The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25

examination and reflection, Mr.. Ball said
You can say for me that i woul'
rather put in jail the thieves who robbie,
me. no. j will not say me-who robbed
the Democrats of the State-of the norni
nation for Governor. than to be Governo
OF this state, n / am going to do tina
very thing. too. IL 4 takes all the rest Q
my days. / know" continued Mr.. Ball
that l was honestly nominated at tn,
democratic primary. We have alread!
indicted twenty-five judges and clerks VIII
stole that primary. When the trail lead!
into the upper tendon, / am going to talk
a direct hand In the game myself. Sa,
this. further. In YOUR paper" added tn,
man who thousands OF Democrats in Mis-.
souri, believe today should be their can,
didate for Governor, Say for me that
have positive Information that relatively
the frauds against me were as great anC
as hagrant in Kansas City as in st. Louis
ana L am going to set at the bottom o
them, too. A man who -1s in thost
boxes Mr.. Ball added. would. OF course
not like to AVE them opened. but the
Democrats of Missouri believe, as l be.
neve, that thieves who steal honest mems
votes ought to be prosecuted and put In
the penitentiary, and that Is what l am
going to see done IL there is law and jus
tice in Missouri"
Following the primary election. George
Creel, coal oil Inspector in Kansas City
by appointment OF Governor Folk. charged
In his paper, '"The Independent" that
AhoN y SoibthllNNIu Ill lUt III
maries. and published an offer OF IS. 90
apiece for It's men who were recorded as
voting In the Second Ward, II Jim Pender-
CAST. Mr.. Cowherd's North End represent
atiVe, would produce all or any one OF
them. Up to the present writing, no part
OF this Offer has been accepted, and yet
Mr.. Cowherd, In his opening speech at
Sedalia, stated that u would be rebuked
for slandering the people Of Kansas City
because l had charged that there was dis
honesty in the primary election there. !
have only repeated the charges made by
William III. Wallace, David A. Ball and
the representative of Governor Folk. So
IL I an to be rebuked, let 1t be for that
for which l am really guilty. namely. re-
peating the charges OF these well known
leaders OF democracy.
A RECEIVER OF STOLEN NoMiNA.
TioN.
Consider all Of this evidence, honest
citizen, whatever may be your politics;
consider the vote itself In these two cities;
consider the testimony Of Ed Butler and
OF Lawier DAILY, Democratic machine poll
consider the testimony of William
III. Wallace and David A.. Ball. high-mlnd-
ed, ZONES Democrats, and then answer in
your W conscience as to whether Judge
and Dave Ball are hi when
they claim that money, fraud and violence.
odd Gang methods. I'VE foisted
upon the Democratic party the candidacy
OF William S. Cowherd. II 1t is true, as
by David A. Ball. that he was
robbed Of the nomination, the beneficiary
of that robbery was Mr.. Cowherd, who
stands before the people Of Missouri
In this campaign charged by his principal
opponent with being tie receiver of a
stolen nomination. Do you wish to give
to such methods the approval OF you
vote? Do you wish to endorse a candidacy
made successful by such crimes against
the ballot? And although Mr.. Ball and
Judge Wallace may not openly oppose the
of Mr.. Cowherd. they never have,
and they never will, so long as they re-
tain their W respect and their respect
Tor the truth, tell the people of Missouri
that Mr.. Cowherd was the honestly nom
candidate OF the Democratic parry.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN2
Now what is the significance Of these
crimes against the ballot and this lavish
and to defeat Mr.. Ball? Why Is 1t that
the repres antatives of special interests in
City OF st. Louis would subscribe
$a5, 900 to defeat Mr.. Ball and to nomi-
to believe in William ]. Bryan and
his principles, and to favor the same
general theories of government. Then.
why was one worth $35, 900 more to these
men h a the otherG Why was 1t that
ballot, rlvaling those which We're commit
ted under the rule Of the "Oid Guard" to
nominate one Democrat n to defeat an
Both Ball and Cowherd had de-
clared in public speeches for the enforce
ment OF law n for honest elections, and
men were willing to commit crimes
and to place themselves within the very
shadow OF the penitentiary to nominate
one and to defeat the other. What private
had these men received that
In case of Mr.. Cowherd's election no harm
would come to them and that all would
be we'll? These are questions which each
voter in Missouri must answer for him
self when he casts his ballot on the ard
Of next November.
RALLY 'RouND THE FLAG.
In the early part OF his campaign. Mr..
Cowherd made some speeches that he has
since tried hard to forget and tried harder
still to ave the Democrats OF the State
He charged. in substance, that the
Democratic party In Missouri had gone on
after false gods and had taken up with
and he called upon the Demo-
OF the State to rally round the
flag with him. When Mr.. Whitecotton,
Ball. Judge Evans and Judge Wall
lace promptly asked Mr.. Cowherd what
flag he mean. he suddenly abandoned
battle-cry n shibboleth OF victory.
nag, however, which MIR. Cowherd
asked the Democrats to rally round was
known then and is better known now.
II was the nag OF the "Old Guard" It
was the flag that Mr.. Folk and his sup
drove from power In the Demo
party In 1904, and the flag that the
people OF the State drove from the State
In that slectlon.
DO you WANT TO GO 5Ackf
So. today, the issue is clear; DO you
want to go back2 iDo you want to go
back to the conditions hat existed In
1So4f DO You want to go back to padded
registration lists, STUFFED ballot boxes and
election returns7 DO you want to
back to police corruption In the great
cities and have the protectors OF lives and
property partners with those who pracy
tice vice and commit crime? Do you want
to go back to the sale OF legislation TO the
bidder; To assessments purchased
by campaign contributions; to the whoie-
sale bribery or public officials. to. the time
the brlbe-giver and the bribe-taker
will again stalk through legislative halls
and go unwhipped Of Justice; TO q con-
dillon In which the restoration OF the
principles OF common honesty will again
the paramont Issue in Missouri
II YOU do. you can rally mound
that flag with Mr.. Cowhsfd and those who
stole his nomination for him In st, Louis
ana Kansas City,
IN FAIRNESS TO MR.. cowHERp.
Now there may be those who may think
am unfair to Mr. Coguhard who