The Holt County sentinel., 1892-07-29
Democratic Demagogucry.

The Democrats net in Jefferson City
last week and adopted It state platform
and nominated 4 state ticket. and FOR
downright den,ag1Euary and misrcpre
sent:itjHn they nave probably this time
exceeded al their future efforts in that
direction unless, indeed, il be the lies
they told aboIt the Mckinley bill tgo
years ago! They seem to hoGye 10 con
science whatever left when It becomes
necessary to lie in their oWn self de-
Tense. They have no regard whatever
Tor their apostle Cleveiand's injunction
some years ago 40 tell the truth"
Iney say in their platform that when
they assumed control of the state in
1ST} that the bonded deDt OF the state
was so, ,S63 go, and that now such debt
is but Sj,S3J,OGD, AMI they point 10 this
WIN great price that in twenty years Of
unexampled prosperity, a period during
which tine population OF tho state has
almost doubled, and the wealth of the
state has more than quadrupied, that
they nave reduced the state debt on an
average Of $4,000 per year. They don't
tell Us that while the Republicans had
charge OF the state during the tea years
immediately preceding 1913 land during
war times and very adverse circums:aD-
Ccs at that the state debt WAS reduced
moro Than 3iG.GJp.An or. nearly $l.00a,-
oco Per year ~ excess Of that done by
the democracy during the period of
which they are pleased to boast. And
ulier such different circumstances at
that! When the Republicans came into
p0%er in Missouri they found the state
treasury empty. the school funds ali
gone, IN outstanding debt Of 53G.oD0,O0D
9 L., I, -. /.
ton Of Unexample1 war. It's Democratic
governor, Claib jackson, had gone with
all the states bonds. monies and certifi-
Gates: Gen. Sterling Price, one of Mis-
souris former Democratic governors, with
a large army of enemies To the state was
invading her borde-s at one side, and
Gen. john S. Marmaduke, one Of Mis-
,souri's subsequent Damo ratio governors
with a large army of enemies to the
state was invading her borders on the
other side. The credit of the state Was
AT a hGw ebb and her bonds were bearing
interest at from ten to twelve per cent.
Tins is tho conGition IN which the Re-
Trhlicans found the state in lSG3. But
When it was turned over to the Demo
Gratis ten years later. according to their
own admission IN their platform. the R"-
pUbiican5 had reduced the state dcbt
~ the sum OF SlG.mlnD0; had reduced
the rate OF interest on il from 10 to u
per cent down to q or : per cent.
and had placed the schools upon n solid
foGniation with yearly annuity OF
S3JJ,6Sl.
Another thing. They tell us IN that
nl"tfnrm that they have reduced the
state levy for taxation from 30 cents on
la, ,iuU valuation I'D 1872 10 2J cents on
the 500 valuation in 1892. More dema-
gpgupry. The facts are that the %
cent levy in 1872 was made under the
constitution Of $50 and could not have
bean les, W1IlCiho constitution adopted
IN 1919 provided that when The pDpula-
tIon and wealth Of the state should have
grown until the assessed valuation OF
the state sheH.d exceed nine hundred
millipn s,If d,iIrS, that then the rate
shall not exceed - cents on tha SlG0
valuation. Last year the asSessca ralua-
ti0n OF the state eZcee,ipd bv far the
nire hundred milliOn mark. ani by force
Of the constitution itself the tax rate
was reduced to - cents on the SlnG
valuation. The very i.!e1 Of q pretended
IL grea; political party trying To hum
hug AZ intelligent people Uiih such
a--nlgnguery rs that they. the Demo
cr.tic partyj had tioue this. II Is enough
20 make ever sataE himself blush with
shame.
But, ever this, : not al. They tell rs
further in that platform that when they
tool: charge oF the state il 1873 that the
university had an endowment O; S22S,-
100. while naE II IS endowed t3 :he tune
Of @I.i3iaJs. Let's see about tins. In
1873 :hoTe was IN endowment fund II
52Us.10l IN 1878 Hon. James s, EU!-