Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

IViep =
= cent, On i~vezsixths OF tn
oa.sl aiding debt,
Turing the last year OF Republican
control the rate of taxation for stat'
purposes was 30 cents ON the sl0t
valuation OF property, 1t has nov
been redueedto25 cents on the $500
or one-half, 10 cents OF which re-
duetion has taken place during thu
incumheney of the present State ad
ministratien, which reduction ALONE
will save TO the tax Iayers OF the
State one and a half million of dol
lars this year. In 1879, the yea
preceding the one in which the Dem
~eeratie party gained control, the to
tai amount of school money distribut'
ed by the State for the support o
the public schools was $3.50, 6s1
the amount distributed in July, 1892,
for the same purpose, 5000, S06. The
endowment OF the State University
on January 1, 1878, was s208, 700;
on July /, 1892, it was II, 19l ,95s,
Under the same suspicious condition
the population of the State, which
was 1921 ,..295 in 1870, had increas,
ed to 2,679, 1874 in 1890.
We pledge the party, so long as il
is intrusted with power, to a eontin,
uanoe of the wise, economical and
progressive policy that has brought
about these magnificent results.
We favor liberal appropriations for
free public schools, open to every
child in the State, but we oppose
any interference by the State with
the inalienable rights Of the parent
to direct and control the method oi
his child's education, AS well as oil
interference by the State with liberty
of conscience.
We denounce the protective tariff
under which trusts and combila.
tons for limiting the supply and
raising the price of commodities in
general use have been formed in un'
p~recedented numbers.
We commend the legislation en-.
acted by the last two Democratic
general assemblies for the purpose Of
stamping out all combinations to
control prices, and the thorough aaRRGG
fearless manner IN Yhiiell1it has been
enforeeda we advocate such fur
wise laws as viii finally eradi-
cate the evil rom our body polite.
The safety of life and property
can be the best secured by the
prompt enforcement OF the law
through its constituted authorities,
and we oppose the employment and
use of domestic or foreign mercenar-
les by persons and corporations fol
the purpose OF enforcing their sup.
posed legal rights as being dan.
gerous alike to life, liberty and
property.
We congratulate the negro voters
Of the country on their manifest
tendency to think and vote indie
pendently on matters of public
policy rather than to be guided by
the passions and prejudices of by,
gone days.
We favor all legislation that tends
to ameliorate the condition of the
workingman, and heartily recon-.
mend such measures as are needed to
remedy the abuses under which they
labor.
We declare it to be the duty OF
the State Legislature and of the
National Congress to enact laws
which will compel railway compa-
MES to adopt some efficient system
of safety appliances for the protec-
ton of the lives and limbs of that
large class of citizens who are en-
gagged in the service of the rail
way companies of Missouri and other
States.
We recommend to the next State
Legislature the enactment of a law
that will provide an effective and
economical plan for the permanent
improvement Of country roads, so
that transportation from the farms
to depots and trade centers may be
made easy and rapid at all seasons of
the year.
We heartily indorse the wisdom
and efficiency Of the present State
administration, each member of
whichh periodically and zealously
labored to discharge the duties of his
office in an enlightened businesslike
way for the best interests of the peo-
pie.