Fair play., 1892-09-10

forms, and have abhorred oppression,
no matter under what prctense it comes
disguised. | resent, therefore. any ac-
cusation, any ailusion, any insinuatlon
which would put upon me the talnt OF
bigotry or intolerance.
But 1 NAV say to this knight errant
of the New Missouri" who Is coming
with the dawn of 4 new era-an era OF
religious freedom and universal poilti-
cal Olcration-that | never affiliated
with, countenanccd, or applaudcd any
party that ever disfranchised American
citizens because they We're charlta Bile;
that ever shut young women, support t
ing their widowed mothers, from the
school houses OF the land; that ever put
Methodist preachers and Cathollc
priests in fclon's cell for holding
alofs the white standard of the Son of
Man.
NEW MEXICO.
And apropos to this. | might with
| perfect propriety, for it is matter of
public record. call attention to another
| item of recent history, in which Maj.
Warner and both bore part-and he
| a very conspicuous part | refer to the
| bill pending in the tiftieth congress for
the admission OF New Mexico into the
Union an IL SJdtc. MAY. haIAcf was
a member of the committee
grcss he and his republican asso-
| cia tcs Joined in recommending, advo-
| eating and voting for the admission of
| Wyoming and Idaho. The combined
| population OF both Wyoming and
| Idaho. as shown by the census of $780,
| was l4j. 090, and the total assessed val
uation of all the property located IN
| both amounted to 81, T,0l2. 500. At that
| time New Mexico alone had popuia-
| ton of l53, ,593 souls, and her assessed
| valuation amounted to s46.0ii, ,010.
The population of New Mexico, there
fore. was larger than that of Wyoming
and Idaho combined, and her property
| valuations were nearly equal to
both. But Mai. Warner opposed
the admis sion of New Mexico to the
Union. Why? Why vote to admit
Wyoming and Idaho and against ad-
mitting New Mexico? The democratic
members of the committee on terrific
ries brought in a report recommending
that New Mexico be admitted to state
hood The repu blican members brought
in a report opposing her admission.
Maj. Warner signed the report ltwas
charged in that document that the
| people VI NEW hthiCo WHY uhhltN't
for American citizenship, because,
among other things, a large majority
of them were extremely supersti-
tious;" that superstition prevailed to
a greater or less degree among all
classes, the intelligent as well as the
Ignorant" that they had IAN abiding
faith in saints and images" and in "the
Virgin of Guadaloupe;" that some of
the most intelligent of the better class
looked upon bits of wood as all power
full in every emergency" In this rude
and unfecling way the Catholics OF
New Mexico were assaulted. Things
sacred to them Were jeered at and
scoifed at. The Mormons of Idaho
were good enough to bring that
republican borough into the Union;
but the Catholics ef New Mex
leo were too low-debased by re-
ligious supcrstitions. All, yes, l re-
member when Mr.. Joseph, the demo
cratic delegate from New Mexico, rose
from his seat, towering in his wrath.
and hurled his bitter and scornful in
vcctive against those who had made this
brutal assault upon the religious con
victions and practices of his people;
and | remember, too, how the repub,
iicnn authors of that outrage fled be.
| lpTt HIN ike hltlittl StthihS
shelter from the storm. They came
clamoring up with disclaimers. Some
swore they didn't mean it, some they
didn't know it, some they We're sorry
for it. Maj. Warner joined in the
chorus with some apology, excuse OF
| justification. He can give his own eX-
planation, if he wishes to the public.
| But whatever the apology or eXplana-
| ton, let it be borne in mind that Ma ].
Warner, in common with all his repub
lican colleagues, continued to stand ur
against New Mexico and vote agains,
her admission. The major can explain
why he did so, if he wishes. But when
he comes again to insinuate illiberality,
Id Aotry or intolerance against me, lc,
III not forget that i never signed q
ID lie document assailing great com
| nity because their religious convic'
TONS did not accord with mine.
REPUBLICAN OBSTRUCTION.
| Turning now, Mr.. Chairman, from
this long record of extravaganza, cor
ruption and prescription of The rcpub
lican party when in power. desire tc
ask Mai Warner what part he has sus
tanned, and his party has sustained. ii
the history of the state since their over
throw twenty years ago. The demo
cratic party was restored to power IL
| 1873. Mai. Warner says Missouri ha:
I been poorly governed since thcn-tha
it has been dominated by influences cal
culated to retard instead of advancing
the growth of the state. But if that b,
true. which deny, what part has Maj
Warner and his party played in thi
long history of sloth and stagnation'
; Certainly during all this period tn,
democratic party is unquestionably re
sponsiblc for the conduct of public af
fairs. but Maj. Warner and his con
freres have been citizens of the state
they have managed to remain here ii
spite of accumulating discouragements
the major himself. with the green hill
of Wvandotte in sight, has not gone t.
share in the bounding prosperity o
Kansas, but has hung like FADING
flower to the dead walls of Kansas City
Col Dick Kerens. instead of stretchin!
| himself like a veritablc Goliah in Chi
caro. spread out there before his ver'
eyes, has continued to limp dwartisl
along the silent streets of st. Louis
now, being here, what have they don
as good citizens to lift the state up ant
, advance her standard along the path
way of progress? What has the repuh
lican party done?
Mr.. Chairman. never IN human ms
tory did any body of men release thei
hold on power more reluctantly Ncve
did ravenous tiger with dripping fam
, skulll from bloody feast more unwill
ingly than did the rascals of Missouri
from the place of power they had abus
ed and the opportunities for plunde
they had enjoyed. They chung t
power with desperate tenacity and re
| iinquished their hold upon it brcathin!
| curses against the state. From tha
| day forth, through all these 20 years
they have bounded the state, decried
| disparaged. traduced her and put ever
5 possible obstacle in the pathway of he
progress. At home and abroad, on tn
' Street, on the highway. on land an
: river and sea, in public places. from tn
2 stump, through the press, in every way
, by every means and agency they hav
, | clamored and vociferated their denucia
D ton of the state. They have heralde
it abroad with trumpets loud blow
I and ceaseless, that our people ar
4 | harsh. narrow. bigoted, inhospitable