Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-21
False CLAIMS.

Republican newspapers continue TO
harp about the great advantage that
would result to this State from a re-
publican victory. '.lt would be an in
vitation to capital to come and invest
in Missouri" says the be-Denaocrat.
and, continuing, the same authority
alleges that Missouri, as a result of
democratic rule, has not kept in pace
with adjoining States. There is no
truth in any such charges. Taxes are
higher in every adjoining State than
in Missouri. The republican legisla-
ture in Illinois squandered so much
money at the last session that there is
not now one dollar left to pay warrants
drawn on the treasury. The assessed
value of Chicago is far below that of
St. Louis, with twice the number of in
habitants. Every county in Kansas is
bonded and in some localities repudi-
alton is openly advocated. Corruption
and intolerance run riot all over Kan
sas and taxation is probably higher
there than in any other State. Thous-
ands of people have left Kansas dur
ing the past two years and sought
homes in Missouri.
1t is not fact that Missouri is be-
hind neighboring States. This State
has long suffered from republican ira
ducers, who for years have malicious
ly tried to make 1t appear that ma
jority of the Missourians belong to a
low order of humanity and constantly
oppose modern progress Of all kinds.
This is the only thing Missouri has
suffered from. No State west of the
Mississippi river can compare with
Missouri in wealth and products.
just how the republicans would pro-
ceed to better conditions in this State
none of them take time to stop and
point out. 1t is not within their pow
er to regulate the seasons or force ma
ture to double her products. All this
talk about inducing eastern capitalists
to come here and sqnander their mil
lions is nonsense. When they let go
of ready money it is with the
assurance that it will be returned with
good interest. They have Kansas
mortgaged knee deep and no one wants
to see them operate in similar way
in this State. All legitimate enter
prises are encouraged and the State is
growing rapidly in population and
wealth. The people do not undertake
more than they can accomplish, and
they do not believe in leaving enor-
nous debts for future posterity to pay.
Since 1872 the Democrats of Missou-
ri have been legislating to pay of
debts created by the republicans and
give the State credit abroad. They
have reduced taxation and enacted
| laws admitted to be wholesome and
pidCeU tuc CTcuIG Vi the OGdtS SOCOuO
to none in the Union. Under demo.
cratic rule the State debt will be en-
tirely extinguished in few years q,
the most. 1t has been reduced so that
it is no longer burden. There is nc
oppressive legislation in existence and
the judiciary of the State has been
elevated from the intolerance of a
Home Guard Provost Marshal's edicts
to equal justice ably administered un.
der reasonable and wholesome laws.
When the republicans ruled this
State even churches were taxed and
gray-headed ministers and priests
were imprisoned for preaching the
Gospel. Taxation was enormous and
neither State nor county warrants
were worth par. Men who held ofii-
ces amassed fortunes in short time
and public money was squandered with
all the reckless abandon that corrup-
tion could suggest. This is the resord
of republican rule in Missouri. Do the
republican newspapers believe that the