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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
"rhat said officers. acting and con.

THAT said officers, acting and con-
spring with the judges of election
representing the State machine, de-
l~iberately and Intentionally delayed
the lines Of voters so that at the
close of the polls hundreds Of citi-
zen were thus DISTINGUISHED and not
permitted to cast their ballots.
THAT the police officers at the polls
placed large numbers of men by force
in the various lines who were not en-.
titled to vote, but who retarded bust
ness men and artisans who desired to
vote, over the protest Of the citizens
present.
THAT said police officers refused
to arrest fraudulent voters at the polls
who were attempting to vote in favor
Of the machines candidate and fur
nished protection to repeaters and 9TH
err violaters of the election laws.
THAT the police assaulted, beat and
struck innocent and unoffending citi-
zens at said polls for no other reason
than because the assaulted persons de-
sired to cast their ballot against the
State machine ticket.
THAT the police commissioners pers
sonally visited saloons, the keepers Of
which are dependent for their license
upon them, thus intimidating such sa-
loon keepers into support Of said State
machine ticket.
1--WE denounce the intimate conne
ton between the State machine and
the local public service m%onopolies,
and the Introduction of State machine
methods into Kansas City political af-
fairs as evidenced by the recent eff
forts of the agents Of such public SER
vice corporations and representatives
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

lateral inheritance tax, which Is so
uncertain and h~uctuates SO widely
from year to year that some years
enough funds do not come in to meet
the appropriations of the legislature.
Such an important and essential in
stitution should have a better financial
basis. Just as permanent provision
is made for the support Of the public
schools Of the state, so provision
should be made In the fundamental
law of the state for this browning
school Of the educational system.
In order to give the University q
certain and fixed support, such as
other state universities have, and to
put 1t in the same position as the COM
mon schools, and thereby enable it to
keep the able men who are contin-
ually leaving it for other state univer-
sites, which insure them permanent
positions, the constitutional amend
ment providing for its permanent sup
port should be adopted. 1t is well to
yote for Amendment No. II. You
cannot make a mistake-it is the last
amendment on the ballot.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
The UNIVERSITY TAX
GREAT STATE SCHOOL SHOULD
HAVE DEFINITE INCOME.

On the ballot voters are to handle
next Tuesday will be eleven proposed
amendments to the constitution. Two
of these amendments the Republican
party has recommended for adoption
Amendment No. 5, providing for a
new capitol at Jefferson City, and
Amendment No. 1.-THE last one found
on the ballot-providing for the sup
port Of the State University and Col
lege of Agriculture. The latter amend
ment should appeal to all intelligent
citizens for n 81 If for no other,
and that Is that these great and grow
ing institutions are dependent now on
biennial appropriations by the legis-
lature, necessitating a hard struggle
on the part Of the curators and the
faculties and interested citizens, every
time the legislature meets. to get what
is necessary to keep them up. This
biennial struggle keeps up unfortu-
nate agitation, affects politics, puts
the institutions in a begging attitude
and discourages the self-sacrificing
citizens who accept service on the
Board of Curators as q public duty.
And the amendment should be adopt
ed because 1t stands approved by Gov
ernor Hadley, Senator VIM. j. Stone,
Ex-Governor Dockery, Hon. VIM. s.
Cowherd, Cyrus P. Walbridge. Champ
Clark, Senator William Warner, Elk
Governor Lon v. Stephens, and many
other public men who have the conf
dence of the people. Only n news
paper In the state has opposed 1t.
It is specifically Endorsed by the
planks In the state platforms of both
the Republican and Democratic par.
ties, by the State Board of Agricul-
ture, the st. Louis Business Mems
League, and numerous other organ.
izations.
The University has trained thou.
sands Of teachers for the public
schools, maintains a summer school
for the education Of public school
teachers. and gives agricultural In
structions annually by e Of trav
cling railroad schools to over 10000
farmers.
The University discovered years age
a remedy which abolishes Texas
Fever, 30 destructive Of the cattle Of
the state. and last year saved the
farmers Of Missouri half a million dol
lars by means of a hog cholera serum
discovered by one Of its professors
whose services other universities are
now trying to secure.
The Agricultural College has discov
cred, or its 1--WE experimental farms
scattered over the state. new methods
OF increasing the corn and wheat yielt
over 40 per cent.
This good work cannot be efficient,
kept UP because the present supper
Of the University comes from the col
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

