The Taney County republican., 1908-09-24

AdNs III inc ldlBS AlklChs NUilb NlAANi Wv
ernOr Stephens and Governor Dockery
who were opposed TO home rule, the dram
shop laws in tie large cities were not en-
forced. In taking his position With
stephens and DOckery, is Mr.. Cowherd 10
he understood as commencing their ad.
ministratiJn Of the police departments IN
eur large cities. and is he to be under
stood as cOudemnlns Governor Folk be-
cause he declared for home rule? do not
care what horn Of this dilemma hr. Cow
herd takes but let him answer these ques-
tlons, and answer them specifically: Does
he approve Of the conduct OF the police
departments In Kansas City and st. LOUIS
while Dockery and stephens were cover
nor? Governor Folk claims that thGy were
both inefficient and corrupt. What does
Mr Cowherd say upon this question: l
demand NJ Mr.. COwherd that he either re-
pudiate Duckery aud Stephens Or repudi-
ate Folk One thing Is certain In REFER
ence To this question Of home rule, ana
that is that the people Of the hrge cities
will not get 1t unless they clearly indicate
that they want IT, And II they want II,
have such confidence In their good citizen
Rhip and intelligence that I believe they
will use II 70 enforce the Inv. and not
10 violate Il But Mr.. Cowherd, who be-
lieves that we should forthwith give home
rule to the Philippine Islands, with us
mixed population OF negroes Malays and
ance, incapacity and superstition. would
DENY Il Ia the intelligent, law-abidlng peo-
pie Of Kansas city. st. Louis ANA II.
Joseph. Perhaps Mr. Cohhcrd thinks that
because ne, as Mayor og Kansas Clty; dlu
nothing 10 enforce the dramShop laws
providing for the closing Of the saloons
on Sunday that other city officials whom
the people might elect would follow his
example
one thing IL also certain in reference to
this question Of hOIhe rule, and that is
that even II the selection Of police, cleo
tlon and excise officials is given 10 the
peonlc OF the large cities the laws Of the
state providing Tor the regulation OF dram
shops viii still +eman the laws oF the
state until q majority Of the peoples rep
Tesertatives want them changed At me
request of Governor Folk my Office has
enforced the laws regulating dramshops
In St Louis County by the orderly
processes Of tAe courts, and n am elected
Governor, that which | have accomplish
ed ~ ATTORNEY General In st. Louis COun-
ty. / can accomplish Ms Governor. with an
honest Attorney General in the large
cities Of the state, But why is Il, may !
HEatn inquire, II the Republican Platform
is In favor Of lawlessness md the nom
enforcement OF the laws rcGula atng dram
shops. that oil the lawlcss saloonkecper9
In the state are supporting Mr. Cowherd
and opposing me? There Is nothing that
MI Couherd could say that would con-
vince thnst men that they are making a
mistake In supporting him, and there Is
nothing that I could saw that would win
for me thflr approval But want neither
their approval nor their votes. Tor ! have
no favors to give to those who violate the
law The saloonkcrper who Obeys the law
is entitled 10 the laws protection, ana an
absolutely square deal from the state. All
this be viii have flom me But here ana
now declare unrelenting opposition to the
lawloss salooukeeper who seeks 10 nomi'
nate and elect our public offcials for hiH
own protection.
MY LABOR RECORD AND MR.. cow
HERDS.
Mr.. Cowherd had something TO say In
his opening speech In reference 10 my At
iitude upon questions Of interest to the
laborinC classes. / have had no occasion
particularly 10 deal with questions affect
lng the rights ot organized labor, except
as ] have had occasion to decide Nues-
tlons and 10 conduct litigation IN which
they are Interested In the decision OF
questions for the various State Depart
meuts affecting the interests Of the labor
ing classes have endcHvOred Co render
decisions in accordance with the law uf tht
land. without fear nr favor to any class
In the conduct N litigation. ! have Ell.
deaVured 10 sustain the laws that the peO'
pie have written upon the statute books
And the fact that today those who worl
In underground mires do not work ther'
more than eight hours in every twenty
four, Is due to the provisions of the Law
OF this State the cOnstitutionalty o
which 7 sustained In the Supreme Cour
Of the United states. But Mr. CoWherC
makes the Statement that did not go NJ
the Committee on Resolutions of the Re
publican National Convention, because
did not dfNre 60 he involved In q ConteS
over the Injunction plank which was sub
mittcd to that convention, This state
ment is entirely lacking in truth, and "a
sumo that Mr. COwherd must have bepl
misinformed or he would not have mad
IT, My name was never presented ns
member Of the Committee on Resolutions
although It was considered In connection
with that position But when I found tina
Major Warner desired that honor. ! with
drew In his favor In Difference to hi
broader experience and knowledge o
questions Of national politics. For tina
act have TO apologies 10 offer TO any
body. II was made public at the time
and | have no hesitation In saying now
that I was in favor Of a more definit
declaration as to the powers OF the court
in the granting Of injunctons than tha
.Which .s contained in the National Re
publican platform But there can be n
question but that the declarations upO
this subject In the ReDublcan Natlon'
platform mean far more to the labOrin
classes Of this country than the declara
lions upon the same subject in the plat
form Of the National Democracy. Th
statement Of Mr.. Cowherd that | dodge
a vote upon this or any other questio
that came before the National RepubllCa
Convention is also entirely false. ] vote
upon every question that came before tht
Convention. and ! voted IN favor Of u
plank for campaign contributions. n sui
iect upon which The people await with II
terest information from Mr.. Cowherd an
his ST. Louis managers. The only tin
that ! was absent from the COnventc
was upon the last day. when the cand
date for Vice President was nominate
and on that day was absent because n
official duties made II necessary for n
to return to the State Of Missouri Pc
haps Mr. cowherd has been disposed
believe these statements in reference
my attitude upon questions affecting q
interests OF organized labor by reason
his own experience In the campaign
four years ago. At that time he broug
upon himself the condemnation Of q
laboring classes Of the Fifth Congression
District by refusing TO answer any Of the
inquiries az TO his position upon que
tions Of national importance affecting tn,
interests And II Mr.. COwherd can shc
that during the eight years that he was
member Of the National Congress. he W
as active In suppnrt Of measures In {
interest Of organized labor ms he WAS
behalf of legislation In the interest Of /
Beef Trust end the railroad companies.
will give n the people NJ Missouri a her
tofore undisclosed chapter Of his oflc