Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-02-06
SOME MORE REPUBLICAN
METHODS.

THE republican state central com
mittce had meeting in st. Louis,
one dav last week. and it turned to
ono Of those love tcasts () they are
certain tO get up where the crowd
il composed of "ins' and "outs.
Postmastcrs, especially, were large
ly in evidence. Among other in
teresting matter that came before
the meeting were the preamblcs and
resolution offered by w. II. Hallett
of Nevada, which read as follows:
Whereas, The republican party has
always stood, and now stands, not only
for official honesty, but for official re-
sponsibility; and
Whereas, 1t appears that the national
subtreasurer at St. Louis, Mo, has per-
mitted loss in funds handled by his
office to the amount of about sixty-one
thousand FIVE hundred 1851 500 dollars;
and
Whereas, Bills have been introduced
in both houses Of our national congress
for the purpose and to the end of reliev-
ing the said national subtreasurer and
his bondsmen from payment OF said
sum; now therefore be it
Resolved, BY the republican state
committee for the state of Missouri that
we condemn such attempt to avoid Off
cial responsibility and declare that we
favor the payment of all loss to the fed
eral government by the said national
subtreasurer and his bOnd6men.
Did it carry? Well, hardly. 1t
did not even come near carrying.
It lacked some honest republican
votes. Some of the men who have
made the biggest roar about the
honesty of the Z. o. PITS careful
handling of the money of the dear
people"-voted to knock the reso-
luton higher than kite.
Ben Russell, for instance, said
"thc adoption of the resolution
would ruin the party in the state:
Don't that jar you? Ruin the party
for its officials and representatives
to be honest with the people?
Answering Mr.. Russell Joe Nc
Coy said:
awe we're going around the state ask
ing to see the books at Jefferson City
which we're in the care of the democrats
and when we did find them they wer
we'll kept; but to our surprise, while W
were asking about the books in Jefforso
City, this shortage of sci 800 was dis
covered in the local subtreasury, and W
went down in defeat. think the reso
luton should prevail"
But when the vote was taken Oni
sixteen of the thirty-stx cast wer
in favor Of the resolution. Bl
Flentgc of Cape Girardeau was on
of the postmasters who voted
down.
When Mr.. Flentge was going II
and down and over this state, tw
years ago, asking the people to cIc'
him to the responsible position
railroad commissioner did he INT
mate that he was ready and anXio'
to vote against an ''honcsty" res
luton and in favor of the taXpayc
going down into their pockets al
making up loss of S6l 800 to pr
tcct q party leader and trusted OF
cial who is under bond to sccu
the people against such loss. NJ
Flcntge and the other ninetc
members of the republican comm
tee who voted down that rcsolnti
have done one thing-they ha
gone on record. The toiling mass
of the republican party-who q
not holding Office or expecting
do so-are honest, and they belle
in honest officials. These same p'
pie vote, too; and one of these da
their representatives, and trust
officials will be reminded of the Il
in forcible manner.