Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-09-24
LIBERALITY TOWARDS THE UN-
FORTUNATE.

FORTUNATE.
Under Democratic rule, the eleemosy-
nary institutions of the State have like
wise grown with the public demand,
Four great asylums, equipped according
TO the best modern scientific knowledge,
furnish hospitals for those mentally
afflicted and homes for the incurably
insane. A school for the feeble-minded
has been founded, where, by careful
training and special attention, many of
those unfortunates who otherwise
would be charge upon the community,
are prepared to take their places IN the
various walks of life Reform schools
for both boys and girls have been pro-
vided, that the youthful offender, for
whom there is still hope, may not be
confined with the hardened criminal
The penitentiary, under Rep lblican rule
a charge upon the taxpayer OF the
State, has been made practically self
supporting.
Not only has democracy built up
these great institutions, but the IN
terests of the people have been los
tered by wise and beneficent laws
passed under democratic administra-
tons.
SPECIFIC LAWS IN BEHALF OF LABOR.
No state in the union has more
carefully or conscientiously sought to
improve the conditions of the labor
ing man than democratic Missouri.
Child labor has been prohibited. The
hard rule of the English common law
that prevented the injured party from
recovering compensation where the
negligence was that of fellow ser
want has been modified to meet the
changed conditions of modern cIvill--
cation. The INSPECTION of mine and
factory gives greater security to lie
and improves the conditions under
which so manv of our fellow men
1nust work. Inspection of food and
boards of health are improving the
conditions under which we live. The
INSPECTION of banks, building and loan
associations and insurance companies
has given a security to savings anu
investments not heretofore known
The regulation of railroad rates, while
not yet satisfactorily worked out,
gives to the farmer and the merchant
hope of transportation at fair cost.
=. HOME RULE IN THE CITIES.
The problem of the cities is always
with us. 1t is the serious and I'm
solved problem of the age. In those
communities where men are crowded
together, and life so frequently de-
pends on the days work, government
presents conditions unknown to the
freer life of the country districts.
From the city government has come
the boss, a product of modern times,
and the most difficult character that
confronts the statesman dealing with
an electorate based on universal sui
frage, The republican platform an
nounces it favors the principle OF
home rule for the cities, and possibly
former democratic platforms> have
made similar announcements.
/ have never agreed with those who
would put the police force OF great
CITY wholly under the control OF local
authorities. The general public d.
yides its vote along lines of political
PRINCIPLES. The law breaker and those
seeking special favors at the hands OF
the police will always be able 10
unite for personal advantage and
protection; we cannot afford to make
the control OF the police force OF our
cities a prize to be won by such
combination.
Aside from their pride in them, the
people OF the State have direct IN
tetest in the prosperity and good gov
eminent of our great cities. They are
the markets through which our prod
ucts must reach the world. They are
the marts of trade that furnish us
the articles we demand. Their streets
are walked by the citizens Of every
county, and the security of life, and
properly, and preservation OF health
ia the cities is a matter of direct IN
terest TO every community IN the
StAte.
These police officials are officers OF
the State enforcing its laws, as well
as the laws OF the city, and it is best
alike for city and country that some
power over them be reserved in the
State.
EFFICIENT NON POLITICAL POLICE
HoRcE PROMISED.
One thing above all others must be
recognized If a police force is TO be
eficient-it must be kept out OF poll
tics. The individual policeman has
the same right as any other citizen
20 his party preference, but on duty
he must be a peace officer, and not a
partisan. When the force. becomes
an adjunct of political machine, both
the police and the party are corrupted
by the power it wields.
II / am elected Governor OF this
State, no police force in any city I'M
der a board appointed by me will be
used to control an election or per
mitted to exercise its power for the
benefit Of either party at the polls or
any faction at primary.
HOME RULE A SOP TO ADVOCATES
OF SUNDAY SALOON.
charge here and now that. the
home rule plank in the republican
platform was put there for a SPECIFIC
purpose, and that purpose was to
counterfeit the promise made in the
next lines of the platform, that the
saloon should be closed on Sunday.
had supposed the policies Of both
parties in relation to the liquor traf-
fic had been settled by the previous
declarations Of the candidates.
AT the BEGINNING of the primary