Show i ruu 1 r t 1 LT T GOV LEES LURID LETTERS I f I A Contribution to Psychology of ot Corrupt f Po 2 j 5 I I ru II i The latest l In the tragic work of ot Folk at of St Rt 4 Louis LouisIn In II t the th publication of ot John A LL let It letten ten tI M to In D I J the bikinI beking powder Int at Mt present living at 1 Ontario Canada It will bt be that hit when the cam amp In Missouri and roMen oMm fragments tr new 1111 the lieutenant governor of f th t state sat John Johll A hoc vUr ur to titor Folk of MI t loul loulu it u noo heck check he hI h hd toIVe re hd from Kelley eIley t Jell had disappeared red of ot course nare I There v VI IS ionia hue huo and try cry Ir after him and tor for a time tim It appeared that l Lee ec had h n bribe two IWO consideration PU but Jut soon In l the Pit f r IU oa inked I 1 oe wi a n h heed l center of lit the live tive m holdup gang at i ity ty had simply gotten cold set II hn the ticklish time Ume irne The Utters littera or of J i JI et art Ar a r ni lp t contribution of ot the Ihl p t of or cor eor corrupt rupt t In UM laM 1 tin tbt frie tre frt silver wave wan Kt lint It Its grand I In the uit I Democratic D at lit 8 IJu N Ne cry e delegate dIgate by I that great state con convention cont t chosen clinion logo 1010 to go to ICI the hit agor I in invention n onton was me before betote hiring betig ac nt accepted I C PIe 1 to rise riM rl and biWer that ho he was wast t for tOr free tree sliver silver t Before this anti and anI procedure was the tito at UI LiuIs I delegation 11 1 hid hod r std t hopelessly and anda J a The Tho at St 1 men tat sat In the of or the opera house houle the staKe an en 1 Island tand l of ot harrl herti red city fac faces In t UI the i IntUit of ot R a I lea tA en of ut utU It U Will was a t farmers convention anti and the theold old Olti latin lads la M with the 11 vy And Ind chin chili shaved upper lips were Muna I prancing like old n nags tt turned colts coil The city crowd d ran It i much whisky scowled growled blackly anti chewed cigars und and as os the he sun sul sultry suntry try tr day wore on and aau grew hotter anti and hotter und and the adamantine old free sIt nil II I m Yer et formers farmers proceeded to tn v every elery knon or ati sU out of the tile delegation to t the Bu St I ia deeper dl p 1 anti and Kin red more moro fiercely One of ot them made mude u a 1 very vury good 8 t Ills Ilia name nanne 1111 Vas ns John A Lee Ills hut speech p was n so i strong temperate that ex cx except except for lor the Iho determination e of ol tho the farmers he would have gaIned n he point the for silver it or get cot out outs rule S In Kansas Kantas City tho the Commercial club I gives given a grandiloquent annual banquet I EvenT BelY man In town who thinks he tie is III 3 somebody tries to a 1 chunca to pay the tine rather stiff per plato plain anti and Ret get In evening drew Pome ionne t 4 notable national personage vivid In the tho th C I popular eye ee It Inn secured as liB ora orator orator I 1 tor of ot the occasion Patriotism m nad wine low Haws with that Hint t abandon which liOn Its III Impressive cx eX JUP In III the glory honor lIonor of nC the torn IlAn The American oasle It II must bo Jo con COli creed IK Is lavishly used u to add to the tho glory of ol tho the city o cIt It Tine The eagle screams and nind it 1111 ICan Pity CIty hurray 1 country countr In the world anti and greatest town ton of at the th greatest country A leI few years yearn no ago I attended one of these banquets of or all nil lh notable I speakers oho ho no furnished the tho oratory I ir only one anti and him became Je of oC th tho the enthusiasm of or an fin ban bonn Sr cheers md been boon gIven for tor the thi governor of or ionic onie great preat state stale or other b who hn had hall Jolt Juit hIs lili oration when the overcome person pemon nose IOB on ott a 11 1 chair attempted with tears choking cInching his hili hi voice olce to make Intake a In favor of ot persona I er ons who