Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-19
Chat With the Governor.

Gov. Morehouse, strayed into
town from Audrain county yesterday
morning, and deposited his grip on
the Office counter at the Laclede.
After partaking of prous, but COM
forting Sunday dinner, the governor
lndulged in prolonged drive over
the unwashed boulevards of the city,
and, literally speaking, bit the dust.
lie was nevertheless, in an agreeable
frame of mind when he came down
stairs in response TO a Republican
reporters card. The governor, like
most of the candidates, is reticent in
talking about his prospects. On all
other subjects he will talk freely.
81 haven't been around much as
yet" he vouchsafed, in response to
numerous questions. 81 haven't
found the time. My duties as gov
ernor have kept me at jefferson City,
and don't propose to neglect them
to conduct my campaign. l shall,
of course, go over the state, and
presumably make few speeches, as
people often want to hear what a
man has to say. What are my chan
ces? 1 don't know; and If L did l
wouldn't give it for publication. A
candidate is the poorest judge in the
world of his prospects. Will there
be any issue? l can think of none,
outside of those involved in the ma
tIonal canvass. The state is in ex-
cellent condition. Our finances are
on a strong footing. In seven years
we shall have paid our debt. So far
as 1 can see, unless for some extra
ordinary cause, the State of Mis-
souri, will never again issue an inter
est-bearing obligation.
1.-The great question of the day
seems to be that of immigration
bringing people to Missouri.
"It certainly is. That is a matter
/ have been devoting myself to fol
twenty-five years. We have the
grandest state in the Union, but We
want greater development. 1 didn't
blame people for going to Kansas
where they could pre-empt from 6
half to three quarters of section
where land was given to them fOl
nothing. But l think they would
have done better had they come tC
this state. The Republican press Of
the state did us an incalculablt
amount of injury for many years
but that has now stopped, l am glaC
to say. Missouri has less crime TO
day than Illinois, and | am willing
to let the columns of the Globe Dem
ocrot, even, testify
"That brings rs to the subject o.
the state prison. Has the manage
ment been improved any,"
ut has, most decidedly. The re
ceipts last month from leased labor
were larger than ever before in th'
history of the institution. Outside
of its salary list for officers 1t is ;
self sustaining institution. Their
isn't penitentiary in the country
with as many convicts In it rs our
has that can offer as unmpeachabl
a record. The treatment OF prison
ers is firm, just, and, above all, hu
name. Warden Marmaduke ha
been an excellent official in ever.
way"
speaking of officials, are tn
railroad commissioners doing any
thing?"
"Certainly. The new law is oper
ating most satisfactorily, and seem
to be acceptable both to the peopl
and to the railroads, which show
that it is a reasonable measure. W
have already saved more for the pee
ple of the state than the cost of th
entire extra session amounted to
To quote an instance: The mel
chants at small points between til
Mississippi river and Sprlngfei
complained that they were hein
charged more for freight than wer
the merchants at competitive point