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.i. v ' 'tVH, lv TtfW ,f ' A ' yrpjr-rfp7 - ." r.yt IS 1 I Kf I If! THE MISSOURI HERALD, HAYTI MISSOURI 4-; li lt JviiV' Vjfai '1 nm v3iU 8 aJitic ' ' Hydeism In Missouri; What It Promised; What It Did-and What It Seeks to Do. In 1920 Arthur M. Hyde, present Governor of the great State of Missouri, ran on a platform pledging the Republican party in Missouri "to economy of administration ; a fair redistricting of the State on a population and not-a partisan basis," and "a fair adjustment of the burden of taxation." Here's how those promises have been kept(?): The Hyde Legislature cost the taxpayers of Missouri as follows: Regular Session $296,500 First Extra Session i $121,000 Second Extra Session . $33,000 Total 450,000 No other regular session in the history of the State ever exceeded $279,364.89. The Hyde Legislature made appropriations which totaled, EXCLUSIVE of the money for PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ROADS and the SOLDIER BONUS, the astounding sum of $30,254,916.11. The vast appropriation exceeded the total appropriations made during the last biennial period of Gov. Gardner by more than TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS. c But this isn't all of the "economy" story: The records show that it is costing the taxpayers of Missouri more money in every- department of State un der the present Republican officeholders than it cost the Democrats. During the first 20 months of Governor Hyde's administration it cost the taxpayers to have the Governor's, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, Treasurer's offices, the Board of Health, Tax Commission, Insurance Department, Penitentiary, General Contingent, Printing, Negro Industrial Commission,-Oil Inspection, Game and Fish Commission, Banking Department, Training School for Boys, Industrial Home for Girls and the Industrial Home for Negro Girls $842,4437.23 more than it did during the first 20 months of Gardner's admin istration. SO MUCH FOR ECONOMY. 9999 i Fair and Impartial Re-districting "?" The promise of a fair and impartial redistricting was no j more respected than the promise of economy. Instead of re districting o"n a population basis, the Hyde administration re districted the State into Judicial, Senatorial and Congressional districts upon the most notorious partisan basis that could be conceived. Not content to let the circuit judges of the State serve out their terms to which they had been elected, the Leg islature passed a bill, which, had it gone into effect, would have removed seven circuit judges from the bench; left three judicial circuits without a judge and permitted all of these to have been filled by executive appointment. When we consider the fact that the bill that was passed would have set aside the expressed will of the majority of the voters in thirty-nine counties of the State, containing a population of over 740,000 people, we have some conception of the magnitude of this despotic attempt to usurp the rights of the people and set aside the verdict of ballots. Never was there a more unholy thrust at the judiciary of this State, nor a more contemptible attempt to make this branch of our Gov- eminent subservient to the executive. But little less reprehensible was the attempt to so gerry mander the State into congressional and senatorial districts in such a way that it would have given to the Republicans twelve congressional districts and twenty senatorial districts, regard less of the way the" majority of the people voted. Fair Adjustment "?" Why was it, after making a promise to fairly adjust the burden of taxation so that it would fall the same on all classes of property, that the Republican State Board of Equali zation increased the valuation of farm lands more than on any other class of property? Here's the way they increased valuations: Railroad values were increased approximately 69 per cent Money, Notes and Bonds approximately 57 per cent Town Lots, approximately 39 per cent Horses, Cattel, Sheep, Hogs, approximately 20 per cent FARM LANDS approximately 140 per cent Governor Hyde boasts that a less amount of taxes for State purposes was collected last year than was collected un der the last year of Governor Gardner's administration. If this is true, WHY DID HIS ADMINISTRATION COLLECT $374,888.00 MORE OFF OF THE FARM LAND OWNERS THAN WAS COLLECTED UNDER THE LAST DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION? WHY DID GOVERNOR HYDE'S ADMINISTRATION REDUCE THE CORPORATION FRANCHISE TAX ONE HALF AND THE INCOME TAXES ONE-THIRD, AND HIKE THE TAXES OF THE FARMERS? Here are some bills that were passeci by the last Legis lature that tend to show to what extent the present adminis tration has gone in an effort to build up a great political ma chine. These bills, together with a number of others, have been submitted to a referendum vote and it