The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-01


nored even common decency-in MAX
ing appointments. 1t is glaringly in
evidence that he has chung to Bull
,Moosism and there is distinct shad-
ow of A. p. A.ism in many Of his Sc
lections. He has personally always
been tainted by these two relics of
barbarism and he has taken advantage
of his authority as governor to force
them on the people. That in itself is
crime against decency-pronounced-
ly crime against the people of Mis-
souri,, as well as treason to his party.
These are some of the reasons why
the waves of condemnation of Hyde
are surging through the state. Hyde
will have to go. If he will not resign,
he should be ousted by the legislature.
Republicans should take prompt action
in this crisis that imperils the party
and the state.
Arthur NJ. Hyde should not be per-
mitted to continue in the office of gov
ernor as a Republican, for the all
sufficient reason that he is NOT
Republican. Hyde is party wrecker.
He deserted the Republican party in
1912 and made vehement proclamation
of his recalcitrancy. He was a dele
gate to the Bull Moose national con-
vention from the third district and
candidate on the Bull Moose ticket for
local office. He actively opposed the
election of Taft and to the utmost ex-
tent of his feeble powers helped in the
election of Woodrow Wilson to the
presidency by his party desertion. He
has never had the decency to admit
his wrong doing at that time, but he
has tried to sneak back into the Re-
publican party without admitting his
error.
When Hyde was nominated for gov
ernor the Republican party in Nilsson
ri was united and strong. Now it is
split into factions, and Hyde and his
man Hughes are responsible therefor,
and act as though they were proud of
their achievement. Hyde and his as
sociates were party wreckers in 1912
for purely personal ends. They are
party wreckers today for the same
purpose. Hyde and those he has gath
cred around him seek only their own
advancement, and they don't care how
heavy the price is that the party has
to pay. Hyde's whole career is proof
of this. Hyde has shown this by his
appointees, almost every enc of which
is or was Bull Mooser. Hyde was
and is supported by the Kansas City
Star, which paper was the Bull Moose
organ, and has never recanted its Bull
Moose ideas and never has ceased to
wreck the Republican party. Incident
ally he has the support of the Globe
Democrat, a Wilson Democratic paper
in st. Louis. to which he has catered
solely to get its support. A former
of the Kansas City Star is
Hyde's private secretary, and is said
to represent the Star In the admins
tration, pulling the strings or touch
ing the button whenever the Kansas
City Star wants HYDE to jump any
particular way or commit any special
act of folly or disloyalty to the Re-
publican party. Hyde's refusal to give
St. Louis home rule. his appointment
Of Victor Miller to head the St. Louis
police department; his espousal of the
Infamous medical bill-these and
thousand other acts-have shown the
people what petty fellow Hyde is,
and how utterly unfit he is to hold the
office of governor or any other public
place of honor or trust. His course in
The Bradshaw case alone exposes his
ittleness and viciousness where pub
ic office is concerned.
The referendum petitions bearing
$4,000 signatures shows how the peo-
pie consider Hyde and the laws he es-
Decially espoused. 1t is an open Sc
ret that Hyde's so-called "consolida-
ion program" was cooked up and
measures prepared by Democrats for
he purpose of bringing about just the
conditions that exist. Hyde fell into
he trap. Democrats fixed up the
scheme for him and now Democrats
are pushing the referendum of having
Hyde and his so-called programme re-
1udiated.
The legislature should take cogniz-
Ince of these things and act. 1t is
'quarely up to the Republican menu
oers of the two houses to take action
If positive and definite character be-
'ore Hyde has driven the parry ship ir-
'edeemably on the rocks of disaster.
As he was party wrccker for person.
ii advancement in 1912, so he is a par
y wrecker today. Something must be
lone with the utmost promptness and
expedition to save the party or HYDE