The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-01
TRE MISSOURI CAMPAIGN.


MSwDrncF stone Discusses states E1lg nt1
and A. r. a. at Carthage.
CARTHAGE, No., Oct. L-Governor
Stone made his opening speech here
Saturday night at the court house to
q great audience Many were turned
away. He held an informal reception
throughout the day. The governor
devoted large portion OF his speech
to the question of states rights and
the A p. A. After setting forth his
ideas OF Democratic principles against
federalism he sale:
THE indissolu bility of the union
is, thank God, firmly, and, hope for
ever, established; the rights and
powers of the states are now in
jeopardy The union is in no danger
of assault from any quarter; the gem
eral government is absolutely secure
The danger is to the states Federal
ism, over mastering and omnipotent,
Is the deadly enemy now menacing
the Institutions Of our country 1t Is
a continuation, have said, of the old
war between Hamilton and Jefferson
1t is even more than that; for then
federalism struggled only to organize
the government, while now it seeks
to overthrow what was esta blished
and to substitute what was rejected
Il protest against the right assumed
by the federal auth orities Of exercis-
ing police power in the state of Mis-
souri,, or in any other state of this
union. Time and again the Demo-
cratic party in national convention
have declared that it is inexpedlent
and dangerous to use doubtful consti-
tutional powers" The authorities Of
this state are both willing and able
to suppress local disorders and pre-
serve the peace without any arbitrary
or ofhcious external interference
look with disfaVor and reese ntment
upon whatever infringes upon the
irrhf r hi
wealth disapprOve it not only be-
cause it conflicts with those great
fundamental principles of general APP
plication to which / have referred at
length, but also and espe cially be-
cause 1t conflicts alike with the oft
repeated declarations of the Missouri
Democracy and the wise provision of
our state cons titution- =,
Mr. Stone declared that he loved
the nation as well as any man could.
but he loved the union Of the states
more He next attacked the A. p A
bitterly. In speaking of the Cath
olics in the state of Missouri holding
Office he said: *'Out of sS~vn teen SEN
ators and mem bers OF congress only
two are Catholics even by courtesy
Of the ten elective state officers only
two, the lieutenant governor and one
of the railroad com missioners, are
Catholics. and one of those IS now
about to tire. CS the seven supreme
court Judges uCb one IS q O1buO1lC- VI
all the appellate and circuit judges
and all the appointive bureau officers
and clerical force in the service Of the
state, not exceeding ten per cent are
Catholics. And yet these mounting
mischief makers are tuning and
frothing because a few Catholics are
appointed policemen of St Louis or
Kansas City. And not half SO many
of those as they claim; for in their
jaundiced vision one Catholic, es-
peeially one Irish Catholic, like
form between two mirrors under
meath a lighted chandelier, is easily
multiplied in to a million
The governor next discussed the
tariff in general terms, and then
spoke for free coinage at considerab Bile
length In closing he appealed to
Western Democrats to stand together
for the West