The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-03-27
STANDARD OIL
MAY STAY IN MO.
Legislature Gives it Permission
TO Continue Business.
Roach Made Master Of Corporations
Political Party Conventions May Be
Held Earlier and Place Selected by
Party Chairman-The Major Machine.

Party Chairman-The Major Machine.
Jefferson City, March 25.-The leg
islative halls in the new temporary cap
itol are practically deserted to day.
They have been crowded all winter
with Missouri solons and their clerks
and innocent lobbyists who out
wardly played the role of mere lockers
on but who really played another game
several genes, perhaps. The 47th
general assembly has adjourned without
day and is not apt TO be called to the
capitol again. 1t was "beastly demo
cratic thoroughly democratic that
the minority senators and members
were powerless to accomplish anything
opposed by the democratic leaders.
And yet the eight republicans and one
progressive in the senate and the
twenty eight republicans and one pro-
gressive in the house were always
alert and exercised a wholesome in
fuence over all but strictly partisan
legislation; and, indeed, they extracted
poison found in some OF the original
drafts Of democratic party measures.
The republicans constituted heroic
minority in a legislature so intensely
democratic that a federal flag could
hardly unlurl its folds in the hall Of
the house or the chamber Of the
senate.
A surprising act Of the Legislature
was completed last Thursday in the
house, after it had been rushed through
the senate. It restores to the Standard
Oil Company the right to do business
in this State. The supreme court,
only a few days ago, refused to revoke
or modify its order expelling that com
pany from the state for hagrant viola
tions OF the antitrust law. That action
of the court was the final outcome Of
the prosecution begun by former Gov
ernor Hadley when he was attorney
general. He had so successfully pros
ecuted the giant octopus" that the
supreme court could not do otherwise
than drive it from the state. The
young attorney general not only won
fame throughout the nation for his
work in this case, but started other
states after the great oil monopoly.
The ultimate result of his work was an
order OF the United States supreme
court for the dissolution Of the oil trust.
Now, after years Of expensive litigation
and the final and complete custer oi
the Standard Oil Company, and the
collection oil a heavy fine as we'll, the
democratic legislature has set at naught
the wisdom and justice of the courts
and has passed new law under which
the Standard Oil Company may con
tinue TO do business in Missouri.
What do you think Of that? How vii
the honest, law abiding people o
Missouri accept such an act OF the
alleged progressive" democratic leg
islature2
One act Of the last week is Of es
pecial interest TO political parties t tht
bill amending the primary election laV
so that state conventions Of pUlitica
parties may be held on the fourtI
Tuesday in August al any point selectet
by the retiring chairman of a stat
committee. Under the law, before
was so amended, the state convento
Of each political party had to assembI
at Jefferson City on the second Tues
day in September, date so late in
campaign year as TO seriously retar
campaign arrangements. This chang
will take from the hotels Of this city
very helpful revenue.
Another bill put through last wee
makes the secretiry Of state master
incorporated companies, giving hi
authority to regulate them stringentl
He can suspend the operation Of