The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-11
THE COMING SPRING TO
BE ONE OF DISASTER
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during the Major administration. This
Missouri chief executive created the
impression then that the commission
was bipartisan through appointing
three democratic and two republican
com missioners. Governor Gardner
continued this precedent for the gem
cral good of the commission, believ-
ing that better results were obtain
able from state function about
evenly divided az to politics. When
former Governor Major named two
republican commissioners he granted
them the privilege OF naming. in pro-
portion, republican utility experts,
clerks, stenographers and other en-
ployes, and all have been drawing fat
salaries ever since under a demo-
cratic administration in violation of
the well known political axiom, "to
the victor belongs the spoils." Gov
ernOr Gardner disturbed none of the
republican appointees,
win Hyde be as Liberal?
1t remains to be seen whether the
incoming republican administration
will be as liberal and fair with demo-
Gratis as the passing democratic re-
gime was with republicans. The Gre
alton OF new bipartisan commissions
and boards and the continuance of
bipartisan public service comm ission
will be first steps in that direction.
At the present moment half Of the
large force Of the state highway COM
mission are republicans and t, re-
publicans are holding well paying
bcrths in the Missouri Department of
Agriculture under Secretary Jewell
Maycs.
Republican stenographcrs and entry
clerks from jefferson City are en-
ployed in a majority of the other
state departments and many of this
army of young women repaid their
democratic bcncfactors on November
2, last, by voting the republican tick
ct. Anyhow, in their efforts to be
retained in their 9 to II and to 3
positions, a score are now loudly pro-
claiming that they voted the "gop"
ticket straight.
Colo County on the Map
Cole county is represented on the
democratic state pay roll by ninety
three men ana women. Those who
| think they know, state that the now
governor will not be that liberal to
jefferson City, especially since Cole
county at the August primary went
| for McJimsey over Hyde by nearly
/ two to one. Becker, the next secre-
| tary of state, also, owes nothing to
Cole county, since his CHIEF opponent
| Ted Austin, carried it by vote even
/ larger than the one given McJimsoy.
| Even then, at the present moment
| $50 republicans Of Cole county, in
| Guiding many negroes, are applicants
1 for appointment under the incoming
| administration. A hundred negro re
/ publicans Of jefferson City are seek
| ing bcrths as guards at the state
| pcnit,ntisry ana as capitol building
| and department janitors. Some 'of
these places they win land. Twelve
| young colorcd women, graduates OF
Lincoln institute, are demanding APP
/ pointmcnt as stcnographers and entry
clerks an the state Board Of Health,
Automobile License Department, Bu~
reau Of Labor and other departments
| Probably thirty buck negroes want to
serve Missouri as inspectors in various
branches Of the state government
The present state beverage inspec-
/ tion department also holds over until
IN the spring Of 1928, unless the pres
ent mcumbents are lcgialatod out OF
office this coming spring under TIE
preteNt Of consolidating their depart
| ments with others.
a. I. EDMONSTON.