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I. O. NEaLE,
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Sati kdav. I'k.c k.mrer 21, 1901
POLITICAL.
Wr nre nutliirl70l to announce the
lit IN. W. HAMLIN.
of IJrcom'C .iMily. s a "umlldate forf inmr
in Hi.' . iiiir viiNM.utl dlMri.t. nulijictio
nir Hi-iiim ,i irir iN'niiTruuc puny.
The Cardwell Cse.
Trunk 1 WaMi. I'lanters" Hotel, St.
Lo lis:
I liuve si'tl'.cil and dismissed suit.
Act accordingly. W. O. Cahiuveli..
The alxive purporting to be a tele
gram, appeared in the Post-Iispatch
yesterday. If this refers to the suit
against the Republic, as indicated by
theontext of the article in which it
appeared, and if it was written, as
purpirtfd. by W. O. Cardwell, then
we have to say that Mr. Cardwell
absolutely and infamously lied. This
language is used deliberately, because
it was the same language which, in
his suit against the Republic, Mr.
Cardwell declared to be libelous. That
there may be no mistake in the
matter, we repeat that if Mr. Card
well says he has -'settled and dis
missed" the suit against the Republic
he aliMilutcly and infamously lies.
That, lie has dismissed the suit, we
cannot doubt. All advices are to
that effect.
That he has settled the suit is not
true, and if so stated by him, is, we
repeat again, absolutely and in
famously false.
Tlic suit was against the Republic.
It cimM be dismissed by Mr. Cardwell
without regard to ihe Republic. It
coiill le "settled" only by agreement
wiin the Repil.li.'. Third parties
mi:;!.' induce or persuade Mr. Card
w to dismiss the case, but only the
R'-piiblic could settle" it with him.
Neither the ReprMic or any of its
repivseriiatiu-s settled" the case or
ever i-oiiMilered the question (1f settle
ment. In. 111 tlie lieginniiig the Re
public has refused to pay one penny,
h is refused to retract one word, or to
qualify one expression it had pub
lished. Mr. Cardwell knows that he
li is had no conference with any rep
resentative of the Republic. lie
knows that, he has not received erne
dollar of the Republic's money and
frmi the Republic, not a whisper of
apology.
It is reported that he admits hav
ing received money. If this be true,
we challenge him to state who paid
him and how much he was paid.
In the letter of which Mr. Card
well complained and for the publica
tion of which he sued the Republic,
there was no reflection upon his rep
. utation and no impeachment of his
character comparable with that con
tained in the telegram at the head of
this article, if it. be genuine
It u;.s the Republic he had charged
with libeling him. and, if his charge
was true, from the Republic his
reparation was due. To take money
from another source, and for such
money to dismiss the case, and leave
the Rep-iblie unrepentent and defying,
is to engage in a barter too infamous
for apt characterization in decent
speech.
The man who does such a thing
puts his honor upon the auction block
and hucksters it in places and at
prices to suit whomsoever is willing
to buy,
The suit has Ix-en dismissed, but It
has not been settled, and will not be.
The Republic stands upon its defense
It dares Mr. Cardwell to the issue
now, as it has from the beginning
It disavows the payment of one penny.
It leaves to Mr Cardwell whatever he
has gotten, if anything, as clear gain,
with hjs original stock or uninjured
reputation intact and unimpaired.
The German press is not favorably
Impressed with the message of Presi
dent Roosevelt , especially in so far as
it declares for continued peace under
the protecting influences of the M.oji
roo doctrine. Our German brother
cmnot, reconcile Mr. Roosevelt's
sugar-coated words about peace with
his .recommendation that more war
ships be built for the American navy.
And, to be honest alx.ut it, it is'a
hard matter to make the two recom
mendations fit in just right. Let the
(leriuan newspaper man keep his eye
pried for the iiL'L-er in the woodpile,
The Missouri Telegraph, published
at Fulton, has just started i a on its
67th yeir of usefulness. The Tele
graph iii a welcome weekly visitor at
ur exchange table.