II Missouri wishes to continue
her advancement and have her gov
eminent administered In the interest
of all the people, she must do two
things: She must elect to office men
who are free from the domination of
special interests, and secure such
changes in u present system Of tax
alton as will produce sufficient reve-
nue. for the support Of the state gov.
eminent when efficiently and econom-
ically conducted. The financial rec
ord of the last four years shows that
our present system OF taxation as now
administered Is inadequate to pro-
duce revenue sufficient to meet the
legitimate but increasing expenses OF
government. For forty years there
has been established such a method
of enforcing our revenue laws that the
heaviest burdens of taxation have
been imposed upon the farmers and
men Of small means, while the veal
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

thy men, the owners of corporations.
of banks, of notes and Of bonds, have
borne but a small portion Of the bur-
dens Of taxation. And the sop that
has been given to the farmers and the
men Of small lean vas to asses
their property, and particularly their
real estate, at from 20 to 30 per cent
of its real value, though the law says
that property should be assessed at
its full cash value. And thus with
the owners Of real estate and men OF
small means satisfied with assessing
their property at less than its true
value, the rich man returned but a
very small portion Of his property for
the purposes Of assessment. And
what a remarkable condition OF af-
fairs has been brought about. All OF
the real estate in the state of Missou-
ri Is assessed, but outside Of the cities
this property is assessed at only 10
to 33 1-3 per cent Of its value.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

And the Republican party in Mis-
souri, is pledged anew to honest elec-
tions. Experience in the matter Of
enforcing election laws has empha-
sized the partisan nature Of some Of
the statutes governing registration Of
voters and the preparation, casting
and counting of ballots; and there are
serious defects in the primary cleo
ton laws: so the Republicans promise
nor than the enforcement of existing
laws. They propose the perfection OF
these laws and the enactment of new
laws necessary to safeguard all cleo
tons and to protect the voters of the
state in their rights. The platform
plank on this subject is:
We further pledge the candi-
dates of the Republican party to
the enactment of laws strength
ening present election laws so
as to prevent fraud and illegality
in elections, and providing for BIZ
partisan election boards.
With Joe Shannon, who has been
for years identified with elections at
Kansas City, now at the head of the
Democratic party in the state and
with men Of his peculiar views or lack
Of views to influence and direct cleo
ton methods, what promise Of the
Democracy concerning honest cleo.
tions can be relied upon?
Governor Hadley and the Repub-
licans of Missouri not only promised
honest elections but have compelled
them. The ballot In Missouri has beer
purified. Shall 1t be again polluted?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

One may gain a conception Of the
kind Of elections which had been held
in Kansas City prior to 1908 by read
ing the following extract from an ad-
dress prepared and adopted by a con-
~vention Of protesting Democrats held
in that city March IL, 1904. 1t was
known as the Anti-Police convention
and was made up of delegates from
every ward of the city. The declara-
ton adopted was as follows:
1--WE denounce the action of the
State machine in its bold attempt to
deprive the people Of the rights Of
political suffrage, and in order to uc-
cessfully combat this great evil before
the people and to make a record for
future action of the Democratic party,
we. the Democrats Of Kansas City, do
declare that the following outrages
were perpetrated by the uniformed
agents off the State machine at the
polls last Thursday:
Policemen were caused to assemble
in large numbers at the various poll
ing places In uniform, for the purpose
Of intimidatiRg, by a display Of armed
force, the independent Democratic vot-
ers from exercising their right Of
franchise.
police officers persistently usurped
the functions OF the duly appointed
and qualified officers OF election by
surrounding the polling place, chal-
longing the rights OF citizens to vote
before they reached the voting booth,
and hurrying and pushing them from
the lines Of voters upon ascertaining
that they intended to cast q ballot
against the candidates Of said State
tnachina-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
COMPELLED AN HONEST BALLOT.

