The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
IF HE HAD ONLY TOLD US

icance, but none greater than it pos
sesses when a speculative inquiry is
made as to what the result in 1920
would have been if Arthur M. Hyde
had told the people what he intended
to do, if elected Governor, That is,
If he had told them the truth. IF he
had told the voters that he would pro-
coed as he proceeded during the first
ten months of his administration,
with over three years to run, what
would the people have done? 1t is an
edifying thing to speculate about.
For instance, what would the voters
have thought IF Arthur M. Hyde, the
candidate, had revealed his real plans
on taxation?
IF he had done so, he would have
said:
81 intend to increase the assessed
valuation of real property in this
state approximately one hundred per
cent, and raise your taxes according
ly."
What would have been the opinion
of the public, IF Mr.. Hyde had told
the people what the first Republican
legislature, convened under his admin
istration would do with the peoples
money, by and with his approval and
consent?
IF he had done so, he would have
said:
81 intend to encourage and counte-
nance the Legislature in making APP
preparations of approximately $685.
100000, for the first biennial period
of my administration--nearly double !
the sum ever appropriated by any leg
islature in the history of the state.
intend to sit by and let the legisla-
ture spend on its own expense more !
than any other legislature in the |
states history ever expended. except /
in revising sessions"
What would have been the judg-
ment of the people, if Mr.. Hyde had
unfolded his plans respecting attacks
upon the judiciary of the state?
IF he had done so, he would have
said:
81 intend to see to it that the legis-
|
lature passes a bill legislating all
Democratic circuit judges out of of
flee by the medium of changing their
circuits, and | shall have the bill made
effective at once, but if the cursed
referendum is invoked, will have the
Legislature pass another bill to &C
complish the same purpose in an in
direct way"
What would have happened if he
had outlined his designs as to the up
building of personal political ma
chine?
IF he had done so, he would have
said: /
81 intend to have the legislature
pass a lot of bills consolidating all
bureaus, now filled by Democrats,
by Democratic Govern
'rs, under the guise of saving money,
1ut actually costing in the consolidat-
ID form million more for the first !.
,wo years than the same bureaus cost
Inder Gardner, and if you don't like
t, and try to use the referendum, !
will prosecute and hund these Demo-
ratio officials until make them
quit, and | will make the legislature
,ullify the referendum--so that may +
lot be disturbed in my complete con-
rol of public officials in this state"
What would have been the result,
# Arthur M. Hyde, the candidate, :
lad told what Arthur M. Hyde, the +
Governor, would do toward taking 9
are of the Hyde family interest?
IF he had, he would have said:
Il intend to appoint my big broth
II, Ben, Insurance Commissioner, be-
.ause he's the only man in the state
znow of who can fill the job. / in I
end to give my brother-in-law, q
Farmer Glenn of Boone county, fat t
'ffice in the Agricultural Depart /
nent, with nothing to do, and l am
going to put the Spanish War Claim I
'und in the family bank at Princeton,
and pay the interest to anybody IIu
ioggone please"
What would have been Missouri's G
'esponse, IF Arthur M. Hyde, the can
lidate, had taken the state into his {
confidence as to what Arthur M.
Hyde, the Governor, would do in deal
ng with the states largest penal in t
ititution and it's inmates? Ii
IF he had, he would have said: C
II intend to increase the number of e
of the Prison Board from z
hree to five, so that can place my
lose personal friends on the board
nd run the institution discharging all p
f the experienced prison men in the n
tate's employ. and all the taxnavars N