The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-09-08

falr grounds and 1t would never do
to have every old body hauling things
In and out, couldn't keep track OF
things, don't you know. So Davy had
a few of his henchmen form little
company to take care of this hauling.
No stock in this company was offered
to the public. Nothing noble about a
little. drayage business and besides
this was not to be losing concern
but money maker. And there were
other things to be done for which the
Exposition company needed a handy
man" or general servant. So they
called it the General Service Company.
Among other things the General Ser
vice Company was appointed purchas-
ing agent for the Exposition company.
Material had to be bought for all those
buildings, and nice profit was added
to what the General Service Company
paid for material before it was audited
to the Exposition company. The latter
was heavy loser, but the profits oi
the General Service Company were a
great deal more than Davy Darr and
his friends lost on their Exposition
stock. So while he was getting all the
honor cut of the Worlds Fair, he still
wasn't losing any money like it ap-
peared on the surface he was.
And it looks to me like history was
fixing to repeat itself. There are some
Democrats in Missouri that are getting
powerful hungry. It has been years
and years since they tasted any post
office pie and for the last two admin
istrations they have had only part OF
the Jefferson City pie. So they are
looking with great longing for some
good man to come to the aid of the
party (meaning by the party the
famished pie biters). Here Davy saw
another chance to shine. Who could
dig SO deep into his jeans for the good
of the party (and the pie biters) as he?
None, because no other had as deep
pockets to dig into. George Washing
ton Michael said that men in the differ
ent counties were being paid four and
FIVE hundred dollars apiece to line. I'D
the vote for Francis and Joe Russell.
I know that there are lot of people
who say tilat George Washington (Mi-
chael) is liar and not worthy of be-
lief, so I will dig up some other testi-
mony. The Portageville Critic, Dem
ocratic paper published in New Mad
rid county says it was offered $500 to
support Francis and Russell and would
not take it. That's the direct evidence
and the circumstantial evidence points
the same way. In the Democratic
counties where the Democratic papels
have firm foundation those papers are
not tearing their shirts for Francis.
But in the Republican counties where
the Democratic papers naturally have
slim picking and consequently are
mighty hungry, they are pulling strong
for Francis. Don't it strike you as
little strange that lot of papers that
have been yelling about the govern
ment being run by millionaires and
Wall Street should be supporting fol
the United States Senate a multi-mil.
ionaire with a direct wire to Wal
Street? Take the situation here II
Taney 1t would be supposed thai
the local Democratic organ would be
taking a hand in Taney county affair:
but it isn't. It may not have been pu
here merely to carry the county for Joe
Russell and Francis, but as far as can bt
seen, that is all that it has been tryin}
to do. 1t is filled with pictures anc
writeups of them. But you haven
seen any pictures or writeups of Willie
Moore or Sam Coulter or Jasper Ray
have you7 You can all make your oWl
guess on the why's and wherefores.
Going back to Davy Darr once NOR
it looks like he was up to his old game
While it appears on the surface tha
he is going down into his pocket to
several times what his salary will eve
amount to, and stands to be big lose