The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25

eighteen wears after the death of l..
-. - So. crarnor ~, ,,;s,ovr,
10" DIo""' o.'" "
hlt"d states senator anu cahd'ua'' lo'
Vice President on the famous Horace Gree
| ley Liberal Republican ticket. who during
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war tiliieS anu 'hc I'cohH''uS'ioh pei'ou'""
one of the foremost men in the land. i
| movement has been inauguratcd to honor
his 'ieHhoty by tue erec''oh Vi Il hahuSoiHe
monument at public expense.
At the instance Of Milton c. Brown. a
l"'ai "''oIhe!' WHO was NO. ie'"te" "
Governor Brown, but was associated with
him in politics. representative Marion Muir
=.
phH oi 'iiS Guy hiiiou"'ei "
fore the Legislature providing an approprIa-
tion for this purpose.
au,t,a. > rac.rr. sn.ciaI cam
Inc matter was reierfed ~ special eo'h
mittee, reported upon favorably. and Will
come I'd in the shape of a bill before the
80, ...n.a..;o, :, nv
Gnu vi ne sessio"' lA.''c :"
pected. and many OF the oi1er RESIDENTS oi
this and other Missouri cities are now
gratifed that in all probability the State
MI, nro,.a i,se,f NO, unforyetful of the SER
- . nr;I,;ar, u,an
wees Oh Il ptiiiidiit " -.
At the 1901 session OF the legislature the
nleasu.e wa WSsu; nut s 80 lanes /.
Ward 100 iaIs IN tne ethnrs vs%a inter
pa d ~ ,tr,a Trha later Gentlemen will
ecu a . ny an a.a;n ;f necessary TO
use ther niiuele@ as""'' ~
pass NV MEcr EcrIn CRAVE
Z uiNAtE .soh,
Mr.. row attention to the oVeIsisnl
was reused IN a Striking nna,iiei. ng
CURED to him last, summer, wheh VISITS
in kirkwood, that he would like 10 - o,a"i
grave OF a man whose persoi1iy 80,
up always before him as one OF the sf nat
men ne had known. ne utoSe W mi
Ridge Cemetery, one Oh tne niSS :, %anIs
But a search among tne Sauh,: coid n na,
Die columns; shatts ana fnhuso pana 81 Gov.
reveal inscribed thereon the name OF "o na
ernor Brown. Then he sought out ne
keeper of the cemetery. one fhlhp I1oie.
who is fully informed concerning us ".o,t
population. ana VINO coulo Sas UHiS ar
ymbol. save a large white OAK Tree III 'h1
northeast corner OF the cemetery
The natural beaut,es OF .ns si,Iu eo ou o nJs
be surpassed. and the perfect Missouri oak
tree. rising almost eNac,iy IN tne ptace
where a headStole wouia ne PIIseu, S"
monument ful or ssntinlsnr, rnepd Mr. T'
Brown. They are upon the pr9W OF a mtl
which looks eastward. and which Is SIR
rounded IN other direc,i9as oy IN Nv Mo" oai:
leaves. and appears unketnPt, put IN sum
mer IT Is a rich carpet OF SFeeh' spech-u
win wiz n4TerS: &C ,,oS,-,,r>r
1t is an unequaled last resting place for a
Missourian whom n host of Missourians adj
mired. To the oak tree. only one other
monument would be a fitting additional
handsome creation in Missouri granite. 4
memorial of a life spent almost wholly in
the public service.
in front of the Governors mansion at JEFF
fersOn City We're placed there by Governor
and was Interested in Southeast Missouri
mineral resources. and especially Missouri
granite. Accordingly. as the first occu-
pant of the mansion. he introduced the
of those who hope to raise a memorial to
him that Missouri granite must be the ma
tcrial used.
Frank =. Blair. Il. Graft Brown and
Carl Schurz were the men most iustru-
in bringing about the conditions by
which Missouri was assured a safe Demo
cratic majority. In 1858. and before. what
is termed the Liberal Republican, move
ment was begun. which protested against
the DISTINGUISHING Of all who had been sup
of the t.onfedaraCy. A club was
in St. Louis called The Twentieth
Century Club Among its members were
Stsrl Schurz Henry r BLOW. Emil Pree-
torils. Graft Brown. William VI. Grosvenor.
Taussig. James Taussig. Charles
johnson. John Mcneil. Enos Clarke, g.
Finkelnburg and Felix Coste.
The objects were ostensibly social. hut
were finally political. This club placed the
liberal Renriblicau Tickle, for Governor.
win Rrown at It's hasd in the field in ISL
Brown VAS elected nv 0,0o0 ma ority. and
he came IerisIatI,re cont cari SchTrz 70
The United States senate.
NatiSn,I Convention in Cincin- |
nati. o. There the Brown ticket |
b,tobad TIC defa.t is school -hooIr biy-
tory ROW fI1ad he Tamaindep Of his
as Governor, and at its exniration In |
1S;S ra-enteraJ tba nr,ctice of IN, e., 81
7 o',is 1t Ja,th toat nino, -, Dooanbnr
70 ,Sss HIS "a "" Pf"N' u"
" EOI-GHT A DIrEJ,
Crate prnrsn r,ada ono nre,,o,s m
GratZ Brown iiaue ohe previous cam
palgn TOT hoSerHo., ali9 ,houSn ueIeateu.
am within ov nosgs o. e,ee.on. ne WE
io III ohe :" i.nns o hro,,ht hin, an' o III
i;Sinn with .rho1nas q Bevnolds n man
,.erv m,cb Of his oun kind hut of onno-
oonyict;ons " ~ ~