The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-02-19
AN OPEN LETTER


Democrat of Il recent date;
ST. LouIs, Feb. II, 1891.
To lion. stephen H. C1dycomb. LieuteHdnt. COT
fINor, amt Hon. UiitUr f. 7utHe, Speaker or
h' HrHsc gr Representatives. Of The state Of Ms.
souri,.
~HENrtrMEN-On the third day Of the pros
cnt month I mailed to each of you II memo.
rialaddrcsscd a. to tho Uchcrnl Assembly OF the
state of Missouri, asking you each to present
IN" same to the respective body over which
Nou individually presided. In doing this !
exercised one Of the most precious rights of
American CitiHrnship-thc light nf petition ;
the right to l'mInd from tie legislative
lodt ui The state = = = =
A." w'uluri,i was OF II chlrHctrr which
l.'i3'i'd Hn 'uN ,sjtGuliou uf IN" present
mode oI keep ny thu b0usr 81 III" state:
which involved thr "h.trActur OE officers of
t'r' -" "att'" hputucnt OF the state;
winch 'vvl'r,d irat The r~itiIrls of the state
Hai h.'H Wtiu.til deprived Of their prop.
'ttN dld witch showed that large sums Of
" on"N hrl"ng ny tn'thr public school fund
81 the state were detained from said fund
ana mat persons or corporations guilty OF
plIcnSus against the state had their crimes
tunduhUd. not only without sanction of,
out aga II { the express injunction Of the
Jaw.
This memorial was respectful in tone and
manner, offensive, il a. all, only to those
VINO htd wrunEol the petitioner and cheated
inc state. II was II matter which Interested
every 'liiHrh OF the state. ~ 1t aiirctsthr en-
'.t Iu'A''"l' 81 responsibility l"r' an" 'he
s ~ 4" "'ll rs inc pas anu i"t'Ic' '"ic
81 the und' OF H." Commonwealth.
You, Mr. futile. have net IN any manner,
although you received the letter inclosing
me memorial, taken notice thereof but, on
ne contrary; have puckCtcd the same, and
nave asscntcd to. II you have not advised, u
. "u,'" ""uIu prevent nn ,nN'S'IE",
~" '"''S'S "'uc WI" '"c i'''ci
Won Nr ,,,,u,., ,t,. ,.,n.o,s ,,,t,,
IA, ,r,,,r., Ia, a., ga, 49, 40, ,n
,,,ir, $40, 49,, D." I ~,
=, I'm, srnSt, md ~ iInsr'itn urisnrm, am,i
yniyrrsnI n,,,rn,irp, fnll,wri lac ,.nnr nrndn4
.t~,pr. in Office.
and van bntb Irrtcn,yt. Iovornnr and
-pr,b, - rf tia u,u.r az h,ur,s.nt,tiyns
,r, in n r,,,tuun w,v IA d.rriy, a ritiznn Of
us RIGHTS. TO hermit. if NOT sanction. snolin.
.ou Of the ~i,ir treasury. 10 hide drfnIca.
tCr-. and Ia lr,>r thr way omen IN nrvv and
.aru.r d,rr,J,ttru. nm ma r,hI,rv ~ tho
.lllic tr,:,.ury
Tlr-r. Sirs urr atr,,ur words lut mt
-ii.r.,rr, INN am ,r,,.rcd ,n .uI s,nn.iato
p,lurr an, L.,i.Int ~, committee orr court Of
Justice. ri, els, nor. pruird my ri,ht Of
D|.ttinu ia I'M, ,,rcr,I ,s.,r,IIy hr ,our
action. b,r.b, ritr Won tnthr h,r of ui,hlic
|nniuiru. and trpt H., nrnuIn uf Missouri
rny fl. ~, hear and ire the ease. / herewith
,r, flr my urttiinn Ia tho General As.
s,nbIv. 10y ~ ~ ' " 40
IA,-, surety r tho hand nr ri <,,or5
sal Irrn,ur,r \ssurh hnnds,n,r II, con-
uI#nnrn with a iru,n,L fr,,, III, tnv.rr,r az
| thr STATE fl, ,,n,,r,r ,i,h ,,L,r. n,iI mt.
tn. stu, r,m,.urr IL, ,hrn, ,tcr,,i,,, ,m,.
u.rts ,,rb tbn Eurn nf ,i,htrcn b,rir..J
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| 4th,r- rr.,Hy,I ,,.cirt. ai',,I hy ,L, stn,n
.r,,.rr,r ,, = l,.,h.n' ,n H. Ill.
n ~ n ,L, ,I.C,l.n, a., ar ElI.,rh ~ ",
Ana had r,u,.hrI th,, snr, 90 Stg ~ 90 a.
