The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

~al2e Progress tatassfts stsnd6
the side of the Saline Citizen in
standing up for the interest OF Mar.
shall and Saline county people when
in conflict with our neighbors over in
Pettis. We over here are not going
to be used by our Pettis county
n~eigAbUrS as Il cats paw TO pull their
chestnut ont If the ire,-Marshsll
Progress.
The action Of the supreme court
has made it incumbent on the voters
Of the state TO settle the question
whether or not n company Of real
estate spectators shall move the
state capital onto their property TO
the great loss Of the taxpayers, to
say nothing about the destruction of
values to properly in jefferson City,
which should he considered by every
honest voter. ~ the citizens of JET
felson Cry ATE Il pant of u people,
and it would he a crime to deliber-
ately destroy their property to make
others rich.
1t matters not what Scdalia prom.
ises. if the people should vote next
November to move the capital, it will
cost the people many millions of
dollars before the thing is ~llAally
fl nished up.
There are no valid reasons why
the capital shoald go to Sedalia.
The center, of population are as
accessible to jefferson City a, to
| SedaIia. The metropolis of the
state is right at the door of the cap.
ital. Kansas City and st. Joseph
can reach the capital now lust. as
All the territory north of the Mis-
sour river can reach jefferson CITY
easier than Sedalia. The entire
population Of the eastern half of the
state is tributary to jefferson CITY.
The advice of the 'Enterprise "
Is That the people Of the state should
not surrender tnei. better judgments
to the arguments of Il selfish real
estate ring. Their attn, and their
only aim. is to enrich themselves.
and at the expense of the people of
the state and at Il sacrifice of honest
property holders and business men
OF jefferson City who are certainly
as good and as deserving of pros
perry rs the promoters of that
"retched removal scheme. They
care nothing for The commonwealth
AT large.-ilarsblurg Enterprise.
lhc supreme court has decided
that the people of Missouri may vote
upon the question Of capital removal.
We cannot doubt the wisdom of the
court IN this decision. We do. how.
ever, do"6t thc wisdom of the legis~
Iatufe in having ordered the submit.
ment Of the Proposition, and believe
tI-a
that the people Of Missouri could
scarcely 10 4 more foolish thing than
to order the capital removed to Sc
datla' The present capital site is an
ideal one, and this Sedalia can never
be. A ide from this, while we are
given to understand that Sedalia
lootS all the expense for the build.
Ings and the grounds, there will be
mn enormous and useless expense to
the piopIe in the removal, should it
he voted.
lhere Is but one argumcut 20 far
as We have learned in favor of Seda
liza which is tenable, and that's n Door
o%ne--that ScdaIia is a better town.
This is a truth which few of jefferson
Guys friends will attempt to deny.
But what has this to do with the site
Of the capital? Make this the erite.
ron and some enthusiastic capital
removal liend will discover in a few
years that there is a better town than
Sedalia in the state, and the prece
dent OF this town site will be fol-
lowed by a general hawking Of the
capital around the state, to the great
expense OF the people ana the gen.
eral detriment. There is no reason
of Importance for the removal of the
capital. Let it remain at jefferson
City.-Dade County Advocate.
WILL NEVER GET THE VOTES.
The state capital >removal question
will be submitted to , vote Of the
people of Missouri at the next elec
zion. That much has been decided
in favor of Sedalia, but she will
never get enough votes to remove
HIN Gtatn .a.sa.