The Lincoln County herald., 1873-01-15
Gov. Wssdsss's 1nsagursl-CsatiuseA
from Ftrst Pare.


frsn First Page.
general assembly. and $50 600 for ecutis.
csot exI sn.es Under the act approved
March iS, 1871, sS.4si 90 sers sppro.
printed to pay members aud dsfrsy con
tingent expenses. By the act approved
January 20, 1872, ss4 500 we're spropri
stsd ior the pay Of me IN ber,, and s5l 900
for contingent expenses. By the act sp.
proved December 8, 1871, $4,000 we're
appropriated for the ply Of members, ssd
$4,000 for contingent expenses. BY
the sct Of Both Of March, 1872, SIS, ,000
we're appropriated for the pay Of mem-
bers and BY tho act approved June Il,
1872, in addition to oil the above men.
toned Gums, SAC, ,064 10 we're apprep eprsatad
10 pay the members Of the general assem-
by and dsfrsy the contingent expenses
thereof, making . grand total Of s44S,
O45 10 that was paid out Of the state
treasury to the members Of the Twenty.
sixth general assembly for theis services
end to defray the csu,ingeus expenses
Incurred BY chem. To this large sum
must be added the cost Of printing the
journsls Of the swo houses, the lave
passed during the three SESSIONS which
they held, and number Of othor things
amounting to many thousand dollars, be.
fore we can have anything like a just and
proper appreciation Of what our legisla.
tion has cost US. I think it safe to cay
that the Twenty. sixth general assembly y
cost the state at least q half million Of
dollars, Independent Of all appropriations
made BY it for all other purposes than
TO dsfrsy its own sx penses. II is to be
earnestly hoped, that you will initiate no
such folly; that you will finish the busi
ness demanding your attention before
you close your session, and that you will
save the state the immense cost Of an
adjourned session Of your body. The
people expect, and they have . right, to
expect this Of you.
The fact that you have so recently been
favored with an exhaustive message from
the pen of Gov. Brown, renders it wholly
unnecessary that should refer to many
important and deeply interesting subjects
that srs likely to engage your attention,
and upon the proper disposal Of which 80
much good or evil to the state depends.
One thing l can promise you, and that is,
you shall have my CO operation 10 sup.
port Of oil measures which you may 10.
augurate, and which, IN my judgment,
will promote the public veal.
Gentlemen, one other thought and !
close. The eyes Of the nation are upon
us. All power 10 Missouri, 10 every de.
partmeut Of the government, is 10 the
hssds of the Democratic party. Such is
the case in few other states in the Amer.
ican Usiou. Our political enemies, at
home and abroad, will scrutinizs all our
acts, and rest assured, take advantage Of
every error we may commit. We can per.
pstusts our power, gentlemen, only in one
way, and that is, by doing right and show.
Jog BY our works that we as . party have
been in earnest in all our pledges Of
economy and reform and in every assur.
anes given BY US to the people Of an
hsnsst administration Of all the affairs OF
the government while in our hands, by
protecting and preserving inviolate the
honor Of the state 10 promptly discbsrg.
ing or satisfactorily arranging oil of its
obligation. BY fostering every great inter.
est committed to our care, developing our
resources, sneeuraging immigration, en-,
forcing laws fully and inpartially, by
forgetting the dead issues Of the past and
Keeping pace with the demands of the
progressive $50 in which wo live. Let
u' calmly pursue the line of policy l
have indicated, and never be driven from
it BY the msascss Of enemies, the pursua.
sion Of friends, the seductive influences
OF iodividusls. and you may rest assured
that heaven will bless aud the people
spprevs our course.