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Show FOLK TALKS 10 MISSOURI Gorcrnpr Asks Compulsory; Compul-sory; Voting: and Pun- isbmcot for Bribers. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. I. ; Every train arriving today added to the already large crowds of people who ' had assembled from various parts "to attend, the Inaugural of Joseph W. Folk as .Governor of Missouri. Previous to I the Inauguration ceremonies Mr. and Mrs. - Folic were guests of honor at a breakfast given at the gubernatorial man son by outgoing Got. Dockery. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan and thirty other guests, among them prominent promi-nent Democrats and their .wives, were present. ' Gov. Folk in his inaugural address said in part; ' "Partisanship is a good thing sometimes, some-times, but patriotism is a better thing all - the time. Partisanship is well enough when it does not conflict with patriotism; but patriotism is a higher virtue than partisanship. "When you come before" the people to give an account of your stewardship, the account must tie for public service, and not for party work. "If there be any corruption during this session of the General Assembly it would be a disgrace to the State and a reflection on every man on this body and upon every official in the State government. The legislator who sells his vote traffics in the honor of a sovereign sover-eign people and prostitutes the trust reposed in him. There can be no offense, of-fense, which,- if allowed to go on, is fraught with graver consequences. It is more fatal to civic life than any other crime for it pollutes the rtream of law at its source. "In order to aid in the investigation of rumors of corruption laws should be made compelling witnesses to testify testi-fy as to their advantage of bribery transactions and exempting such witnesses wit-nesses from prosecution for any matters mat-ters directly or indirectly growing out of such testimony. "Professional lobbying should be made a crime. "The State is entitled to have each citizen vote in order that tbe result of the elections may be the Just sentiment of the people of this State. It would seem to be only Just that those who do not prize this privilege enough to exercise it ought to forfeit it. "The knowledge that failure to vote would disfranchise them and make them political eunuchs would bring home to them a realization of its supreme su-preme value. "As another step in the direction of govenremtn by the people. United States Senators ought to be elected by the people. "I believe it is the province of the Governor of the State to keep the public pub-lic peaTce by settling disputes between employers and employees and he should make it his business as much as possible possi-ble to do so. when the contest involves the public Interest in any way." |