The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-24

other necessary functions Of government
the funds necessary 10 carry en- their
various activities.
The RECORD or TIE STATE TREAS.
URER.
The administration Of the Office Of state
Treasurer by Jacob r. Gmelich would also
furnish n profitable subject for discussion
for a much longer time b / am able
% give Il. He has, with a financial ability
never before equalled In the discharge Of
the duties Of this Office. kept the funds
q the State In the repositories az re-
Quired by law and In three years and line
months % his term has collected a. inter-
est on balances for the benefit Of The
State $3.50. zQ3 So. while his Democratic
predecessors IN -twenty-Eeven years col
lected only G4f7,i8l12. lie has kept the
books o. his Office On absolute harmony
with the provisions OF the law and has put
into operation the highest possible e.
hciency I'm the conduct Of It's businesa.
THE RECORD or THE SECRETARY or
STATE.
I should Ik to ten you much IN detail
as 20 the manner On which John =.
SWanEer has conducted the ONCE Of secre-
tary OF State. How the routine duties o.
that Office have been promptly and cor
recuy performed 20 the complete satisfac-
ton Of every citizen. But whnt II more
important. Mr.. Ewanger has made the
#~N NLHNAHAAE
20 the people. And so long az he Is IN
charge q The laws providing for the eN-
animation and inspection Of our State
banks, Il viii not be necessary 20 enact q
law providing Tor the guarantee Of de-
posits, compelling the houest and capable
banker 20 be responsible for the dishonest
and incapable one. While he has been
careful and conservative in declining TO
take any action which would u~njustly in
ture the credit Of any men or banking in
stltutton. he has been fearless n cuur-
ageous In the performance Of his ofnciai
lutte when occasion required action on
his part And further, be and his exam
liners have not given a clean bin % health
20 any lnsolyent bank because 81 was
owned BY a man OF political influence. and
be has @rnartlV refused % accept
general reputation as satisfactory proof
or s~Qlyency. In addition he has com-
PEELED corporations which had long been
t-ransactug business ln Missouri without
license, 20 comply with the laws % our
State. and he's thereby turned into the gem
eral revenue fund many thousands Of dol
Tors 20 which the State was legally entitled:
he has increased the receipts Of his Office
without increasing its expenditures, and
has IN all particulars performed the duties
% his Office with economy and i'm
Partially.
ny OWN OFFICE.
7 should like TO tell you. n I had the
time in which 70 do 10. q that work of
F.H NWA NHAaNN va ANHNA ENA ANANE AFhEA
read In the newspapers. of the work that
iH done In the ofhce and the library In
attending 70 the ordinary. everyday rou-
tine duties Of the once which results IN
the proper enforcement q the law. the
prevention Of abuses or the necessity for
reform. Tt o. this work, and not the work
% my office. which has attracted public
attention. Ia which ! take the most sat-
TIE performance Of the details of of8clai
duty that iusures the best safeguard Of
an honest government and an impartial
enforce ment OF the law.
In addition 20 the work % those State
officers elected four years ago. we point
with satisfaction and pride 20 the honest
ana eHlcient services that have been rend-
cred by the other officers elected az that
time. Albert %. Nurtoni Of the ST. Louis
Court q Appeals. J. ID. johnson OF the
Kansas City Court Of Appeala. Henry
Lamm az the Supreme Court OF the state
Frank WiEhfman % the Board Of Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners John c..
Mckinney our ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
also DO We can the attention on the peo-
pie 20 the high rank that has been Sc
cured for Missouri IA the National Con-
Eress by our Representative elected o.
lsot and 1906. and By our Senator. WI
liam Warner.
TIE REAL ISSUE.
But. Notwithstanding the satisfactory
and efhciout records that have been made
~ ANaNHA NNNHNAMAN 0MNNNM NNN .ANHN NNNN
years, the people % Missouri arc asked In
this campaign 20 restore the ouduc Of
state Affairs 20 that faction % The Demo
party which was driven from power
IN 1904 Even n there was but iitue In
the records Of the Republican State Of
Hciaia elected four years ago % deserve
your confidence and approval. there Is
every reason and consideration 81 good
ciuEenship why you should not restore 20
power that faction which d now IN CON
troll u tho Democrats party. From IgTa
90 1905, the Democratic party was On On.
questioned control ~ the offices OF this
state, and Tor twelve or fourteen years
prior 90 1896 the Democratic party was
poHucinus who were pleased 20 refer 60
themselves na tho Old Guard" but whom
Governor Fols and his friends with per
Ssn ~ s Prstsness ar pleased
the result ~ this UhiFtv-onc yeaFu ~ on.
Interrupted rule. and more particularly OF
period ~ political supremacy durinr
ghich We Nld 0uard was IN the fun
J DO not want Ia this campaign
90 BE- partisan OF unfair. and that which
I VIII say should appeal with equal force
% the Eond ciuEcna n On parties There.
fore I prefer Go quote 90 you tho state.
mtrta of your present nemacatic Cover
nor na ca the evils and abuses that existed
under che rule nf the hOld Guard and
for which that organization O. directly re-
spouaihlo.
GOVERNOR FOLKS CHARGES
AGAINST TIE "oLp GUARD"
According 60 his repeated public state
mrnfH ans many NJ his supporter. the.
Nid Guard while iu charge nf State
1nHiru, urrd the police departments and
rIrctou boards ~ the large cities as no
.ltical machines 60 eliminate the element
1f chance from elections. they so pnss,
ttuted ne hal1t 90 corrupt political pur.
poses that elections in thH large elites no
lcngrr expressed tho free viii 81 d free
people. the police departments had under
thctr management become both inefficient
and corrupt n those men who wcre
sworn 90 enforce tho law heohme Vi%olators
u, those men whose duty "a VAS to
protect Ufe and property. protected neither
Tie nor property those men whose duty
10 was 90 prevent cHmCg against the hai-
let committed crimes against the ballot