Conspiracy Made Bare.
If, in all the history of this country,
dishonor through exposure of purpose
ever fell to the lot of a gng of con
spirators such has been the case at
Washington with that coterie of
naval character smircher who have
siught in every way possible to
blacken the reputation of the man
who won one of the country s greatest
sea battles in the fight with the
Spaniards at Santiago. Steeped in the
unholy filth of their own wordless
ness they would pull others down to
their level, and they resort to open,
rantankerons untruth in order to
carry out their damnable purposes.
When the smoke of conflict had
cleared away and the Spanish flag had
been lowered in defeat it was the hem
of that never-to-be-forgotten naval
engagement who gave out the state
ment "honor to whom honor is due'
and declared that it was a victor? of
the entire fleet, though in fact it had
been the work of the Brooklyn and
Oregon. There was nothing of the
cheap hero in Schley, who viewed the
defeat of the Spaniards in the light of
his country's honor.
But, the selfishness of man, some
times ready to act even unto the dam
nation of the human soul, asserted
itself once more and men interested in
naval officers other than Schley
placed in history the statement that
the action of the admiral at Santiago
had been marked by cowardice, adding
other charges also. At once the
American people became aroused to
an extent seldom witnessed and their
anger knew no bounds, for in this
country among the people at large
there is a love of justice that makes of
us the greatest nation upon tbe face
of the globe. Smarting under the
sting of this charge Admiral Schley
demanded of the navy department a
full investigation and our readers are
all familiar with the tiresome pro
ceedings of the court of inquiry that
dragged along from day to day at the
national capital. When the evidence'
had all been adduced there was no
change in public opinion. Schley was
the hero of Santiago in the beginning
and such he proved to le at the end
ing of that proceeding, regardless of a
lot of biased testimony by interested
parties who were seeking faults in
others with which to cover up their
own. 'But it was not so with the
court, a majority of which condemned
Schley, submitting a report to the
navy department to that effect.
As a member of this noted court,
however, sat Admiral Dewey, the
hen) of Manila, whose victory there
aroused tbe admiration of the known
world. I K'wcy Is not of the hot-house
variety of naval officers, but in the
thick and the smoke of battle has
honestly won renown as a sea fighter
worthy the name. Dewey credits
Schley w ith the victory at Santiago
and in doing so elevates himself in the
estimation of the American people
and proves that he is superior to the
head of the department under which
he won renown.
Another attestation to the worth of
Admiral Schley and to his deportment
during the battle of Santiago comes
from General Miles, at the head of the
army, when he savs:
"I am willing to take the judgment
of Admiral Itewey in the matter. He
has been a commander of a fleet and
as such was shown the anxieties and
responsibilities which rest on a man
unoer uiese circumstances, lie was
instrumental in the destruction of one
Spanish fleet and knows and realizes
the feelings that encompass an officer
under such conditions. I think Dewey
has summed up the matter in a clear
and concise manner and I believe his
conclusions will be indorsed bv the
patriotic people of the United States.
I have no sympathy with the efforts
which have been made to destroy the
honor of an officer under such circum
stances." Appropos of this devil-begotten
conspiracy the Intklligencku trusts
that investigation shall be pushed
until every man connected with it is
held up lefore the eyes of the Ameri
can people that he mav receive the
censure he deserves. But of this we
have little hope, for there is clearly a
protecting nook in and around the
navy department into which these
fellows will lie allowed to crawl and
hide themselves from the public gaze
under cover of so called naval discip
line. However, the republican party
w ill have an opporl unity to put itself
on record in this matter as Senator
Jones of Arkansas has introduced a
resolution in the senate of the I'nited
States giving due credit to Schley for
Ills part in the Santiago victory and
exonerating him from the charges of
those who seek his ruin. Watch the
vote on this resolution. It, means a
great deal.
Lafayette's Action Endorsed.
