The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-27

-ment 30 tne puOiic risus ono eoe!
These we're plain words, clearly spok'
en- and capable OF but one meaning
Still the Republican Legislature, sub
servient menials OF BOSS FfAey
and the lobby allies of she RepubH.
can party, merely snirked and turn
ed It's head away. They adjourned
without any action. In a fortnight
the Governor called an extra session,
limiting its powers to the enactment
o, three th!ngs: First, Il fair election
|lsw for Kansas City and St Louis;
second. a i,llow servant law, and,
third, an antilobby law, He called
upon the representatives and sena-
tors TO formulate 'such Legislative
enactments as may be necessary and
expedient TO prevent the mainsen'
ance OF an organized lobby At she
cspital OF the State, either to OBJ
struct or promote any Legislative act,
and also 80 regulate the manner OF
presenting any question affecting
legislation by persons Interested
therein before the General Assembly,
or any committee thereoi" 10 his
proclamation he denounced the ioh-
by ne a disgrace to the State, declar'
ing that the "public safety and the
honor of the State are at stake
The following paragraph is taken
from the message to the General As
, sembly when convened in extraordi
. nary session which proceeded along
, the lines laid down i'll his proclama
!. ton:
y because the people OF she State
y do now and then deem it wise anc
i proyident TO enact some law 80 pre-
vent abuses, and for the better gov
erpment Of such corporations, they
y are regarded IA enemies, and ever,
u proposal to enact such law Is re
y sented az declaration OF war, Ant
Is 40 TO protect themselves against tn
II people who created and supper
IL them, the corporations organize
a. band OF crafty 'diplo mats, coteri
ne Of skilliul msnipulators In the art {
~ lobbying. and maintain them at 80
'" capitol Of the State. These eorp'
~ rate agents, employed TO iDfluen'
Is public officials, have grown In nun
u bers and audacity until they hay
VI becomes positive nuisance, a mena'
- and a disgrace to the State NC
~ only do they interfere In lsgislatlo
~ which refers exclusively to RAJ
!" roads but they do not hesitate
~ thrust themselves officiously in'
~ important measures which rsla
NJ wholly to other subjects. The ba
-, ~ and long continued example OF 81
'.' railroad lobby has becomeintectiou
'no Others have fallen under It's peri
~ ;. c,ous influence, until now the agen
$" OF more than one special interest a
NC kept at the capitol to protect sh'
" employers against the represent
on lives OF the people.
- The arrogance OF the lobby shou
be restrained by putting some sevt
check upon its constant, imperslne
int erierence in legislation"
eral Then he threw down the gaunsl
. the and far many days the battle waA
INN, tm warm Ia the old state house at j
'ery ferson City-the Governor agail
' s., > the lobby, and, obediently served
,wsi the Republican house, the lobby "
+ q q again. The Governor did not g
onic no. Is will be recalled how he ca
hal, paigned the State in the next
mp, years and knocked the glass nous
CHS, the lobby into atoms. de hao o
II 1s Is defeated by the tools OF the boss
ark, the lobby, but when he came to p
'R Of eut his case to the people OF Misso
ior there was different outcome.
rs IS people elected different sort
P Pai legislature, and at the next sese
Ben one Of the first things that was d
John John was to put through aiellow-serv
Prof. OIL bill which, at best, could not have
5 Of secured In years had not Stone
'efai en- up the fight and carried It to
5 the finish. The lobby was infuria
S any and its hirelings have been camE
Worth ti on Stones rsil ever since, '
mula what success the people OF Miss
! ,Y,si know. He was made a United St
very Senator In 1903 over the comb
isaIt opposition OF the lobby and the
, used used publican party, and that, too,
q cont tha Iohhy's orators and new6pA