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establishments, and having six times as
much capital, and five and one-half
times as much product. Page 92S of
the census compendium.
One of the charges made by the re-
publican party against the democratic
party in Missouri is, that it has not
been friendly TO the common school
system. In order to disprovc that as
sertlon let us go to the records again.
In 1880 Missouri had l1,l36 public
schools; Kansas 6 200; Connecticut p
6l3, Maine, 4,S19; Massachusetts, g.
sos; Michigan, S,75S; Wisconsin, 1896,
with the following expenditures for
school purposes in 1880: Missouri,
$3.50 900; Kansas, S2,l63.25l: Con-
necticut, SAL 1855; Maine, 1,O74,55
Wisconsin, S2,70l ,4l3; New Jersey,
81 ,OG9,9 ,93S. This shows that Missouri
paid for this purpose 80 per cent. more
than Il kansas, nearly four times as much
a. Maine, and 45 per cent. more than
Wisconsin; all of which will be seen
by IA examination of page G39 of the
revised census compendium. The num-
ber of pupils attending the schools in
Missouri in 1850 was 4S6 900. The
number in Kansas was PIG, l2S; lin Iowa,
i25. .GG5; in Connecticut, lis, $50; in
Maine, l5S,0ll; in Michigan, 362, ,4O5:
III Wisconsin, 299,5l4.
The receipts for school purposes from
all sources, Tor the year 1888 were So
2I2,l99 in the state of Missouri, and
this sum is gradually increased year by
year. According to the last report of
state superintendent of public schools
in Missouri, just published in pamphlet
form, the permanent school tund OF the
state amounts to $9.S79,O66. The i'll
terest alone, upon this sum, which is at
per cent. is used for the support of
the various schools throughout the
state, to which is added one-fourth OF
the yearly state revenue to the proceeds
OF the regular school district tax. The
one-fourth of the state revenue of last
year amounted to $392,242; and the
district tax amounted to s., ,537 $50. In
addition to these amounts there was
appropriated during the session of the
last general assembly for free public
school purposes, from The state revenue
funds, the sum of 100000, which is
in excess of and in addition to the local
appropriations made year by year for
the support of the schools. Aud [ as
sert that the common school system of
Missouri is in Il more fiourishiug con-
dilion to day than it ever was under
republican rule, and that the condition
is improving day by day and year by
year; aud if the evidence of the states
progress in intelligence and material
wealth is to be drawn from its increase
III its school facilities, from the common
schools up to the highest state univer-
sity, then | say that Missouri is in the
most prosperous and healthy condition.
Railrnnd nrnnnrfu 1890 hoI
4,Oi6 miles; Missouri, 4,219. The val
uation of Kansas railroads is 1927, ,1SS,-
l56; that of Missouri is S33,373, ,73S.
The average valuation per mile in Kan
sas is S5 200; in Missouri o. ,9l2.
In 1873 when the democratic party
came into power the tax levied for
state purposes i'll Missouri was 65 cents
on the 800. 1875 it was reduced to 40
cents on the 800, being 374 per cent.
less under democratic rule than under
republican rule.
The percentage Of property mortgage
ed. In 1870 Missouri had so per cent.
OF her property mortgaged, Iowa So
per cent. In 1888, January 1st. Mis-
souri, had 10 per cent. of its property
and Iowa S3 per cent.
GOV. CRlTTENDEN CONGRATULATED.
n. the cohCiusioh oI tne speech
resolution of thanks was unanimously
adopted and very feeling address to
The governor was made by Mr.. j. d.
Shewalter, expressive of the great con-
fidence reposed in him by our people
both as citizen and AS a governor, and
him upon his admirable
of the state affairs. The
governors reply was full OF eloquence
ana fine sentiment, invoking Gods
blessing upon all.