The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-03
HADLEY HARD HIT AGAIN
Democratic Senators Unite in Placing
Him in Ananias Ranks.

The replies Of Senator Oliver and
Representative Crossley to the crit
icism which Governor Hadley hurled
at the Democratic Senate and the
Democratic members of the House,
immediately after the adjournment
of the General Assembly, for re-
sponsibility OF defeating certain of
his pet measures. riled up the Gov
ernor to such an extent that he
came back at them with another
scolding, more caustic and extrava-
CANT in expression, II not more con-
vincing of his illogical position and
extreme partisan bias. Among
other things in his later attempt to
draw attention from his evasion of
prediction pledges, he makes the
extravagant charge that "the rail-
road and brewery lobby, composed
Of leading Democratic politicians
and former Democratic state poll
ticians, participated In every Demo-
cratic council during the session of
the Forty-fifth General Assembly"
This would he a serious charge II
il were true, and II not true II Is
fragrant misrepresentation unwor-
thy n man holding his responsible
position. The soft impeachment
is so emphatically denied and re-
futed that Governor Hadley Is
thrust into an Ananias Club of
which he Is shining light. Mr..
Crossley In reslying to this blunder-
ing faux pas Of the Governor, says:
Not Slightest shadaw OF Truth.
docs MI Hadley realize the
gravity of his charges against the
Democratic members Of the Legis-
lature? Does he realize that he
makes himself eligible for member
ship in any duly authorized Ana
Mas club by these wild wordsY
There is not the slightest shadow
of truth in the statement, and every
body familiar with the happenings
of the recent assembly knows that
Mr.. Hadley owes an apology to the
people of Missouri for SO basely
slandering their representatives.
~ submit further that such an
utterance comes with poor grace
from one who unsolicited Attorney
General by the aid of brewery
money, raised mt midnight meet
ing in II wine cellar, and who, in
loyalty to those same brewers, self
confessed violatOrs of the corrupt
practices net, refused to prosecute
when reminded of his duty by the
Legislature. 1t comes with poor
grace from man who owes his
present position to the lavish eN-
penditurc of corporation slush funds.
at is unbecoming in man who,
as Governor, sought to compromise
the railroad rate question by agree
ing to the iterms proposed by the
railroads themselves, but who, re-
alizing public disapproval, made O
grand stand play with the st. Louis
INTUITION suit, ignoring Demo
cratic Attorney General, becaus,
that official had declared his pur
pose, against Hadley's advice, Il
carry the States fight against the
railroads to the highest tribunal.
"Such charge, say, i'll becomes
one who, when accused of mis-
statement in regard to brewery sup
port last fall, by his silence prac
tically admits the charge and con
fesses himself to have borne false
witness against his Democratic OPP
ponent for the governorship.
Other Testimony.
Senator +. b. Fields says: 81
attended every council of the Demo
cratic Senators, think, and never
at any time did any person attend OF
participate except the Democratic
members OF the Senate. 1t is to be
regretted that man occupying the
position that Governor Hadley oc
cupies. should so far forget himself
as to make such reckless state
ments. The offending of the Senat,
is not in its alleged partnership
with the railroads, which is mo-
proven by the records, but it con
sists in its unmasking the Cover
nor's hypocrisy ON home rule.
Only this and nothing more"
Similar statements are made by
Senators Alice, Mayer, Stark, olive
Dowell and others.
Hadley Conceals the Truth.
Senator Dowell says: 1.-THE Gov
ernor il mistaken when he says
there were no bills passed regulat
ing railroads. There were no bills
passed regulating rates, for the rca
son that neither he nor the Attor
ney General desired rate billl
passed invalidating the 2-cent-rat,