Show Missouri Voters U Up- Up Upheld Up Upheld p- p held American Ideals I In the last election the p people of Missouri were ere called upon to vote on ona ona a 1 proposal to ito prohibit J j ate ate m- m insurance in insurance completes from irom writing work worl workmen's mens men's in HI that state and to provide a monopolistic state fund to handle the business The pr proposal was BBS as rejected d by a vote of and returns indicate that It was defeated in n every country I In this day of proposals for or gov cov experimentalism in bUSI- bUSI bUSIness business busi business ness it is encouraging to see that a great est state like Missouri has not lost sIght of Arn American ideals We are not yet re to prohibit t private cit cit- citizens cit citizens from engaging in legItimate business nor to s set A the government up in business to the exclusion of er eIone e one else A state insurance monopoly would be as unhealthy as asa a private ate insurance monopoly It would political appointees ab- ab abo absolute ab absolute o solute power over a tremendous amount of the th peoples people's money and would lease lea lea e in their hands the od- od od of a form of insurance which is vital do eto employers and work work- workers workers ers alike Thep The The- p people Ople of Missouri J by theIr their otc rote otc have upheld a fundamental principle of our go that go po that that It Itis itis itis is the business of government to togO gO gOern ern not to destroy the o and ambition of citizens and ta pay ta pay pay- payers ers erSt |