COMPELLED AN HONEST BALLOT.
The st. Louis Republic, practically
controlled by D. r. Francis, and rec
ognized as the organ Of the Missouri
Democracy, was constrained to ac-
knowledge the supreme of
Governor Hadley's effort to compel an
honest election last August, and the
editor ~courageously wrote:
An election day with no disor-
ders and not a single arrest de-
serves to be marked with a white
stone in the memories OF the peo-
pie Of st. Louis.
Governor Hadley tells better than
any one else has told or could tell the
result OF his faithful efforts to restore
the purity of the ballot and to compel
orderly, honest elections. He said, In
his speech at Springfield, referring to
the pledge Of the Republican party
printed at the head of this article:
Let me tell you how well that
promise has been kept. Since +
became governor four holly con-
tested special elections have been
held in Kansas City, a general
city election In Kansas City, Saint
Louis and Saint Joseph and q gem
eral primary throughout the state;
and in none Of these elections, nor
In the general primary, which two
years ago produced such a satur-
MALTA OF fraud, of violence and OF
crime, was there a single claim
that q single dishonest vote had
been cast or a single vote dishon-
estly counted.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Of the State machine to bride members
of the Democratic City Central Com
mittee with proffers of $1,000 bills.
we hereby request the Attorney
General of Missouri to bring action
to expel from office the present po-
lice commissioners Of Kansas City for
causing and permitting the gross vio-
lations of the following portions Of the
Constitution of the State of Missouri:
Constitution. Art. II, Sec. 9 (page
69)-That all elections shall be free
and open and no power, civil or mill
tary, shall at any time interfere to
prevent the free exercise of the right
of suffrage.
"Art. VIII, Sec. 4.-Voters shall in
all cases, except treason, felony or
breach of peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at cleo
tons and in going to and returning
therefrom."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

If that story Of an election in Kan
sas City shocks you 1t will be danger
u to your nerves to read of any one
of the number of elections in st. Louis
dominated by Democratic politicians.
1.-THE half has not been told" Of fraud
and police brutality and conscience
less official conduct characteristic OF
st. Louis elections before the final de-
feat Of Democratic rule In the state.
When Republicans tell the story Of
election frauds committed by Demo
Gratis their testimony is apt to BIO dis
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
HONEST ELECTIONS
NO LONGER A Dream
THE BALLOT IN MISSOURI HAS BEEN
PURIFIED AND MUST NOT BE
AGAIN
PROMISE OF REPUBLICANS SUCCESSFULLY REDEEMED
AND PARTY PLEDGED TO PERFECTION
OF ELECTION LAWS.

1--WE pledge the nominees of the Republican party to
use every power of government with which we may be
entrusted to secure every citizen, weak or strong, rich or
poor, black or white, the right to cast one ballot and have
that ballot honestly counted" -Republican State Platform,
adopted at Jefferson City, 1908.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

After the election Of Governor Folk
honest elections became an issue. He
ma been elected by a non-partisan
vote, defeating Col. Walbridge, the
Republican nominee, because the peo.
PIE believed that he would restore
honest elections and put election
crooks out Of business. He had made
a reputation, as prosecuting attorney
In st Louis, as a determined foe of
boodlers and election crooks and the
people were Of the opinion that he
could and would reform elections and
reform the Democratic politics of the
state. There was no doubt about the
attitude Of Col. Walbridge toward any
ana all kinds of fraud or corruption.
everybody knew he would stand
sqTarely and resolutely for honest
elections and a pure state govern.
ment; but Mr.. Folk was in the public
eye, was credited with most extraor-
binary achievements in st. Louis as
an enemy of corrupt politics and cor
Tupt officials, and seemed to be the
man of the hour.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

