Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-10
DESPERATE DEMOCRATS.
They Want to Hang On TO Appoint
i've offices and Defy tho
Governor.

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Skies, a Democratic appointee OF
former Governor Folk, expired May
10. W. W. Williams, a Republican ,
was appointed May "a, but not effect
i've till June 1, in order to give Skies
time to close up his official business
and get a good record for a full month
in May. When MI. Williams APP
peared at the factory inspectors Of
flee in st. Louis on the morning OF
June I to take charge Skies bluntly
told him that the governor had no
right to appoint his after
the Senate had adjourned, and that
he, Skies. would hold on to the Of
flee till the Senate meets again to con-
firm his SUCCESSOR, whoever he may
be.
Later in the day the governor tele-
graphed Skies to turn the Office owe
to Mr.. Williams, and to make an &C
counting to the governor Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures Of his Office
during his term Of two years-a de-
mand which the governor had the
perfect right to make, but which
Skies treated with Indifference, If not
with insolcnce.
Mr.. Williams then secured an Of
flee and proceeded to be factory in
spector without regard to Skies, orga-
nizing his force of assistants and de-
putty inspectors, and making inspec-
tons, issuing permits for children
under I6 to be employed under the
child labor law, and %transacting such
business as the laws require of the
state factory inspector. The general
publicii, given the matter by the
newspapers made it difficult for Skies
to do business. and on Friday he APP
pealcd To the Supreme Court to GUST
and approve the claim which
he. Skies, had set up.
A more impudent defiance of the
authority of the governor has never
occurred in the history of Missouri.
This man Skies. brought into the
state when his friend, Jos. W. Folk.
conspicuous in public life.
and having enjoyed official favors for
several years, asked Governor Had
ley. early in May, to permit him to
continue in Office. and was. of curse.
refused. though the appointment OF
successor was not made till ten
days after his term had expired,
and was not then made effective till
June I, thus allowing him to remain
in office seventeen days longer than
commission warranted.
While he will be compelled to
yield and give way to a decent Re-
publican, this hungry Democrat has
been able, under the imperfect
statutes of the State. to defy the gov
crnor and hinder state business. 1t
another step on the part of a dis
appointed and hungry Democrat to
hinder and hedge about the governor
elected by the people. 1t is a strik-
ing display of the Democratic dis
position to rule or ruin, and shows
desperation. They will not give up
their long domination in Missouri till
the people rout them at the polls,
root and branch.
II the contention of Skies is sus-
tanned, that no appointive official
whose appointment is subject to con-
frmntion by the Senate can qualify
until he is thus confirmed, the APP
pointive power will be virtually
lodged in the Senate, and an official
whose term expires between sessions
Of the senate can hold on till that
body see fit to permit some one else
to succeed him, which would mean
that no appointment can he made by
the governor, except when the senate
is sitting to confirm or reject it. As