Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-01-24
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER.
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo,
january Il, 1891. !


oath of office, and now we have a
farmer to look after the railroads
of Missouri. 1t is believed that
he will make good officer, but as
yet, his induction to office seems
to shadow a political move that is
liable to cause disturbance In
the ranks of democracy. How
ever, U. S. Hall is at the bottom
of all of it. Hall wants to be
governor of Missouri, and is try
ing to bend every influence he
can against the old liue democrat.
Hall is a great Farmers Alliance
man, but he is just like the rest of
his clan, he will let the farmers
perish rather than give up his
party. BY the way, has Mr.. Hall
ever executed his threat to take
away the charters of local L. l.. &
U. unions that participated in
politics. We guess not; for it was
observable by him that the alll-
ance was only damaging the re-
publican counties. and that the
prospect WAS, and those counties
would send L. L.. d I democrats,
which several did
SO far, but one bill has been
printed for the use of the House.
| A bill "To License and Regulate
Public Mills" 1t was introduced
by Mr.. Fogle, of Schuyler county.
1t finds very little support and
will have to be considerably re-
modelled.
The democratic ia rmer is stick
ing close to the democratic lawyers
that lead the majority. SO far the
farmer democrat has voted to
starr out with an increased ex-
pense of clerical force, and has
voted down every effort to de-
crease it. A great number of
bills have been introduced. Hard
to tell what will grow cut of them.
On Tuesday the democracy re-
fused to instruct the committee on
Senatorial Districts, to redistrict
the state, according to sections 5
and 8 of the constitution. Mr..
Tubbs, Of Usage, offered the
amendment, bat the democratic
farmer said, by his vote, "Let the
old Party of Vest and Free Trade
have full sway.
Hardly day passes that an in
hamatory resolution is not intro
duced. Coats, of Platt, introduc-
ed resolution to ask Congress to
place wood-pulp on the free list in
order to cheaper school books.
The idea is ridiculous and idiotic
: in the extreme. The republicans
/ fought the resolution, and by the
/ aid of a few conservative demo-
t Gratis tabled the resolution.
There are q few democrats here
who are willing to keep out all
such resolutions, but the big ma
, jority of the democracy are anx-
7 ious and willing to waste time OIL
t anything pertaining to democracy
To prove this, on Thursday, mo-
ton was made to take the resolu.
ton concerning the tariff on wood
pulp, off of the table for reconsid.
g Grafton, and 81 democrats farm.
q ers) out of los, voted to bring
that inmfiamatory resolution back
= before the House, to consume
time in discussion, and yet those
very farmer democrats are follow.
a ing Fogle and Coats, two lawyers
a iG this useless and extravagant
S course.
Dick Dalton, of Rails, is a fail
S man, and he has begun war upor
J. corporations, but you can see very
i plainly that this leadership is en-.
, We'd by the old timer, and they
| are trying to make out that Dalton
t has "bit off q bigger bite than he
3 can chew" Let them fight. The
4 republicans will be found upon
the right side of every question
battling for the good of Missouri
! The democrats aim to bring uE
their Free Trade resolution the
day on which Vest will be select
ed =. S. Senator. We will see
some fun then, for there are few
democrats who know that Free
Trade is not the thing and are op,
:, possed to it.
{ Hon. J. I'll. Flanagan, who in the
last assembly, was the terror OF
, every democrat, was upon the floor
, of the House this week. His
very presence made tie democra,
tic heart beat faster, Missouri
has few sons as bright and aggres-
sive as Flanagan of Jasper coun-
ty.
: Over one hundred bills haye
been introduced. More have bee Il
introduced on school book ques.
tons than any other. The repub-
licans are going to watch the state
!, senatorial redistricting question,
and if the democracy don't deal on
the square they will be thoroughly
exposed. UNION.
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