Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-27
STONE AND WARNER.
The Rival Gubernatorial Candi-
dates in Joint Debate.
Twenty thousand Citizens of Missouri
Assemble at Aahoka to Listen to
the Discussion OF the
state Issues.

rl7Sd IN the city early nurS0ay night.
1t was known that Maj Warner would
not arrive until II a. m. Soon after
midnight the anvils and small cannon
began firing. and regular sfam-battle
was kept up during the balance of the
night. BY 0 o'clock yesterday morning
the city was fairly alive with bands of
music and rural visitors Delegation
after delegation arrived and joined the
line of march. By noon fully 20, 900
persons were in the streets whooping,
yelling and fairly shaking the city
Mai. Warner arrived at noon, and a
new impetus OF the new Missouri was
added to the occasion.
At . clock the speakers were escort
ed to the courthouse yard, where spa
cious platform and large seating ca
pacity had been prepared. Mr.. Stone
was introduced by 7. L. Montgomery.
of Kahoka, and spoke in substance as
follows:
WHAT COL. STONE SAID.
Mr. CHAIRMAN: 1t will be difficult for me to
speak so as to be heard tE even a small portion
of this audience unless the hast of orler Ia OBJ
served. I am glad of this opportunity to meet
my amiable ami distinguished friend. and TO
hav' little frisn by conversation with him
on the political issues OF the day il this state.
From 1865 TO 1871 the radical clement OF the
party to which my distinguished friend b.
longai had control of this state. From 1870
TO 1872 the liberal element OF that same
party had control of the state, and from 1878 TO
the present the democratic party has had con-
troll In 1873 the republican party was over
thrown IL this state, horse, foot ans. dragon.
on account o. their misieeds in Office.
conn. Of the Inist.eedS of those in that uarty
who were IN power in and abou. the state CAPT
tol. on account of the gross Encouragement OF
that party IN the matter of the state finances.
charge that the republican party of this state
was cverthrOwn on account OF the gross mis-
mana cement of which I speak. Since 1873 the
democratic rarty has been in power, and to-day
my distinguished friend comes exclaiming for
new Missouri; for wide OPEN Missouri
Upon what does he predicate his ciaim2 Upon
what does he base his desire? Sometimes a
change may prove beneficial b1t sometimes it
proves disaster the public. Maj
Warner advances no specific claim upon which
to ask such things. nor does anyone who is ad
vocating the cry OF the new Missouri. I now
ask Mr.. Warner to tell his people when he
gets up to speak what new things policy
he advocates. AMI to tell them what change
he proposes to make SHOULD he come into power.
want him to make some detailed statement
of what he intends to do. instead OF the mere
idiotic expression. "stand up for Missouri
What gco1 would it do the people to over
put the helm of state int the hands of the re-
publican party! Maj Warner would have us
believe that if that was done thousands of
citizens would come into the state and
millions of capital also would come into
It In his Sedalia speech he said that Mis-
souri, was limping behinl her sister
states, AID that the superiority of
our sister states was due to the fact that emf
grants We're welcomed into these states from
every state il the Union. I undertake to say
xT,n<l .J1k A1~;-
comes the proper persons into her society.
want him to name what county or hamlet
or what locality in this state has Disseminated
sgiinst any proper citizen coming into this
state And unless he does so state charge him
with slandering his state. 1 am charged with
being Kentuckian. and il it is a crime to be
born in Kentucky / assure you could not help
it. served in congress with Mr.. Warner. and
in that body IS printed book containing bio
graphical sketch OF members OF congress. stat
ing. among other things. the time and place of
birth OF each. but so far as I can discover from
that record coulI never discover whether Mai
Warner was ever born at all or not And If he
ever was born he ought to be born again.
Maj. Warner says that Missouri is not among
the best of our states; that she is limping be-
hind them. AMI now charge that he is SANDER
ing and defining his native state. l now
wish to ask Maj. Warner would the mere fact
that the republican party comes into power in
this state change her condition for the better
encourage immigration and wealth. Why has
it not done the thing for those states
where tho republican party has had control?
Why has not Vermont increased in the last de-
cade more than ITO human souls7 Why has
New Hampshire not increased: Why has Ne
vada decreased many thousands in population
in thu last decade, Why has Kansas decreased
in population 81 .456 in the last four years? Now,
if, under radicalisEn. Kansas has decreased so
mat .rially in the last four years, how could
republicanism better the condition of Missouri?
Talk about population! I hold in my
hand census bulletin Of 1890. duly signed and
authenticated and from that report / learn
that from 1880 to 1899 the census increase Of
Missouri exceeded that OF Ohio, Michigan,
Kansas, Wisconsin AMI Iowa or Indiana, and
that of each OF her sisr-. states except Hi
nois, and the latter's great increase was due
to Chicago. now say that Missouri has out
stripped all her sister states except one n
population.
Now. to wealth. Missouri has increased
over Ohio 100000; Kansas $40 00G. O0G: Wis
cousin, s92 OfOGD; Iowa. sl2I 900 900: Indiana
si5i, 0OO0 Illinois, S3i2, 00o.0C0 This bulletin
is authority: and now here state that Mis-
souri, has outstripped all her sister states many
tens OF millions Of dollars in increase Of wealth
in the last ter years.
Now If Missouri has rushed ahead while all
her republican sisters have Jagged behind, how
would j: help Missouri 10 turn it to the
republicans? During tbs same period enough
onefourth the way around the globe. We
have also under the auspices OF the democra &c
party the largest Tubic school fund of any
state il the Unitei States. / don't even except
Texas.
Inow PASS to another phase of the discu ssio-1
I want TO make the statement that in 1879,
when the republican party was overthrown,
the tax tor the state purposes on the 500 was
Soc. and that rate was gradually reduced
under democratic rule from that rate in 1870 to
25c. as az present Go look at the records in
your court house and look at your present tax
receipt, and you will find that since Maj
Warner and his party were over
thrown your taxes have been re-
duced one-half for state purposes.
and this Is the lightest for state purposes
of any state in the Union. Take Kansas, Maj.
Warner sweetheart. Her taxes for state pur-
poses ara three and one half times greater than
ours. Iowa is double what it is in Missouri,
and the rate is double in Illinois and all other
sister states. Their tax for state purposes is
from two to three and one half times greater
than it is in Missouri.
In 1873 when the democratic party cana into
power. our bonded debt amounted to 81, 000.-
TO. the result Of maladministration OF the re-
publican party in this state; and in his Ssdalia
spsecl Maj Warner said M ildor5sd the
process by which that debt had been produced.
now holi the ANNUAL message Of Gov Fletcher
in my hand, made before his party was accused
with that deep and dark villainy By which tn.
state robbed o. many, many millions Of
dollars IN which he stated that those roads
were ample security for the debt they repre-
sented.
Maj Warner said something about improving
the creiit OF re state by eIevatiug the repub-
lican party. Why, when that party was in
power our bonds would bring little over 80 per
cent of their face value in the market and the
interest the same was 6l2 per cent Now
our bonds will sell at par in any market in the
yUo and IN