Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1879-11-08
RAPID MULTIPLICATION.
from the St. Louis Times. |

AS the waves of the sea sometimes
roar with great noise against the
immovable cliffs of the shore, so do
the impOtent stalwarts hereabouts
rail with great clatter against the re-
suits of democratic rule in the grow
ing state of Missouri. Speaking Of.
ficially, ,after the manuer of Sir Joseph
Porter, and using the figures of the
census, we propose to show that in
ali the elements of stregih and mate
rial progress, Missouri has from the
first kept pace with the most pro-
gressive states of the union.
The growth of its population is one
of the most important tests of pros.
porous and well governed state. Let
us first see whether Missouri needs
10 be baptized into the republican
faith before il can meet this test. In
1910 the population Of what is now
the state of Missouri was only 2O,-
845 souls, while the inhabitants Of
Ohio, the most populous region of
the west. altready numbered 230, ,76O.
During the next decade the popula-
tinn Of Missouri was multiplied more
tGan threefold, while that of Ohio
was doubled. In 1921 Missouri was
admitted as n state into the union
and by 1880 its population had again
more than doubled, while that of
Ohio had increased only about 80
per cent, the figures of the census
showing for 0 iio in that year 937, 1908
and for Missouri lac, ,455. In 1910 the
population of Ohio was l ,519 467 and
of Missouri 3SS, ,702: all Increase during
he decade of about 40 per cert. for
the former and OF 175 per cent. for
the latter. BY 1850 the population
of Ohio, numbering $50 800, had in-
creased only about 80 per cent. while
that of Missouri, rising TO 6S2. .O44,
had again almost doubicd during the
decade. From 1850 to 1860 the popu-
lation of Obi, Eincrcased to 1859, 81,
a grow tn of about 20 per cent. while
Missouri added round half-million
to its Inhabitants, increasing their
numbers to 1,1S2,0l2. In 1870 the
population of Ohio reached 1858 260,
an Increase during the decade OF 325,-
900. while the population of Missouri
rose to 1,72l, ,295, thus scoring all in-
crease of 100000.
These are some of the results of
democracy in Missouri as attcsted bv
the officials who compiled the ninth
census durug Grants second admin.
istration. And yet there is evidence
on every hand that at no period OF its
history was the growt tn of Missouri,
in population, wealth and industry,
more vigorous than since 1870. The
population of ST. Louis has been
doubled since that year, while the
growth of many smaller cities and
towns throughout the state has been
fully as great, or greater, i'll proper
ton. Thus far immigrants have
not turned aside from
Missouri for less favored regions;
and in spite of republican lamenta-
iions nobody need be surprised If the
census of next year should show that
in q count of heads Missouri is peril
rusly close to Ohio-which latter
state is already so densely peopled
that room has to be made for hum
!rcds and thousands OF its surplus
population in the government Oifi-
;cs at Washington and elsewhere.
Gen. Garibaldi has written the presi-
lent OF the Italia irrederta committee
Is follow: Some persons talk of peace
and friendship with Austria. Peace!
I es. Since we have not courage to drive