Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1891-01-22
An Iowa CIR.

souri, was so pregnant with disloYal-
ty that no ex-union soldier could be
elected TO any prominent office.
This of course occasioncd laughter
from the Democratic side of The
house, and many members shouted,
"What's the matter with Tarsney!"
Tarsney is the representative from
the Kansas City district, and was
himself a gallant Union soldier.
When Mr.. Kerr had concluded his
speech Mr.. Tarsney took the floor,
and for half hour gave the Iowa
gentleman a drubbing that he will
not soon forget. The facts in the
ease, as shown by the Kansas City
congressman, must have convinced
friends aud foes that Mr.. Kerr's
name ought 10 have been spelled
Cur"
Mr.. Tarsney said: cit is not true
that a spirit of enmity or hostility
toward Unlon men or ex-Union SOL
diers exists among any portion of
the people of Missouri. 1t is not
true that men cannot be elected to
high official positions IN tho state
of Missouri, who served their coun-
try IN the army Of the Union. Such
assertions are not only untrue, but
find their contradiction recorded up
on almost every page OF the history
of that state since the war. The
facts of that history might be pre-
sumed to be known to all men save
the gentleman from Iowa, and to
need no recital from me. But, Mr..
Chairman, for the information of the
gentleman from Iowa, let me say
that the history of that state shows
that since the ascendency to power
of the Democratic party in that state
there has been an almost unbroken
line of governors elected who were
always loyal Union men. Many of
them were gallant officers of the
Uuion army. In but one instance
has an ex-Confederate been made
governor of that state" He then
reviewed the history Of Missouri
since 1872, the period at which the
the Democracy was given the control
of the state, when Sllas Woodson
was elected governor; in 1874, Chas-
H. Hardin; in 1876, Gen. John S.
Phelps; in 1890, Col t. t. Critten-
/ den; all of whom were Union men,
, and the last two officers In the Union
army. In 1884, Gen. John S. Mar
maduke was elected governor. He
was a confederate soldier but died
when his term was half out, and
was succeeded by Albert p. More
house, a captain in the Union army.
The present governor was too young
during the war to have heea a sol
dier, hence ne could not be credited
to either side. Then Mr.. Tarsney
E turned his attention to the congress
! Ional records and showed that Mis-
: souri, had sent twice as many ex
;, Union soldiers to congress as ex-Con
7 federates; that at the last election
5 two ex-Union soldiers and one ex
e Confederate was elected, the ex-Con
federate being Col. Hatch, who n
!. serving his fifth term, than whom nj
: member of that body can show ;
|. better record. By comparison o
e records the speaker showed tha
II Missouri had honored ex-Union so!
ir dlers in sending them to congress
,s much more highly than had man'
J. Republican states that were filleC
with them. The speech was con
cluded IN the following words
There is no state in this unIo
where there is less of sectional feel
i ing than in Missouri. There is n
~ state wherein the participants o
'' both sides of that unfortunate section
9 al wsS have. since its conclusion, bee
:, closer intermingled, AMI in whicI
there is less desire to perpetuate th
bitter memories arising therefrom
The gentleman from Iowa would no
increase his popularity by repeatin
}" Ibis assertions of this day before an
Republican audience in the state c
RS Missouri. No man in Missouri
" asked, when a candidate for office
4. what were his convictions regardln
IL the great questions upon which th
as people divided quarter of a cent?
Id ry ago. Each recognizes the honest
lie and the courage of the other in &C
IN herring to his convictions until thos
lie questions were settled,
er The war and its memories are n
IL longer potent factors in the polite
st of Missouri. Her people have fol
V. gotten the issues of the war, an
rs care not what was the participate
y. of any of her citizens therein. 81
a. welcomes them from every sectio
and from every cline, Her poop
dwell not in the dead and burie
past. They are living in the presen
q, ,b;,L;n and ao,,noo on,y .,