Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-17
Corrupt State Government.

several other occasions recently.
Attorney General Hadlcy has han
died historical facts with the can
dor of historian. and then has de-
veloped suddenly the habit of the
campaign orator in his conclusions.
| 1t is a historical fact that laws
! intended to regulate corporations
were carefully framed and passed
in Missouri. 1t is a fact thai the
principles of these laws have only
! to be enforced to reform every
abuse in the politics of the State
and United States.
! 1t is also a fact that in Missouri
these laws have been nuIlife,i by
men and the people OF the State,
represented by ii Democratic ma
iority vote, put in Office to enforce
them. The people were sold, the
laws were sold for corporation
money for campaign funds. We
had in Missouri a:i era Of political
corruption and bribery which de
moralized politics and demoralized
business.
Attorney General Hadley does
we'll to Insist on such historical
facts as these. They ought to be
insisted on. But this is not all.
When he wishes 1t to be believed
that Missouri Democrats, rs II ma
! iority of the voters of the State,
are responsible for this betrayal Of
law. be is unhistoricai.
Between 1880 and 1890, Missouri
Democrats, as Il majority, repre-
sente! the people of the State by
framing the code of laws on thes e
points which shaped the National
code, as far as it Is not mere
compromise. They led the fight
which resulted in the first Inter
state Commerce law.
Between 1890 and 1906, when
they found that they were being
tritled with and sold" they once
more began movement whose
final results belong to the future.
They forced the tight against cor
ruption in business and in politics.
They adopted the maxim that IA
corruptionist is not Democrat,
not a Republican. but a thief.
As Il result, only one incidental
result Of this action of Missouri
Democrats reforming their own
party, Mr.. Hadley is now Attor-
ney-Deneral of Missouri, owing to
Missouri Democrats his opportun-
ity to enforce laws their votes pass
ed. laws that they now insist by
their votes on having executed.
This is history. Candor demands
its fall statement nt.-Post-Dispatch.
And candor compels, in making
'full statement, ITO note that the
only party in power in Missouri
between 1880 and 1904 was the
Democratic party. If a minority
of the Democrats did not keep it
in power. who did: If the Demo-
cratic party i. not responsible for
the State government between
1880 and 1904, what party isl If
the Democratic party failed to get
anti corporation results when in
full control of the State govern
meut, who is responsible! What
has the interstate commerce act to
do with State government Be-
sides, what benefit have the people
derived from that act: TO be his
torically correct, to state the plain
truth, the Republican party was
first to begin the crusade against
corrupt Democratic State govern
ment in Missouri. The Republi-
can party WAS first to oppose the
"lobby" in the government and
the government in the ''lobby," at
jefferson City. The Republican
party was first to wage war on
conducting anti-corporation cam
paigns on corporation money.
After MIR. Folk and some Of his
friends realized what the Re-
publican party had done in awak-
ening the people to realization of
the true character of Democratic
State government, they immedi-
ately proceeded to adopt the Re-
publican platform-honesty and
efficiency in administration, legis-
lation and in the Judiciary and
free ballot and fair count, every
where and every time. But even
Mr.. Folk and his good friends
could not prove themselves sincere
and true. The source of corrupt
government-the state board ma
chine sys,em-admittedly so by
the Folk regime itself. still lives.
Can Or will the ostDispatch deny
it!-State Republican.
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