The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-01-09

With the means at hand and the little en-
given the military organization OF
the State, the service IS ali that coula De ex
pected There should be no necessity for mill
tary organizations in this or any other STATE
but we must confront the fact that such neces-
sity does exist in this state, ana tnere snou,a
to recognize this fact and by suitable laws pro-
vide for their proper government and support. |
The General Government contributes to the |
support OF our militia by furnishing arms and |
equipments to the amount OF l4,'l553 annual |
ly on condition that the State has an |
for each Congressman and Senator, which
makes it necessary for the State to have ;
1900 organized militiamen. The present force
one at Carthage, one at Cape Girardeau, one at
Jackson, one at Butler, one at Macon also one
of cadets at Macon, two companies OF cadets AZ
Columbia. one regiment OF seven companies at
Kansas CITY, one regiment Of four companies at
St Louis one troop of cavalry at Kansas City-
one troop OF cavalry at St. Louis, one battery
of artillery at Kansas City and one battery OF
artillery at ST. Louis, aggregating twenty.four
companies or $50 men OF all arms There IS
now to the credit of the State from the United
States the sum of eT,s95 25, but II IS only paio
in ordnance stores, Quartermasters stores anu
equipments.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
The question of how to prohibit the sale and
limit the use of Intoxicating liquors to the
smallest possible compass has received the
careful consideration OF former Legislatures,
and will. doubtless. be urged for your consider
that has agitated the public mind in the past
fifty years has received more attention than
this, and the results have been various and. Tor
NAV be desired no State has yet solved the
question OF how absolute prohibition can be
, successfully maintained
/ firmly believe the influence OF the dram
shop is demoraIizing TO the community IN
which it is located and should be reduced 10
the lowest possible limit Some communities
are opposed to prohibition or high license, ano
| only collect the minimum State county and
| municipal tax or licenses In such places sa
| looms are more numerous and not as respecta-
| BILE as where high license prevails. Ies II -
| question il the present Law can be changed 70
secure better results, for tbs reason that II such
| communities could enforce higher license theJ
| can make it higher under the present law
ELECTORAL CORRUPTION.
| Amore important subject than the purif1ca
| tion of elections can not be considered by I'M
| Legislature of a democratic commonwealth
/ and when complaints o! electoral co-Tupt'os
! are so general and earnest rougnout tn
| country at the present time II IS an impera
| tive duty 20 inquire whether the alleged abuse
exist in our own Stats. and II they 90 10 sup
press them Should confidence in the intes
rity of the ballot be lost republican institution
would give place to despotism or anarchy.
! danger so vital to cur system Of government
/ 10 he guarded against with utmost vlg lance
! The remedy is preventive legislation raIne
/ than penal. and consists IN reformation o. "a
| mode OF conducting elections. By enloFcsn
, absolute secresv of the ballot infiuid2HHn al
! pr1pery may De prevented. Fhe5 cisISens or
/ required to vote IL such manner as % DC as
/ sured that the way IN which Ihes ,ote eai. Us :
] no known tn ar,v hut themselves. the tfnid n
. I Ionger fear and the venaI will not be trusted
TINS i demonstrated as ge!l by experience .
ia prevent bribery the British PsEllamei
| adCI,.ea what 5s known as tue AUSTRALIAN -
TEN OF voting. UE7es f1,s sTsseH
: . ewing to the perfection OF Its scc.ts
hr4te-T - the pills has Z ssET'"1red i1Ii3 u
tFa sans. rsess,s intimidation b.. 50 taF cesst
70 be a factor u Irtsh elections tnas R:e relI
on.a.,-aS az tks landlord class wao former
sat "a Parliament from Ireland haze give
1,isce "a pzgxselI and his follower