Referring to a recent meeting of
the democratic central committee of
Lafayette county at which resolutions
were adopted opposing a general state
primary for the selection of a candi
date for the I'nited States senate to
succeed Mr. Vest, the Plattsburg
IVniocrat-Lever truthfully says:
At a meeting of the democratic
central committee of Lafayette
county held at Illgginsvllle last week,
resolutions were adopted opposing the
holding of a state primary for the
selection of a senatorial candidate
We believe the action of this commit
tee will have the endorsement of a
vast majority of the democrats of the
state, as It approves the only plan
that will insure harmony and save the
party from the ever deplorable fate of
a political organization divided into
hostile factions, each determined to
rule or ruin, with the latter Inevita
bly following. These resolutions
should be the shibboleth of every citi
zen who desires to see Missouri
represented in the Unlted States
senate by two democrats. They are
all aimed to maintain the Integrity
and supremacy of the democratic
party, but the third one points out
the danger of making "a republican
county out of a former democratic
one."
Kansas City municipal authorities
are considering the advisability of
putting in a septic tank for the
destruction of sewage tilth. If the
government of that town will make
the ordinance broad enough to cover
political filth, also, the entire state
will join In and help pay the cost of
the needed destroying receptacle for
nastlness.
While theacijuital of Mrs. Bonine
at Washington on the charge of
murder could not have Ikyii otherwise
under the law, It Is to lie feared that
the leniency extended by the jury will
lead to additional murders of this
kind. Mrs. Bonine, though legally
acquitted, can never live down this
tragic event in her life's hlstorv.
Does it not strike you as singularly
odd that the republican press should
set up such a howl for pure politics
anent the Cardwell case when that
party has been thriving for lo these
many years on deception and dishon
esty? With them tariff robbery is all
right; ship subsidy steals are 0 k.;
whisky rings are good things to have
News reports from Ohio jriveout
the statement that the nose of Con
gressman Lentz has lieen pulled by
Judge D. C. Badger. It Is not stated
whether or not the jurist did the pull
ing with a gloved hand. Through
"respect for the court" Lentz allowed
the insult to pass unresented.
The republicans seem determined to
pass the ship-subsidy bill, steal or no
steal. Leaders of that party have
passed that stage where shame cuts
any figure in the case. In their
scramble for jspoils they have become
daringly open in their rascally doings
It was a splendid picture of Judge
Alexander Graves that appeared on
the first page of last week's Columbia
Herald. And, by the way, we recog
nize in the familiar features of that
picture the face of a coming judge of
the supreme court of this state.
Admiral Dewey sustains Admiral
in the family: land grants to railroads j Schley, while the remaining nienfliers
are God-given; coercion of American I of the court of inquiry find against
voters is commendable; governmental him. However, with the joint en
robbery in Cuba is to be extolled; 'dnrsenient of the hero of Manila and
acceptance of campaign money from j the American people the hero of
trusts carries with it a virtue; impe-! Santiago may be able to pull through,
rialism arouses enthusiasm: but oh! ! , -
n,v! iust. think of thn dn,. .,. -tireless telegraphy that transmits
party of Missouri, or its state com
mittee, receiving individual contribu
tions from men eiumttir uitli
Hcmocrai wn ne licensed or telling
the truth, for it Is said that wonders
I messages across the Atlantic is said to
j have been brought into practical use.
The next thing we hear of the Ololie-
porations.
Ye gods! It is terrible!
Congressman Rueker has introduced
bills, carrying appropriations for
never cease.
The Columbia Herald is
eighteen government buildings in his!. ' 1 ",,ai" ,s SH'n 10
district. Such towns as Ma.lison. ; ",:i;1-"r;l' publication of a series
01 leuers irotn Halter Williams who
is now touring the old world. It is
Monroe county, wherever that may Ih
are included in the list of cligbl"s for
this class of governmental favor. The
I n tki, 1. 1 o e x i ' k u can imagine no more
effective way of getting rid or tbe
surplus should Congressman Ruekcf's
juke resolve itself into reality and
generally obtain throughout the
country. The Missouri congressman
Is taking big chances on becoming the
butt of ridicule, even in his ow n state.
