The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-11-07
4 HUMOROUS MOOD.
Former G5yerner Stone Strikes q Rich
Yeis aaS Follows Il up

Former Governor Stone, candidate
for United States Senator, Is q serious
man aud no mean satlrisi, but that be
has 3 humorous side 10 his nature Is
shown by the following treatment OF
Champ Clark'S candidacy to the same
position TO which he aspires. 10 =
speech at Fulton on the Goth ult. Gov.
Stone said:
"rhe only place the people Of Mis-
sour can confer upon me Is the one 10
which | aspire "
Speaking Of Sir. Ciars, among
other things, he said;
This county, the iar-famed King
dom OF Galloway, Is in Mr.. Clark's
district. lie is your representative.
have known him for years. lie is u
man Of ability aud fine attachments,
an orator, humorist, n iun-uaker
and genial gentleman; be is an ideal
man for the isee-ior. all. rough. and
tumble fighting characteristic Of the
House Of Representatives.
While believe he would make
good Senator, his talents especially iit
him 10 shine In the arena Of the House.
No peg ever fitted into a hole more
anugly than Clark fits into q scat Ia
the House of Representatives.
II would be positive infraetion of
the eternal fitness Of things 10 remove
him from this sphere of usefulness.
1t should not be done; you do not
know what might happen II you did 1t.
You do know what kind Of a Rep
resonlatiye he is, but you do not know
what kind Of a Senator he might
make. You should not causelcssly
aud against reason incur hazard like
that.
At this timc | do not know whether
MIR. Clark Is n candidate for the Sen
alto or not. A few weeks ago | saw
his announcement, that he would be
candidate for denomination aud Te-elec.
ton 10 the Aonse from .h.s district.
Tluc, In that announcement, he
said he Thought a senatorial ioga
would be good thing to have 10 bis
family. But as he only spoke Of the
toga as family gew.gaw, and as
there IL, In fact, u0 such thing rs q
senatorial tosa ia this country, II 10
thOugh, he had been reading Roman
history, and merely meant to round
out his announcement as a candidate
for the House with figure of speech
| did not for n moment suppose
that, BY this reference to to the classic
aud heroic days Of Rome, he intended
la the same breath to announce him-
self for both the Senate aud House Of
Representatives.
Al the very most ! had supposed be
only mcsnt TO say that while he was
u candidate Tor 10 eiectloa 70 the seat
he now holds 10 The house, II the poo.
pie, without bis asking, should call
tor him TO 60 10 tho Senate, he would
tfy To DO In hearing distance. neser
for momrs, Imagined that no was
announcing himself as candidate for
Two Offices nj The same lime.
but, after listening 10 Mt. Clark's
speech at Mason last SATURDAY.. | have
been Ia some doss: as 20 Just what he
Is trying 10 do. On that occasion he
same very nearly announcing himself
az candidate for the Senate. IIe did
ns,i do so IN exact terms, but he came
pesiIously near doing IL.
II be Is candidate for The Senate
| wonder wbM !. 10 become of ;ssa an
aauncsment II his caudiascy for the
iIoaee Docs that sill stan OF does
be Withdraw Il and lssve The Congscs-
<ipnsl 1rld 10 others III The dlssriela
Tho Thing thar pozssss ms u to
saow whethsr my distinguished friend
4 ruapiex isw one place or fsr two
piacss, sud u only Coz ons. whleh cses
! snspeut that tharc are several ten-
sieasn II this district with eyes 81 tka
do1ae Il Mnshinxien Who uouid Alsu
likc iulnrnlsiioa On this subject.
n ~. Clark wants t0run ~ ~
Senate, ! know 81 no rra.on xby ~
etaui1 suo@3 u ~ wauts Is euo fbr IN