is the duty of every voter who does not want too much centralization of power to vote against these measures. One of them is an act creating an office to be known as the DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET, to be under the direction and control of a Commissioner who is appointed by the Gover nor and who will draw a salary of $5,000.00 a year, together with traveling and office expenses. He will also have an un limited number of clerks, stenographers, accountants and other help. " Another act seeks to create a department to be known as the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, with a man at the head of this department to be known as the Commissioner of Labor, who will be appointed by the Governor and will draw a salary to be fixed by the Governor. He will'also have a num ber of high-priced employes under his control. Another act seeks to create a departmen t to be known as the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, with a super visor of this department who will be appointed by the Gover nor at a salary of $5,000.00 per year, together with traveling and office expenses, clerks, stenographers, etc. Another act seeks to create a DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE that would be under the direction, control and management of a Commissioner appointed by the Governor, who would draw a salary NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR. This department would, under the act passed, abolish the bi partisan State Board of Agriculture that has functioned efficiently for many years. These are only a few of the number of bills that were passed by the Hyde administration that have as their ulterior aim and purpose, Government by Boards not directly respon sible to the people. They should all be defeated at the polls ,on November 7. tw In order that the voter may get some idea of what it would cost to run the Departments that the Republican administra tion has sought to consolidate and centralize in the hands of one man, attention is called to the appropriation that was made by the last Legislature to support the various depart ments. The appropriation for a" period of only 18 12 months was $1,927,120.00. This would be at the rate of $2,408,900.00 for a biennial period, or almost one million dollars more than cost to do the same work under Democratic rule. Don't overlook the consolidation program, the attempt to throw out circuit judges who were elected by the people; the attempt to remove justices of the peace and constables who were chosen by the people; the attempt to gerrymander the State on a partisan instead of a population basis. Vote "NO" by scratching "YES" on propositions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19. Think a Minute, Democrats The Republican State Committee, Republican newspa pers and the Republican candidate for United States Senator R. R. Brewster are all working hand-in-glove to divide the Democratic host of Missouri into warring factions. Are you going to let them do it? Are you going to be their "sucker" and take the cork under with the bait they are dangling be fore you? They are working to defeat Senator Reed. Why? Be cause they recognize in him the strongest opponent in the United States Senate against the big interests the Republican party represents. Republican Senators voted to relieve profiteers of the ex cess profit tax. Senator Reed voted to make them pay. Republican Senators voted to lighten the load on the big income taxpayers. Senator Reed voted against it. Republican Senators voted for the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Law, that will cost the American consumer oyer five billion dollars annually. Senator Reed voted against it. Now, be frank and honest with yourself, Mr., Mrs., or Miss Democrat, and answer this question: Isn't it better for our party to be represented by one who is- in hearty accord with what our party stands for on the great fundamental prin ciples of taxation and tariff than to have one who is opposed to these principles? Mr. Brewster Then and Now The fulsome words now being heaped upon Ex-President President Wilson by Mr. Brewster are in striking contrast with his statements about the great ex-president made a few weeks ago when Mr. Brewster was seeking the Republican nomination. In a speech made in St. Louis July 18th, last, before a meeting of the Republican Women's Club of St. Louis, Mr. Brewster is quoted in newspaper reports as saying : "Lie No. 2. I do not mind much being accused of murder or highway robbery, but I do mind the charge of having favored the League of Nations. The truth about the matter is, that in the last National campaign, when the League of Nations was the principal issue, ,1 spent 8 weeks at my own expense campaigning for the Repub lican National ticket. I was one of the most outspoken and bitter opponents the League of Nations had. ' So drastic was my criticism of President Wilson and, so bitter my attacts upon the League that newspaper re porters who .traveled with Governor Hyde and myself told the Governor that they felt I was entirely too drastic in my criticism of the President. "Lie No. 3 is to the effect that during the war I said in a speech that Wilson was a greaer President than Abraham Lincoln. No man who is not absolutely devoid .of sense or patriotism could make such a statement .1 never at any time said anything that remotely resembled this language, for in my ownjopinion, Lincoln was the greatest man that ever walked the earth, save One." Democratic State Committee 'W tvTWtfZ ' .