The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Cor. Wiitdm j. Stone.
The Governors address.
Mn President, MR SPEAKER, SENATOR'S AM
REPRESENTATIVES: As an independent aud CO.
ordinate department of the state government,
elected to your high Offices by the same con-
stituency which has commi ssi)n.d me. with
great powers conn led to you to be employe I
indep'n lently, and yet, for the general good,
in patriotic corporation with thos, desiguat-
ed By the people TO exercise tho functions and
powers Of other departments. I greet You.
SPECIAL MESSAGES FoRrHcoNiSG.
| shall not o this occasion discuss In detail
or with adequate suggestion even, any ques.
ton OF legislative or administrative policy. II
during the progress OF your ensuing session ]
shall at any time deem 1t important TO advise
with you upon any particular subj ct OF public
interest. will do so by special communication
PROGRESSIVE SENTIMENTS
am content now TO express the hope, which
Idevoutlv cherish. that all OF us who are to lie
associated in thu simin's tration this day in
sugurat. ID, may, without regard to party
opinion or affinity. be always inspired by senii-
ments Of elevated patriotism. and so far ms
na7 bs possible. act in harmonious concert
with tn, sole purpose OF advancing the state
AMI OF being useful to the great people who
hay. IGNORED and trusted us.
PRACTICE WHAT We PREACH.
IN practical a lministr1tiol wa should exer.
else simplicity without boorishness. economy
without parsimony. courage without audacity,
candor withou: guSh. diplomacy without de-
ceptiOn. publicity without in1iscrpt!on, and
patriot sm without preteass. n other word a.
we should practice what we preac, Public
offirc Is a public trust: but they are trusts
which should not be multiplied or continued
except to met some imperative public de.
rland. an should alw Iys b, aiministerad " 18th
the most iii discriminating and ex ic:ia- fidelity.
PUBLIC FUNDS IsvIoLArE.
lot a ~farthing Of public money shouli be ex-
pended which is not essential to the pubic well
fare. but whatever il nee .ss1ry for the devel-
opnent and expansion of the state and The
promotion OF the general gooi shouli b.
promptly appropriated. Public expenditures
shout be male with studied economy and alb.
solute integrity. AMI yet We should take larg,
and progress ave views Of all questions. so that
this great state OF ours may not be impaded in
her onward march to that imperial supremacy
which lies befor, her.
sERvASTs OF THE PEOPLE.
We should remember thai we are but the
representatives Of the people; that thu powers
we are about 10 cxercis, h1vs been committed
to us as a matter OF confidence and trust by
those Thousands still occupied in the fields.
and shcps. AMI count ng- OF the state:
eNN hAr e'au' W. me- u ~
transact is their business. This is a govern.
n,nt OF the peopl,, AMI We are but their
agents. They have a right to be informed at
al times rs to the state and condition of their
public affIirs.
SECRECY SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Th.rc is little legitimate occasion for public
Officials TO lock up public secrets and exclude
the pecpl, from their cons le1ce. The people
are ju lily suspicion, Of secrets. and they will
rnr.rN apr trs~H mr. aa-antiA, ,-n.a ,,1,
them. | believ', therefore. in dealing openly
with the people OF the state. relying conf lently
upon tn I'm to scconl ari approve any effect
We may max to carry the state on along the
pathway OF a higher AMI nobler development.
KIsD WORDS poR FRANCIS.
II we shall approach our duties and dis
charge them in this spirit. l am sur the pub.
lie expectation with regard to US will rot lie
wholly disappointed. and We can hops t. add
something Of value to the splendid achieve.
manis wrought out by the admin stra.ions
which have proceeded US, one Of the most sue
c,ssful and iilustriou, OF which is this day con
cluded.
GRAND OLD MISSOURI.
