Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-09
BY THE RECORD.

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bv them. Very good; that is all right
and fair enough; but parties nave rec
ords, too, and they should stand or iali
by them as well as men.
The republican and democratic par
ties have made records in this county.
The public school fund of Lafayette
county, as shown by the state auditor 8
report for 1874, amounted to S7S,OOO.
When the democratic party came INTO
power January 1879, this sacred fund
was found to be in a bad condition, n
in getting it into shape the county had
to sell property, and unavoidably lost
S22. 900 of principal and interest, about
one-half of this sum being accumulated
interest. This reduced the principal to
about SOL 900. BY judicious manage
ment his fund has now reached the
sum of 1913, 500. The care and protec-
ton of this money belongs to the county
clerks office and the county court,
these officers in democratic administra-
tons have been faithful to the tax-pay-
ers and to the children, whose money
they cared for. If this fund is properly
nurtured in the future, as it has been
since 1875, in II few years we will have
enough money, including the state
| school fund to carry on the public
| schools with little or no tax upon the
people, who will rejoice to know that
they can educate their children upon
the interest OF their public school funds.
Under republican rule in Lafayette
county II current expenses were each
year from $73,523 to S97 ,54S, and our
county court was plling up a bonded
debt which, from the close of 1868 to
October, 1871, less than three years,
ran up to the %stupendOus sum of $751;
200, about 500, 900 OF which drew ten
interest charge of 100000 to he met.
Think of il! During these dreadful
days the officers of the county were
wringing $4,000 from the taS-
payers in a single year.. Is it to be
wondered at that we were nearly
crushed? Beside all this we had when
the democrats calne into power a float
ing warrant debt of $4,000. Our
county levy tor taxes was from 81 W
to So 20 on the hundred dollars, not in.
Guiding state, school or township taxes.
What has been done with this large
bonded debt? There has been comprO-
missed and paid off, until the debt is now
$643 200, of which 1915 200 bears in.
terest at 6 per cent, requiring an annual
interest charge Of less than $4,000, 8
saving to the people upon this one item
of $50, 900 a year.
The tax levy for 1873 was 50 20 on
the hundred dollars. Under demo-
cratic rule it is, tor 1886, 80 cents on the
hundred dollars, or one-fourth of the
amount required that year by republican
rule; or in other words the county car
now be run for four years at what il
cost to run it one year by the republi-
cans.
The warrant debt has all been paii
off, and the county's paper is now as
good as gold or silver, and the county
bonds are worth a premium of 10 pei
cent.
To sum up in a word:
1t required under republican rule
$3.50, 900 a year to run the county. Il
requires under democratic rule $780, O(
a year, ora saving o $11O,0 900 annually
Under republican rule county 10 pei
cent bonds sold for 60 cents on the dol
lar, and warrants from 20 to 80 cents
Under democratic rule county 6 pc
cent. bonds sell for 10 cents on the dol
, lar, and county warrants are cash.
Under republican rule the publ,
y school funds were loaned to favorite
, and squandered. Under Democrat
rule the public school fund is CAREFUL
guarded and protected.
This is but the beginning of compari
sons which can be extended indefinitely
-
y 1t is said that Gen. Miles will 500
have an opportunity to explain h
ir reasons for disnbeying the orders
the war department i'll accepting tt
o surrender of Geronimo conditionallS
A court of inquiry is to be institute
le to decide whether a court marti
should be ordered. General Miles II
L. port was received with Indignation
Re the president, who is in fact as we'll
u in name the chief
+ the U. S. Army. Mr.. Cleveland
I'd entitled TO the credit for conceiving Il
Nv plan to eXterminate the hostile band
a. Apaches, and is naturally disappoin
H. ed that part of the success should
dimmed by the disobedience of
officer with whom he succeeded &c
ng Crook who had so long failed of accor
III ~plishing the desired object,
Sc The secretary of the interior has l.
versed the decision of Commission
20 DIdCh Ill tiit C.tlIi u Nib. LAIR M
,Pavy, widow of DR.. Octave Paw
ID late acting assistant surgeon, Unit
to States army, under contract with t
10 Greedy expedition, who died of sta
oh vation at Cape Sabine, about June
a. 1884. She was granted ST. per mon
nv The secretary holds that, though |
PAWS contract had expired, he "
still in the service. Mrs. Pavy b
previously been paid the amount d
her husband as salary, so that the g
ms eminent has at last, despite the see
ugly malicious efforts of Lieut.. CIR
;or ly, done this worthy lady partial j
an tice.
VI Pennington Times: - DemOcr
who took part in the primary elect
l" are in honor bound to support
county ticket" Why certainly; {
"' what would any arbitration amount
Vi 1t a never be fair for 4 man to =
'"o Il "haads | via, tails yon Lose gar
No nan who respects his obligat
can do otherwise when there Is a t