Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-06-12

Ikc result Wa~. as It should nave
been, when the Governor was RS
sailed BY anybody not & single man
stood mp in his defense, and sin
cerIy believe CIR Democratic friends
hold him in less esteem personally
than the Republicans.
It has been asserted that cur
committees delayed le@islltion by
holding back certain bills. This is
true to some extent. but it was
simply for the reason that The rcai
friends Of these bills doubted the
honesty and sincerity Of the Cover
nor himself. III the matter of the
election bill, our people kncH- that
ihe Governor wanted the recorder
OF voters in Kansas City and 81.
Louis retained in the bill! or he
would have 10 bill al all, and Is q
foil we refused to ;;ct ca some Of
his pei measures until We got what
the committee Of safety Of the two
cities wanted. Was this treason: /:
say not, for it was in the interest
Of fair elections III both cities,
which meant q Republican victory
at the next election. The doeIl-
ments il the hands Of the commit
tee On elections prove conc;I!siVely
that three Democratic representa-
tiyes from st. Loul, were elected
by the grossc5t frauds, and onl y re-
tanned their seats by ml~nana@o-
mcnl upou the part Of the attor-
neyS for the contestants. whilst the
certificate Of one the Goycrnu: =
foremost leaders from Kansas City
va, very 'shads-.'
This nag9ing by The honorable
Governor was whitfield down 10 Il
very small point when he refused
to sign Tie appropriation bills
through spite, 50 that the members
We're compelled to have their war-
rants discounted at the First Ma
tiona! Bank, where DE State funds
are on deposit. This aroused u
storm OF indignation from aiI par
ties. When the good people Of
Vernon County GREG! that maGnlti-
cent monument over the political
remains Of VIM. j. Stone, the i'll
scription should he: ''Dicd from
the sting of a bee in his bonnet; too
much extra session; the Ballard!
Letter. etc.
One fact was fully and satisfac-
toriIy demonstrated 10 our Demo
cratic friends, and to Governor
Stone especially. that when they
sized up the Republican House ot
Representatives and called them
''accidcnts. cheese-pareres, peanut
politicians" ETC., they reckoncG
without their host, for i'll Boutwell,.
Of Pcttis; Russell, Of Crawford; Bit
finger. Of Buchanan; Robinson, o1
Johnston; Swanger, Of Sullivan,
and Moran, Of Buchanan, the Dem
ocrats will always find foemcn
worthy of their steel, either in ths
forum or on the stump. and eyel
ready to meet them in fair ane
honorable conflict.
Several of our Democratic paper:
have said the Republican House
forced an adjournment before ths
Senate could act upon the fellow
servant bill. This statement Is a
false rs the pen that wrote it
These arc the facts in the case
The Senate took up Il feilow-seryan
bill and discussed the same for tw'
| weeks, rejected it and substitutes
the Peers bill, and passed it, plain
| " indicating that they wanted 1t
straight railroad bill, sent it to th'
House with q concurrent resolution
/ to adjourn Saturday at l = O clock N
Thus notified the House that thi
was their ultimatum, and burnc'
the bridge behind them. This i
spite Of the lashings Of his excejien
cy. the Governor. SO much fo
the Senate. The House took up
straight fellow-servant bill, a cop,
Of ehc Iowa law, passed ii by IL
for and , against, which reache
the Senate Friday morning. Th
! Republican catlcus met tTlda
night, and fearing the Senate woul
take no action on the house bill an
claim Il lack Of time, agreed I
, make it party measure. amen
tho Senate bill peers by stril,in
out all but the cnacjing clause an
{ substituting the House bill Whit
, could be passed in fifteen niinut,
after reaching the Senate; also moi
fying the Senate that If they want>
{ more time we would extend Il
! time Of adjournment to 6 p. III. ,
: II p. II. On Saturday mornin
the Peers bill was taken up al
amended by our substitute. Il
Iowa law, by los for and / agains
Your representative voting foi' Il
Q the bill. This was sent to the Sc
ate. No answer was received, 81
+, at 1880 4. III. the House yotce,
f accept the concurrent resolution
c the Senate, which was carried, t
i Senate was 50 notified. and 30
: houses adjourned sine die at II l
+ E. {. BAuGHEE.