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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
Democratic State Press Association
Meeting and Ratification.

An adjourned meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Press Association will be
held at Pertle Springs (Warrensburg)
Friday and Saturday. August oath and
25th, next. 1t is hoped that every
democratic editor in Missouri will not
only be present, but will have their
names enrolled upon the roster of the
association.
1t Is the purpose of the committee to
make those days red letter days IN the
history of the democratic party in
Missouri.
The state central committee has
taken up the matter and will make
these dates the opening of the state
campaign. Prominent speakers among
whom are: Yice-president Stevenson,
..Silver Dick" Bland, Governor Stone,
Ex-Governor Francis, Champ Clark
and others, have promised to be here.
u. A. MCBRIDE,
Sec'y Dem. State Press Assn.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
THE ISSUE In MISSOURI.

We take the following editorial from
the Mexico Intelhgencer. Every word
of it should be carefully studied by the
readers of the INTELLIGENCER:
.sThe issue to be determined in
Missouri, in the coming election, is SO
plain and so simple that no intelligent
citizen can fail to comprehend it.
sit Is whether the present capable,
prudent, economical, business-like
administration Of state affairs shall be
continued, or this management turned
over to the party of which Chauncey l.
Filley is the controlling spirit.
ssThe democracy gained control OF
Missouri, twenty-five years ago. At
that time the debt of the state was
twenty-five millions of dollars. Today
it is but ten millions, and four millions
of that is held for the school fund, the
interest on which goes annually to the
aus of education.
ssThe tax rate then was fOrty-five
cents on the 800 valuation. 1t is now
twenty-five cents, and nineteen cents
of this is for state Indebtedness, five
cents for school Indebtedness, and ten
cents for regular indebtedness of the
state government.
s.NO other state in the union levies
as small tax for state purposes. In
Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas,
all adjoining states, the rate is double
what il is IN Missouri.
"When the democrats came into
power the state was paying six per cent
interest, and bonds were at a discount.
Now the state pays three and one-half,
and her bonds command a premium.
'These matters C every tax
payer, whether he be democrat, repub-
lican or populist.
"The control of affairs in this state,
If 1t passes from the democrats, must
60 to the republicans. Every intelli-
gent citizen knows this.
"Are our populist friends, who,
above all things, desire strict economy
and constant frugalty in the manage
ment of public affairs, willing to aid
in turning Missouri over to the repub-
licans, with the record that party has
for reckless extravaganza and conse-
quent high taxes?
"The Intellgencer cheerfully admits
that there are thousands of republicans
in Missouri under whose control the
affairs of the state would be prudently
and ably managed, but so long as
Filley dominates that party it would be
like turning q ship over to the pirates
to put the state under the control OF
the boss and his henchmen.
sit will be time enough for the
republicans to ask for the state when
they have shown their ability to rid
themselves of q set of unscrupulOus
manipulators who are striving for q
return of those days when the state
government was a soft snap for q few
favorites who reveled in fot salaries
while the people paid double taxes to
foot the bills"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
THEY WANT TO MOVE.

