The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-29
MAI. WARNER s SPEECH.

ner, who spoke in substance as follows:
MAI WARNER SPEECH
Ny Fellow CITrzESs:-I shall ATTEMPT. 70
order is maintained, to make mys'l; heard
by most Of this vast asssm6l,ge Of intcli-
gent people. 1 feel happy to DO permitted to
meet my distinguished friend on a plat
form OF state policy AMI to say something
which is free from passion and removed rs FAR
as may from personal prejudice. We have
come together as citizens and friends who have
q joint intcrestin the welfare OF the state. The
man who assumes that all the good things AMI
all the morality and all the honesty belong TO
one party or one particular creed, Simply dis
plays his unpardonabls ignorance OF human
nature. / have been widely advertised during
this campaign hut not so much so by my dis.
tinguished friend as by others. served with
Col. Stone four years in congress and have
known him lcNg and well. and / have never said
a disrsspectful word of him. And ] say right
here that I never will do so. In Nj. Stones
opaning political speech he seems to have taken
great f. right ut something. Aud thinking there
was possibly something the matter with the
man. l took a newspaper containing his speech
to a noted physician 81 st. Louis and
ask d him to diagnos, S:on,'s case il possible
from the symptoms which wpfe So abundant
and 50 patient in that s.eech. AMI aft, a care
full perusal o: that speech tai doctor told mo
that Brother Stone undoubtedly hal tn" pou.i-
cal jim jams. l shall not undertake to argue
with my distinguished fri,ni, for he belong 10
that class OF persons who livei l.Sn years ago,
aad he would not believe even the prophets
themselves should they arise again and sp'as
with him faco to face. But to You | have sorn.-
thing to say. and to your candid AMI cool ia lg-
ment Iaidr,ss myself. say It in all candor to
you. that from Iowa to Arkansas and from
Kansas to the Mississippi river. You can hear
the tramp tramp. tramp Of 2 n.nn NO march
ing to the step of a new Missouri. march
! Ing TO the step of human progress.
Their flags are Huttering to tn, brecz,s Of r
new intal-ig ,nce. This Who'll, peopl, are
being stirred by a new Inspiration born of n
| well found d h%opc-that a new Missouri Is in
store for the people Of this state in the near
future. and I feel AMI know that the lies of
November will usher its hrcCz's upon the
wings of time, full laden with the sweet music
| Of a new Missouri. And when | shall tIke my
seat as governor of Missouri I assure you ]
shall freely and glldly Welcome a cal from my
distin .uishei opponent as l woull anv other
citizen. and I sincerely hope his def at in this
light will not lessen his fir endship for M.
The vast majority of the dominant PARTY in
this state has passed away never, new r To- re-
turn. and Gov. FrsnciS to-day ia Il minority
governor Of tine state. In St Louis my dis
tinguishcd frienl made n great fight against
the supr,osed Cleveland and Warner move
mant which some one hal whispered in his
ear was then about to riprn into Clcv'-
land and Warner clubs in thu state. Brother
Stone made the authoritative inquiry il that
speech, by Whose authority such 4 NOV" Wa
being made, We'll. | don't know whether I
movement was ever anticip1t I by a1vone OK
cept democrats or not; at any rate, / can Say
that while I should not ObiHc: To any Clevs-
lani democrat voting for M. yet ] must say
that l know nothing Of tn, movement. bat sup
pose il there had been thos, wh1 d. ira1 n or
ganiza such a Gub they would have hal the
right to do so without having their authority
questioned by nv distinguished friend, or my
self, for tho matt of tat. A. lelst this Is
one OF tn, principles Of tho new Missouri which
is now taking hold of the the people of this
STATE. Til, right to rule the stat without ow-
ing allegiance TO any particular ring or gang
belongs to tn. people. AMI this ri slt | feel con-
flent you will assert On thu StiI day of next
month.
Now, as to the TO surrecti,n lusir"Ss. I iii
say something like this. Twas speaking to +
gentleman. an l he said:
Why, warn,r, you don't expect to be elect
ed. do yOu:"
replied: ID / ioot liks n man that was
running for governor just for my haalth:"
And he replied that I would have much
trouble in running fast rn1u. III. as thrra was a
Stone IN the rold. Irepisl TINT at one time
there was a stone betwe, n tn atOn"ment and
mans r,dnmption. an that Mary Magialrne
had role | that stone away and thIt thereby
the prople y that the SlviDu: would risn ag1Il
was fulfilled. / sIid. further. that there was
about q quarter of Il million of ug in this state
in til, resurrection business this yeIr, and
that we would roll that Stoa, out of my roai.
