, 1874-05-18
MISSOURI POLITICS.
a. Careful Analysis Of the Sit
uation.
efohablo Formation OF nm lndo.
pend ent Party for tho
StQtc Election.

all
md is well worth 'no o.au3 t., vorg 5oo,;,a1
pvor the country. IL nub'sasos ,,n,.'.:,a - 49,.
nay tho common ts nooi.0y T. " ,a +,.o - nar4a-
Is evory"here app' lvns ',.',aa ta r"on,a T. a,sn
which 'have 40 long usr .a,donor N r,orn,ar ,n
llustr ates tho ptesa, a. dnrmas sn 1,nrttann
dcponaonoe IT, u ~;', pa!sS q aiano,ition among tha
hrih anu sno s.9"s .e rr1,1,c ofyara - or,t,c,ao
poop'c 20 oas'uu" a :. ho1a ruh,I, of,co1u nrac,
otlclat oonu"u,' s. saa sox. o 7,ct,nn IN antv
s'oaly asn 4, as,,;.. ration ~ ,hia a1.to I'm.
slpco A0''' VIC ''a'l'1'> ~"'~@
be0n ,o,~rr nm ,,oon.4,o
,-I". -. h., rom,cra+,c IN mama
iho 't'sloa."o ~ 49, T., 1p7a Grato oro., ,ras
M "o1 ~ H.. .,..,,o,, - s;,,u Woofaon and
'ep'Sea1 ~ at.ro wns olo..on which. in both
y no" Aoe's."'1 sn,,aa71,. ,omoorst,c +bon
nrahcnos' "Aa !o''v 1voosaa..,a ,rniortv woa
tta p1oueccbooI' ""'"eo on noo rT.
heavy ono, being upwards OF oouo9. uenco,
There can be no question as to what party ID
epa,ss ~ e1,ss,n,, In fact no such question
aHan7 o1 pr,ooo". ~, ,..s,as vi oceroditod
is ra1Hed. 1ho ortnooo1 4eaoei" aA1
organB Of the Democratic paftS oPonly w.
1row1o'ra mt to gay ctntu,, TINT the State ia
:. .4,n 1v tnolr nnrtv: Some of them 70 30 far
III" W 'e 4sa4 IT, nau,ont o,' affairs hou
~ TO lua'se 'uas ~ .aaa. aa soannn,ir,, Othora
been honest, wlso, ptuoont, econo.o'os". osuo1e'
lot quito 6o QAA4GD SA@ee NAIVE '"~ F~o9
mt Administration is FREQ from any
ta;nt NJ di.houor. at lcast. Still othorp,
. - .,,rosn1 an1 cona,dorato. ur,re' TINT
moro oa'ot" AHa " , ~ ~ Wooason
tho oblecooas u'ooo !" oo,. 49, "u0ueo ,a"".
md to the presont Legislature, although just
md forci1e nro mt sttol on affect the principles
49," - ~. no,,,o,rn@;o rar,v 1,uk onlv aunh
VI p1es ..:., ~ 49, rovo.+orta noraorai cann-
~ call IN quesnon tno uosulno, IAe, -. 4,sn ~
blity, md tho pornonal capapan'hty OF tne ios-
tslstorB who constitute the majority In tic two
uousou ~ tha f,nnoral Assembly,
~ ~ ea.a ~ ,,ara ~ eov +hat thts 1a.t-unnaod
IL 1s proper no'o ~ Guy 'A~' 'A'' '~'' '1"''@'~'
''''s''SD' - Asr.nssrnr AZ s.ass CORRECT,
rr,o-a 1ov. heop m oharoos OF corruption
anI .aa,.,t t,,o stoto o1,cors nor against either
aSa'ne. ~ o'so .,,n 1,os,5ou In pon,,
body Of the Legislature; nno' oesloos rI'o ion
&ontiary, which has heretofore hoen tho chief
so>.rce OF scandal to Slate Administrations hero,
Tau early dispoycd Of by Gov. Woodson and his
friends it having been lot out on contrnct to
parties who hnve this fnr proven to be entirely
rosponBiblo. There have been no atatemontB
from tho Republican side that tho errors which
pro pontod out III tho management Of public af-
fairs have grown out Of spocial yiows hold BY
the Democratic purity IS such.
