Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Con. Roach Tells EN-.
(Jasper County Democrat.)

lJaSper county DemOcrat.1
The readers of the Democrat may be
interested in side light that is rath-
or out of the ordinary. Some time
ago acertain coterie of "standpatters''
not being able to criticise anything
done in the conduct Of the state af-
fairs, conceived the idea of criticising
the personnel OF the people who are
rendering public service above
criticism, and SO they started the cry
of "nepotism." All kinds of misrepre-
sentations were scattered over the
State, the Globe-D Democrat leading
the van with the false report that the
state officers had their wives with the
rest of the family on the payroll.
Among others that innocently re-
peated the salacious morsel OF politi-
cal gossip was the Missouri Ruralist,
published At Kansas City.
The Secretary of State addressed
! the following letter to the able editor
of that popular periodical: IS
November 10th, 1915.
Hon. John F. Case,
Editor Missouri Ruralist,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Dear Friend Case--I have just read
your last issue of the esteemed
"Ruralist." I know you would not
do me an intentional harm. I write,
therefore, to correct the impression
you leave on the minds of your readers
when you say:
'tPossibly when one has so large a
family as the estimable secretary
possesses, he may not consider a
quartet of daughters asserted to be
the number employed as deputies and
clerks Con the States payrolD --as
numerous"
am blessed with nine daughters
and four sons. Conscienceless parti-
san opponents have spread the re-
port that the whole family, including
my wife, are on the States payroll.
] have not denied the rumor because
knew no friend of mine would be-
lieve such report, nor have thought
strangers and political enemies would
give credit to charges of such scand-
alous character. Such charges win
react on the accusers.
However, esteeming your friend
ship, I shall take the time to give you
full report on how my family are
employed.
My eldest daughter (Number IL
is earning her living teaching school,
as her father and mother both before
her did when they first engaged in
life's battle.
Number 2 is married and living with
her husband at Fort Wayne, Indiana,
where he, as an electrical engineer,
and, with her knowledge of household
arts, can make more than they can
here.
Number is taking course in
household economics at Columbia,
preparing herself for her life work
and fitting herself to be the house
wife Of Missouri farmer. That makes
three Of the family not on the payroll
of the State.
Number is an employee in the of
foe over which 1 preside. She is a
High School graduate, an accomplish
ed stenographer and typewriter, q
good penman, bookkeeper, and copy
ist, an experienced proof reader and
Ntypesetter, has charge Of the COM
Hilation and printing Of official publica-
tions such as the road laws, corpora
ton laws and famous Missouri "Blue
Book, J" the excellence OF which is so
universally known as to need no COM
mendation. She is always at her post
OF duty, Is as valuable an employee to
the department as the state has, is 90
acknowledged by every one OF the Of
fetal Investigators, both republican
and democrat, and ! have absolutely
no apology to make TO anyone for her
employment. She earns her wage,
and, so long as I live and have my
senses, no daughter, or son, Of mine
shall be prescribed, penalized, or de-
MED privileges common to other
citizens for no other reason than that
] am their father. / sacrificed no |