The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-01-04
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Worid's Fair People Desire 10 See tho MI
iitis Receive Better support-To
suppress Horse Doctors.

cago fair were dedicated there was n
grand military display. Troops were
present from almost every state in
the Union. Missouri was there with
one regiment. When the Chicago fair
was opened there was another grand
display. The militia of Missouri IL in
. bad way. II is worse of than II was
when the war with Spain broke out.
There is not much doubt II the milf
tin Of other states had been as poorly
equipped us M~issouri's, and the Unit
ed States army and navy on the same
sort OF war footing. Spain would have
licked Uncle Sam as quick as n hum
cry pup would a greasy skillet. In
those days Missouri's militia could
not have stopped a dog fight. Its
arms were more dangerous to the men
than TO the enemy. Al Chickamauga
Missouri's men were hatless, coatlcss.
%shoeless, and not n few wore blankets
TO hide their n~akcdncss. A militia
can not be created In n day. st. Louis
will ask the legislature to appro-
pirate 100000 ut this session, which
will be used during the next w
years In encnmpmcnts. drill practices.
and In other ways calculated to build
up the institution. IL IN not the In
tention TO increase the force. but to
make II better. When the great
Worlds fair at st. Louis IN opened
the grcatcst fair the world has ever
sccn-whcn the soldiers from Mnsaa-
chusctts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. aud other
states march, every man we'll
equipped. and then when Missouri's
boys-Grnnd Old Missouri-pass. with
the governor at their head, with bands
PLAYING, and Old Glory's graceful
folds beloved DER them, every Mis-
sourian eau feel proud. aud whoop "
up to his hearts content. Members
of the Merchants exchange, the Man
%ufacturcrs' association aud other COM
mcrcial bodies will journey to Jcficr-
son City and tell the appropriations
committee what they want, and they
expect to get II.
An effort will he made by the people
who believe IN direct legislation To
secure legislation favorable TO their
pet theory. They want u conSiitu'
tional amendment providing that
when ten per cent. Tor any per crni.
agreed upon Of the people petition
that "a certain measure or idea lie
made a law. that nm election shall he
called, aud " the majority Of the
people vote yes then there IN n
new law. Aud also that all measures
passcd los the Legislature are not laws
until u majority ~ the people vote
.ycs." They have headquarters In JEFF
fcrson City. aud every member of the
legislature has received u number OF
their circular letters explaining the
advantage of the system.
The veterinary surgeons also want
legislation. There are entirely too
many horse doctors In the country 10
tuit the fellows who have attended
veterinary schools, and studied bolts,
CHAMBERS, w~ind-colic. etc. aud they
want n law that will prohibit anyone
without a diploma administering med
icinc 10 horses. mules n j~ackasses.
Under the new law. II the old brown
mare or the jack mule gets sick, and
GROSS Eyed Jake, the horse doctor,
recommends pepper water and asa.
foetiSa In liberal doses, the said
'Cross-nycd' Jake, horse doctor. can
be arrested and fined, and very likely
imprisoned, according 10 the statutes
OF Missouri" etc.
The renl estate men do not like the
new amendment taxing mortgages. IL
il said that n number OF them called
on Mr.. Dockcry when he was In St.
Louis, recently, and explained to him
how the new amendment would make
IL impossible for them to loan money
Mt @ per cent, and while the new
law would undoubtedly increase the
..taxnble wealth" OF the rich man,
the poor nan would pay the taxes, or
he wouldn't he accommodated. In st.
Louis money Is loaned AZ S per cent,
and when the "owner" of the proper
~ presents his tax receipts the owner
OF the mortgage makes him u pres
ent of Q per cent. OF the interest. so
IN the long run 6 per cent. interest
prevails. The same law In California
1.-THE Missouri law is said to be almost
q duplicatc) works great hardships on
borrowers, is IL claimed. The pre-
yailing rate of interest there is now
S per cent, while before the law went
into effect O per cen was all that
could be expected. Every member OF
the legislature has received letters
from eastern firms stating that un-
less something vas done they would
scatter their showers of blessings in
other localities, and leave Missouri.
a financial firm at Quincy, ILL.,, has
taken the lead in the campaign Of ed
ucation among the Missouri legisla.
tors. The firm claims TO have loaned
$1,000, 900 in this state, and II their
clients are compelled to pay taxes on
their mortgages, they threaten to
withdraw.
Gov. Stephens wants to see strong
libel law enacted. He belle yes the
newspapers mot all of them OF
c~ourse) are toe free in their criticisms