Coxeyism is about played out. Those
who were so unfortunate as to reach
Washington are now applying for aid
that they may 90 home.
Their foolish GRAND has been per-
formed. Their leaders have left them
''high and dry" and now the poor,
miserable dupes of Coxey's personal
schemes, find themselves without a
leader, without food, and without
sympathy.
Coxey secured what he tried fora
little notoriety. While he Is now
laying his wires to get elected to
congress, his victims are starving in
Maryland.
There was no special necessity that
the anarchists, socialists and COM
munists should be taught the lesson
that the ballot box is the tribunal
before which all grievances of public
nature should be settled, but since
Coxey duped u lot of demagogues and
cranks into following him to Washing
ton, it is just as well that they profit
by their present misfortunes.
Coxeyism may teach a lesson, after
all. Some good may come from it yet
II no one else profits thereby, surely
those who followed him will learn the
responsibility of citizenship under free
government.
But the Coxeyites want to get back
home. They want aid, and they
should have it. They, however, have
applied at the wrong quarters.
Washington does not owe them any
thing. Congress don't W them 6
dollar.
But there are debtors to the COxey'
ites-their sympathizers. The fellow:
who patted them on the shoulders, anC
told them to go on, should now come
to their relief. The men who helped
them to go to Washington should hell
them to return home.
Let there be no s~ide-trackIng nor
fickering among Coxey's sympathizers
Let them be men, now, and come
forward to help their innocent dupes,
| Those fellows who sent a loads o
provisions; those fellows who greeted
them at the various towns; and, lastly,
those newspaper men who advocated
their cause, should contribute literally
Let them be men, and be as generOu:
IN a defeated cause a they were IN al
| %iniUuitOus one,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
The congressional convention dele

The congressional convention dele
gates ire
Clay township, John kirkpatrick
Oscar Mindrupp.
Davis, NJ. G. James, Il. Z. SEWN
w. X. Bracklein, Peter Uphouse.
Dover, ii. C. Swartz, S. j. Klein
smidt.
Freedom, w. II. hartman, Henr,
Ficken, Henry Tieman. j. Z. Loehoef
ner.
Lexington, Fred. Meet, James NJ
Crowder, T. A. Wilson, U.G. Phetzlng,
Lewis Williams, Russell Dackler.
Middleton, j. Dieurke, ID. A. Busch
Sni-a-Bar, j. ID. Wagner, ID. F
Spore.
Washington, w. b. List, JOIN
Siler.
On motion of Attorney Welborn, the
delegates to the state convention were
instructed to use all honorable mean.
to secure the reelection of Col. John
Is. Jones as state committeeman for
this district.
The next number on the bill of far,
was the nomination of a county ticket
For representative, Steve Ryan, oI
Wellington, was nominated by accla.
nation.
Messrs. Jos. l.. Youngs and Henry
Meinershagen were before the conven.
ton for presiding judge of the count,
court. The ballot resulted as follows
YOungs, 1913; Meinershagen, I.
The fight for associate Judge, eastern
district, was between Henry Uphau,
and A. +. Bruins. The score, at tn,
end of the game, stood 81 to 4, in favoI
of Bruins.
Jas. Strodtman was nominated for
judg western district, without oppo
sitiOn.
When the Office of probate judg,
was reached, Phetzing nominated
"winner." He wanted his party I,
endorse the democratic nominee, judy,
William Young. The convention out
voted MIR. Phetzing, and he took i
good naturally, saying: 81 thought
would nominate him so we could cleo
one man on the ticket" NJ. Nj
Gladish was nominated by reclamation
John Limerick was nominated 70
county clerk by reclamation, rs wa
w. 8. Downs for circuit clerk.
Melville c. James was the unanimou
choice for prosecuting attorney.
A. Is. Matthews and C.. ID. Castor
were put in nomination for the ofic
Of collector. Matthews won by fifteel
majority, and CASTOR was nominate,
for assessor.
For sheriff, Patsy Pagan was tn
unanimous choice, as was +. L. Down
coroner.
For recorder there were two candi
dates, N. s. VIM and +. Z. Schooley
the latter winning the plum by thirty
five majority.
After the nominations were made
"General" Ryan was called upon for
q speech. He spoke much and loud
and told some good things about th
republican party.
The convention then adjourne,
sine die.
The newly-elected county centra
committee met in the afternoon an,
organized. The committee stands a
follows: Chairman, S. j. Kleinsmidt
secretary, Dan. Hoefer.; members, JnO
Taubman, U. G. Phetzing, John Car
ter, II. +. Duebbert, Jos. Il. Roberts
lily. Srarchtemeyer, John Kirkpatrick
b. F. Spore, j. v. Hutton, +. +
SchOoley, J. T. Phillips, +. +. Downs
H. Miles, Aug. Erdman, J. NJ. Clayton
Ben. Williams, lily. Kruemsick, Girls
Temple, f. +. YOungs, A. f. Bruins
j. w. klingenberg, W. A. Bracklein
Clayton Williams.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
When Good Times Come.