If, as claimed, Mr. Phelps bought
the democratic party, it is queer he
couldn't make it. stay bought. Just
now Phelps. Walsh, Cardwell,
Stephens, et al, are fighting the
recognized leaders of the democratic
party in Missouri with all the vigor at
their command. Does this look like
the party had been bought by the
corporations and lobbyists? That sort
of a stiry will do very well for publi
cation in the Globe-Democrat, where
the truth politically is an unknown
quantity, but elsewhere it would lie
received with a smilcof derision.
Glasgow Missourian.
useless to say that every line he writes
will be read with intense interest
throughout the state.
Marshall people are evidently
determined to have better water ser
vice if we are to judge by the immense
majority given a proposition submitted
for the issuance of bonds for that pur
pose. Congressman DeArmond says that
the Fillipinos will never lie satisfied
without self-government and that
they will never 1 qualified to govern
themselves.
The Intkllioknckk wishes each
and every one of its readers a joyous
Christmas. To all may this event
bring glad tidings of great joy.
Nevada Post: Frank P. Walsh,
attorney for Mr. Cardwell. says the
investigation now lieing made does
not contemplate any finding against
Governor I lockery or his administra
tion, as he was in no way connected
with the irregularities charged. The
statement of Mr. Walsh is kind but
unnecessary. In the annals of Mis
souri politics no cleaner record can be
found than that of Governor Dockery.
Throughout his long public service
his name has always inspired confi
dence in the party which elected him.
There is an item going the rounds
of the Missouri pres in the nature of
a patent medicine advertisement,
which says that A. J. Snell wanted to
attend a party but was afraid to on
account of a pain in his stomach. At
first glance we took it to be our own
Jim Snell of Missouri, but when we
went a little further down the line
and saw that he did go to the party
after finding relief through a dose of
ChamlxTlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Cure our fears were at once
allayed. That, ain't our Jim's remedy
for stomach ache.
Senator Hanna Is now posing as the
especial advocate of the laboring man
hut his humane expression along this
line savors somewhat, of the .story of
the spider and the fly.
Our brethren or the Marshall press
should cease wrangling among them
selves. The public takes no Interest
in their personal quarrels.
The Democrat-Leader of Fayette is
now in the 2Sth year of its existence
and improves with age. Very few
-Missouri county-seats have letter
newspapers.
Carrollton should postpone building
that new court house until C'oiio-ress.
... 1
man laicKer gets that town
government building.
u new
The Isthmian canal treaty has been
ratified by the senate of the I'liiied
States by almost a unanimous vote.
The Bates County Democrat has
just begun its ,t;id year. May it con
tinue to prosper.
Geo. F. Li nek of Blue Springs has
purchased the Buekner Star. We wish
him well.
The Monroe City Democrat presents
VCI7 pretty holiday appearance.
Obituary.
Died, at Kansas City, Mo., Decern.
bor 7. 1901. t ti-nh.,i. ,.., 11
Mamie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Yates, formerly of this vicinity.
uou oai called a pure, sweet daughter
home, just budding inlo woman hood
when hfe deemed so fair and sweet to
her. Death is always sad, but never
more so than in this iostauce, when it
caoiH Hlitiot without warnim?
...Mamie whs a graduatu of Lexington
h!gh school and was an mutually
bright girl, possessing one of ton
sweetest disposition, I ever kevv j
speak from personal knowledge. .
ne wns a schoolmate of mine fur iwu
years, and during that time I nv0r
suw her temper iuIm.mI in n,..
