The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-13


not to exceed 5000, 900 for that pur.
pose. The State certainly needs a
Capitol building commensurate with
its needs and worthy our great State
Vote for the fifth amendment.
The Sixth Amendment is to EN-
power counties to raise the limit OF
indebtedness for the purposes OF
building county pOOrhouses or in
iirmaries, by consent OF two-thirds
OF the voters voting at an election &c
be held for that purpose. 1t is q
good amendment and should be
adopted. Vote Eyes" on the sixth
amendment. St. Francois county
has set an example to other counties
by having several years ago pro
vided one of the best County mfr
maries In the State.
The Seventh Amendment provides
for an increase of the per diem com,
pensation of members of the Gener,
al Assembly from 500 IA day to SO.
OO day for the first ninety days OF
each session, and after that not 70
exceed sl.0O day for the remainder
OF the session, except revisions SEES
sions, when they are to receive SIC
= day for 100 days, and 81 90 day
FOR the remainder of session II IL
should continue longer. a Repre-
sentative who isn't worth SO a day
isn't worth much Of anything to the
State, and perhaps il the salary
were raised to that we would have
more men OF legislative ability seek
ing the position.
The Eighth Amendment provides
for the use Of voting machines, or
rather that nothing in the law should
be construed to prevent the use, un-
der such safeguards and regulations
as may he prescribed by law, Of any
machine or mechanical device for
the purpose Of receiving and regis.
tering the votes cast at any election,
We don't know anything about these
voting machines, but we understand
that they materially aid in the re-
ceiying and counting of the vote,
are absolutely correct and safe
guard in measure against inacura-
cies and perhaps fraud. They are
used in some States and large cities
and we believe satisfactorily. We
would venture Eyes" vote on the
eighth amendment.
The Ninth Amendment provides |
Tor an increase in the tax rate limit |
Tor local purposes for cities having |
ess than 30, 900 inhabitants, the linn
i being raised from 60 to 100 cents |
IN the 500 valuation in cities hav-
ng between 10000 and 10000, and |
rom 10 to a0c in towns Of less than
1000 and more than 900 inhabi-
ants. With the laws that require
owners to improve the
streets and build sidewalks in front 1
II and alongside their property at
heir own expense, we don't see
my reason for increasing the limit Il
# the tax rate for other purposes. Il
)ur vote will be ono" on the ninth
without further light on
he question.
The Tenth Amendment is for
tatewide Prohibition. 1t has at
racted more attention and been
more widely discussed than any OF
he amendment-in fact, almost to
he exclusion Of the others-and
will doubtless call out n very large
'Otc. II is Il question upon which
early every voter has made up his
mind, and much active work is be-
ng done by the advocates of the
while the breweries and
liquor interests were never more ac-
i've in an effort to defeat it. Much
money is being spent by the latter
o influence the country papers
gainst the amendment and to get
hem to distribute anti-prohibition
lterature, either in the columns OF
he papers or by special supplements
nd plate matter furnished by the
Iquor interests and their allies In
he big cities; and perhaps money is
eing used in less open ways. The
liquor traffic IL ALARMED. The advo-
ates of the Measure are confident
I carrying 1t, and think that only Il
" corrupt meth ODDS, which they fear
II the large cities, where the press
nd large business interests, to say
Othing of the election machinery,
he breweries, wholesale liquor deal
RS, saloons and ward politicians,
re against IL, can defeat it, If the
enth amendment is adopted Ii will
ave to he by the country vote.
The Eleventh Amendment pro-
'ides for Il direct tax Of cents on
he 800 valuation for the mainten-
nee of the State University, includ-
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