To the Editor of the Intelligencer.
Z. Benls pyramid of Improvements for
Lexington will be:
That the city become one of the third
class.
That we have a general telephone
system in the city, and connection with
the surrounding towns and Kansas
City.
That we examine INTO the ACCESSIBILITY
of buying the w~aterworks, and add To
it an electric light plant.
That n city hall he bnilt--such rs
Lexington should have.
An appropriation sufficient to send
outward the sand bar in our -citY,s
front, giving us thaeby better connec.
ton with the Santa Fe railroad, and
more trade from Ray county, by reason
of more frequent trips of the ferry boat.
We must have that national park. by
all means, and can get it by working
for it.
MacadamiZe the road To Wellington.
Better railroad service on the river
route.
That bridge-we must have it. Co
operation will get it.
Yours Truly,
T.. BEN.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
ACTUAL VALUE ASSESSMENTS.

In another column will be found a
short article from the pen of our elf
cient county assessor, on actual value
assessments. The article, though short,
contains argument that cannot be re-
futed.
The republicans are using the action
of the county assessors for political cam
paigning, but they have mistaken the
calibre of the people of Missouri. In
the first place the assessors should
never have been called upon to enter a
compact to assess property ut its actual
value. They have, prior to this year,
neglected their duty. The law pre-
scribes that property shall be so assess
ed, and the assessors duty is to obey
the mandate of that law. The law was
made by the representatives Of the
people and should be executed until II
Is proven bad and repealed. The law,
however, is not bad. 1t is just and
equitable, and If carried out TO the
letter, would demonstrate its fairness.
There has heretofore existed an un-
just, unequal and vicious manner OF
assessing property. Any man who car
understand a plain proposition a see
that it is unjust to assess real estate ri
one-third its value, and money, notes
and bonds at full value. Every mar
should pay taxes according to his
wealth, and there can be no reason
given for taxing real property at one
third and money at par.
There must be some principle by
which the assessor should be judged,
and that principle should be the SAME
all over the state. We of Lafayette
don't want to pay more taxes proper
tionately, than the people of Saline oil
Jackson county, and If the law Is en-.
forced, and it should be, we will not
The actual value assessment is the only
honest assessment. Besides equaliz'
ing the burden of taxation, it gives oul
state advertisement that cannot b.
estimated.
Assess all property at its full value
and reduce the levy, and the tax pay
er will not be called upon TO pay NOR
taxes. The assessment will be greater
the levy will be smaller, and in conse
quence no one Is hurt; the law is car
ried out, taxes equalized, the state ad
vertised, and q hundred minor evil
remedied.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
Assessments.

