The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-23
NTY MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER p 1879


limited and feeble, its industries prostrat.
! ed, and its educational institutions Ian.
gushing. In five years-tile most calami-
tous and depressed in our history-the
Republican party, by careful economy.
redeemed our State credit and brought
its treasury warrants to par. That party
by judicious management, has pro-
NOTED the building of 5000 miles
Of railroad; it has retreaniz-
ed and reared an educational svs-
TEN which is an honor to the State lit has
by consummate skill amassed an educa-
tional endowment for future generations
which already reaches $4,000,00o. rank.
ing fourth in the Union; it has erected
editices for and annually supports three
normal schools; It has rescued from hope-
less bankruptcy the University Of Mime
sota and placed it In commanding useful
ness with surplus assets of &1,0O0,0 900. it
has wisely supplemented the efforts of
congress to clothe our naked prairiea
with attractive groves; it has provided
careful supervision of our railroad and
insurance interests through which is de-
rived an annual revenue approximat:ne
$250,001, lessening direct taxation by
that amount; it has erected commod,ous
buildings for the care of the insane. for
deaf, dumb and blind, aud for the reform
school, and provides for the ample annus!
maintenance of these institutions, and it
has tenderly cared for the helpless or.
phans of soldiers of the late war. Tho
extraordinary expenditures for the ercc-
tion and support of these institutions 40.
gregate the sum of 1895, ,578, to which
should oe also added as an extraordi.
nary expenditure f350,0OO for frontier
relief, seed grain for grasshopper suffer-
ers, ETC., making a total of $4,3OS, $40 as
the total expenditures during Republican
rule, outside the legitimate expenses Of
the State.
All this, be it remembered, has been
done chiefly from current receipts with.
out the usual resource to heavy funded
debt. Nor has such avoidance Of debt
been accomplished by increase of taxa
tion. On the contrary, from five mills on
the dollar exacted under Democratic rule,
there has been a steady reduction to one
and oae-half mills, which is the rate tor
the coming year. By this rate the amount
Of taxes raised reaches about $350,OOO.
which represents the total tax burdens Of
the people for the ordinary expenses of
their State government. BY actual COM
parison this is found to be, with perhaps
two exceptions, the lowest rate Of State
taxation in the Union. Indeed the coun-
try may we'll be challenged for an exam
pie Of more prudent and economical con.
duct OF State affairs. The administration
of Gov. Pillsbury, like that of his Re-
publican predecessors, has exhibited
q model of wise, able, safe, human and
honest government. He has shown tho
value Of good credit and business capaci
ty by his loan ofpersonal security to sup
ply the omitted appropriation for the
State prison and other purposes, saving
thus tie cost Of an extra session Of the
Legislature, while his assiduous personal
care of the relief Of the frontier destitu-
tion will long be cherished in the hearts
Of a grateful people. Such is the record
of Republican stewardship. In view of
the precious interests at stake, and of the
continuance of the good government to be
reasonably expected, the sensible people
OF Minnesota will hesitate to permit such
change of administration as will put their
truest welfare in serious jeopardy. Ger.
tainly not a State of the Union is better
governed than Minnesota.
APPEAL-DANGER or 1ETHARaY.
In view of the wrongs and astrocities
perpetratcd by the vanquished rebels; in
view of their mad effort to bankrupt and
disgrace the country they failed to de-
stroy; in view Of the financial madness
that would derange wholesome business
relations and defeat our revivlng prosper.
ity, we appeal to the patriotic people of
Minnesota to say whether the sacrifices
of the war shall be in vain and its work
undone; whether our country shall be an
honor or 1eproach among the family of
nations; whether it shall deal in honest
money, representing the fair equivalent of
labor, or the specious issues which would
strip it of its just reward.
The political skies are auspicious; but
IN the certainty of success lies that over
confidence which breeds dangerous leth-
argy. In the present attitude of political
parties it is not enough to merely elect
our Republican State ticket. Let US
achieve such victory as shall speak to
the whole country and give us position
for next years conflict. Let the people
Of our State show by their votes that they
appreciate good home government. Let
the response of Minnesota to the five
States which have already spoken swell
their indignant rebuke of unrepentant
and over-indulged rebels, and protest
against the wild fantasies that would
stlangle our rcviving prosperity. Weap-
peal to the voters Of Minnesota not to be
diverted by pretended temperance or 9th.
er local issues which pale into insight
fcance in the shadow OF the appalling
dangers with which we are threaten
ed. By every consideration pertain
ing to good government, national
homer and simple justice between
man and mar, we urge yon to close up
the ranks and press forward to such
victory as shall place our young State in
a proud position in the grand Republican
column Of the Union.
H. BLAKELEY,
Chm Republican State Central Committee.
Cant Afford tn Marry.