The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-26
GOV. JOSEPH w. FOLK SPEAKS
AT PENNINGTON AND FLAT RIVER
Large Crowds Come Out to Hear Him at Both PlacesHe
Reviews the Reforms Accomplished Under His Ad-
ministraton and Refutes the Charge of Party
Dsorganization in the State.

Union has been enacted by the Leg
islature Of the State of Missouri,
said the Governor, land Is being
enfOrced.n The INSTRUMENTATION
law preventing II corporation from
selling at cheaper price In one
part of the State than in another,
freight rate considered, for the pur-
pose Of crushing out an independent
dealer, was considered one OF the
best laws enacted under his admin
istration.
He referred briefly to the repeal
OF the "alum baking powder law"
that aroused such n storm through
out the State several years ago,
which some thought was intended
as n subtle attack upon Senator
Stone, his opponent, but II so the
attack was clcverly vieled, for that
4 gentleman's name was not men
| toned.
1.-THE rights OF labor and capital
have been equally upheld" said the
Governor, land there have been few
strikes in Missouri, and none Of
violence, for the reason that either
| the Governor or the State Board Of
Mediation and Arbitration has in
tervened and brought about n peace
full settlement Of the difficulties"
Ehe maximum freight rate law
and the two-cent passenger fare law,
| both Of which have been enacted
during the Folk administration, re-
ceived considerable attention flom
the Governor, and he expressed the
belief that the action of the Legisla-
ture will he sustained In the matter
of the two-cent fare law, though in
| functions have been instituted
against both in the Federal courts.
every community has IA weapon
against the eXtortionate charges Of
II public utilities corporation, said
Governor Folk in speaking of the
law enacted by the last Legislature,
known as the public utilities act. y
This law had been recommended by
! him In his message to the Lcgisla-
turc and its passage was only nc
complishrd after much hard work.
The Political Boss.
81 don't believe in the political
| boss" asserted Governor Folk in
referring to the state primary law.
Usually he is of strong mentality
but of poor morality. He is usually
the employee of railroad or great
corporation and his interests are
never those of the people. Former
Il ly the party nominations were in
the hands of these political bosses
and man could not hop0 to become
"A candidate until he had consulted
one of these political bosses and re-
ceived his consent to make the race.
1t was this condition which brought
about the enactment of the state
Primary Law, which is now in
effect. Now the vote of the hum
blest citizen counts as much as the
vote of the highest man in the com
monwealta; the vote OF the farmer
who comes In from the field is worth
as much as the vote of the man In
the highest financial circles"
To the principle of the initiative
and referendum, in which the people
would take a direct part in the en-
actment Of all laws, the Governor
unreservedly committed himself, de
claring that the greater the part the
people took in their government the
better the government would he.
To the school system of Missouri
Governor Folk paid the highest
compliment and on this subject ht
said in part:
The Public School System.
ain order that Democratic gov