The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-19

w ahhAnuatO nudt ofu pulIdE ndl
left of Senator Vests HigginsviIl,
speech. 1t was developed during hi
speech that he had come to Sedali,
for the express purpose of replying t.
Vest, and that he did so efectually
All the republicans present will un
doubtedly agree that he did. Ii
truth, Mr.. Henderson's speech, from
republican standpoint, was a mas
ierly effort, and showed a wonderful
knowledge and memory of the politi
cal events of Missouri and the United
States.
He complimented the large audi
ence and said that he generally came
to Sedalia about every two years, and
that, to tell the truth, he was always
glad to come here. Mr.. Blair had
introduced him as an old Missourian,
and he stated that he had been a
citizen of Missouri for 81 years.
He said that he had become too old
to be guilty of much more political
lyings, and went on to say that he
did not want Office and consequently
had no object in telling any lies. 81
used to be a Democrat, then why am
l here? | will tell you. The Demo-
Gratis have had the control of the gov
eminent in Missouri for the last six
teen years, and l think there ought
to be change. Our friends, the
Democrats, wanted to see the books
two years ago, and l was afraid they
might find something wr0Dg, but they
did not. think the Democrats ought
to turn over the government to us and
so help me heaven, if we don't DO be :
ter than they have done. we will give
It back to them"
Mr.. Henderson then pitched into
Senator Vests statement about the
school fund, and showed by reading
rom the minutes of the general as
'embly of 1861, that in that year the |
public school fnnd was suspended by |
he legislature, and that il was never
evived.until the republicans restored
t in 1867. He also read from the pro-
eedings of the same legislature, how
hey raised money, to be expended
n arming and equipping troops
o defend Missouri from internal and
xternal foes and repel invaders, and
old ofhow the railroads were torn I'D
nd bridges burned during the war.
lr. Henderson defended the sale of
ne Iron Mountain road to Tom Scott,
nd said that it was impossible to CON-
lete the roads at the time and that it
as the best thing that could be done.
lie claimed that the Missouri Pacific
iilroad was a great boom and bles-
ne to the people of Pettis county
Lat could never be removed ; that it
I'd built up our fine city and !.
financed the value of our farms, etc. }
e stated that the republican party |
I'd never authorized the issuance of
" bonds except to build schools and
ylums. Mr., Henderson then gave
history of what he had done while a
nator ; how he had procured seven u
illiOn dollars for the state of Mis- 7
uri that five hundred thousand of Ii
had been put into the school fund, =
e hundred thousand into seminaries !
d five million was devoted to paying d
the bonds issued by a d
administration and claim Z
to be the man that had made the
lgnifcent school fund of to-day -
id he: 81 have done more for the y
tie of Missouri than all the demo- y
its since Adam. l put seven mil a,
ns in the treasury, and never stole NJ
: cent of it; yet Vest says that he Is
uld rather trust Frank James than
:" He said that Vest called him
ritan, and that all the republicans
re lineal descendants of the puri- 81
S. He denied being a puritan, and ds
i that he was born in Virginia. tb
The speaker then, like unto Vest o
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