A Former Governor Settles Scores
Ex-Governor Moore takes to the press to defend his political record and fire back at a rival newspaper.
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In a vicious editorial this morning, the Union charges ex-Governor Moore with opposing Judge Brents for re-election three years ago. Mr. Moore to a Statesman reporter this morning denounced the statement as being unqualifiedly false. He stated, 'I not only voted for Judge Brents, but did all in my power to assist in his election. As to the Union's references connecting me with the management of the Statesman, I desire to state that I have no stock in the Statesman, never have owned any and have not contributed one dollar to its support. I did not do everything in my power to accomplish the defeat of Mr. Ankeny as alleged by the Union and my chief regret now in life is that I did not. The Union charges me with being sore. To this charge I plead guilty and am not alone. Respectable people all over the state are sore when they contemplate the vacant seat once occupied by Princely George Turner.'
“The Union charges me with being sore. To this charge I plead guilty and am not alone.”
Local political feuds between newspapers and former officeholders were a staple of early 20th-century civic life. This level of vitriol and the focus on political 'machines' mirrors the hyper-partisan nature of modern local political discourse.
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