The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-13

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agriculture Senator Vest restod
the administration with merciless
satire.
The consideration Of the Hans
brough resolution, on Mr.. Morton's
refusal to buy and distribute seeds,
gave the Missourian his opportunity.
From the administrations ain of
omission on the seed business to it's
Gins of commission on the finances,
as he conceived them to be, Senator
Vest found the steps short and easy.
He pointed to the $11, 100000 profit
of the bond syndicate, to the liberal
appropr alton for orchids, and to
other Inconsistencies Of the admins
tration, if seeds were to be denied on
, the score of economy.
Just such things as these acts Of j.
Sterling Morton, Senator Vest said,
had caused people to doubt whether
this is a government of the people.
And then he produced and COM
mented upon the utterances OF
Secretary Morton. He reminded
his hearers how this representative
of the administration had gloated
over democratic defeat, ahd he con-
cluded with a word picture Of the
secretary swinging before President
Cleveland a golden censer and cry
ing, "King Of kings and lord Of
lords"
congressman Miller, of Kansas, is
already disgusted with statesman
ship, and makes formal announce
ment that under no consideration
will he stand as candidate for re-
nomination. In explaining his rea-
sons for this resolve he says:
81 find that continued service in
congress must result in the destruc-
ton of my law business, and this
can not afford. When the addi-
tional expense necessarily incurred
by memter of congress is consid-
cred, the compensation paid is not
sufficient to justify one as poor as
am in giving up fairly great law
business for the prospective honors
of congressional life.
"A surrender of business for poll
tics has rarely been advantageous to
the party making the surrender.
To one who is able to act indepen-
IDENTIFY of business considerations, or
compensation for services, seat in
congress after series OF years may
confer such honors and positions,
socially and politically, as in some
measure to repay financial losses,
ard compensate for many annoy
ances attendant upon life. The rule,
so far as my observation goes, how
ever, is that even under the most
favorable circumstances the prizes
have been few and the disappoint-
ments many"
Mrs. Frances W. Letter, of Mans
field, Ohio, superintendent of the
department of physical culture in
the national w. O. T. u, through
the department of legislation and
enforcement of law, Of which Mrs.
Margaret B. Ellis, of East Orange,
N. j., is superintendent, sent out the
following petition to each legislator
at Washington:
"We, the undersigned, in behalf of
100000 members of the national
w. O. T. u, and the homes which
these members represent, do most
earnestly protest against the passage
OF any measure by your honorable
body which aims to provide military
instructions in the public schools of
the country. We believe that these
schools have been established, and
are supported for the purpose of
developing citizenship and should,
therefore, teach the principles of
the government of peace, rather
than the science of warfare.
"We further believe that SYSTEM
attic body training in all grades of
these schools will help produce the
best of which each child II phys
ically, mentally and morally capable,
insuring to the government the sup
port of loyal citizens under any and
all emergencies.
. "Wil you use your influence and
! vote against all bills which in any
way design to introduce and estsb-
lish military tactics in the public
, school curriculum?"