Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-03-07
HE WEEKLY GRAPHIC
7 e. SUBLETTE. Proprietor.
KtaKsvrLLs. - MISSOURI
FRIDAY. MARCH 4 1870.

William b. Allison of Iowa
was reelected to the United States
Senate without a dissenting Re-
publican vote, last Tuesday.
A fondness for the little
game of poker, is said to have
caused the present very bad state
of affairs in the State Treasurer's
Office at Jefferson City.
1t is estimated by experts
that $4,000 miles of railroad will
be constructed in 1890. This
would exceed all previous ,ecords
railway building in Ithis coun-
try.
There is a shortage of the
cash In the Office of State Treas
urer Noland at Jefferson CITY.
Governor Francis has appointed a
committee to examine his books,
and, pending the examination, the
Treasurer has been suspended. 1t
is claimed that the shortage will
reach $4,000.
The contradictory state
ments made by Governor Francis
about the treasury shortage, will
have much to do with retiring him
to private life when his term of
office expires. The Democratic
party of the state will be in great
luck if Geo. G. Vest is saved from
the wreck.
-Vice-President Morton has
announced his intention of being
absent from the Senate and the
city for a brief period, whereupon
the Senate has elected Mr.. Ingalls,
President pro tempore in place of
MIR. Edmunds, Who is entitled by
right of seniority, but who, it is
understood, declined the honor.
The President has not yet
issued his proclamation opening
the Cherokee Strip for settlement.
In anticipation however. the boom
er is on its borders, and in his
mind S eye has already staked his
claim in this fertile territory. He
only awaits the word "go'' and |
will not be slow in getting there
when the wold is pronounced.
--Ex-congressman Taulbee, |
OF Kentucky, was shot while stand
ing on the steps at the south east
ern entrance to the Capitol on
Friday last. Charles Kincaid of |
the Louisville Times was the
assailant. The difficulty grew out
of scandal published two wears
ago in the Times rejecting on the |
moral character of Mr.. Taulbee |
who was then a member of Con- |
gress. The wounded man will re-
cover.
While the Republican party |
is revising the tariff, sugar should |
not be forgotten. 1t has been
heavily protected for thirty years.
Io longer protect it would be un-
reasonable. Give the people cheap
sugar and at the same time beat
the sugar trust. Sugar is the one
protected article that is il trust,
and it Is the only article that the
heaviest protection does not en-
courage up to the requirements of
our wants. The policy of the Re-
publican party should be, to pro-
tect nothing that can not be pro-
duced to meet the demands of
home consumption, and protect
everything that can be SO produc-
ed ina reasonable length of time.
The movement in New Eng
land to secure repeal of duties on
imported iron ore, coal and wool.
ard a reduction in the scrap and
pig IRON schedule, does not create
any surprise. When nearly all the
manufacturing of this country was
lone In New England, there was +,
40 cry for repeal of duties or a
'eduction in the schedule. But s
he strong competition in all lines 8
u manufacturing has made it :.
necessary for the manufacturer to
get as near to his customers as
possible, and thus save transpor-
alton on both the raw and mann.
actured products. The result is n
hat manufactures are coming to
he west at rate that alarms New Ii
england, and she sees that in a II
ew years, the farmer who has .,
dvocated protection that he might