Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-03-11

able arguments in their own
behalf.
--Railway men claim that
100000 people have moved into
Missouri since last fall from Kan
sas, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois.
No wonder Missouri real estate is
% rapidly rising in value.
The meeting of the next an
nual conference of the NJ. E.
church has been secured to Kinks
vile. This will afford an excel
lent opportunity to advertise
Kirksville advantageousiy if our
sidewslks and streets are put in
first-class condition.
Col. Swltzler has offered
the only sensible reason for not
removing the University from
Columbia. He says it should not
be removed because Boone county
gives the largest Democratic ma
lolity In the State. A locality of
that kind is certainly in sore ne ID
OF first class educational insti-
tuition.
Senator Shelton, of Schuy-
ler county, declared that the
special session would SO gerry
mander the state that not a d ID
Republican could get an Office. 1t
seems that the Legislature is de-
termined to remain in session at
the peoples expense until the
terms of that declaration are COM
Piled with, even if it bankrupts
the State Treasury.
In his speech at Detroit on
Mashlngton's birthday, Governor
Mckinley, of Ohio. declared that
the Democrats will not be able to
change page of the tariff law in
ten years. He stated further that
1t would take twenty-five years on
the plan mapped out by the Ways
and Means Committee to change
any portion of the bill. He cited
the fact in proof of his statement,
that Morrison, of Illinois, once
undertook to revise the tariff item
by item, and that his face has not
been seen in Congress since; and
that Mr.. Mills, by advocating the
complete overturning of the pres
ent law, lost the Speakership and
likewise the leadership of his
party in the House. There has
never been square contest be.
tween protection and free trade in
this country where protection has
not won, and that it will do sc
again is almost beyond question
For mole than three weeks
the Missouri Legisl ture has
been in special session, and ss
yet nothing has been accomplish.
ed. Ten days would have beer
sufficient to do all the work of the
extra session had honor and hon
esty been of the slightest consid
GRAFTON in that Legislative body
The entire session SO far has beer
nothing more than a political
caucus in which Democratic com.
mitteemen, Congressman and Cir.
cult Judges have taken part, anc
all the work done has been in the
interest of the Jefferson City
Ring and its henchmen through
out the State. Will the people
let this vast expenditure of money
60 unrebuked? We think not
The masses of the people are fair
! minded and honest and will no
stand aside and see great wrong
and fraud perpetrated upon the
fair name of the State, but will re-
buke the offenders at the first op
portunity.
England seems to be tryine
the game of bluff with the United
States in regard to the Behripe
sea dispute. The proposal of Lord
Salisbury to let the Canadian
poacners clear the North Pacific
and Behring Sea waters of seal life,
should be met in no hesitatine
manner. The entire course of
England 10 the Behring Sea con-
troversy has been one of subter-
fuge, and the time has now come
when the supremacy of the United
States in American affairs must
be maintained if 1t takes every war
vessel and every able bodied man
into action In every controversy
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