Maud! alwajs wore tt bright sweet
smile lur every 0110 with whom she
Cme in contact. She leaves her
parei.iH, four sister and one brother
to mourn the io-s of n devoi,,) daugh
ter and sister. ) j;
For Xrons cindles ho 10 U. Iliecker'i
Cnij Kitcheo. Il hM the large.t qJ
UoeiiMaurtment In town, ieto
'On Earth Peace. Good Will To Men"
A Christmas Message to The Press. j
Writtrn for Natlol Printer-Journalist by Hrry a. Wojiwo th
From out the sanctum slants a beam of light
Athwart the darkness of this Christmas eve
Which shows the world is whitening in the night
But faster than the snowflakes that receive
Their impulse from the heavens' storm and stress
Like snowflakes fall the white sheets softly down
That soon will bring "Rood tidings" to the tow.
While Christmas chimes blend with the diapason of th
press.
The world, in warp and woof of white,
Shall sparkle in the morning light; '
And men will see, as comes the morn
When the White Prince of Peace was born
Mow Heaven's gates opened in the night!
Though centuries have passed since that blithe day
When He who was to be the Man of men
A helpless infant in a manger lay,
The earth is still in darkness now, as then;
But many a bright ray breaks across the night,
And shows a snow-white presage in the gloom.
From clouds and darkness thninrh tbp c;..t
e know the world will glisten in the glory of the light,
The need of "peace, good will to men"
Is surely coming to our ken;
Behold within your hands the power
To haste the culminating hour,
O brothers of the magic pen!
This did the Christ in His large wisdom teach
To those who saw Him when He rose again:
"Go ye forth into all the world, and preach
Tbe gospel, Peace on earth, goad will to men."
But the firm rock on which His church was built
Was whelmed with stagnant waters in dark years
Through greed, and hate, and superstitious fears,
in the pure name of Christ were wrought foul deeds of
ghoulish guilt.
But through the doom of dreadful night
There came a brilliant burst of light;
And Falsehood faltered in distress
With prescience of the new-born Press
In strenuous struggle for the right!
O ye who with the all-puissant Pen
Record the news, and in this latter day
Are the main moulders of tiie minds of men
You have a wider influence than they
Who from the Pulpit beckon to the few:
Yours is the high Mount where the multitude
Throng round to hear the cosoel thnii-hr-imK,,-.
Oh. keep the feast, not with the old leaven, but with
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me new!
Yours is the Magi's mystic spell;
Yours are the keys of Heaven and Hell ;
You hold. O masters of the Press,
The power to blight, the power t'o bless;
God grant the gift be guarded well!
Like Christ, you walk midst scenes of dire distress.
And by the Spirit you are led to be
Tempted by Satan in the wilderness;
But let the Christ rise in you -and be free!
Be yours the Christlike sympathy and ruth;
Spurn Hell's hypocricy. as He did then;
'Tis ycurs to save the starving souls of men
With the unleavened bread of sweet sincerity and truth.
God's winnower shall be the Press,
Which from the Chaff of worldliness
Will separate the golden grain
To feed the mind and soul and brain
Of the new age of righteousness.
It is the season when the Earth draws near
The bourn of Heaven, whence the Saviour mild.
In love, and chanty, and hope, and cheer,
Came to be born on earth like a child.
Bid your ears hear the beat of the angel's wings;
And though you walk in valleys sin-defiled,
Let Faith attend you, as a little child;
Welcoming the coming years with a boy's heart that
blithely sings.
'Tis yours the fire of love to fan
At which is forged the Master's plan
That hate, with which the world is rile.
And land and creed and labor strife
fc-nd in the brotherhood of man!
The horizon feels the first faint flush of dawn;
The morning-star beams forth in calm delight;
The phantoms of the dark, a sickly spawn.
My bm the glory of the Christmas light.
1 he crystals of snow, whose perfect form
Show the vast range of the Creator's mind,
Catch the stars message. "Peace to all mankind."
And a new heaven and a new earth are born from out
the storm.
The Christmas bells, without surcease.
Are telling of the glad release;
Listen, wln!e yet the world is still.
And hear their promise of good will,
And of the thousand years of peace.
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