ought to be he governors The Tho noon man Iho e speech l lech mad had excited this outburst of nC the Will as Jno A Lee I of ot HI St anti and there I fore of nC all that brilliant galaxy of tore ton antI and their orations ora lions I 1 remembered 1 only Leo Lee and tine the line I q 4 Three for lor he gao sen who vino ho ought to l he lie got gov r q It h Is III almost t weird to know Hint flint the ig voiced earnest men man who wino tried Im inn c to steno stem the tide at that He S r dalla convention and who mad that I fine line speech excited n one inc man at Rt I mast to teNts Iran at tot the t In Kan Kant t fins enea lA City Is of nt that marvel mure of ot idiocy the tM etters of lIf a 11 man who to be governor to a tit of o which tIne the following are samples ample ampleSt S I St gt Louts April V Tj ed ad hard n Wells gold goltl Demo Democrat p crat crot mayor Senator stone I gulped lund and wn ont Int out of ot town ld the tin tl ticket k rou roun t I n II letter denouncing Wella but hilt I by h the tha guns and ami have haIl licked them all J A 1 U Ii r IiI I July Jul U ii lUD l l I 1 h have ve veno II I I I no L you but Jut you know I I 1 cant live like Ilk a n department store tort girl girlon on n fl a I week weak It If 1 t had bad margin money j t I would 1111 today No o corn lift len must f t feI ed their stock alock e ni tI her ber Wheat will go from tt rents cents nt to toi i SUI If It I had lind money I would buy bu wheat wheat wheat wheal J 1 A U I July Jul It 32 Friend Kelley If It I It t had money yesterday to tAke my toy III own F advice Adle I would be In 1000 ahead tinia f I morning Corn C rn la is destroyed fO Fin Finest rn est eeL crop of ot wheat In Inn year ear J A I L LI I t I t Aug 3 a tar for your S I promise of o help and I admit I deserve 1 I It 11 I Oct IT 17 leOl I did not think you nu f would RO go Into Inlo printing bu If a atell fellow tell du d lOW not try he wilt will 11 never me lua antei i Ion was to 10 tee see me methe methe metho the tho other day Cant ant Int we lix up lI same plan to pi business for Interstate Ton rant know I am your OU r friend e and am ready y to tn llAnd aUnd t ly by y you 01 Good Goot f however should not C be U If f alum fellows have t 5 e an any money moue we should hould take way sway from fran them why wit not let me mil ge It I t tand stand standby by b my mT friends I always alway stand stani by peo pie who stand by hy me in On account of ofIn my In necessities n I 1 do not want went to 10 mla miss c an us opportunity to 10 raid the department nt of the tb enemy enem J A L I I Nov 11 H 14 Send me mt five dye dollars dollar an M I n niad li U 1 to 10 S 5 every 11 time I 1 pi go out C March Mareb sot ot 1000 1 O for my k railroad commute Nov Nav ft itt bent I 6 ft D kery votes vote Man Ian me nip r wax OM of Masoni and now font grand r nd potentate pot tate ot at Pret Iret ty II good fowl work ton for A scrub December 1901 I have hav a scheme In 11 tt get fr t UP a peper We AVe force forte the trusts and bit big bl cor Or to give Ie us UI advertising I Feb Peb M II INI Am not aol making any 1111 money have Hare stood by J nil iiii and will t again sIn In future tutu You will see from en slip that I 1 am em a member r of ol the I St Rt Louis 11 Mutt Must hv hant hr money t I It ni keep my m Mandl need U to start mart I I You ought tn In Jive give me one a Job for he the i I t g National Health at lV n IL aF F month t Maceli 10 You worry me mc with your nur nuri 3 i i talk If 11 you go 10 In I 1 will handle the theu m u I need neeti no nil attorn s And anil you 01 I 1 never nv t needed any I be been n corn com compelled corni i relIed to 10 spend nd hinr ils for dinners dinner t wines and everything on expense and neglect my nn m business to my ln lo los and anti un f l 1 laW gaw the other day and told 1 n i J u J in i 11 n I ru him you wanted to fl tine the fool th next time lime Tine li lie hll uttered were rl Would nor he bt live ilvo II up a retainer right easy away