The same story of fraudulent voting,
police intimidation and machine ma
nipulation came from Kansas City.
There the candidates not on the slate
of the manipulators were mercilessly
slaughtered. With election manipula-
tors at work in the cities with a free
hand the Democrats in the counties
had nc chance to nominate the men
they preferred. The states made up
in the cities had the right of way.
And the slate makers simply dictated
to the Democracy Of the State at
large who should be the party NOM
inees for State offices from Governor
down. Although Dave Ball did a great
deal of talking at the time and was
violent in his condemnation of the
frauds perpetrated in the cities, and
although his friends believed then and
believe now that a majority of honest
Democratic votes cast at hat primary
were cast for him as a candidate for
Governor, he and they have been ST.
lent eve since the harmony" meeting
at Kansas City last January, when a
lock was put on the mouth of every
Democrat disposed to talk about the
weak points or the shortcomings or
the successful schemes of other Dem
ocrats.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

counted because Il reflects on their
political opponents, but the story OF
an election in Kansas City, bossed by
Democratic leaders, one Of whom Is
now chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee, must be accepted at par
because 1t comes from a convention
of Kansas City Democrats-the most
respectable Democrats in that city.
and because what It portrays is so
much like other things the people
have heard about Shannon and his
way OF holding elections.
But, enough Of the dark side.
There's a bright side now. Since
the general election in 1908 there has
been held a general primary election
In the state. 1t was clean, honest, fair
and satisfactory even to defeated can
didates. Whatever one candidate for
nomination at that election may have
to say about another candidate or that
candidates friends, no candidate can
truthfully say that the primary cleo
ton was not conducted fairly, or that
he was cheated of his rights or denied
the benefit Of any ballot cast for him.
Think of that, men of Missouri, and
try to realize what It
Such an election Is contemplated by
the laws Of Missouri; and every pri-
mary and general election held in the
state may be as free from fraud and
corruption If the governor and officials
under his instructions do their duty.
Governor Herbert s. Hadley, the
only Republican governor Missourians
have elected in forty years, is likewise
the only Missouri governor who has
commanded honest elections and
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
FRIENDS OF WAGE FARMERS.
REPUBLICANS OF MISSOURI HAVE
A GOOD RECORD.

Members of labor organizations n
men who know the history of legisla-
ton in behalf of labor and wage earn
ers in this State need not be told that
Missouri Republican6 are, and always
have been, the friends of those who
toil-of those who must carr wages.
In Missouri labor has never been In
suited, mistreated or neglected by Re-
publican party leaders. Nearly every
law now on the statute books intend
ed to improve the conditions under
which labor is employed, and to pro-
tect wage earners, was put there with
the aid Of Republican lawmakers, and
some such laws were proposed by Re-
publicans and pushed through the
Legislature against the opposition OF
partisan Democrats.
Not only have the Republicans OF
this State favored fair legislation in
behalf of labor, but they have honored
representatives of organized labor In
party politics. In the Sixteenth Con-
gressional district they have put Pat
Murphy, a leading member of the or
g~anization of telegraphers in Congress
several times and will elect him again
this year. In the Seventh district
they have nominated Holmes Hall, Q
union machinist, for Congress, and
hope to elect him. They put him In
the State Senate in 1908. Governor
Hadley appointed w. ". Williams, Q
union machinist of Sedalia, State Fac
tory Inspector, and he has placed sew
eral union labor leaders on State
boards having to do with labor condi-
! tions. Frank A. Wightman. a union
man, was elected Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner in 1904 and Ia
now the Republican nominee for re-
election.
In striking contrast with this policy
of Missouri Republicans Is the policy
of the Missouri Democrats. MI. j. O.
A. Hitler, Labor Commissioners. ap-
pointed by Governor Folk. has made q
splendid record in that office. Union
labor men all over the State wanted
to see him nominated by the Demo-
| Gratis for Railroad and Warehouse
| Commissioners, a nomination to which
he was clearly entitled, but which was
denied him by the leaders now domi-
mating the Democratic party. They
gave their support to Mr.. Bradbury.
chief clerk in the office Of the Board
Of Railroad and warehouse Commits
sioners, and who has been on State
pay rolls nearly ali his life.
Missouri Republicans have always
taken advanced ground in legislation
affecting employees In hazardous and
industrial occupations. In the plat
form OF this year is a pledge in be-
half OF a proposition the party has
taken-.up In Congress for National
legislation and which Governor Had
ley has taken up for State legislation.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

