The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09

been paid off very rapidly. Inc dept no"
amounts to $10,527 900, which, as has
been heretofore stated, can be wiped out
in ten years at the present rate of taxa
ton.
In 1870 the population of Missouri was
1,721,295. In 1880 it was 2,16S,os4, an IN
crease in ten years of 447,509. During
those wears the state was recovering from
the profigacy of the republican rule, and
was the subject of repeated concerted at
tacks of bitterly hostile republican press
both east and west 1t is useless to deny
that this hurt the state. 1t is difficult to
estimate the damage sustained by the con-
tinual lying of partisan papers, many OF
which, too, we're published in Missouri.
But despite all this the state gained in
ten wears under the democrats nearly a
half million in population, and increased
her taxable wealth, which in 1872, was
S572, 293,377 to $741, S70,5S9 in 1886, a
gain of $169,576,212. No intelligent man
in this state will deny that Missouri has
developed with greater raPldlty since
1880 than at any period in her previous
history. Kansas City alone has added
$4,000 to her population, and other towns
and cities within her borders have had
magical growths, while the farm lands
have received large accessions of faml-
lies. 1t is not drawing too long bow to
predict that the increase In the popula-
ton of Missouri since 1880 will not fall
short of round million.
This, with the state debt rapidly melt
ing away, low rate of taxation, boom
i'll population and material wealth, an
economical government and the richest
lands in the world, who can measure the
greatness of her future? What man
gifted with common sense would think OF
leaving the democratic party in Missouri
and casting in his lot with the republicans
of the state who when they were in power
here demonstrated tirst-class ability to
run the state in debt and to retari hel
growth in population and prosperity?
WASHINGTON EVENING STAR.
Secretary Falrchild has stolen leaf Out
of Secretary WINDOWS book. Congress
having failed, before adjournment in the
spring of 1881, to make suitable provision
for the refunding of government bonds
about to mature, Mr.. Window devised the
expedient of extending" them at re
duced rate of interest, thus effecting thu
same object without transgressing thu
law. Mr.. Fairchild not caring to con
tinue his calls for bonds, politely informs
the holders of one class of government
securities that they may obtain cash fol
principal and interest to any amount VI
TO ten million dollars whenever they de
sire between now and the fifteenth day o.
September. This is expected to accom-
plish as much for the composure of the
money market as series of regular call:
would, without disturbing values even
temporarily by dumping q mass OF
money suddenly into Wall street. 1t re
sembles the plan pursued in the resump
ton of specie payments in 1879, which
was one of the most noteworthy events il
the history of finance, illustrating hov
, much more effective quiet methods ar,
than theatrical transformations.
ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT.
History repeats itself with somewha
monotonous persistence in the career o
Geronimo, the eminent Apache cut-throat
! He has once more succeeded in eludln&
both the United States and Mexican sol
diers, if reports be correct, and may b,
this time be again carrying out his Ok
familiar atrocities on either the Mexican
or the American side of the boundary line
OF course, the conditions under wkich In
dian wars are waged in the region owe
which Geronimo rOams gives that willy OLE
| rascal great advantage over his civilized
foes. At the same time it must be con
ceded that his campaign against Crool
and Miles,, the two most skillful and intre
pid Indian fighters in the army, have en-
titled him toa place beside King Philip
| Cornplanter, Pontiac, Tecumseh anC
Osceola, the most CONSPICUOUS red warriors
of any age. Indeed, it may truly be sai(
that he has given evidence of possessing
dash, sagacity and strategical skill which
with the advantages of education and in
larger field, would have made him one o
the great military chieftains of the cen
fury.