Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-02
MIssoURTs GOVERNOR


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- assembly WAS called to
az noon To-day the following
message was presented from +ha r,o,.
ernor:
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conre,a g. - - nave feit 1t my duty TO
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nnhlir i,,,,.s.. ssseSA Questaons OF high
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iask the general assembly TO enact \ law
eosernsng elections held for the election of
PUBIC onciais In cities having population of
fOooo and over. The desire for a better law
applicable to such cities In 10 universal ana
the necessity for it so generally conceded by
.aen-.ninking people. that feel rs IL need
40 Httie more than submit the subject for your
consideration, there is certainly mo occasfon
Tor an elaborate discussion of IL The res.
1dents Of ST. Louis and kansas Cs,v
are impressed with the belief. which
unhappily. fs JUSTIFIED by exneri-
ence. that gross frauds In election
held under the existing law have been and can
De committed. Even when this law il admin
1stered by the most honest and painstskina of
nc1alS, II Is practically impossible IN urevent
fraudulent registration and voting ON a COM
parativelJ large scale. The number of frauds.
and the facility with which they may be conn
United, can. OF course, be greatly AUGMENTED
ey the connivance Of dishonest officials; but,
rs have said, it is extremely dificuit II not
practically impossible. to so administer the
present law as to prevent a large number of
fraudulent registrations, and, in consequence
large number Of fraudulent votes
There is no doubt of the truth of this state
ment- The necessity for better law is there
fcre, self-evident The baliot-box should be
guarded with the utmost vigilance against
crime. and be protected, as far as possible
from every description Of fraud. Election ma
cnlhesS should be constructed with the
sole object OF securing fair and hon
est election No patriotic citizen, no hon.
est man. can OBJECT to that. Every quail
ned eiector has right to cast one
vote. 70 ne FULLY protected in the exercise OF
tnat right, and 70 have his ballot honestly
counted Inc public win, fairly expressed at
the pous, should be- promptly and implicitly
oceyeo. 10 the extent that these plain and
1aIalilar truths are departed from, the public
right and safety are invaded and our institu-
lions OF government imperiled- In my opinion.
any man VINO contests the accuracy OF this
view, or VINO acts on contrary principle. is
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power ana inter1eres with his occupation
Farty advantage should not De sought In the
ehactment OF aomlnlstration OF election laws
mere can De no party advantage In the EN-
Gent ana nonest ADMINISTRATION OF wholesome
laws Any law which, by its terms, affords one
1Eclstoual or party an advantage over another.
Is Gao law. perfect law, which Will entlre-
~ prevent fraud, IS perhaps. impossible but
law can De enacteo which VIII make fraudulent
practices exceedingly d1meult and hazardous,
ana thus minimize the evil II the gentlemen
OF the Two houses VIII come to the considers
Ton OF THIS subject, not IN spirit OF narrow
pafusansnip' out Win the sole desire OF ad-
vaEclng the puDnc veal, remembering that
whatever their politics they are all Mis-
sourians, and should be interested in the honor
OF the state. there WI De no serious difficulty
In feacning SATISFACTORY result express
the hope that wise counsel viii prevail. and
that law designed wholly to promote the pub
lie good may De speedily agreed 70.
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ask the general assembly to enact law de-
fning the relations between railroad corpora
tons and their employees, and also to define and
fix the legal liability between such CORPORA
tions and their emploves for Injuries suffered
by one employe as the result of the culpable
negligence of another employe while engaged
in the service of the same corporation. Nearly
sixty years ago two servants Of an English
butcher were riding on a wagon, used by their
master in his business, and by reason of some
defect in the wagon or some negligent act of
one of the servants or partly from both causes,
the other servant was injured. Suit for dam
age was instituted by the injured man against
mis- master. and In that case it was held by
Lord Abiuger. in the court OF excheQuer, that
tie master was not liable to one servant for
injuries received as the result of the
negligence Of another servant engaged
in the same common service, unless the
master was himself guilty of negligence
in employing or retaining the servant whose
negligence caused the in Jury. From this case
spranp the doctrine OF the masters exemption
from, liability for injuries received by one OF
his servants by reason of the negligence of o
fellow servant Upon this precedent other
cases were decided until the rule laid down by
Lord Abinger has come to be generally ac-
cepted as the doctrine of the common law.
Trh.s r,1e Of the common Law, as admin
;stered by the courts is sweeping in its appii-
cation. Very few exceptions to the rule have
heen adm,tted. Il has been broadened in its
SsI.aa.;,,, ,,n,,1 - covers ALI GLASSES of sery-
.nfs rritbo,t regard to the nature of their en-
pIovment Whether this rule, applied to
h.se-~.r,. ~ q ,,aster engaged in the simple
ara nurelv nrivaoe business OF q butcher is
met II fs needless now to argue But the Diff
ference in condition and in the character,
n,.rnose and scope of the employment
ri the servants of an English butch
e- ana those of great semi-public
ra;,wav .ornora.ion. Is 30 marked ana clear as