The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-03

adopted under Ntieh every taihecfal
Nominee e pleak5a u vptS Tor 8 bill
pf this cnaflcts He fhys: slt klse
passed 1 law providing that people
Iwho live 81 iaf&d cities ii fssidsnsa
Idistricts. should have the sane
fright 10 vote tout the syaoctl You
people here in this apiSnaia City n
tCarthage have 10 vote out the snI
lloon II you don't want II here, Th5s
Twas House Bin No. i BE- ma M
lsmith did not vote for Il SEC
EIIoAse journal Page 1907 There
| Ameriean issues .AttaSk viits-
out Truth, Cnnhc or DoeereS
las a paper being circulated IA this
district called The American Issue, !
the organ OF the antLsaioon league.
THE policy of that paper must be
lcontrolled by crook Without tfuth-
Ifulness, candor or decency. 1t pre-
tends to be non-partisan and to be
| in favor Of the prohibition amend
lment. at Ia neither. The oA1cerh
of that organization have always OBJ
posed the submission OF prohibition
for the reason that II IT. Is adopted
they will be withouf1fp job. It ser
fleets two or three candidates for the
Legislature of each party and fayors
or Opposes them for the purpose Of
appearing consistent. In the issue
OF the Missouri edition Of Oct. o,
1910, speaking of Hiram Lloyd.
Hiram Lloyd was the active Brewers
representative In the last Legisla-
lture. They hoped to make him
Speaker. Headauarters at i leading
st. Louis hotel were kept at a large
expense for weeks before the Gener-
al Assembly convened. Representa-
tives were brought from all parts Of
the state into st. Louis, expenses
paid automobile rides provided,
Iwined and dined.. all in the interest
of Lloyd for Speaker Thousands
Of dollarssswsIe sspent In this way.
surely not, by, Lloyd Tor, the salary
or honor would not Justify tiifs. and
| far be it from US to insinuate that
Hiram Lloyd expected any compen-
sation for his services save his sal
airy. Some one paid for railroad
fares, automobile rides, dinners,
theatre tickets and expensive hotel
Headquarters all In the interest OF
Lloyd for Speaker and he came near
lgetting there sIfe probably owes
his defeat to the active opposition
lof Gov. Hadley, who favored Hon.
Ia Al. speer OF oBage county, Who
was elected; ME- smith voted in
| the republican caucus. for Lloyd for
Speaker. though Gov. Hadley re
quested Him to- support Mr.. speer.
II also stated, 'Tyery member 81 ths
last legislature will recall that Lloyd
generally spoke from the floor
whenever temperance measures
were being considered. He not only
argued, he ridiculed and derided
Everything that seemed to be against
the brewers. He voted against and
ridicuie the local option measures
and the prohibition resolution In
fact, No monkey tied to the string
Of am Italian hand sorgan gfinder
! ever danced more obedientIy to the
jerk Of tho string BY. hts Muster than
Ibid Lloyd TO the wishes Of the brew.
ers." He voted against the biii'pro-
Ehibiting free lunches IN saloons. So
did Smith. See House journal Page
l117I. The vote OF Lloyd is con.
demned. The vote OF Smith is ap-
proved. "He voted for saloon keep.
Ter Kinney's bill to make liquor IL
4 censes transferable and thus give
them property rights. Gov. Hadiey
vetoed this bill because 1t would
practically repeal the power to re.
woke licenses in this state" Smith
lvoted for the bill. See House Jour
Snal Page 1902. q e ~ (, y ~. a
IN the issue OF Oct s0th. speaking
of me. It says. Gffalwss a. dispenser
Iof railroad passes where they would
lido the most geod until |ths Legtsia
llIturet outiawed the pass He Is nov
making his race for the Legislature
ais an ayowed enemy or the railroad
land as q Simon pure dyed-in-the
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