Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-21
INTERESTING GOSSIP.
How Men and Things at jefferson
City Look to a Republican.


few days and men and things look |
to me thus as | wasted those days
in the hall of either House or Sen
ate, watching the wise or otherwise
solons grinding out laws by the
cubic foot and noting their personnel
calibre and habits of thought.
The notable member of the Senate
is McGinnis, of st. Louis, standing
out, as was once said of Napoleon,
grand, solitary and peculiar, tow
ering above all his fellows, both in
Drawn and brain, the model thinker.
publIcist, man and statesman in.
Missouri. Next to him, Clay, o
Audrain. seems to demand atten-
ton from the onlooker; in his
place he is undoubtedly able, and
in influence, commanding.
Senator Johnson, of Montgomery,
occupies an enviable position in
this body and for his intelligent in
dustry and fair minded dealing in
all matters, is worthy of any office
in the State. 1t would be red
letter day for Missouri when he is
made her Governor Montgomery
can congratulate herself ON the
character as man and legislator
of her representative.
In the House are the two Clarks,
the gentleman from Audrain" and
froIn Pike" Champ seems chief
marshal, commanding the Demo
cratic host with autocratlc author
ity but puts on no airs-he remains
lust plain Champ Clark. The
gentleman from Audrain," il
adrolt, polite, an irrepresslble
worker. He commands one con-
iingent in the house composed o.
three wings, Demoexatic and Re
publican grangers, and the techni
cal "hay-seed and labor forces. "
So great is this force that the ''gen-
tleman from Audrain" stands, or
can, if he will, in the manger, and
no olher contingent can get ''nub-
bin. He is very valuable men,
Der, very popular, and, when he
wishes to, he wins. His favorite
measures will crystalize into laws,
let them protest who will. The
market value of life insurance pol
Ilcies and similar investments will
be taxed. They ought to be. Why
lshould not investments in such
securities be taxed as well as in
vestments in bonds and mortgages
We shall have State fair, a Stat.
institution, under Stale patronage
The autocrat has willed it. Wheel
ers may protest and butt their hair
matted heads against the oncomins
measure as the bull undertook t.,
stop the approaching train by but,
ting the engine with his head
The bull retired, but the engine
never quivered. Brothers Veer.
kamp and Wright and the othe'
Wheelers can afford to visit Jeffer
son and see 'sto what base pur
poses" THEN resolutions and pro
, tests are put. Clark has otheI
favorite measures which will be
come laws. He is worthy of hi
constituency.
Our representative made one mis-
take. He voted for a bill to ex
clude all languages from the com
, mon schools save the English
iChamp did not fall into the SAM
error. No party can survive lenI
which, under party drill, under
takes to dwarf our common school
or reduce their efficiency as educa
, tional implements.
Mrs. Dudgeon, cur most highl,
esteemed citizen, is just now th
e acknowledged leader of th
: "Third House." of which Ma
8 Dryden is speaker As stenogra
pher, perhaps she has no superior
Il as a lady. without criticism; as
: lobbyist, without superior. She
e commanding so much attention a
a to he invited to attend joint ses
= sion of the II ouse and Senate comm
# tees having charge of the matter .
official court reporters and thel
salaries, and to address the NEE
ing, which she did, to great a,
4 ceptance, on Wednesday evening
e 1t was understood that both con
: mittees were satisfied with ht
i '-iviews that the present laws npo
: the sutject cannot be materials
It improved nor materially amended
,. without injury to their purpose
v and objects. F. 0. W.
\ Mr.. james A. Snyder and Harr
h Davis will shortly open a first-cla: