Iron County register., 1890-03-27
The Difference.

We commend to the Harrington
and other papers of their ilk, the fol-
lowing statement, taken from the
Steelville Democrat. Its good read
ing, boys, and, if you're hunting the
truth, you won't skip sin gle sentence:
When we enter into the politics of
the State, the defalcation of Mr.. Noland
is but a drop in the bucket. A man
who 'openiy and above board, i" makes
a steal of State money, aud has that
fact revealed and has bis bondsmen
settle the loss. is vastly better than
any man ur set of men, who by eXtrav
agance, or any pretended legal course
defraud and rohs the State. Figures
never lie, and statistics have always
been an "eye sore" TO the Republican
party. In comparing the Republican
and Democratic administration in
Missouri. it will be easily seen how
much Mr.. Nolaud's steal, with not a
dollar lost, is, as compared with the
loss while the state was under Repub-
iican administration. To illustrate:
The expenses of the General Assembly
from the year 1865 to 1872, inclusive,
under Republican rule amounted to
the enormous sum of S. ,5l4 ,6SS 900.
While for fifteen years, from 1873 to
1888, inclusive, under the control of
Democracy the expenses only amount
ed to 81. 40. $500. When you take
into consideration the length of time
each party controlled the General
Assembly and the expenses in
CURED. you will readily see that the
Republicans must have been very ex-
H., 4
ally (?l overdrew his salary. Likewise
the State printing nndrr the same
years as ahove. .during Republican rule,
amounted to Sl34,OlS.OO. Under Dem
ocratic rule. fer fifteen years it amount
ed to $47, $780, 90. Either printing dur
ing Republican supremacy must have
been unusually high, or else the com
mite iDdu]gcd in a little game of
draw. Not only this, previous to the
war, and during Democratic ad,ninis-
traitor, the various railroads of the
state We're loaned $23, ,0O0, 900 90.
which debt was secured by first
mortgage lien on roads costing S47 900
600 90. and 1924 COO acres of land. At
ter the war, and during Republican
administration, the mortgage was
closed, and the mortgaged property
worth S47 000, 10000, was sold for So
O00.00, leaving as total loss to the
citizens of Missouri, the enormous sum
of S41 900, 100000, part of which we
are now paying taxes on in the shape
Of interest on our bonded debt. Eth
er railroads during Republican admin
istration had ceased to be of public
utility, or else the railroad managers
and Republican officials affected, with
little "hush money! very disas-
trOus compromise.
Under the law during Republican
rule, the Secretary of State and State
Treasurer made from fees besides the
fixed salary, as high as $40, 900 CO.
There surely could not have been
much inducement to steal. when the
law would allow the State Treasurer
the sum of $40, 10000 year TO tet on a
bob tailed flush" Now according to
Mr. Nola and's record it took him four
ten months TO squander S33 900. The
Democrats when they came into power
changed this law, SO that during the
sixteen years Of their ascendancy, the
Treasury DEPARTMENT has collected
fees $3.50 coo more than the expenses
of that department for sixteen years
past. People who live in glass houses
ought never throw stones" Next.