The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

Even now the Republicans party !
$ plotting and soheminE to rednce (
he uraonnt OF meney in rircnla- /
ion. This sehem:ng and plotting !
las taken the form OF bill, which |
. right now on the calendar, aud
sill he among the very lirsl meas
ares brought up for passage when
Congress meets. This bill pro.
rules in various ways for the re-
nOval OF money from circulation.
First, il proposes 10 retire and dos
troy all the greenbacks aud treas
.:sy notes ia circulation. There
arp ia circulation s346, 600. 600 in
grrenbneks aud 800, 100000 ia
treasury notes. aud this bill pro-
poses to destroy these three hun
bred and seveuty-six millions Of
dollars as they come into the treas
ury aud reissue nothing 10 return.
Second, this bill proposes to DIES
troy the standard aud legal tender
qualities OF all the silver dollars 10
circulation. which amount Ia $500,
900. 600. These silver dollars will
lee made redeemable in gold NJ the
pleasure Of the holder. As a con
sequence, silver dollars will be- col
lected IN immense quantities aud
turned IN for guld until eveuiu-
ally all Of the silver will be retired.
Third, this hill provides 10 allow
the National banks 10 issue bank
notes nj libiium npon their own
assets. without the eusinma ~
deposit of United States bonds.
Fourth. this bill further provides
10 authorize National hanks 10 RS
,ublish branch banks wherever
they may desire. This means that
I'll the great banks in tlc cities
will consolidate. forming one grent
bank trust. which win estnhlish
branch banks throughout the
country, and by reason ~ ~ great
strength force all private instiIu.
tions 10 suspend business.
Gov. Sl0uo next turned his at
tention To State issues. lie par.
TALLY reviewed the history at the
State during both Republican and
Democratic rule. He described The
six years Of Republican rule i'm.
mediately following the war. ms
the blacklist and foulest chapter
in the annals Of the Stale Re
garding the school fund, and the
charges Of the Republicans that
the Democratic UfEicinls had looted
that fund. Gov. Stone spoke long
aud clearly, demonstrating beyond
the. possibility of a doubt. that
every penny OF the school fund is
intact aud untouched by Demo-
cratic official.
lie next spoke Of the Nesbit
Law and explained Il a. follows,
The Governor of the State appoints
the election Commissioners Of 81.
Louis, three III number, one OF
whom mus; belong tu the oppo.
sition party. These in turn ap.
point -four election judges in each
viting precinct. two Republicans
and two Democrats. who are re-
commended 10 the Commissioners
by the City Committees Of each of
the political parties. There are
also two clerks OF election ap-
pointed IN each voting precinct,
one from the Republican party aud
one from the Democratic party.
Then it is the duty of these four
Judges and two clerks To be at the
place OF voting on the day set for
the registration OF votes. These
four judges, two of them Demo
crutic and twb Of them Republican,
decide whether or not an applicant
IL eligible TO vote. Aud moreover,
il takes three Of these judges TO
decide on voters eligibility. AZ
ter the day of registration, the
two clerks, one a Democrat aud
the ether a Republican, make a
mouse Ia house canvass ia thar
precinct and iud out whether the
voters live where they stated. III
thew do not they are not allowed
10 vote ON election day.
This is the Nesbit law. Could
any fairer scheme be devised 10
make an election free from fraud3
II allows nj single party To con
troll an election. There is no com
parlsOn between the Nesbit Law
and the election law c0neOcted by
the Republicans when they were IN
power from 1865 to 1871 Their
election law provided that the
Governor should appoint in each
senatorial district Superiuten
ient Of Registration. OF course
this superintendent was always a
Then this superin-
tendeut appointed in each county,
IhFpe men who constituted n board
Of registration During all the
time Of the Republican rule not a
single Democrat was appointed on
This board Of registration. This
scheme was fixed up for
he express purpOse Of disfranohis
ng the Democrats. In conclusion
GOV. Stone related several humor-
li1s and also several pathetic auee.
Totes showing the way ia which
.his Republican election law was
to The nearly total disfran.
of the Democrats IN
his State.
Amid great applause and loud
cheering, Gov. Stone bowed from
he Speakers stand, and almosi
immediately left for Flat River.
shere he addressed a large crowd
Il Shannon's Hall the same night. |
Deyaared By Worms.
Children often cry, not fFnm pain. hut !
rom hunger, although led aiFandantiy. |
rhe entire trouble arises frf,fu iuanfftns4