Last week the press and one lawyer put the State of Missouri to shame. When the Legislature finally adjourned, they made it plain that the last legislative session was the worst, dirtiest, most brazenly corrupt in Missouri history.
The session was also the longest on record, 186 days. Little constructive legislation was passed, but more money was appropriated than ever beforeĀ$250,000,000. The public and the press were disgusted. So was Charles Martin Hay of St. Louis, a big, easygoing, full-time lawyer and part-time reformer.
Known as one of St. Louis' ablest attorneys, Hay...
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