And this process m 'alS an expalihd gran
deur Of the graatn ,sS Of this great state.
I have never sail a single word against the
state of Nj .souri. 1t Is the home Of myself
and children. 1t is the abiding place OF my iv-
ing off spring and the huria. plIc, OF thpS, a.
them that sleep that sleep which knows no
waking So i, tn, pride of my life, whrn it
comes to statehood. 're il VIII r., | hav'
lived for many years, All here is wl'rtl tx
pect to die. Tn, gentleman talks about my
wanting a now Mi; souri. an h i ltimlt 4 thu:
| am out and want n chance to get in. VII,
that is partly trua. but 1t is not a groua i-hoS
case with me. l am by that Ike Artcnu'
Ward was by JET Davis, wh,n he s1i that it
wouid have been money in JEFF , porl:'t to
never have been born.
Ihava wante a n Nv Missouri for 9TH r,l-
sons. TASK YOU people here in Clark county h
compare the pric, Of land lying aloly your
northern border with that lying a-ross the
river in Iowa. ask you to compare thu price
of your lands a'on: your eastern border with
the pric, OF Land along tho river in Illinois. Ar
not your Ian Is ne fertile as thos' Of iowa? Are
they less fertile than those in Illinois, What
ever legislation has had to do with tho W II n ,
Of your state "a comp Ired with a sister state
has been prom zig ItsI by the democratic
party. and 1 leave Won aul tn m ia
answer this question, Why. my COOL peo-
pie. only folr years ayo Gov. FrlIciS. ayau1g
and ambitious man. was anxiouIy running
as a candi late for governor of your stat on
the democratic tick t. l guess Won will all al
nit that he ia n goo lem )crat;c authority. He
saw the emiSrants from other stat - passing
right through this state AMI bevonl il. They
were passing our lead mines needless Of their
hidden treasures. They passed unro:ical our
zinc and iron deposits. A healthy AL in
dustrious population wls passing iy an tax
ing up their abpies in localities further west
Twas then that Gov. Francis use1 the
memorable Language that "tha state Of Mis-
souri, had been run long enough b. TIA
co,onels. the oil ioSins AM tn, moss
backs" don't believe that moss
b1cks belong to any particular party.
because you can find them in all par;i' -,
Sut | do believe there arr more moSsbl~k in
the dominant party in this state than there arr
in any other party. II vnu ask me what 4 moss
hack il. | will answer you that 4 mo.shIcx is a
mossback. He sits on the fence and curses tho
weather while his naighbor is at work. He
whittles the dry gnoiS box - on the street cor
ners with his jack knit. an spts his tobacco
| yuANt VT uili ~ u III ~ IA II ~ - u
mosquito at forty yards range. H. GOES to
church. anl when tn, choir sings,
Praise God from Whom All Blessings
Flow" the mossblck groans Justify
and says he s,as nothing to praise Go
for. Bat there il on, granl oil hymn
in which ne takes special delight, and when III
choir starts out on ''Hark. from tho tomb n
dol ,ful soun L." .h.n it IL that the mosshaci
raises his voice to high c an browns tn, whole
congregation in lOul reretitions of tho first
verse. tell you. my good people. tie demo
crati- party in this state needs some new blood
injected it. veins. They need tho all of young
and energetic men. Gov. Francis saws 50. and
We all s7y so. Do this and you will attract new
men from other stItes. You will attract sub
~stantial wealth and aiditi onal prosperity from
the east
Realizing these things. the cry is ringing from
the people all over the stat, for 4 new Missouri.
Now, / want to say 4 word to my Farm RS Al
lance friends. OF course you are seeking 8
ctarg, when ycu associate yourselves tog ,thri
un Ter a new name. A chang, is whit tho re
publican party in this state is crying for. You
democrats eight years ago clamored fer &
change and united to rec tho books. You stated
thai twenty years was long enough for any
rarty to co1trol t'Ie state O. nation without 6
change. You got the change. and now We ask
for N chanpa What's SINCE for tbp QOos