state as testimony
the vagrant mOuthings of disgruntlcd
Democrats, hut | will give AS my
authority the sworn testimony Of
reputable men taken before an in
vestigating committee of the Mis-
souri, Legislature, and the finding of
facts ns reported by n committee
composed alike of Democrats and
Republicans.
"With all the enthusiasm of new
convert to responsibility Mr.. Had
ley announces that this election
will come to him without the faint
Of lllegality, or it will not come ut
all. He had better, If he desired to
be truthful, reverse the sentence
that it will not come to him unless
with the faint Of illegality-
"When did Mr.. Hadlcy reach this
plane of political purity? When did
he refuse to accept an Office because
of the tainted source from which it
came? In the investigation of the
election of 1904 it was proved that
shortly before that election was
held, at meeting in the cellar of IA
well-known st. Louis brewer, Mr..
Niedringhaus, chairman of the Re
publican State Committee, ar
nounced that he needed so 900 to
carry Missouri for the Republican
ticket. do not need to call the at
tentiou of the people of this State
to the fact that 81, 900 spent in the
closing hours Of campaign is spent
for no Legitimate purpose, but can
only be successfully used as cor
ruptiOn fund. Upon this plea, the
Anheuscr-B Busch Brewing Associa-
tion gave its check for 50 800; its
president subscribed $4,000 more,
and Otto Stifel, owner of another
brewery in st. Louis, and MIR. Had
ley's most ardent supporter. and
practically the manager of the st.
Louis end of his campaign to-day,
guaranteed $3.50 more, and so the
S2j, 600 was raised to purchase sue
cess for the Republican ticket.
Standing on the foul eminence of an
Office bought for him by the money
of the brewcries of st. Louis, Mr..
Eadley denounces the brewery in
fuence and talks of purity in cleo
tions and campaign contributions.
AS he turns to the country the mask
that denounces the breweries he
smiles beneath 1t at his friend Stifel
and arranges the meeting at which
he, as Mr.. Stifel's guest, is to be
led through the streets of st. Louis
that the saloon keepers seeing him
in such excellent company may
know the drift of his sentiments.
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credit, however, that he recognized
his obligations to the men that
bought him his office. Section ZIG
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
prohibits n corporation from sub
scribing money to II campaign fund
Of any political party, and makes
such conduct work n forfeiture of
the charter of the corporation so Of
Tending. 1t further provides that
the suit may be brought in any court
OF the state by the Attorney Gen
cral. The Legislature of Missouri,
by resolution, inquired of Mr.. Had
ley why such suit had not been
brought against the brewery com