Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-07-21
HEARST FURNISHES REEDS
THOUGHTS, CURLEE DECLARES

the UNDIVIDED attentiOn OIL large anu
sympathetic crowd. The first to ap-
pear was Mr.. Lamb, who stated that
those who came there expected to hear
TRADE Of abuse woul be disappoint-
ed. "This meeting" declared Mr..
Lamb, sis called for the purpose of
placing Mr.. Reed in his correct light
as regards his public record"
The-judge then proceeded to uncork
as choice bit of veiled and unveiled
sarcasm as has been heard on many
platform in many day.
Mr.. Lamb described Reeds opening
at Moberly as high powered auto
travelling at 80 miles an hour, and ad-
ded that Reeds final would resemble
tin lizzie turned turtle in the ditch
with water in the gas, radiator Leak
ing, spark plugs befouled and tires
gone.
In introducing Mr.. Curlee, he said:
1'the man who Jim Collet did not know
and could NOT know"
The following is brief resume Of
Mr.. Curlee's speech which was greet
ed with the hearty, spontaneous ap-
plause, the delight Of all public speak
ers:
II assert that mo- man is entitled
to a Democratic nomination who is
not,a Democrat. A Democrat may
be defined as man who supports the
Democratic platform, sustains the
Democratic administration. Measured
by this definition, Reed may be Re
publican. Bull Moose, Mugwamp,
or merely a renegade; but he is no
Democrat.
Testing Party Record
"Let's test his party record. You
will remember his guerilla warfare
in the early years of the Democratic
administration; his opposition to an
administration measure proposing
changes in the interstate commerce
law; his obstruction Of the federal
reserve act; his opposition to an ad-
ministration measure proposing GER
tain amendments to the antitrust
laws; his obstructive tactics with re
gard to presidential appointments De
these things outlaw man IS = Dem.
ocrat? Not one nor several Of then
would do SO; but when long and un.
remitting train of assaults evinces .
design to discredit and humble
Democratic administration, and no sol.
itary act or utterance occurs to con
tradict the uniform tenor of the resi-
it is difficult longer to consider sucf
a man as Democrat.
Never Assails G. o. P.
obstructive as he was and is, hi
deyasting assaults are always launch
ed against Democrats and nevel
against Republicans. In boasting Of
his prowess he links his name witt
RepubIicans-Bora LaFollette ant
Reed are the saviors of the republic
Among Democrats only Vardamal
and Gore, those late-lamented kindre'
spirits, enjoy his appreciation.
"Toward all administration meas
ures his course has been consistent
He has assailed them all without dis
. elimination. Conscription, food con
/. troll, the naval program, the inter
state commerce act, the antitrust law
the export trade bill, the fuel admins
tration, the National Council Of De
tense, the air service, the federal re
serve act. and countless other admin
istration measures and agencies.
''There is one other man in thi
country who hates Woodrow Wilson
as venomously as does James A. Rec
and that man is William Randolph
Hearst. With all Reeds boasted in
dependence Of deed and thought h
was always in harmony with Hearst
You can read the columns Of tn
Hearst papers day by day and knoV
the thoughts of Reed. In the las
six years there has been no difterenc
of opinion between the two. This
singular harmony unless one domir
ates the other. In Reeds daily as
saults on the newspapers, he alway
o . .
carefully exempts the yellow journal
of Hearst. No one Wants Unite
States senator to take orders from tn
White House. but at least the pres
dent is elected by the people of tn
country and is responsible to then
while Hearst is responsible to no on
had rather have no senator froi
Missouri than one who daily turns hi
face toward New York and prays I
William Randolph Hearst, Give m
this day my daily thoughts
..The crowning infamy of this re'
ord of party perfdy IS his open al
peal to Republicans to invade Ii