The Marshall republican., 1909-01-15
GOV. HADLEY'S
ADDRESS.
Many Subjects Covered by the
New Governor in First
Official Speech.

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bition and desire will be to deserve
the confidence and approval of the
people of Missouri.
Forty years have come and gone
since a candidate of the Republican
party was inaugurated as governor
of this state. It will be sufficient
learn from the last half century of
Missouri's history a lesson CT con-
servatism and official fairness in the
conduct of public affairs. And that
political differences need not inter
fere with the performance of official
duties, has been emphasized during
the course OF the last our years. For
during that time, tho state officials,
partly OF one rarty, and partly Of an
other, have worked together in com
plete harmony and effectiveness.
And the people have thus learned
that no political party is entirely bad,
and that no political party can claim
a monopoly of Official honesty and
virtue.
Departments of Government.
1t is also necessary that we should
be eve mindful of the fact that the
powers OF government are divided
between the legislative, the execu-
tive and the ia licial departments.
While the rights and authority OF
each are intimately related with the
others, yet 1t is also necessary that
each should exercise its own powers,
without interference from the others.
The amendments to the constitu-
tion adopted by the people at the last
general election, whereby they may
initiate the enactment of laws and
have referred to them, for approval
or disapproval, bills passed by the
legislature, make an important
change in our system of government.
undertake to say, however, that
the new departure in the work of leg
islation will not prove to be the gen
eral panacea for public evils that its
advocates have claimed, nor will it
prove to be the dangerous and cum
bersome procedure that its oppon-
ents have feared.
Unless there should be some glar-
ing and conspicuous failures on your
part or mine, in the discharge of our
official duties, | believe that the en-
Concerning Home Rule.
The party that have the honor to
represent stands pledged to give
home rule to the people of the large
cities of the state, and that promise,
in so far as ] can accomplish, will be
faithfully kept.
1t is necessary to correct certain
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that apparently ex-
list in some quarters. 1t has been as
serted that home rule, as the term is
generally understood, means the alb
rogation or notification of the laws
of Il G state, and particularly the
laws regulating dramshops in the
large cities.
Homo rule meal no such thing.
As | said in my opening speech in the
last campaign, "even If the selection
OF the police and excise officials is
given to the people of the large CT
ties, the laws providing for the regu-
lation OF dramshops will still remain
the laws of the state" and hat 1.-THE
people will use 1t to enforce the law,
and not to violate the law"
1t has been urged that there may
arise conditions with which the local
authorities, under a system of home
rule, may be unable to cope, or to
which they may weakly yield. There
the chief executive by which, under
such circumstances, he can properly
enforce the laws OF the state and pro-
tect lives and property. If at any
time, the right to carry on these af-
fairs of government is neglected or
abused by the people of the large
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control.
Such legislation should also In.
clude provisions which will prevent
the police departments OF the large
cities from becoming the political
plumber of the party that may be sue
cessful in the municipal elections.
There should be provision for a care
fully devised merit system, by wL-eh
the honest and efficient police officer
may be assured o. his position as
against any political Influence.
All that | have said in reference
to the right of the people to manage
their own police affairs. can be fair
ly said in reference to the right of
the people to manage their own ex-