Which tue masses Of tho people hare to mako
with tho present Executive and Legislative Do
psrtmouts Of the Slate Governments is
rrAnfun RECKONING. ;. >.
~
lilo loast. A fow plan facts stand boldly out
before tho common aenao Of tho average yotcrs
aud these facts are dawniug to tho managers OF
The public affairs.
The factB arc, briefly: l. Thnt the Democratic
nerty elected Gov. Woodaon and his follow-Htato
officers, aud The mn1ority OF tho present LeglBla-
ture,-thus committing tho affairs Of tho State
nntircly into Democratic hands. =: That, under
the management of this Democratic Adninstra~
tion, and through The legislation Of this Demo-
crnt'e Legislature, tho financial affairs Of Mis-
Houri have bccn put into Wor6o conaltion thah
thoy had boon in for many years. 8. That, to
mention Home details, tue reduction OF tho state
eh hie had nesn Sno E%1ng FL On for yenIsn I 81 @ t1e
been stopped, but tue debt mas ooen IN.
creased. Tho Legislature, nga'nhs the open ana
persistent protests o. tho peoplo, hola an eatra
aeBsion without Just reason, aud even "3Inoas
plana Tor this years. political campaign, thus
adding to tho already epormouBplblia expenses !;
tho taxes upon the people nre oppressive, but
the maua ado 10 sNs
fectiye, and hnyo not been improved: g. II Ii,as
the Governor, BY his tlmoroua y ana 1eonlo ponGGy
toward tho gangs OF outlaws that ln1est collal1 !
portions Of tue state, hah pracscaiiy 81. cncoa'ecf ~
snd fostored outia"rY, LAS plousnt .ne n.e9 ~ ..
Missouri into d!sroput,o, e., nbroad' ana nas o'e'
couraged immigration Altner'
TO theso facta add ono other, and you nave me
cup of damnatton full that VIII De psesheo 10 10
tho ups ot tho DeH1oclIno n put.f ~ 10y os"t1 Ill
thB rcas's campaign. Ih"t o'hof 1act la, tnae'
within o lew montnH aI&o9 tnu plehoat fAut14u,a y,
tration went into power. TUG 4oaoe1s u 1ns
Democratic party hero lad .
FIERCE, AELEE1LEss QUARREL.
which onded in lireconc4iaple eBtraneement
nay, more, IN % lrToparable schiBm. IN tnl&
quarrel, too,--wllich. by tho way, WIS oompll'
Gated ono.-Goy. Woodnon took d conspicuous
part. and the Democratic leaders IN tho Lc3glsla'
turo participated to Bnch MI extent nn to dostro,
tho practical unity Of the Demoorattc majority
In that body.
hnTo called tho quarrel q complicated one. In
mart. 1t Ind reference 10 official appointments b1
tho Goyer1lor,-to tho division OF tho Epoils
which, according to t1e old Democratic maxim
belopg to tho viotors. But it also had refoYonee
to nlore important matter6,-to matters less
an1iiy Ignored. 1t nyolyed:thnt dispute between
progrcsu md old-fogyiBm which is everywhere
rife; tl.at contest between advanced and nbera
sentiment and retroGrossiyo and intoler-
mt Bourbonism wAioh is characteristic
of tho age. The Bourbon element o.
tho Democratic party hero lad nominated
WoodBon aud his confrores. Wien Ao waE
olocted, they doomed that they had triumpllcd
and, in spite Of the earnest protests aud forclble
argupcnts Of tho progressive men ana jonrna!
of tho party,--notably, OF tho st. Louis Repub
Eican,-they went on to complete their o1trceu
expression Of triumph by choosing Mr. Dogy n
Utiitol States Senator, simply and noloy because
he waB a thorough representative Of tile Dour
bon element. Tho tlral utterance Of the protes
against tAut folly WILL p0 given IN tn9 0leotlp1