Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-22

10 tb"ihg W. "fss S.
was Mayor the Rev. Chas. D.. Mitchell. tn
pastor OF one Of the leading Methods
churches in Kansas City, and now one o.
It's bishops, a%rraigned him at a publ,
meeting for his official dercliction. And
following his administration the saloon,
were closed on Sunday by the order Of
the chief Of police, the late Colonel Irving
IN short, let Mr.. Cowherd say whether
he stands for or approves these evils ant
abuses, these crimes against the ballot
these acts OF corruption and betrayals OF
the peoples rights that no knows and
everybody else knows, characterize the al
ministration Of the old machine. W.. d
Vandiver, Mr.. Folks leading lieutenant,
stated In n speech at Nevada the other
day that the election OF Stone would be a
triumph for all the evil political Influences
In Missouri. I challenge Mr.. Cowherd, or
any other Democrat, to name a single evil
political influence or the name OF a repre-
sentative Of any evil political influence
that Is favoring Senator stones r~e-elec-
| ton that did not work for Mr.. Cowherd's
nomination and Is not now trying to ac-
complish his election"
How Cowherd Has Answered.
"In answer to my questions asked a
week ago. Mr.. Cowherd has up to the
present time made only the answer that /
have not done anything as Attorney Cen
cral, and that w. s. Dickey. chairman OF
the State Committee. Is connected with a
trust. I will in answer refer Mr.. Cowherd
TO the leading Democratic papers Of the
state during the last four years. and II he
wants any further Information he might
Inquire Of some Of his leading supporters,
who are connected with the Standard Oil
Trust, as TO the result Of my official labors.
AS to his other statement / can only
say this, that Mr.. Dickey owns the stock
Of a number Of sewer pipe compares.
which he personally manages and directs.
In the organization Of his business ne
acted on the advice Of j. V. e. Karncs,
the NcstOr OF the Kansas City bar, and the
first citizen Of Kansas City. The plan OF
this business was submitted to me three
years ago and I thought then and I think
now that 1t was entirely legal. This must
also have been the opinion OF II. NJ.
Itubcy, whom Mr.. Cowhcrd selected as the
chairman Of the Democratic State Com
%rniit"c. when he recently became an asso-
cintc Of Mr. Dickcy in an important busi-
ncss enterprise.
Mr.. Cowhcrd also rccitcs with evident
satisfaction that he was elected to office
once whilc I was defeated at the same
election. Mr.. cowhcrd * one Of those un-
reliable witnesses who tell only part Of
the truth. lie fails to state that at that
election ! ran 1000 votes ahead Of my
ticket. while he was several thousand be-
some Of his associates. lie fails to
tell that in 1904, / carried Kansas City
by NOR" than 1000 majority. while he lost
IT by nearly 3, 900. lie fails to tel that we
were both elected In 1900, he being sue
ccssful because his faction, the police fac
ton bol'"d all Of the local Democratic
ticket with the exception Of Mr.. COwhcrl
m Mr.. Cowh"rd can get any satisfac-
ton out II this record h" Is welcome to II.
Mr.. cnwh"rd has also stated In answer to
the charge that he is tn" posgcssor Of %
stolen nomination. hat 1 am making my
self "A sewer for conveying to the public
thcs" charges Of fraud in connection with
the recent primary Mr.. cOwhcrd haa
established such close and Intimate re-
Iations with the bosses Of the slurn wards
Of Kansas city and St. Louis that he un-
consciously adopts their language. ! would
rather, however. be the medium convey
ing TO the people the truth as to how MI
Cpwhcrd secured his nomination than b."
tho medium Of restoring TO power the cor
and diecrcditcd machine that be
trnycd the people Of Missouri and be
snirchcd the good name OF this great
commonwealth"