To the Editor of the Intelligencer:
The tax payer has no right to object
to cash value system of assessment.
Our county court knows just what it
takes to run the county government,
and they will make the levy just enough
and no more to defray the expenses OF
the county, as they have heretofore.
1t takes in this county about $4,000
TO pay the county expenses, and this
sum must be raised. So the levy will
be reduced in exactly the same proper
ton as the increase in assessment.
There are several good and sensible
reasons why cash value system Of as
sessment should be adopted.
First. The law requires it to be
done under section 1864, of the Revis-
ed Statutes of Missouri, and provides
that the assessor shall value and assess
all the property on the assessors book
according to its true value in money
at the time of the assessment; and all
other personal property shall be valued
ut the cash price OF such property, At
the time and place of listing the same
for taxation. If this section is COM
Piled with it will bring about equaliza-
ton in assessment. The former
assessments, which have been made
from precedent, not law, requires
parties who have money, notes, bonds
and bank stock to pay more tax than
their proportional part; this induces
many to hide their money. Money,
notes and bonds, as fixed by the coun-
ty board OF equalization, are taxed al
t~wo-thirGs of their true value, while
land, town lots and other property at
about one-third or one-half of its true
value. This is not equalization.
The reason this law has never been
enforced is because every county in the
state has been afraid that they would
pay more than their proportional part
of the state tax.
Article 10, section 8, of the consti.
tuition Of Missouri, provides that the
state tax on property, exclusive OF the
tax necessary to pay the bond debt Of
the state, shall not exceed twenty cents
on the hundred dollars valuation. And
whenever the taxable property Of the
state shall amount to 5000, DOC, 600 the
rate shall not exceed fifteen cents. Ths
present assessed valuation Of the state,
as fixed by the state board of equaliza'
ton, not including railroads, express
and insurance companies, amount t.
1924, 296, O52; now then IL our county
court will reduce the rate on the hun
dred dollars in exactly the same pro-
portion to the increase in assessmen
your taxes will be no higher, no rea'
sonable person can object to nor den!
this. Town councils and school boards
can do likewise. This will also sound bet
ter abroad, advertise the state, and cos
the tax payer nothing; and the asses
sor will have complied with the law.
JOHN WALKER, Assessor.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
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name il bears, and, considering its
history, well may the members of the
Baptist churches of the west feel proud
of the record and attachments of this
classic old college. President Wilson
reports that, Notwithstanding the hard
times, last year was one OF the most
successful IN the history of the school.
1t is learned that many desiring to
secur the superior advantages of this
school are making their arrangements
to return thus early in the season,
which bespeakS the reputation in which
the school is held.
ELIZABETH ATLL SEMINARY.
THIS institution was founded by the
lady whose name il bears. IL is enough
for its location to say it Is in Licking
ton, a Ci;y which is renowned for the
intelligence and refinement of its
citizens.
In approaching the seminary one is
hardly aware of the proximity of a
great institution of learning, for the
buildings have more the appearance of
a spacious mansion than the typical
female school. There is nothing in
the way of imposing and %stupendous
piles of brick and Mortar TO appal and
crush the spirit of the young lady
away from home for her first wear i'm "a
boarding school, but everything, by
the home-like appearance and atmGs-
phere, is calculated 10 rc-assurc such a
ne. In this the school does not
deceive its looks, for il is vcritably Il
| hnn,a IA harn Nnnnn la1ins ra,..,. a..
most thorough moral as well IL mental
training. This building, lighted with
gas, and supplied with hot and cold
water, offers accommodations for forty
boarding pupils. In a retired situation
it is admirably located for health aud
study. Other features of the school
contribute To the same desirable ends.
One of the most Distinguishing features
differentiaiing the Elizabeth Aull Sem
mary from every other female school
of the state is the fact that there are NJ
public exhibitions.
IL is the declared view of the man
agement that woman's sphere is the
home circle, and that she is neither
fitted o designed for public life, and,
therefore, all plans which have a ten
dcncy to bring her out prominently
before the public should be discouraged.
Ii is also thought that the distractions
incident TO public performances have n
distressing effect on the general schol-
arship of n student, hence another
reason for describing them. On the
same principle, no prizes or medals are
given, the honors consisting of diplomas
and certificates. Thus, quietly, but
none the less faithfully, Is this justly
celebrated old seminary doing its duty
in developing the minds and morals of
the young ladies of the state. Nor
does her quiet, un%obtrusivc manner of
operation prevent her having acquired
n reputation as n representative Missouri
school. This institution comprises
among its list of former presidents
many distinguished names, such MS
DIR. Barbour, DIR. Quarles and Prof. j.
ID. Blanton. IL therefore reflects
credit upon the present incumbent of
the Office, Rev. 4. Peyton Walton, 10
have so successfully carried on the
work begun under them, even to the
constant improvement Of tins high
grade school.