,,i.',,,I Ca, 49,, ,,. =, n '"n' y S'-,' 'J'", "'
a., y.,,,iI h.,. &c., - ,.,s nn.
b.,I- ,r ,L, ,r.,,n. H.,
tin, ,r.-nr, $50,
rLr,. fr =, l.,,,r n,rt,.t ;' ,",,
=, ham, ,I,.,, ,r,,. a., a., i, ,"' ".
,,,tr t nm,, . i, , r n " nv" wiz r",' my
NJ ,,n ' r 49,, - ,,r"'"i!' u.i''n,"E no V
u.cnt In mint nf f,r, a. mat, Enovn
,i u "u'"' imN pay lnrh', II portion OF th' dr'
' go, " d" :" 1t PRIV 'ouS "i"llh'stru'
l "l' I"I Mhlrh No!hhd'S bondstncn were in
NJ Ms" ~pOnsIbl",und thisf fact was known
to the IUy,ruur when hr was ur,in, mi
payIurrt under xninnl,s hnmi rha S,tira
'l.',t,,t,, r,, uIi.h >,,,.,
- -, ~ ""'" '"''h"H "ohusIicll
"'T' justly ANA legally liable was less than
s!5.NOl. lni the pro rata share of each bonds.
nan ON hi> bond was less than sIO.O, and All
| money pn,l ly Noluud'9 b,udsmru in ,xr,ss
Z, .l;Url WAS nb,uinrh Ly fr,uI md l.. nam.
~
Inn,' '"' P""'c irr'S"rS uhucr loisc pre-
~, Att,
- inrIh 49, "'ooit'" GU
r.,rir,n n,.L IL 'n"t s','''h o'io
rn,ir,, ,"" " "'Posr"rE 10 ilah'
~ trr I,ty nf 49,, =, ",r law
u '' ''''I VI ''''"N' EioT ocohlpafe th"St
P'Its WIN tn' if"nsnrtrs statements
." Wv "NtS 'nc l'""l'S ioi
"'n'',' = "''N' S"'h f'l'ort Ut " hhe
'"'" 'P'''H VERY no' 'nauc "'
'',' W. l''' '"'H =" l"' "'Sc"''FA "l no
,' "I . : q, ,"'.,'i' ."'! n"h p''n so iilan'
.,',, = H., ~ -, "'"'" H"Hr pceH
r.. w f." '''H ""Rln"'nS an" Governor
/" ''"' " nv "!I'' 10 enforce the
v,,II I, r'"u'',', "'I"uSc - u"
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,''' w. wv w ms 'ile'a'
,,.. - v ms ""'" vi oi
-, r.,I, ~. -. ~" "H".n 'l"lE'' ana
' ''"P'''"' lf""' 'ncrc'
Tl.,, ia. ,rI.,,.. ,,
ltyr hr,u cH,.lt,aJ an nf Ill In ~
the staff Treasury IN rAcr,s, of s23 0t0 md
nat >r"A l"ni-un"n are entitled to II return
a. -",l ',h""h''
lI,n 'lr 'p"h' "l ne 1tttc Treasury be-
XIX. money inr,.inii"n r, m", :" nnIM VINO
,r.ctrdto caurtuI uli ma 70 lad =, nnn
ic'alr8tiuu-.
'' tiIl th'r' j. now du"tOt The public school
,'h,' "i tlt Hl'l' a. l"tsi SlN,~U, II sum 80 per
,i,r H., ,, ,m" - r ,,"E'u NY NOR" 'hhii
EdynrI r. %oInnh " ''' "c'"''"''oh o'
Thr.r are I'm. i.suns N...,s r,,,o,,,
Tuttl,.. That iuyft. yn,, ~, ,nn, ,,'i 49,
~urr Won tI,,t - fn.lur. a., NO.,
= - E'I'Ni''urh VIII not silence
cont. s.. V - w
l"u may not hid" yourselves, either, he.
n!ni '.' nlrn ,'nt to investigate holland il
nrrIrcrs.n, in mninn w., ", ," II, = H"tn,u ;