The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-18

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p~hrtmenls Honesty and efficiency ard
impartiaIlty have stamped his every on
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Auditors Check on E~strsvsasnee. ;
The state auditor IN the adminIstrstion
Of the nrairs af his office has displayed
the highest type OF business ability and
official integrity. In every act he has
been true 20 the people and TO the man
datch Of the law, and has scrutinIzed with
careful attention every account presented
TO the state for payment aud rcruired
that Il meet every test Of a legal demand
upon the states revenue. He has held
sacred the various funds Of the state. es-
tablishcd under It's conditions and Ia We.
and refused TO draw warrants upon any
OF said funds when there was no money
In the same, contrary to the practice OF
Democratic officials. who. as is shown by
the records OF the office. iuggied the
funds to meet their own political fancies.
As one of the many examples; of the
auditors frugaiity. he has saved tne@state
more than s45. 900 in commissions on col
lateral Inheritance tax collections during
his term OF office. by discarding I'M
authorized attorneys. appointed by a
the county officials in the various coun-
ties that they make these collections. as
Is provided by law.
In addition to this. he made a careful
computation Of the receipts and disburse-
ments OF the state and presented the
same to the last legislature and warned
them against extravaganza appropriations.
His warning went unheeded, and because
Of this. the state today is confronted with
a deficiency Of more than one and one
quarter million dollars of revenue OF the
state to meet appropriations made by the
last general assembly. He has insisted,
In the face Of this deficiency. that the
mandates OF the constitution should be
strictly obeyed and following this has
) taken care OF those necessary depart
ments OF the state. such as the public
schools, penal and eleemosynary institu-
tions and other functions OF the govern
] ment necessary for the carrying on OF
the vital interests OF the commonwealth.
We call the attention of tn. people. with
satisfaction and pride. to the efficient
services that have been rendered by the
Republican representatives IN congress
/, elected in 1904 and in 1906. and also to
: the high rank that has been secured for
the state of Missouri in the United States
Senate by our senator, William Warner.
Notwithstanding the satisfactory and
efficient records that have been made by
the respective state officials during the
, last four years, the people OF Missouri
; are asked in this campaign to restore the
} conduct Of state affairs to that faction OF
!, the Democratic party which was driven
, we call the attention OF the people to the
| fact that the present Democratic governor
of the state. and many of his supporters
speeches that prior to 1904 the Demo
, cratic leaders then in charge of state al
D fairs had used police departments and
. election bOaruS OF tne large cities as pO-
{ litical machines; that they had so prosti-
! tuted the ballot to corrupt political pur-
3 poses that elections no longer expressed
; the free will of a free people; that the
police departments OF the large cities had
E under their administrator Seooms both
. inefficient and corrupt; that the nrfoe
9 giver and the bribe taker "starked
: through legislative halls and went I'M
5 whipped OF JUSTICE" in fact. 1t was the
r charge Of Gov. Folk tina the state gov
e eminent had been so conducted by TIE
. that the restoration of the principles Of
t common honesty had become the para
Primary Election Frauds.
s In connection with the efforts OF the
Democratic machine to secure again Its
. hold upon political power in this state.
9 we call the attention OF the people to the
e methods pursued in the conduct of the
recent primary election In Kansas City
, and st. Louis In behalf OF the Democratic
e nominee for governor. where. according to
I perpetrated. and the ballot. the most sa-
: cred institution of free government. WIS
. prostituted to the end that the free will
= OF the people might be defeated and boss
and machine rule be made supreme in our
G state: and we warn the people of Mis-
souri, that these frauds are but an indica-
. ton OF the frauds that will be a~tterpted
g In the coming election. and which viii be-
= come the established custom in case of
Democratic success. In this connection.
e we pledge the nominees OF the Republican
e party to use every power Of government
e with which they may be intrusted to Sc
cure to every citizen, weak or strong
= rich or poor. black or white. the right to
cast one ballot and have that ballot hon
Y estiy counted. We declare that no ques-
S tion can be of greater Importance than
that of an honest ballot and q fair count
a not only in the election OF public OFFICERS.
r hut also In the nomination OF candidates
: for Office.
We pledge the nominees OF the Repub-
: lican party to the enactment OF such laws
as will enable a contest TO be made by a
@ candidate at a primary or general cleo
r ton in such a way as will result In a fair,
g speedy and conclusive determination of
4 the question at issue, and we also pledge
the nominees OF the Republican party to
4 the enactment OF such laws as viii make