The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-27
BARKIS' BUDGET.
His Weekly Talk on People and
Things.
Among the Subjects Treated
by Him are Politics, Mar
ried School Ma'ams
and Beer.
ST. LOUIS, June %.

ST. LOUIS, June %.
EDITOR BAZOO:-l believe
have remarked once or twice
before in my weekly talk to the
people now on earth who have sense
and honesty enough to subscribe, pay
for and read the ''livliest' paper pub
lished in central Missouri or in any
other part Of the United States, that,
although 1 am Marylander by birth,
love Missouri and consider St. Louis
the biggest and best city on earth, al
ways excepting Baltimore. l am
sorry to say that l am losing my faith
and pride in the great city. Our
people seem disposed to allow the
very contemplate minority that acct
IDENTIFY got control of the municipal
affairs at the last election to rule or
ruin as they will. What gals demo-
Gratis most, though, is the fawning
subserviency of many officials elected
by them, who are trucking to the
powers that be in a manner, abject
and disgraceful. When Missouri
democrats go back on the principles
and the men who have made the
state J feel like emigrating or getting
nv gun" l am influenced to make
these remarks, by the fact that al
though on a vote well managed, the
democrats control the municipal as
sembly, the members are nevertheless
playing into the hands of the mayor,
who is the figure-head of the worst
gang Of political thugs that have exis-
ted in St. Louis since the days of
martial law. The consequence is, a
Kilkenny cat fight for the Offices.
Personally, / am like the woman
whose husband had the argument with
the bear. l don't care which whips.
but as democrat, am very much
interested and rather think right
will overcome temporary might.
THE STONE IMPROVEMENT LAW.
To-day, what is known as the Stone
improvement law, goes into effect.
This law governs the construction and
reconstruction of streets and gives to
the Board of Public improvements abb
solute control of all street improve
ments, the owners of abutting proper
ty having no voice or rights in the
matter, except to pay their pro rata
share of the cost. Fellows that do
not own any real estate, exclaim that
Stone is a Daniel come to judgment,
while the heretofore lords of the soil
wish they had the judging Of him.
STREET CAR IMPROVEMENT.
The street cars on our rapid transit
lines, already the best equipped in the
world, are to be further improved by
the addition of an air brake, by which
the cars may be stopped almost instan-
taneously. Now, if the companies
hire the right sort of men to man the
brakes there may be less accident"
by which incautiOus and fool-hardy
people are crushed beneath the
wheels.
THE BEER BOYCOTTE.
Louis ebert, proprietor of the Ar
senal brewery, the only one except
Lemp's and Anheuser-Busch, that re-
fused to sell out to the English syndi-
cate, is being boycotted by the sun
ion" men, because he discharged a
beer wagon driver. who refused to do
his work. The trades-union people
are unjust to Obert, who has been
true to the "union" from the begin
ming.
THE CIGAR swINDLE.
Inotice that the Columbia Dome
Cigar company, whose dodge Of i'm
porting cheap cigars from the East
and putting them in "union label
boxes has been exposed, is now i'm
porting "Spanish cigar makers to
take the place of the few union
men remaining in their factory. |
guess their isn't much Spanish
about the fellows, but if they be, isn't
there law against importing contract
labor?
THE GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
Pntmient monies, nascitr ridieulus
mees. Gov. Stone has made his est.
Louis appointments" and the pail has
fallen on the expectations of hundreds
who were week ago hopeful Of place
and preferment.
l guess the governor did the best
he cOuld under the circumstances, but
if he had the advantage of knowing
the St. Louis democracy, he could
have diminished the so-called repub.
lean majority materially. am not
going to say anything about the men
he shall we say-weeded out?
They suit him doubtless-as for the