-M X.VS.n.I rXS9XH -d'?,&)m ii is Number 3 The voters of Missouri, when they go to their polling places November 7, will receive' from the judges of election, in addition to a blanket ballot containing the names of the candidates to be voted for, a consti tutional ballot containing nineteen proposals, copy of which Is published in The Missouri Herald. These include .three constitutional amendments submitted by the Leg islature, two proposed laws submit ted by initiative petition ,and four teen laws passed by the Legislature and submitted by referendum peti tions to the people. If a majority of the voters ap prove these propositions they become effective. Otherwise they are dead. No. 3 This is a good roads proposal. Missouri has embarked on a great road-building enterprise. It is pro posed to expend $60,000,000, this de rived from the sale of automobile li censes and the registration of car owners, in the construction of 5500 miles of road of gravel construction and 1500 miles of road of cement or other high-type construction. Care ful computation discloses that the li cense fees upon automobiles will be more than enough to pay the inter est upon the $60,000,000 in bonds and retire them when they are due." The amendment upon the ballot pro poses to set aside all money not need ed for the payment of the bonds with interest, in the maintenance of the roads after they are built. The Question of maintaining the roads is important. Unless provisions are kiade for the upkeep of the roads af ter they are built, in a few years the State system of roads would be worn out by trafflc and the fanners and others who use them will be back in the mud, unless direct taxes are imposed for the upkeep of the roads. Not a penny taxes can be added to anybody's tax bills through sup port of this road amendment. In fact the amendment is intended to ob viate the necessity for the levy of di rect taxes for the maintenance of the State's system of roads. The consti tutional amendment authorizing the issuance of $60,000,000 in bonds for the construction of a permanent sys tem of highways provided first for the payment of the principal of the bonds from the receipts from the. sale of automobile licenses. Then the Legislature submitted an amend ment which authorized the pay ment of interest upon the $60,000,r 000 from the automobile license re ceipts. That was adopted. The, present amendment authorizes the State Highway Department to use nny balance in the automobile li cense funds, after interest and prin cipal on the bonds are provided for, in the maintenance of the State roads. The money would be spent for patrol work and In Immediately permanently repairing any breaks In them. This constitutional amendment was not opposed by a single member of the Legislature, as all regarded it as necessary to protect the State's big investment of hard, surface high ways. Outside of the above, if you don't know what you are doing, you had better SCRATCH "YES" on all the. others and vote "No." Even No. 3 had better be defeated than have some of the others carry and become a law. " BOB BROOKS WITHDRAWS. Bob Brooks requests The Missouri Herald to announce that he has withdrawn from the race for con stable of Hayti township, having been nominated on the regular Republican ticket. Bob states that his reasons for doing this is because of his time being entirely taken up with his contracting business in the' line of pump driving and house mov ing, which he cannot afford to aban don. He also desires to make known to his Republican friends who so liberally supported him in the pri mary that he appreciates their good will. Bob wishes them to know that it was hard for him to make up his mind not to run for the office, feel ing under obligations to his party, but being a poor man and having his interests so much at stake, he hopes his many friends will properly ap preciate the situation. Norway Mackerel, at Buckleys; large, nice fish; fresh and fine. H. C. Riley of New Madrid, Dem ocratic candidate for Circuit Court Judge, was over some parts of Pem iscot county this week, seeing after his interests. A million men have turned to One Eleven Cigarettes a firm verdict for superior quality. 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