The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-23

MISSOURI REPUBLICANS

sentiment to sustain him, for while he
was Mayor the Rev. Chas, B.. Mitchell, the
pastor Of one Of the leading Methodist
churches in Kansas City, and now one Of
it's bishops, arraigned him at a public
meeting for his official dereliction. And
following his administration the saloons
were closed on Sunday by the order of
the chief of police, the late Colonel Irving.
I'm short, let Mr.. Cowherd say whether
he stands for or approves these evils and
abuses, these crimes against the ballot,
these acts OF corruption and betrayals Of
the peoples rights that he knows and
everybody else knows, characterize the ad-
ministration Of the old machine. w. d.
Vandiver, Mr.. Folks leading lieutenant.
stated in a speech at Nevada the other
day that the election of Stone would be a
triumph for all the evil political Influences
in Missouri. l 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 re-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.
I'm answer to my questions asked a
week ago, Mr.. Cowherd has up to the
present time made only the answer hat /
have not done anything as Attorney Cen
eral, and that w. S. Dickey, chairman Of
the State Committee, is connected with a
trust. 1 will in answer refer Mr.. Cowherd
to the leading Democratic papers Of the
State during the last four years, and If 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.
las to his other statement 1 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 he
acted on the advice of ]. v. c. Karnes.
the Nestor 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 l thought then and I think
now that it was entirely legal. This must
also nave been the opinion Of H. M.
Rubey, whom Mr.. Cowherd selected as the
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, when he recently became al asso-
ciate of Mr.. Dickey in an important bust
ness enterprise.
Mr.. Cowherd also recites with evident
satisfaction that he was elected to Office
once while I was defeated at the same
election. Mr.. Cowherd is one of those I'M
reliable witnesses who tell only part of
the truth. He fails to state that at that
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ticket, while he was several thousand be-
low some of his associates. He fails to
tell that in 1904, 1 carried Kansas City
by more than 1000 majority, while he lost
it by nearly 8, 900. lie fails to tell that we
were both elected in 1900, he being sue
cessful because his faction, the police fac
tion,' bolted all of the local Democratic
ticket with the exception of Mr.. Cowherd.
IF Mr.. Cowherd can get any satisfac-
ton out of this record he is welcome to 1t.
Mr.. Cowherd has also stated in answer to
the charge that he is the possessor of a
stolen nomination. that L am making my
self a sewer for conveying to the public
these charges of fraud in connection with
the recent primary Mr.. Cowherd has
established such close and intimate re-
lations with the bosses of the Stun wards
of Kansas City and st. Louis that he I'M
consciously adopts their language. I would
rather, however, be the medium convey
ing to the people the truth as to how Mr..
Cowherd secured his nomination than be
the medium of restoring to power the cor
rupt and discredited machine that be-
trayed the people Of Missouri and be-
smirched the good name of this great
commonwealth" f