The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-10
Judge lamm Says He will Not Be a
Bound Partisan.

Bound Partisan.
Former Judge Henry Lamm Of the
Missouri Supreme Court, in annouuc
ing why he became candidate for
governor in an address before the Sc
dalia Lamrn Club, said: The COVER
nor Of this state should know and love
the state and all its people, its history,
its multiform interests, and that he
should not be hide bound or narrow
partisan, nor play politics in Office"
The announcement was in the form
OF letter setting forth the jurist's rea-
sons for becoming a candidate at the
primary in August.
The time came" he says, when
such persistent appeals were made by
friends, by personal messages, letters,
petitions from clubs and wide spread
appeals from Republicans. Progressive
and independent voters, that con-
sented to file on assurances l no longer
dared disregard.
"A governor Of Missouri, it seems
to me, should be man who believes
in work as the pTimest quality Of man
hood and who would give his days and
nights to his task; for mighty task it
is in the fix we are in. The citizen
who tolls, the teacher, the farmer, the
banker, the citizens Of pr. perty and
the poor man with none, the courts,
the laws, the schools, the charities,
the prisoners in bonds, the roads, the
corporations, the railroads, the cities,
the country, public decency, taxation,
expenditures, all and more much
more should come within the sympa-
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thetic range Of his vision, for they
come within his functions is one or
another phase Of them.
IF read the signs Alright the majority
OF the people Of Missouri profoundly
believe that the party in power in this
state needs to be taught at the polls Il
pu, it mildly) the sweet uses oi hu-
nility and adversely. 1t looks in Mis-
souri as if our Democratic friends have
ridden fast and far toward a fall at the
next election. No one need mourn
over this TACT. for it will do the party
good to be soundly beaten. It will dc
Missouri good to 60 Republican,
But let us not deceive ourselves, ii
will not 60 Republican unless we take
ourselves seriously. We must so con-
duct ourselves that men may see we
have the welfare OF the state at heart,
and that, with one accord, with might
and main, we are setting ourselves tr
the task of doing good TO the state il
the most exacting sense. The task i:
a great one, for state affairs are in Z
bad way, and majority Of Missourian'
have come TO believe:
That we need change.
That there has been a waste o
money, and our taxes have been ex
travagantly frttered away.
That there have been loose anC
reckless appropriations, beyond ou
ability to pay,
That public money was profigately
squandered on unnecessary expense
OF legislation.
That the funds Of our state, a stat'
Jealous of its financial honor, have beer
disaranged.
That great deficiency bills ar,
coming and cannot be prevented b,
: any belated stroke Of executive power
That the overhead cost OF some O
v our activities are out Of all proportion
] TO results obtained
S That it was pity, in order 10 max
e ends meet, it was thought necessary t
e take over S3OO,0O0 OF the money be
= longing to our school children and di
D vert it to other purposes-an attemT
II contrary to usage and only prevente
e by the strong hand Of the Law.
!. President Opposed in Own Party