A. Missouriaus We should fell an honest
pride IN our noble state. Nature was il
her smiling mool when sh poured her bounte-
GUS blessings with Lavish hard on this fair
domain we call Missouri. With plains of broad
cIpanse; with valleys nesting along the great
est rivers in tho world. of themselves enough
to make an eInpire: with rugged hills and
mountain chains high lifted like sentinels on
our border; with vast forest lands. opulent he.
ond estimais in their towering burdens:
with mines of lead, zinc. iron. coal and
other minerals, OF easy access to industrial
asa. in"xhIu:tibls in supply AMI rich as tie
;ablsd Golcon Ia. with a soil Of such diversity
and unIversa! ieculdity that the products
( our fills compete with the cotton OF
Mississippi. tbe corr Of Illinois. the tobacco Of
Virginia. and the wheat of the Ikotss; an
with a climate of such pleasing variety that 1t
iissipates the drowsy ennui OF sluggish moeot-
ony Wills il paints for all OF us the rose q
n~ealth-what more could we ask of a generous
and inlulgsnt Providsuc,!
ESPECIALLY FORMED OF NATURE.
! do not hesitate to sfirm. with a perfect
confidence IN the absolute accuracy OF the
statement. that natur. has done more for Mis-
,orri than for any other state In tbs Am sri
can Union. Ard in material and inrelle ctual
growth no state n the republic, VIII IT, ~cel.rity
If development has become ths phenomenon
Of modern times, has outstrip2ed Missouri ia
III bounli1g rapidly 1ad substantial chsrac-
ter Of her progress. Her a.lds AMI pas.
ures. her minss and forests. h-r mills and
factories. arc unexceied by any state in the
Investigation AMI valus Of their products.
With her slo2iny hills and winding valleys
thick dottci with the pleasant homes OF tie
MODEST typo Of American husbanlmen: with
beautiful and prosperous towns scattered
everywhere like clustering j,wels on her
breast, AMI mighty cities %throbbing with the
activities of proiiyious cat ,rprise: with her
vast net work of natural AMI artificial lin IS Of
transportation bringing tho sources OF pro-
duciion into easy ami sympathetic touch, AMI.
through her great commercial capt. lis. into
clos. connection with the markets OF ths worll:
with her multiplied hundreds of schoolhouses.
seminariss. colleges and universities, her
churches, catbe1rals and ele.mosynary ilsti-
buttons, spleniiiIy equipped and richly en-
dowed. sttesting her high attainmonts in intel
iectual, benevolent AMI moral culture. with h-r
1000 o Of splendid people, hailing from every
cline, but welded into q homogeneous and
symmetrical whole, with love Of liberty IS the
common bond and the immaculate flower of
their pltriotisn-her mel distinguished for
their courage. int iligsnc, and hospitality. and
her women unsurpassed for loneliness ami gen.
tie grace. Missouri. ~lustrous and glorious, is
worthy the placs she fills as tho central star in
the constellation Of sovereigntiss composing
the American republic.
yIRsr IN ALL THE WEST.
In popuizt OF AMI wealth, in ministries and
intellectual achievement, she stands in the
FIRST rank among all this states, AMI pre-
emin ant ano3g those lying Wes. OF tn, nissis-
sippi Shs is worthy of our dearest love, AMI
CT our most consilerats and unselhsh service.
The hope / have to-day Is that We. gentlemen,
may be instrumental in advancing ths state
somewhat further along the shining pathway
OF her great career, augmenting her power. in
crsasing her importano., AMI aiding to her op-
portunity Of blessing thos, who live within Ter
borders and contr butte to her prosperity and
relcvn-
STAND Up FOR MISSOURI.
We need to cultivate ald TO manifest on al
occasions q mors intels, and sslt-asssrtive
pries III oar noble stats. IN her people aai in
stitu.,ous, in which she Is aid 1, capabl, Of be-
ing-such as chsractsrisss. to their credit, tas
sons of Virginia and Massachusetts, In their
dsYottsa to taeir uothsr homes. We should