The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25
OTHER MATTERS OF l,r,oAr,oN.

v mas COnuuCltu uuTlnk the IdSL TOUT
years. In the fight that was waged by
the people Of Missouri against race-track
gambling, l took an active part at the
request OF Governor Folk, not only in
the supreme Court Of Missouri, but also
in the conduct OF prosecutions in the Cir
cult Court Of st. Louis County. AND at
my own instance 1 began a suit In the
Supreme Court OF the State to forfeit the
charter OF the Delmar Jockey Club which,
protected by official and political lnnu-
ence, had long 'dehed the laws Of Mig
souri,. This suit was bitterly contested
by the ablest lawyers, through the Su-
preme Court Of Missouri and the Supreme
Court OF the United States, and within
the last six months, a decision was Sc
cured from the highest tribunal in our
land ending the existence of that no
t%orious, but once powerful, organization.
Another important matter Of lltigatioh
that Is deserving OF mention, in view OF
the plank In the Democratic platform in
reference to lawlessness In st. Louis
County, are the prosecutions that have
been conducted by Mr.. Kennish and my
self to suppress the lawless saloons and
liquor clubs In that county. And by the
use Of the ordinary processes OF the law
In the courts of that county, these za-
looms and clubs which were conducted
not only to the injury OF the licensed sa-
loon. but which were also the cause OF
frequent disturbances and lawlessness.
have now been practically suppressed. AZ
all events, the laws regulating the sale
Of intoxicating liquors, through the active
Nv % vi my bliAN't dit az ilAViC1
In ST. Louis County today as they are In
st. Louis and Kansas city. and II W %
significant fact that every one of these
saloons and lid clubs which furnishes the
occasion for this plank in the Democratic
platform, were open supporters OF Mr..
Cowherd for the nomination and are to-
day actively supporting him for election.
Further comment upon this situation
In addition to the suit against the Del
mar Jockey Club which / prosecuted
against able counsel to a successful de-
cision through the Supreme Court OF Mis-
souri, and through the Supreme Court OF
the United States. | have also conducted
through both of these courts the Bar
%rington case and the SpauGh case. and
a case which involved the constitution
ality Of the law limiting the hours OF
labor in underground mines TO eight
hours in each tw~enty-four. For my eff
forts to sustain the constitutionality Of
this law. which resulted in a unanimous
decision from the Supreme Court OF the
United States, I received the thanks, not
only Of the Western Federation OF Miners.
but also Of a number OF associations o.
miners In the State Of Missouri.
In addition to these matters OF litiga-
ton. l participated during the last year,
at the request OF the State OF Minnesota.
in the argument OF the most important
question affecting our system and form
Of government which has been submitted
to the Supreme Court of the United
States in the last twenty-five years.
was the question as to whether II was
the right Of a public service corporation
to enjoin in the United States Courts an
officer of a state from enforcing a state
law in its own courts. / assisted in this
case at the request OF the State OF Mlnne-
sofa, because the same question was in
volved in important litigation In which
the State Of Missouri was interested. II
was my contention in that case that 1t
was a violation OF the Constitution Of the
United States and an infringement upon
the sovereignty that belongs to the sew
eral States to deny to the officers OF the
State the right to prosecute in It's own
courts suits TO determine the constitution
ality OF its own laws. Though this case
was by a divided court decided adversely
to this contention, II was some satisfac-
ton to me-, n some satisfaction. be-
Ilieve, to the people OF Missouri to know
that this State took an active and an ag-
gressive part in this important contro-
versy which arose from the efforts OF the
people OF the several States to regulate
1.-THE charges OF public service corporations.
And, yet. Notwithstanding this record
which | have but briefly and imperfectly
reviewed for you, I understand that IL Is
the contention of the Democratic orators
that while l have endeavored to dis
charge the duties OF my office with an
honesty of purpose, / have failed in the
Accomplishment Of results. And IL was
the statement Of my distinguished OPP
ponent, Mr.. Cowherd. that the office OF
Attorney General, under my management,
had reached Its maximum OF efficiency
in adyertising' and tits minimum OF efi-
III ~ INV - ~ 80.
cheney in results" should be very much
pleased II Mr.. Cowherd would call to the
attention az the people of Missouri that
portion Of his public record which, In his
opinion, represents the maximum OF ef-
~fcIency in results" and the minimum OF
efficiency in advertising
WHAT I CLAIM FOR MYSELF.
This Is the record of service that ]
offer to the people OF Missouri as a prom
Ten 80 N1,A MAG II will anAAnN ~ GaFVn
you II elected To the office of govgrnor, l
do not claim that I have done anything
as Attorney General beyond my plain
duty. l do not claim that I have accom-
lplished all that | would like To have ac-
complished, I do claim that l have en-
Ideavored to do that which was best for
the peoule Of the state. and that I have
accomplished something in the way OF
practical results. l do claim that today
Missouri stands in the lead in that great
motion wide movement for honest busi-
ness and the correction of the evils and
abuses of our industrial and commercial
systems, and that to Missouri not only
do the States of the Union turn, but
also the National Government for assist
ance and advice In the carrying forward
Of this great work OF reform.
1t Is claimed by some OF my political
/ opponents that there are violations of law
by corporations In this State that | have
not brought suits to correct or punish,
That may he true, There is a limit to
what enc man or one office can accom-
pllsh in three years and six months and
then II is always easy to crttictse. | have
endeavored to do first what l considered
most important. l have consistently re-
fused to commence any suit i'm response
to popular clamor for political effect, or
in any case where I did not. believe a
useful public purpose would be subserved.
in case the suit was successful. And I
Ihave tried to so conduct the AFFAIRS OF
my office that I'm so far as I could accom-
plish, and in so far as | could prevent,
no ran and no corporation, however
strong and powerful, could feel that they
were above the law, or that they could
violate the law with lmpunity. And II /
have succeeded in putting the fear OF the
law into the minds OF men who never felt
that fear before, then I can feel that my
l%oficlal efforts have not been In vain even
!, though they do not satisfy the Democratic
politicians.
|, CONCLUSION.
Just a word more and l am done. I
have been told that there are men In this
community who do not agree with me OF
questions OF national politics, but who
will yOta for me for gOyernOf. i do not