Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-05-03
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with q gusty TRADE against the
Republican party in geaeral and
the Hyde administration In par
ticular. TO throw the light OF
truth upon all his willful prevar.
ications and Misrepresentation
would require more time and
space than we can devote TO the
task, for the gentleman shows
himself a Wholesale dealer In
that line: but the one or two in.
stances Of contrast between the
facts and the reliability OF his
statements seem to US sufficient
to condemn his whole utterance
as unworthy of serious accept.
auce. For one thing, he charges
Governor Hyde with having un.
dertaken TO alter the laws Of the
state so as TO centralI2e the whole
power of the state in himself
and to the advantage of the Re-
publican party. AS a matter OF
truth. which all intelligent peo
pie are familiar with, the Cover
nor's ambition in that direction,
il he really feels any, is circun'
scribed by the state constitution,
to which limits the Missouri
Democracy had long before
the present administrator
day extended the gubcrnatorlal
poser for party advantage
in its grip upon the state,
So this terrible thing which
Mr. Long says Governor
Hyde is endeayoriDg to accom-
plish, existed in the state gov
arnment because OF Democratic
precept ana Democratic Law
when he reached the guberna
torial chair. We all know, Mr..
Lougas wellif not better than any.
that under Democratic rule in
Missouri the governors appoln.
tive power was exercised abs0
lutely in Dem ocrauc interest
always ard in the governor =
personal political interest gen
orally. II this is high crime
or even ,nisd e meanor the Mis-
Apuri Democracy has thea beer
aott. rieus. through lis governors,
for repeated o''ensc. When the
Repubiiaaa party came into pow
er ip the state every "ihce un
d er gubernasprial control that
Democrat eou.d lawfully hold
was tilled by II Democrat, and a.
the las, man OF the m they had
been doing Democratic euvsr
por's bidding for their party :
advan,arpo. No Dem ocra'. Mr..
Long not excepted, wouid enter
a denia! ut this fact without
crimsoning to the ears for being
so obvious an ass. Now, We pro
pose 10 show bv the iamsatable
evidence that many Of these
Offices are still tI.cd 10y Demo
cra,s. ,ha, Governor Uydes ad
minis,ration is bipartisan tD a dc
gree tha. was absolutely beyond
the CON pass of Democratic CON
prchcnsion in the days Of that
pKr.y's grip on the jobs. While
ahis may bc the fuIiilinent ot
Mr.. Hyde's campaign pledges,
We are free 10 say IL never, nn
der memories ot Democratic rule
and abuse Of party power, struck
esr fancy very deeply. Anyway,
M serves our purpose as 10 AR,
, >eg, Take the board in con
,ru II slAs alcemosynary iusi',u
.,n .tyointA1 by Governor
Hvde u, sre he nigh, have used
H. ,elear all the Demo
Gratis op,ofu.> obs and iii the
r,..ss w;,, p. N'elicans, the
board with his k. ~ " '
consent retains many ,.
IN office. And then the
why. It's simply H. "
Democrats ~ holding the joL -
we mean. As to the police and
election boards in the three
arger cities Of the state, under
he old Democratic regime. they
we're the regular Instruments Of
he governor through which To
'erve the interests of his party.
md the police were regularly aud
,raxenly assessed for funds when
he party organization needed
money. Under Governor Hyde
hova ha q hnap posh, lka eb.t