Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-08-08
The Same Fine Breed"

last four. Some time ago the Re
public had much to say of unsatis-
factory Legislation in this state and
of the power Of the lobby for evil.
Its next move was to promise bet
ter things. but As the election APP
proaches it is quickly whipped in
TO liuc. ardently approves all its
party has done in this state. as
well rs what it says will be done
in the future. The next Governor
and Legislature, the Republic de
clarcs. will be Of 1.-THE same fine
breed" as Coy. Stephens and the
present Legislature. 1t has re-
quircd prolonged effort to bring
our contemporary to this confes'
sion. But it had to be made. for
Gov. Stephens and the existing
Legislature objected to serving in
their own newspaper organs as
awful examples. They rebelled
over the talk from their own side
of 4 higher political standard at
jefferson City. They are creatures
of the ancient Democratic ring in
Missouri and of the lobby that
directs it. The position of s>'apc-
goat is not to their liking. So
their organ has been required to
certify that they are not freaks.
but of the same fine breed rs those
named to succeed them in office.
In the nature of things this fact
ought to insure an emphatic Re
publicanvictory in this state in Nov
ember. If Gov. Stephens were
running for an Office he would
easily be defeated by $4,000 ma
jority. As for the present Legis-
lature few of its members have
been renominateJ. and Democrat
ic papers are boa,ting that there
will be Il change. Though the
breed is the same the individuals
are different. Gov. Stephens is
the paItliest specimen of humanity
that ever occupied the executive
mansion. His aim throughout his
term has been to Use patronage for
his own personal benefit AS Il
rule he has avoided public gather
ings. In those he has attended he
has been a ridiculous figure. His
calibre is so small that he amazes
men of ability who meet him. He
created tue greatest monopoly ever
known in the State of Missouri and
! tlunked when resulting public dis
order demanded the protection of
the militia. The Democratic party
is entirely welcome to keep this
fine breed to itself. Missouri
wants no more of it.
If the Republic can give Il single
reason why the present Legislature
deserves anything but the scverest
censure it ought to print it, for
none has yet appeared. Its own
columns have proclaimed that the
Legislature is morally unfit TO
meet in extra session, and that the
lobby is corrupting agency at the
capital. The Legislature sur
rounded itself with 5Sl assistants,
including Il clerk for each member,
at Il cost of 5000, 900 for the ses-
sion. 1t passed infamous laws to
pluck the treasury of St. Louis
and to falsify elections in this city
through a Democratic board copied
from the Goebel law. The Legis
lature passed the law consolidating
the street railways of st. Louis
and then whined that the Republi
eau minority was to blame for the
act. A bill'to tax franchises fiz
zled out in mysterious confusion
ut the end of the session. Law!
passed to increase the state reve
nue. proved legally rotten or i'm
practical. During the session ih'
pay accounts of members an,
employees were hawked arount
among the brokers because tn
Treasurer had no funds to NEE
them. The ''same fine breed" i
not wanted for the next four years
: 1t is too far advanced in the las
stages Of decav.-Globe- Democrat
Many people suffer untold ,or,ures tro-
that they cao no, be cured TAbLER
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