Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-11
PdEfl1zi Atrerstsazant
~ e. Lczs Ex%
E11s ~ 1874
WHITLEY SPURNS
BAUER'S HELP
ss-stsr aIys Pubns.isn - Letter
was c~stsssnptsis Petty Poln
tssi chisansp.

Senator X Fnophon p Wnney yss
tsrday " uAs Repubus a copy Of his
Istter addressa to InAtiss J. Bauer.
Secretary Of the Retain Diquor Deal.
srs' Association
Bauer recently wrote . letter 10 r.
Perry Spencer. An emph1ye OF the
State Insurance Departmsnt. assuring
Spencer that sAloonksepeuI and liquor
interests would support WHEY a.
against Joseph ". Folk
wnney in his letter to Bauer de-
elares the preparation and publication
Of the Bauer letter was ~the most
contemplate form Of petty political
chieansry"
Whitley in his letter to Bauer tells
him he will make public his letter to
him. The letter is As follows:
"Mr. IGnatius J. Bauer. st Louis.
Mo.-Dear Sir: have a letter betbrs
me p~urport1ng to be signed by you.
and a copy OF a st. Louis newspaper
in which is published the same letter
addressed to R. p. Spencer. In this
letter you prefer to be writing as
secretary Of the Retail Liquor Deal
ers' Association, and you express most
violent opposition to my opponent In
the race for United States Senator.
Says Inference lie Clear.
From the language Of your letter
the inference Is clear that You are OPP
posing Gov. Folk because OF injury
which he has done to your associa-
ton, real or imaginary, and you clear
ly intended the inference to be drawn
that you have received. or expect to
receive, favors from me.
81 might have been puzzled by your
letter IL 1t had not come to me at
the time l received the letter and the
newspaper clipping, that a carbon
, copy of the letter to Mr.. Spencer had
, been given to the press by my op.
ponent before 1t reached its destina-
ton.
! From this significant circumstance
am forced to the conclusion that
a your letter was written for the pur'
, pose Of favoring what It seemed to
oppose, and in the preparation and
, publication Of your letter there was
Q a desire to rouse in some Of the vot
: ers Of the State prejudice against me
: by inferring, what no man al charge
7 that l have asked for your support, OF
that you can expect fayors from me
S for consideration Of it.
Attacks Methods Used.
k 81 shat not undertake to express
e my opinion of the methods adopted
n on the preparation and publication o.
~ this letter further than to say that II
represents in my judgment the mos
contemplate form Of petty politica
chicanery.
y 81 do not believe it will serve itl
&c Intended purpose Of misleading any o
g the voters of Missouri when the fact
t, are known, and l am giving this lette
Ig to the press of the State in order tina
l. the people may be informed and ma,
Judge for themselves the real purpos
of the letter, which SO speedily foun,
It's way into the hands Of my opponen
! and was with such speed delivered b
/ him to the press for publication.
" 81 understand that you are a Reput
lican and hold a position in the offic
Of the Sheriff Of the City of st. Louis
nd 1t is fairly to be inferred that your IL
ed terest in a contest between two DENT
to Gratis in the primary is measured b
lie advantage that you might expect I
y gain for your party through the nom
~ nation Of my opponent rather tha
l." myself. l do not believe that th
eo Democratic voters of the State wi
fail to see the significance Of Vol
'or action from this standpoint.
ng Yours very truly,
,or "XENoPHON P. WHITLEY"