Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

and thieves by the alluring gambling at
race tracks. After the law was enacted,
making the registration OF bets on horse
races n felony, some OF the gamblers, rem
dered %insolent by years Of wealth ac-
auired by debauchiGg the youth {, the
In disregard Of the authority Of the state.
The. law was enforced over the heads Of
enforce 1t. Race track gambling has
been stopped in Missouri. II is worthy
Of note here that this form of gambling
country. and 1t will not he long before
only a few states will permit 1t.
u,, enid labor.
1t goes hanu and hand with ignorance
and with crime. This evil exists to an
alarming extent I'm many. II not all Of
the manufacturing states, I have visited
many Of the factories Of our own state.
and have seen numerous instances OF
| little children working away at the looms
or In some other capacity. In some cases
1t was claimed that the child was the sole
support OF INDECENT parents, lnvcstigt-
jority Of eases wcr" not bona tidc. How
ever that may be. IT would seem that II
a man is so poor that he must rely, for
support upon the labor Of n little child.
he Is poor enough for the state to sup
port him as q naupcr lie has no right
to ruin tue child mentally, morally and
children OF tender years are, permitted
to labor in n great factory. The state IL
, will be the N fu, ,m%s' clt Gz'inF' "i ' '"t c smny
monwcalth. and the state is concerned
In having them good citizens and not bad
the hopper Of greed. they should be at
school. acquiring an education. and fit
ting themselves for the duties of citizen
rigid child labor laws. and ! assure you
they VIII b" strictly enforced within this
state II ! have the power to enforce them.
Anti Trust Laws
] would suggest an amendment to the
antitrust laws Of the state. adding II
result Of a violation Of the trust laws in
creating monopoly and destroying coinpe-
tition Is too serious to permit one to cs-
be paid out OF n small part of the pro-
ceeds OF awlcssncs1. II should bc just
as serious an offcnSc to violate the anti
trust laws as 1t is To violate the Larceny
Railroad Rebates.
One OF the greatest evils 81 our times
liz the railroad rebate. giving ON" shipper
an advantage over another. Whll" re-
bates on interstate shipments must DO
covered by federal law, there should h."
a stringent stat" law on this subject. ana
] recommend tn" enactment Of "A statute
providing proper penalties Tor railroad
agents of amy railroad giving rebates on
shipments within this state.
Excise Law.
Tho greatest need ~ the state ana ma
ton just now liz not new laws 50 much
as the proper enforcement Of til" laws We
already have. one of the laws that has
been difficult Of enforcement. b"caus" the
wrongs flowing from its violation are pub
lie In character, IL the drhmShop law.
Unrestricted the liquor traffic IL democrat
izing in itS tendencies ana II should he
controlled by strict laws ana those laws
enforced. In tn. cities Of st. Louis. Kan
has power through the police and excise
commissioners. ,ne dramshop. law has
been enforced to tn" letter. In a large
majority Of tho counties Of the state the
| local officials AT least tluplSDr to carry
out the law, but there are some counties
where the local officials wilfully neglect
their duties and where the sovereignty Of
the la"l"ss liIu"r sellers Is greater than
the sovereignty Of til" state. | say great
or than the sovereignty of the state, for
they override the statutes Of the state,
and set aside the mandates Of the COM
mohwcalth with impunity. and the state
r. row.rl"ss. Thcr" are Other counties
law. but are unable To do 80. 1t Is diff
cult where there are number of dram.
shops or Illegal liquor sellers to control
them. II is not easy, either, where ga
looms are not permitted at all. AZ the To-
cal option counties. to prevent the unlaw-
full sale Of intoxicants. It has been
In other states. that the only effective
way to deal With the liquor traffic is
to revoke licenses for violation Of law.
Pure Food Law.
The subject Of pure food Is one In
OF the foods and preparations on the mar
kct contain injurious substances has been
demonstrated Many states have. by the
enactment Of proper statutes. done much
to correct this condition. l heartily
to you the adoption Of IA pure
food law, with appropriate provisions for
Its enforcement.
Peoples Welfare Supreme.
Let uS cndcavor to maintain inviOlatc
the principle Of popular sclf-govcrnmeni
and recognize the largest liberty Of tho
individual citizen consistent with public
law and security: unite In enforcing tho
laws, and in cOunl"racting any attempt
to defy them: harmonlZe u devotion TO
religious faith with tn" most liberal re-
ligious liberation; maintain the rights OF
all by causing each 10 respect the rights
Of the other; administer our trust with
aggressive integrity, and conservative
ecOnOm Missouri's motto on the great
seal OF the state Is: "Ltt the welfare Of
the people be the supreme law" While
this was adopted many years ago II pc
culiarly hts the moral sense Of tn" times.
May this motto guide you In your de-
alterations and be the inspiration Of
your every act. Whatever Questions you
may have before you, measure II by this
standard, with this as your rule you
cannot fail to serve the best interests Of
the splendid people Of this magnificent
common wealth, In this endcavor ! as
sure you Of my most cordial nee.
With common zeal and common effort,
let us cooperate for the supreme good OF
fha Deonle NJ the state Of Missouri