II If ft to so 0 we could use some lome of ot It In JO the tha rom corn romI lox I this his loll fill Tou IOu know What hut huL talk means If LI you ro want to con control on the situation out OUI hors here I can hold It itkind und kind no M on else eilla el can without an nn enormous ous PUI Cu outlay but I f must be b put hut on ott tine the payroll t I ant do busIness budness and Hp nd money without resource Two of oC your our senatorial friends trl were In to see ape me yesterday and nod took dinner with me at III u n r cost coal or of a I 1 lIke you OU You rOil are arp n i good food fellow a it Jolly fellow t II 0 11 and tutu h ie been kind to 10 me ne anti ami mine so lul lulU I Ih U Iti and otherwise but Jul business i Is a l m nIN ss lund and must moat no Ito awarded to 11 those who nho control the IhO situation and I con control cont conI wI t I It II I cOntrol bout both and 1 tent an mil II work for me without hange halle and ork like 1111 I he ho 1111 I QUId could and would ruin thorn theta They dante dame to III tomy tomy my InY anti and have told mt m that thai they won were d o 0 my orders rl 1 I hue hove botn truo anti ami and day and night tad find haw b hay taken talton nil alt th tit abuse Ihu 1 need IKO I Q ever eser month It I nth to 10 take tak ire a IC ICor or of the tIne lilt iV It Ii and no nn more mor Tho Thu Th you YOLI m Mice ItI IK Is en on mat mal matt I t tr r and sod does clots ni nl count I 1 am nun not nt kicking or nr I nm am log In lo tO tint t hll ha ha hu ha hn 1 r of 1 iligin tt J A I Marti Mardi 15 If Kolp If U HyoU you have lost Interest In matti r out OUI nin here 1111 und and are AN Indifferent I 1 would Ilk like to It know your youn attitude altitude and n ii at nt once so Iu that I ran can RO go to In UK iii Ih tuition anti and milk mak overtime to them Kven If It you should 1 tn to withdraw all till advertising for paper an un ant eliminate nil all expenses expense eI nse I could vo Ill to the op opi i und and make up fot tal on It It U you U are Ar going to desert deNtt me nip I t unit WI lit to tOil Iu If HO so Informed and be IMI RIven en a n dunce chance hAn e to tore 1 re my 0 position or n matte make Honorable terms of capitulation to the tho enemy emy Youra truly trul A Id 0 March lArIh 17 Ii ar 1 I Am nm confident an sin effort will Ue is made at al re ne repeal reo peal next time I 1 want to 10 toda da tic a lot of or work nark ark Get let 1000 from Hate stata and from merchants association a These fellows ate are Olliff to rut put up n a treat great tight Two alum ilium men mn Just In Into Into to 10 See nee me hiP There are aro w nty of ot them In n CI combination hi no lion 1 I nh shall ll say no more I not 1101 a II begun beggar l r or 11 ii pauper but If It IlOU you OU dont do rio nn thins there nn or of IC money mat hint 1 I know of or me one nl other opportunities Hint can be seized but I nm turin grateful to you ou for courtesies extended Yours truly trul JOHN JOliN A t March 10 19 Dear Friend ID Is working for Orchord arris Mor Mol Morton toni ton Mini mal minim they the are going to 10 heip help him I 1 want to see nee ee them defeated It If they tine the an srn defeated It will save me lilt In placing them theta In committees Please dont Ufo ore long envelopes envelope They fhe lire are tot rot rotten totten notten ten net lit some on onnes s Do flu 1 u you OU burn my letters 1 do yours na Oil soon POOH ag ns U I read them P A I II I S C Ct St t Io Louis l March ill I ear Sit Sir anti Friend Your letter Is III at lit hand It appears n you ou are aro better Jetter posted about out here hero titan than I am Ant I 1 am not ft afraid frit Id of spies nor courts court 1 make courts and prosecuting attorneys and they nil love 1011 mo inC Letu bo lie good friends and have no relations Tine The game Is too email dont pay 11 You YIU My uy what you can do iotA It will test Dst and then thien you ou will play without my toy cooperation You coil call the game oft olt ot as nun soon