The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-02
MISSOURI MAY ELECT
A REPUBLICAN SENATOR
DEATH OF STONE REMOVES THE
CONTROLLING GENIUS OF
DEMOCRATIC. PARTY.

| If the republicans can work up an
organization in Missouri they will
make fight for the election of SEN
ator to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Stone. The pors-
pect is not regarded by republican
leaders as particularly encouraging,
but some circumstances lead them to
believe that they have chance to
win, provided they can perfect an Or
ganization, says a Washington cor
respondent.
In the death Of Senator Stone, the
Missouri democrats lost their guiding
genius. BY the same token, the dem
ocrats Of the senate lost their most
cunning political manipulation Bill
Stone was acknowledged to be a po-
litical genius, and long continued dem
ocratic success in Missouri has been
attributed more to him than to any
other one, or to any other set of men.
Stone Clever Politician.
But Stone was politician, and not
statesman. He was an organization
man, valuable in the field of politics,
but he was lost in the United States
senate, save as he contributed to the
politics played by his party in the up
per branch of congress. AS senator,
l. or rather as statesman, Senator
Stone was not a success, nor was he
credit to the senate, and as chairman
of Tho oop,mittoo on foraipn rala tipps
he was completely out of his element,
even more so than he was out of touch
with the administration, for Stone at
heart had no sympathy with the war
and for that reason, among others
was not qualified to be chairman of
the foreign relations committee.
But while Stone did not measure up
as a statesman. he lowered above his
colleagues of the senate as a politi-
clan. For craft, for cunning, for abil-
ity to organize and to direct men in
politics, he had no equal in that body
He probably was a keener politician
than any man on the republican side
as we'll as the democratic side.
Will Do NlSSed W W'oSou'h
But while Senator Stone will be
missed to an even greater degree by
the Missouri democrats, for it was he
who managed the campaigns in that
state for many years and during his
long career he himself was never de-
feated. The Missouri democrats with
out Stone will be somewhat like the
German army would be without the
kaiser and his general staff. Stone
was both the commander and the
general staff of the democratic party
of his state. But he made the mis-
take of other politicians Of not devel-
oping a lieutenant who could succeed
him when he passed away, and the
Missouri democrats today have no
leader particularly equipped to sue
coed Stone.
Senator Reed may fall heir to the
titular leadership, but Reed is not a
second Stone. And it is because OF
this loss which the democrats Of Mis-
souri, have suffered that the republi-
cans now have chance Of electing 8
United States senator.
Republicans Unorsanized.
The death Of Senator Stone finds
the republicans Of that state unor'
ganized; it finds them without any one
candidate standing out as being avail,
able for the senate; it finds a number
of mediocre republicans aspiring te
senatorial honors, while the really
great republicans who are most thor,
oughly equipped to sit in the senate
are holding back and refusing to en-,
ter the race.
The contest for control of the mex
senate is going to be hard one, ant
. in the time that must elapse before
the next election in Missouri, nationa
republican leaders hope to bring abou
. real organization Of the republican
of Missouri. and they are also hopeful
;. that time will develop some candidate
who could lead a successful campaign
for the senate. II this organization
can be perfected and If the right can
didate can be developed and brough
: into the field there will be chanc
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