The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-19
BUDGET SYSTEM.

( licity to the trae and actual financial
/ conditions OF our state.
BUDGET SYSTEM.
We declare in favor Of the adoption
Of the budget system, under which
anticipated revenues may be com.
puted, the necessary amount required
for all state expenditures asCertained,
and appropriations kept within the
limits of available revenue; but we
also declare that the absence of a
budget system does not excuse the
Democratic party for the present de.
plorable condition OF the states Fl.
nanCes, resulting from Democratic
'.lismhI af cment
REDlSTRlCTlNG.
We favor an honest and fair redls
,r'ctiIg OF the state into cOngression
al. senatorial. legislative and judicial
districts, in accordance with the plain
mgl dates of the state and federal
laws, to the end that representative
government may no longer be out.
RACED in Missouri, anu We denounce
he unfair and un.Amcrican divisions
nto which, for partisan purposes, the
democratic party has divided this
state.
WoRNMEN'S COMPENSATION.
We pledge ourselves 10 the imme,
t'ate enactment OF a Just and prac.
ticable workmen's compensation law
Thirty-two states OF the Union have
'nacted such laws within the past six
wears, while Missouri, under Demo,
ratio rule and in violation Of plat.
.orm pledges has adhered to obsolete
and unfair laws. We also favor the
enactment of laws designed to pre-.
vent industrial accidents.
GOOD ROADS.
We congratulate the people on the
progress made in highway improve.
ment in some sections of the state,
through the aid Of voluntary orCaniza-
tions and by the means Of local eff
forts, and we call attention to the fact
hat adequate and effectual laws for
state aid and encouragement Of high.
way construction and maintenance
have not been provided by the Demo-
cratic party. We favor general re
vision OF our road laws, so that there
may be devised simple hut complete
system of road and bridge construc-
tion and maintenance which will be
adapted to the requirements and
means Of the various counties Of the
state.
We pledge ourselves to the enact.
ment OF laws necessary to secure the
benefit Of aid to road building by the
federal government and TO supple.
ment these by laws providing for
proper state aid. to the end that roads
Of all classes throughout the state be
properly improved and maintained.
We recognize the necessity of devel.
oping the great arteries of travel
throughout the state, and we also
realize the great Importance of i'm.
proving to proper standard market
roads and community thoroughfares
OF all kinds.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Our senator and congressman will ad.
vance the development by the federal
government Of our rivers for all trans
portatlon purposes.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
We favor such a geological, survey as
will announce to the world the location
and extent Of Missouri's vast resources.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
We favor the enactment OF amend
ments to the present law whereby the
cost Of public Improvement i'm our large
titles may be brought within the bounds
" reason and the cost Of similar work in
ether states. We believe a modification
of the plan whereby certain cities have
obtained their park systems. if applied
to all street Improvement proceedings
would enable such work to be done at a
saving OF large per cent Of the present
PURE SEED.
We favor the speedy enactment Of
pure seed law, to protect our farmers
REFORMATION OF COURT PRJ.
CEDURE.
We believe that the statutes govern.
ns court procedure in this state, In both
civil and criminal cases should be thor
lughly revised and amended to the end
mat the administration Of justice be
made simpler more expeditions and less
expensive. aud VIC recommend the efforts
of the Missouri Bar Association now be.
ing made In this behalf.
HOME RULE.
We favor home rule for the large cities
OF Missouri both because IL is a fuuds.
mental American right and beCauPe the
present system may be and has been used
for factional and partisan purposes, to
thwart the Will Of the voters elsewhere
in the state. We condemn the hypOcriey
Of the Democrats in plotting to destroy
home rule after unexpected DEVELOPMENTS
showed that il Was not TO their partisan
advantage. We believe that the factional
scandals that are isEraclnK Missouri
are largely due to gubernatorial control
Of the police and excise matters Of the
large cities.
RURAL CREDITS,
We favor a fair. practicable ard ef.
fective system OF rural credits as opposed
TO the crude, ineffective and iInGIse
scheme known as the Gardner land bank
plan.
PENSIONS FOR BLIND.
We favor q constitutional amendment
for the pensioning Of the needy blind,
PENITENTIARY.
We are opposed TO the partisan DO.
litical and Inefficient management Of the
state penitentary. We stand for the
aration Of hardened criminals from FIRST
offenders. the establishment OF a hospital
for the criminal insane, the employment
Of the able bodied, as far as possible In
the open air, and not In competition with
free labor, the actual abolition OF the
contract system in the penitentlary and
the operation Of the penitentisry in
modern, business-like manner.
We favor the prompt establishment Of
an intermediate reformatory for first
offenders and condemn the Democratic
state officials for completely Ignoring the
unanimous mandate Of the last General
Assembly providing for such an lnstitu.
tion by the appropriation Of SlSj, 600
which sum the state officials used for
other purposes.
ELECTION LAWS.
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