The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-14

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derness and made a great state and would
NOT allow them To vote at all.
"Old General James shields hero of two
wars-a Major General in the MEXICAN War
and a Major General in the Union Army-I
heard him aav once that he came nearer Ia
tbrashine stonewar Jackson than anv 9TH
er man that ever lived. but did not do II bv
a damned sight. UauRhter) He was elect
ed to Congress-. They would not let him
come. They would not give him his GER
tificate. That was the way they ran regis
tration laws, and a man has to have more
gall than all the mules that served in the
spanish War daughter) to get up here and
talk about the Nesbit law in the face of the
Republican record in the State Of Missouri -
POINTED REJOINDER.
Mr. Bartholdt: "You are speaking Of tho
Republican record OF Missouri thirty years
ago."
Mr.. Clark: ''Did you ever read the Biblef
It says the leopard cannot change his spots
or the Ethiopian his skim" CLauEhter and
applause)
Mr.. wachter: when the Democrats arc
changing the votes suppose the gentleman
thinks the Republicans are going to sit With
their handS IN their laps.
Mr.. Clark: "Oh! You are going to havo
your hands In the Treasury up to your
shoulders. (Great laughter and applause)
I do not blame the gentleman from Ohio
CGrosvenor) for lambasting Missouri. She
stands fifth In population. fourth In
wealth. Is the largest state that invariably
gives her electoral vote to the Democratic
ticket, Is the most northern State that IL
always Democrahc-tne ouiwark OF Demoo-
racy. do not WONDER at MS making that
assault. He attacks serrymandering In Mis-
souri,. He has learned that. like the great
poll parrot over there. my friend from 81.
Louis tBartholdt. Doctor Bartholdt has
gone around this Capitol preaching that
monstrous conundrum until people have
come to take it seriously.
ION the subject of gerrymandering, the
Democrats of Missouri simply followed a
devilish bad Republican precedent when
they gerrymandered that State 30 that tho
Republicans could elect but one Con-
gresham. And it does not lie in the mouth
of General Grosvenor-it does not lie In the
mouth Of the gentleman from Missouri (Bar>
tholdt)-it does not lie in the power Of any
Republican to make mouths at the Demo-
Gratis on the subject of gerrymandering.
HIS ONE REGRET.
..rbe I.e,s,ature of Missouri, mad. nr,..,
Democratic d,.tr,cta and on. p.r,,h,,c.n =
district and all that regret about II "a thar
human ingenuity could not make sixteen
Democratic districts. Uaughter)
Now, do not advise gerrymanderinx, I
think it Is a bad thing, but the Republicans.
practice It and we have got to practice II in
self-defense. Now. General Grosvenor