Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

also result In the prompt and certain con
yiction ~ the guilty. And We also fsvo,
me enactment ~ = law providing that M
judgment In y civii or criminal ease shall
bs reversed unless III" ronrt can affirma-
lively say upon the entire record that III"
was for tn" wrong party and
that but for the error complained Of ~
different Judgment would have been rem
dered.
In pl"dgins the Nominees OF III" Rcpub-
llrsn party TO Il strict enforcement ~ ~
"" declare that the question Of law on
forcemrnt should no, h" - political isai".
~ 'her" should b" no Ir"siion but that
th" executive Officers would enforce tn"
laws that the Legislator" has placed upon
the statute book. Ana the uI"s,ion ~
law enforcement has become - political
lssu" only by reason of Ia" fsilur" of
D"mocrstci Officials ~ ~rnforc" IN" In W.
~ tho state IN tho past
w" favor careful ccouom H. tn" ~.
p"hdiiur" Of publ" funds and condemn
the action of tn" last Legislature w max
ing appropriations IN r,""Ns ~ the avail
shl" revenues IN "sc"ss ~ 81 .0oo 600. ""
rI"dk" III" nominees Of tho E"publIr1u
party, " placed IN control, that they will
Keep th" appropriations Within III" "stl-
mated revenues. ~ contemplated by Nh"
constitution.
There me 10 DC submitted 10 ~. people
~ MirPo'iti at tn" coming election eight
Amendment to IA" st1t" constitution AZ
Ia" question involved IN non" Of thcs~
hm"ndm"nts is In any sense . political
onc. we believe that their adoption or re
lection should not bc mad" q matter ~
party DECLARATION. ~" recommend. how
ever. 10 tn" voters 81 ~" state ia" care
fnI consideration ~ each of thcp" amend
m"niS and their adoption or rejection ac-
corning 10 the merits Of each
W" r"cogniz" ~" fact tina, III" present
system " contract labor IN tn" stat' PEN
h"n,iary should u" discontinued ~ soon
aa som" plan can -" devised by which III"
c%onvlcts can b" employed in other work.
ana 10 thIs end "" favor ihc gradual dis
continual nc" Of the present contract iJbor
ftHfstH ana Tho HflItfpsD mt ht tat rnt-
victs ~ work which will not max" them
competitors with fire." labor.
Merit System for Police.
IN" police departments Of In. LIg"
G'it"s should no organized and conducted
upon 81 hasis Of efficiency entirely free
foin political Influences "" Ul"dg" N"
nominees of the Repuhli"au Iniriy to work
f"r III" accomplishment 81 ms END Ia OF.
der that IA" polio" departments may be
com" protectors Of III" aud pior"ity.
a',,'"lN "kE'"ssiv" ~ IA" 'ny"-iiH''i"u
ana punishment Of crime and It,i ap.
po',,'n"hi" ana ady'nr"m'nt ih"r"in
Hhali 10" mad" upon ~" basis ~ charn"-
ter ana efficiency tIpnr.
III ia" educational "~l"nmosyuJiy ard
penal Institutions a. the state ippniuf
m"nts ana advano"m"nts ia p%rsitiun
should ALTO 10" mad" upon The bisis Of in
difidual character aud efficiency and not
~ r"Watds for p%pliticIl services. W."
d"'lhr" N" conduct and stHudaId of nj
'i"n"v ~ such Institutions 10 u" ON" of
IA" iru"si indi"hiipus Of ia" civilization
'''' 'l'F ~ "" VI ~ 1''IJI's UNA u IN
trusted with I%rliii'al power ia" repre-
1"u'Iiiv"s ~ IN" Republican patty VII
"nI"dEW to nhvJnt" IA" standard Of al
miniViiIiioi Of all Of ~, institutions of
Ia" stai" "rh conduct them under ""u-
unrUlc. scientific and Intelligent mnuarc-
rn"nt. FREQ from political iu'u"n""
In "rl'lu"ipr. "" d"'lai" tina, II win
h" Ia" policy ~ IA" H"pJbli"1u pdfty. If
lUirhEt"d Win pDH't, not to enact isc-
Toss l"Elslaiipu 10 interior" with ihr ,cr-
aouHl liberty Of the citizen or to rs"r,igr
III" power Of regulation nnd "rntrnI uf
i%u'lu"S. "ua"rprl-rS ~h'rr 40 ue"ful pub.
IL Iutrps" Will h" ~""pmpliph"I ihrr"hr
W. h"li"y". hoW","r. that LWs "huuld -"
enacted aud viROipuuly 'nfriccb frr ilr
correction 81 indugiriHl r"ilr und the pro
'""tiru Of the ltrrE a1l health bf tlr.o
engaged in hHIIlIpUt 81 ]injITiDIy o'"I
I%'i'"rR. f"r IA" rr"N"utiru "f frhul aud
Iinpo'Iiirn urpu nc I,"oIi' III ia" manu-.
tuiIdi'n 81 tender age siuIld T." l,tt
from W." w0rfshnp NJ" mlrr ami IN. fn,.
tory. In pTd"I TINT ihrH mas r'"ni'o ~"
benefits of "Iu'Htou. Iut law shruId
NOT II" "uH"t"d m'T"iy h"oIu4" the pnv.r
"sislA I" TaSu ihTm ana rnfor'r them
ana NJ" iigh' ~ blIlin"Ss "ni'rpiIsrs to
b" ire" from IA" lnrd'n ana rxp"nr" Of
stat" r"gulntiOn and control should u"
I"'T"ri"h uul"s- ~" 'OHdiiiuUR therein
iusiifv III" stat" Ia ih' eup"rviyiDn ar
regulation ih"r'nf
Although "" adopt and nuunun," ihia
d"'l"rhiiDn 81 piiUripl'I ~ the platform
~ IA" E"IIblIrIu IHItv. tho" bIIutiuira
should "rT'dl. !" ~" good ~,iriz"uo at nc
stat" ttt"rp'''iv" ot ImItr. W. iuritr
~" -uU"Thtipu Of III lHUF' WnU apr.r
vain -" fhI' ih' enactment urtn Lv nr
'h"s' TT irripI' will Idrtur. th" hLprI
u'sf ana "'!fdI" al ih' p""I,I" Of Nj
souri,