noon as OM o you ou cnn can please 1 I nm turn tired of ot It II t I am nun too busy bUR to talk tall to cheap cheal people Pe Pie S St I t must get my campaign Lad fund to together together gether for or the race In IA 1901 I OI I have to havo and I will have to get in into Into into to u tl game genus where the limit Is higher Stone Slone and Cook ook hue have formal torm 1 a 11 combination against me and I have Hava got ot to whip It U deal In is l Stone Stono for tor In 1902 1002 Dockory for tur senator In HOI 1101 Cook Ccok for IlIr governor It Is II nt uso usa usain In your our attempting tiny un work lork out here except you Oll Intend to remain In the game lime after next January Nothing will go except with my lilY III approval A word wort train irom mu Inc will turn things either dither wn 0 Dont get el offended my toy III friend nt at my talk I 1 like ilkI you ou but bud buHl ne neg g 11 t I business und and plain talk Is best lIet Yours oU Signed J 1 A L II I I 11 g 10 Kelley I J do donot donot donot not to 10 do anything rash rah this sot sea slon lion Nothing In sky Ilk rocket or comic or oi order dir der but bitt I Intend lit Iii personally control tinga kind kilt not let lilt Docker bo Jot boSs te job II J T A 4 T Jj I 4 S How hone could auld a man nian so 10 puerile o lUlU ludl foolish so NI lie be elected lieutenant nt governor of ol Hut nut Its ittu simply Imply true trill Kelley at lit lures pres present Jilt ent staying beyond Folks olka I reach at XI NI I ike Ontario Canada win uita tine the ng agent nt of ot the baking po Ir trust rust In III getting legislation to the aale wile of t alum baking powders He lie II a Journal in Now York the American Queen devoted to II tho Interests of ot purl pure foods lie He had H I National Health n to back the scheme scholar or of freezing Cr out the tine slum baking IJA k I powder trl The game Banie Ie in Missouri consisted of cit In a tL pure food bill bUl supposed to 10 be b backed by b tl tin th Missouri Health af as a fulsomely faked taked society for tor which mulch Senator W I Stone Stoa Sto wa Wit wg at gt attorney torn torney r The Tho Th ame game worked Tl II The e pure PUI food tood Iw law I was passed The bust bult up rune ram in the th attempt to r p l U it In the next Ion Thereby Kelley Keller sot got Ot laid on hit ku hi and now In hi h his retreat rive lv out alit the former lieutenant governor letters letter which being bolat a tL le Ile lobbyist he b did dill not burn C Cs lion how on e nh could A R man Inn of ot LeVs L 1 character l become lieutenant lIeu nant governor of ot I I i I WUI 1 t My I Idea of ot It U La thU th thI t I L e th the politician was wal th the name sante AS AI the cashier cuM who steals money to cut a dash dalh A young man in Iju a hall hail follow fellow well wellmet nut met he ho la is I bright he rOses rises steadily lu iu luin lun in tn n the bank and lie hI cashier hapa It l Is only on a aThis year ear This nasa man Is II all right except for hi his seething Merit pIM passion to bv be a great It personage persona Hit His vanity VUlt is II 1 so 10 gigantic that t It II Is I contemptible Rut Hut h ht he hides It being wi wise lie even Iven In Ms hJ hi contemptible salt lie He dreams of being president of or the tho bank ef If being a of finance As A a matter of tacit fact he tee Is II simply limp an sin average bright man He Ue I Is m IW genius I Not 01 a drop of ot the Napoleon In him H He loins Joins dubs dub He lie II lives live II In m a line fine house HP Iii II writhes with lOlly born am which hit hi associates do not iu sus pP pet I He lie It Is I a cool madman hiding hl bl his He lie stoats steals and plays the markets market and another go wrong Li 11 Les s letters show a n miri n ri ordinary dummy a matI mad It ion lie U the ugh h could blem t nor inor of ot Ml 11 wh II hn n ho he ii wan W ss II a I h hIr pe let Ir less thin i iti t i t He lie regarded m In th game m with Ith 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