Wichita eagle., 1889-09-13
GOVERNORS DAY i'm ST. LOUIS.

Tuesday of this week Governors Hovey,
of Indiana, Laribee of Iowa, and Fran
els of Missouri, met in st. Louis, the
guests of the managers of the exposi-
ton. and at the public reception tender
ed them all three made speeches
appropriate to the occasion. Governor
Francis welcomed the distinguished Wis
itors on behalf Of the state and was fol
lowed by Governor Hovey.
After thanking the gentlemen on the
stage for the honor of having invited
hiru to be present, he said that he not
only came to see but to greet the citizens
of st. Louis. He had visited Missouri
long before the present governor of the
state was born. He came down the
raging Ohio and up the pellucid Missis
sippi, and it took several days to make
the trip. Now it took but a few hours
to make the trip. 1t showed the steady
tread OF progress. He had seen St. Louis
grow from a village to a mammoth city
the great commercial center of the
country He came-to St. Louis again in
1861 with some men who were quar-
tered for short time In Lafayette
park. but who were afterwards removed
TO Carondelet and where he engaged in
drilling them. He followed General
Price when that general made retreat
that cost the government more men and
money than il would like to lose at pres
ent. Had Prices tactics been followed
no one can tell how it would have re-
sulted-it was the tactics by which the
revolutionary war was won, by which
Bolivar conquered South America and
Cortez won Mexico. We all now had
one common country and one common
interest-the material progress of the
nation. The great west was the com
mercial center. and would eventually
control the destinies of the nation. and
not Wall street. Wall street and the
moneved aristOcrats of the east now
controlled everything, but the time
would come when the west would assert
itself: it would soon be the center of
population. and its power would be felt
III the governmental affairs of the ma
ton Missouri was the center state, rich
in all kinds of commercial products and
minerals. If he could live fifty wears
and could look down upon the great
city of ST. Louis-he preferred 10 look
down than to look from any other po-
sition-he would see city with popu-
lation of over 100000. He closed by
| paying high tribute TO the exposition
and Its management.
! Governor I.arrabee. OF Iowa, was ineXt
/ presented. He returned thanks for the
/ cordial invitation that he had received TO
/ attend the exposition, the fame of which.
/ he said, was so great that he could not
decline To accept the invitation. lie
/ eulogized Missouri rs one of the greatest
states in the Mississippi valley. Not only
/ the city Of 81. Louis, but the whole
/ country. was indebted 10 il for making
/ the exposition a success. something that
was so rarely done. The Worlds fair
/ should be held here. lie said lie used
to deal with st. Louis thirty years ago.
ana its growth had been marvellous.
! Missouri was rich in everything. but.
! however, As others had sung praises Of
/ Missouri, he would have something to
say about Iowa, and, as he followed the
/ governor OF Missouri. he had the advant-
/ age. Ii one star in the galaxy of stars
| pointing TO the flag outshone another.
/ it was Iowa. Iowa had more schools
and more pupils aud less Ignorance, in
/ proportion 70 the population. than any
| state III the union. There was also less
! drunkenness. Iowa was raising a gen
Grafton OF boys and girls that had no Use
for the saloon. lie added also that the
state that wanted 10 get ahead Of Iowa
would have 10 get up early In the morn
ing.