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Show Jin ffij , STONE AND PENROSE if TWO OF A KIND :'j-v jj When Senator Stone served notice j that he would charge the Republicans fij;;j Jj in congress with seeking to make po- :,f' , litical capital, the Democratic leaders , j, i exhibited good judgment In laboring to j'ij; J persuade the senator not to engage :!f! 1 in a partisan wrangle. But Stone was .'' , resolved to have his fling. , Yesterday the Missourian was re- , plied to by Senator Penrose. Between j Stone on the Democratic side and ,- ; Penrose on the Republican side, there ; 'Uyf j is not much choice. Both men are of pljCi , the old political school which teaches I that partisan advantage is above loy- p t ' alty to country. :') Criticism of the government, well J .j j , directed and constructive, can do good, J but back of all criticism must be tho I spirit of helpfulness a sincere desire to help the administration avoid mis- y'; i 'takes and achieve great things. |