The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20

Vldlng Tor the nominations by all pO-
Initial parties on the same day all
over the state, with the same num-
her of polling places and with the
same penalties rs to Illegal voting
in general elections.
Pure Food Bill-In conformity
with the National Pure Food Law.
Anti-Lobby Law-makiug profess
sional lobbying felony, except up
on the lobbyist registering with the
Secretary Of State, and stating what
! he represents, the bill he Is lobbying
for, and filing with the same officer
statement of expenses. This does
not apply to appearances wholly be-
Tore Legislative committees.
| Law making operations of bucket
shops felony,-whereby this vic
ious form of gambling has been run
out of the state.
Child Labor Law-applicable to
the entire state.
Antitrust Incorporating for
| prison punishment for violation.
Eight Months School Law-ap-
! plying all over the state.
Demand for convention to propose
| amendments to the Federal Consti-
tution-tirst made in legal form by
any state.
Constitutional Amendment, sepa-
rating sources OF state and local
revenue, providing for radical
change in taxation system.
Good Roads Law-providing for
state and county highway engineers,
$4,000 appropriated for good road
fund-Sl 900, 900 appropriated to be
III iSt no. g.,
road purposes and preparation are
now being made To build two great
| highways through the state.
! Amendment to the Constitution
providing for the initiative and re-
fcrcndum
Anti-Discrimination Law-prohib-
iting concern from selling goods
! higher In one part of the state than
IN another, cost of transportation be-
ing considered.
Law creating Banking Depart
ment.
Law giving Railroad Commission
ers power To fix railroad rates, and
making their order effective until
overruled by n court of competent
jurisdiction.
Parole law-for all first offenders.
Uniform Text Book Law.
The more important measures that
he recommended to the extra SEES
sion and that became laws were:
An act regulating the rates charg-
ed by the owners of public utilities.
There had been before no check
whatever upon the rates of public
monopOlies, except the benevolence
Of the owners. In the passage of
this act n billion dollar lobby of the
public service corporations was
crushingly defeated, and the people
given II law that will save them
millions of dollars.
An act providing for the removal
of every mayor, prosecuting attor-
ney, sheriff or other officer failing to
enforce the laws. Under this act
any citizen can file suit In court to
have the dorclict official removed
for neglect Of duty.
An act prohibiting brewers or dis
tiliers from owing saloon license.
This act also provides for IA bond
which the saloon-kcepcr must give
before he can obtain license. This
bond can be sued on by any two
citizens, II the salOon-kccpcr viO-
lates any law regulating saloons.
Under this law, no saloon-keepcr
can violate the dramShop laws if
there are two righteous citizens in
the county To file the suit This is
the most important dramshop law
that has been enacted in the state.
An act extending the fellow ser
want law to miners, thus afTording
that class of men great relief
An act extending the jurisdiction
Of the Factory Inspector prohibit
ing child labor, with provisions for
its enforcement.
No special session ever enacted so
many important laws, and few if
any regular sessions prior To Clever
nor Folks administration.
He has brought about IA reign of
law, with the result that crime is
decreased, immigration has increas-
ed and the state Is enjoying pros
perity never before experienced.
Lands have advanced in value over
30 per cent in the state during his
administration.
He has incurred the bitter enmity
of all law-breakers and their allies.
He has become the most hated
man in Missouri by crooks and out
laws, and brewers, saloon keepers,
gamblers, grafters and corporate
monOpolies who would break the
laws or Cypress the people, curse
or dcnounce him.
He is vilified by all who hate !
right and sympathi2e with vice,
crime and monopoly.
All he has is the support OF the F.
law abiding people of Missouri, who