Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1889-08-08
GOV. FRANCIS WTERVIE WED.
What "Ow Dave" has TO Say on
Political and Other Matters.

The following interview with Gov.
David r. Francis, of Missouri, ap-
pears IN the New York Herald, OF
July 29th.
ssMIssouri's handsome young gov
ernor, David r. Francis, is spending
a few days at the Gilsey House. He
is tall and finely built, with an at
tractive manner which wins him inn
mediate popularity. He seems TO
be about So years of age, and he
does not belle his appearance, for
he is the youngest governor IN lhe
United States. His youth attracted
considerable attention at the time OF
the Centennial parade. As he rode
up Broadway at the head OF the Mls-
souri, troops he received great ova-
ton. During bis visit here he re-
ceived a great deal of attention, and
has been q guest at all the leading
clubs. Gov. Francis is warm
friend of ex-President Cleveland.
When mayor of St Louis he enter
tained the then president upon the
occasion of his visit to the metropolis
of the Mississippi valley.
II asked the governor if Mr..
Cleveland was still regarded as the
leader of his party by the Democrats
of the West"
"He is" said the governor, and
so far as the West Is concerned Mr.
Cleveland will again be the can
didate of his party for president, Ii
our section he is head and shoulder
above any other person as q presl
dental candidate. If we can no
have Cleveland we will demand
president of our own. But MIR
Cleveland is stronger with his part
than he ever was. Every day hi
record as president grows brlghte
and brighter, and it will continue t
do so."
"Is Missouri growing rapidly"
"Tbere IS not a state in the We;
enjoying a more rapid aud healthie
growth than ours. We are getting
large and excellent class of lmmigr
!. ton. Our towns are rapidly becor
!. ing cities, and in fact the whole sta
Is having a sort of boom. st. Lou
particularly Is improving. L thlI
= that city will show n population
; 500, 900 inhabitants by the next ce
sus, and we have not annexed h'
ng the state in order 10 swell our pop
II. lation as Chicago has done. The
is more wheat and corn raised NJ
, inside the corporate limits of Che
" 90 than in half a dozen avera
. counties IN the center of q rich og
res cultural district. But st. Louis }
~ no reason to be jealous of Chicat
C. for she Is now we'll contented W
herself, since she received new
z petus three years ago, and she
: grown rapidly ever since. There
= a great deal of money in st. Lo
and she has not to depend upon I
eign capital. st. Louisans dur
= the last few years have been W
y fortunate in mining speculatio
n The Granite Mountain mine, for
d, stance, is owned by st. Lousans
it pays them $500, 900 month.
d Of this is being invested in line bul
Ings in our city. A person who
=. not been to our city for three We
would be astonished at the imprc
ments we have made during
tlne. We used to have the poe
- streets of any city in the coun
Now even our rivals admit we
ID the finest paved streets in the Un
q States. Besides we are getting
y rS. TO depend upon the East less each y
: This year my house shipped 40
900 bushels of grain and all of it
&C. sent by way of New Orleans.
ay . people of the East do not re,liSe
cure: independent of them the Yves
prc1s fast becoming"
"How is it that st. Louis has
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