The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Worlds Fair People Desire to See the MI
lila Receive Better Support-To
Horse Doctors.

suppress ofs DoCteEs
Jefferson Clyde 31.-World's fail
people will work for a good ~appropria
ton for the militia. The mill.
tia will De an important part of the
fair. When the buildings of the Chi
cago fair were dedicated there was q
grand military display. Troops were
present from almost every state in
the Union. Missouri was there with
one regiment. When the Chicago fail
was opened there was another grand
display. The militia of Missouri is in
a pad way. 1t is worse off than il was
when the war with Spain broke out
There is not much doubt if the mill
tia of other states had been aS poorly
equipped as Missouri's, and the Unit.
ed States army ana navy on the same
sort of war footing. Spain would have
licked Uncle Sam as quick as a hun.
CRY pup would a greasy skillet. In
those days Missouri's militia could
not ave stopped "a dog fight. Its
arms were more dangerous to the men
than to the enemy. At Chickamaugs
MiSSOuri's men were hatless, cOItless
ShoeleSs. and not a few wore blankets
to hide their nakedness. \ militia
can not be created in a day. St. Louis
will ask the legislature to apprO-
pirate 500. 900 at this session, which
will be used during the next two
years in encampments, drill practices.
and in other ways calculated to buiIo
up the institution. 1t is not the in
tention to increase the force. but to
make it better. When the great
Worlds fair at St. Louis is opened
| the greatest fair the world has ever
seen-when the soldiers from Massa.
chusetts. New York, Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other
states march. every man we'll
equipped, and then when MissourTs
~boys-Grand Old Missouri-pass, with
the governor at their head, with bands
playing, and Old Glory's graceful
folds beloved DER them, every Mis-
sourian can feel proud, and whoop 1t
up to his hearts content. Members
of the Merchants exchange, the Man
ufacturers' association II other COM
mercial bodies will journey to Jetfer-
son City and tell the appropriations
committee what they want, n they
expect to get il.
An effort will be made by the people
| who believe in direct legislation to
| secure legislation favorable to their
pet theory. They want a constItu-
tional amendment providing that
when ten per cent. Tor any per cent
agreed upon) of the people petition
that a certain measure or idea be
made a law. that an election shall be
called. and if the majority of the
people vote YES" then there is a
new law. And also that all measures
passed by the legislature are not laws
until a ma iority os the people vote
ives" They have headquarters in JEFF
ferson City. and every member OF the
legislature has received n 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 to
suit the fellows who have attended
veterinary schools. and studied bolts,
CHAMBERS, wind-colic, etc, and they
want a law that will prohibit anyone
without a diploma administering med
icine t. horses, mules and ~JackasSeS.
Under the new law. if the old brown
mare or the jack mule gets sick, and
..Cross-Eyed" Jake, the horse doctor,
recommends pepper water and asa
foetida in liberal doses, the said
.Cross-Eyed' Jake, horse doctor, can
be arrested and fined, and very likely
imprisoned. according to the statutes
Of Missouri" etc.
The real estate men do not like the
new amendment taxing mortgages. 1t
is said that a number of them called
on Mr.. Dockery when he was in St.
Louis, recently, and explained to him
how the new amendment would make
it impossible for them to loan money
It 6 per cent, and while the new
law would undoubtedly increase the
Ole wealth. Ol tnt TlCH HldH,
the poor man would pay the taxes, or
he wouldn't be accommodated. In St.
Louis money is loaned at S per cent,
and when the owner" of the proper
ty presents his tax receipts the owner
of the mortgage makes him a pres
ent of 2 per cent. off the interest, SO
in the long run 6 per cent. interest
prevails. The same law in California
(the Missouri law is said to be almost
a duplicate) works great hardships OF
borrowers, is is claimed. The pre-
vailing rate of interest there is now
S per cent, while before the law went
into effect 6 per cent. was all that
could be expected. Every member of
the legislature has received letters
from eastern firms stating that I'M
less something was done they would
scatter their showers of blessings in
other localities, and leave Missouri.
A financial firm at Quincy, I'LL. has