Iron County register., 1900-10-11
FLORY FALSEHOODS.
Laws That Are Beneficial to the State
of Missouri.


Editor State Tribune
Mr.. Joseph Flory, the Republican
candidate for governor, in his speech
at Ironton, Mo, on September %. saw
fit to use the following languages: 81
defy any man to point out single bill
passed by the last legislature that has
proved benefit to any section of the
state"
Those familiar with the history oi
the last general assembly will construe
the above efTusion of this agitator as
they have done his former TRADES and
are but to conclude that he is either
an ignoramus or wilful falsifer. The
journal of the Fortieth general assem-
bly, has been printed and distributed
broadcast over the state, and its session
acts, recording the passage of all bills
and joint and concurrent resolutions,
good, bad or Indifferent, can be found
in all county clerks offices, and on
lawyers desks. a cIrsory examina-
tion of these documents will disclose
to the reader that MIR. Flory has
maliciously distorted facts in order
that he might deceive the uninformed
voter. 1t should be regretted, though,
by his campaign managers, that they
did not send along with the 'chief
attraction" some sort of a hostler to
bride him on his trip through the
southeast, and thus save him from ex-
posing his ignorance of the measures
passed by the last legislature that have
proved. and will further prove, bene-
fetal to the people of that section OF
the country. He neglected to state
that an act was passed establishing an
insane asylum in Southeast Missouri,
the location of which was earnestly
sought by the very town and county
by all the people irrespective of party
affiliations wherein he made this
charge. Neither did he mention the
levee laws that were passed, and
amendments to former laws. that
placed the land owners and taxpayers
of the swamp districts in better posi-
ton to redeem their lands.
1t is surprising, too, that this caudi-
date should have the effrontery to tell
the people in the heart of mining
section that there was no mining legis-
lation. Acts relating to mines and
mining, and redeeming checks and
orders, relating to the safety and in
spection of mines; providing for the
safety and competency of coal miners,
with penalties; providing for protection
to miners and other employees at coal
mines for labor performed, and to Sc
cure the same by liens; providing
safety to miners in being lowered Or
boisted out of mines; to prevent per-
sons and corporations from working
laborers under ground more than eight
hours a day, and fixing eight hours a
day for such laborers, and others, look
to the protection and interests of the
laboring miner, were made laws by
the last legislature.
Again, house bill 279 provides for
the establishment of a state fair, the
location of which was competed for by
nearly dozen thriving towns of the
state. 1t was argued by the members
of the last legislature that this fair
would enable farmers and stock men
to exhibit their products and stock to
our whole people, thereby encouraging
the elevation and betterment of their
outputs.
Then, too, there was an act passed
establishing fruit experiment station
in southwest Missouri. The fruit
growers of that vast section of the
state demanded this legislation for the
good of their industry. 1t is believed
that with the assistance of the faculties
attached to this station southwest
Missouri will shortly be the greatest
fruit-growing country country in the
world. As result of this law, already
fruit growers from various portions of
the state have bought lands in south
west Missouri for fruit purposes, and
yet Mr.. Flory says no law was placed
on the statutes by the last legislature
that Injured to the good of any section
of the state. At the laying of the
corner stone of these buildings it will
be remembered that Hon. A. NJ. Dock
cry, Democratic candidate for govern
or, and Hon. E. F. Allen, Republican
candidate for lieutenant-governor, were
the chief attractions, and side by side
they applauded this piece of legislation
passed by the '.last general assembly. "
Again, those informed will remem-
Der the sharp contest engaged in by
Mexico, Springfield, Chillicothe, Han
nibal and Marshall, five growing and
prosperous cities, for the location of
the Colony for the Feeble-Minded and
Epileptics, an institution established
by the Fortieth general assembly. It
was represented to the legislature that
our county poor houses were full of