A new spirit peryades Grand Old
Missouri. 1t ought to create o a
niticent new capitol at Jefferson City.
Vote for it.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
TWO THINGS MUST Be DONE
OFFICIALS MUST BE ELECTED WHO ARE FREE FROM
OBLIGATIONS TO SPECIAL INTERESTS-A
BETTER REVENUE SYSTEM
MUST BE ADOPTED.

Governor Hadley has lately called attention to two things abso-
lutely necessary to purer, better and more efficient state govern
ment. In his speech at Springfield he said:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Don't BIO fooled by Democratic pol
iticians. You know what they VIII
do. because you know what they bava'
done.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

The general election in November,
1908, was the last one held under DEM
ocratic control. 1t was not free of such
frauds as characterized the primary
election, for the same men who, for
many years, had manipulated elections
in the cities, were at work and they
made a desperate effort to overcome
the popular vote Of the State with IL
legal and doubtful votes in the cities.
In that election, as in the election to
be held this year, the Democrats had
at stake the election of a United
States Senator, and the ~favorite of
the city politicians was not popular in
the counties. To elect him it WAS
necessary to elect every Democratic
cities who could possibly be put
over" They succeeded in electing
only three from st. Louis, but swept
the field in Kansas City, where they
elected two Senators and all but one
of the six Representatives. The Dem
ocratic vote in Kansas City and Jack
son county increased so amazingly
that no man of ordinary political sense
doubted then or doubts now that thou
sands of fraudulent votes were cast
and counted for Democratic nominees.
Several Democratic State officers
could not have been declared elected
without the unparalleled and suspi-
cious majorities obtained in Kansas
City. 1t was an election to be
forgotten in Kansas City, though the
Democratic manipulators there had
several other such Stunts" to their
discredit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

votes Of farmers and clean townsmen
went down under thousands of votes
cast for Cowherd in st. Louis that
had no right in the ballot boxes and
represented the basest elements in
the metropolis Of the State. The cleo
ton was unfair, unclean and outra-
geous in it's results, because doubtful
city votes overcame honest country
votes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Prior 10 the Inauguration of Joseph
w. Folk as governor In 1906 corrupt
elections In the larger cities of the
state were matters Of course. Nobody
expected anything else. The election
OF 1904 was characterized by fraud,
by irregular counting of ballots and
by intimidation at the polls. Although
Folk was elected governor, the Repub-
lean state ticket was elected with
the exception of the candidate for gov
ernor, and the Republicans elected a
majority of the members of the legis-
fature. This result was due to an
aroused public sentiment In the cities
and In the state. No Democratic gov
ernor had undertaken to prevent elec-
tfon frauds and corrupt politicians had
become bold in registering illegal vot-
ers, in filling ballot boxes with fraud.
uient votes and in promoting irregu-
lar and criminal counting of honest
votes. Stories Of such fraudulent
practices and the intimidation of vot-
ers by election crooks and by the DO
aice filled the newspapers but, as the
higher officials did not seem to be
moved by such occurrences, the peo-
pie were apathetic. Their first expires.
sion came from the ballot boxes OF
1904 The honest ballots for Folk
and for Republican candidates were
o numerous to be overcome or
thrown out. The corrupt ballots were
plentiful, but they failed to determine
h result of the election as far as
candidates for state offices were con-
Sserned.