The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-07-27
Governor HadIey for the Capitol Bonds.

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The attitude of Governor Hadley
toward the capitol bond proposition
to be voted on at the special election
next Tuesday is well understood and
ought to be assuring to every fai,
minded citizen no matter what his poll
tics may be.
| AS soon as the old Capitol had been
destroyed by Tightening and conse-
quent fire Governor Hadley began, by
correspondence, to ascertain the cost
of various state Capitols and the expert
ence of the States in building and pay
ing for them. When he had procured
vast accumulation of facts, and pic
lures and descriptions of the best capi-
tolls he made up his mind that three
million dollars will be ample for the
construction of comodious, elegant
and dignifed State Capitol for Missouri
on the site of the old one, but remov-
ed far enough from the edge of the
bluff to be free from noise and smoke
railroad yards. Then he publicly told
his conclusion that the emergency
clause of the constitution warrants
special election to authorize an indebt-
edness sufficient to build capitol, and
suggested 100000 as the proper
amount.
His suggestion was at once approx
ed by leading men of both parties in
the General Assembly, and the leaders
of the majority party in that body, in
conference with eminent citizens, took
up the task of putting through
the legislature joint resolutions and
bills necessary to get the matter in
legal shape. The bill authorizing a
debt of $3,s00,000 was put through
by an almost unanimous vote, but it
must be ratified, by two-thirds of all
the voters who vote at the special
election next Tuesday before it become !
a law. The amount was fixed at $3,-
500, 900 by the Legislature so as to in
clude furnishings, equipment and the
extension and grading of the capitol
grounds. If it is so ratified, then an
other act OF the Legislature will become
effective, providing for board of com
missioners to plan erect and equip the
building, using Missouri materials, and
contracting under the terms of the law
for the materials and work, so that there
can be no favoritism, no graft, no poll
tics in the matter.
Under second joint resolution the
Legislature provided also that if the
pending act is not ratified then an a
mendment to the constitution, provid-
ing for a bond issue of $5.000,000
shall be submitted at the general elec-
ion in 1912. If that be submitted
and adopted the legislature of 1914
will provide for the construction of a
new Capitol.
Governor Hadley heartily approved
Ill of these Legislative steps, and now,
holds that it is wise and best to adopt
he proposition to issue $3.50O,000 in
ponds and begin at once the work of
erecting a new Capitol. He has point
ID out the fact that the legislature has
afeguarded the interests of the tax
payers and of the state by making pro-
,ision for every contingency that may
rise in building under the act to be
atifed by the people, and he has given
lis assurance, as Governor of the state
hat the people may safely vote for the
,ond issue next Tuesday. In this, as
n all important matters concerning the
Welfare of the State, he has been frank
:arnest and energetic. He holds that !,
is matter separate and apart from
,arty politics and ought to meet with :,
he approval of the entire citizenship. 4.
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Brown and Kennish and Superintend- r