The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-07

- -s-pesr~-r---~e- f,f-l lu "a puf
state Wunfa undfr Democratic auth lrity,
which hls boon fr o from oStravarAuce ostra.
cisn AMI misrule When 1t csmo into power
IN the Democratic party founi bonded
debt Ut -,i %. sl the -ecuFities for which had
boz sl1 4n leT "a. The debt has boon paid OF
until only Q9i. DO in bonls romala unpaid
Wni m king this reduction ia tis states in
debt lness. the Demo rati' party has en-
liberal In funishins ex.ell,nt siuca tional
eleemo ynary and penal institutions equal 20
those o' any state in tho un on /. has
cooti9u1lly reduced taxation until th1
levy is now but one-ha OF what 10
w under Reput loan administrator. unier
the last ta1 Democr itic administrations the
ia l1vy ha been duced is cents on Che Il %
or e p'r cent saving Of 81 ,ll lOl per an.
mum to hs tax ayers Tho entire tax levy for
STATE purposes is cents on the q valuation
10 cents Of this Is for = I'd and intero fund Q,
p the interest and prin npal upon the debt
stoned upon the people prior 70 ieli; per
cent of the same rcs- back to the psonle
leaving but 10 cents levy 30 pay ali row
ernmentai sxpcnees, including app .opria
tions for puhli' huiliiags-s school els1mosy-
"a iry and penal support of the university.
normal sch ols, asllums rcfo m schools
p9nitcnii1ry Tor cr miutl 'o-i and sllaries @ +
officers thus giving 60 the people moro for the
small sum OF money taken fr'm them than
doHs any state ~ tho Ameri IAN Union. The
co tinuluc' of Democratic state COVE 'nmont
IA ans The final aud full uagmout Of tho stlte
d d'bt durIug the next four ears, with tho rossi-
ht tty at ths rnt ~ that m' OF raieiug all
state taxes from rpor ltions leaving the
pcrspu1l aud real pro rriy in the counties 10
be- taset only fore unity purpo ns
public school syt+om IA Missouri was
foun led hf tha act OF February f ], q undor
ID 'm cr1u' supro nHry ~ hn had Zee Hest
/ frui ion un lcr hemucrli' administration,
unit thc mono hpol fu ,d- or th s State have
b come tho 'ar c-t po.-o cd hy amy common
wealth n tho tli'n an luptiug q this timc
/ TO .sI 90 30 1t in whi % over d %, 90
is nve ct n the public school ouses of tho
state. The common school and ir er educs-
{ tion havs been barailf fo.tsre ., and the
school systeu OF Missouri, crown hy the
/ State uniyer ity. is famed for excel ence
/ throughout th repub &c
we invite tn attention ot the people to
this rec rd ant await with nd ience their
verdict
I'VE pie ige the Democratic art so long as
/ 1t is entrusted ith wer 90 th continuance
/ Of the wi % economical and progfes We policy
/ that has marked t. lst administration
We favor appr, ,priations for an. public
schools as lab ral the ates income will
permit and seneraus pow ion for th, ne Dis
| OF the stat university ant ttit rormalL
We oppose an int 'r.errno by the State
with th' parents mali 'nable light TO control
/ and direct the chil a. education
| w renew uu. demnn lfor the enactment OF
laws by ,ongr'ss an thu ate legislature that
( will compel ilwaf companiB o adopt safety
/ appliances for the protection of the lives and
limbs of ia 'ir employees We favor all lagis,
la ion that t'nds TO ameliorate the condition
of th3 rSingman and to elevate llbo-, and
we favor such am "a lmelts 10 the constit tion
and such statutory laws as may be necessary 10
( p ote Wig earncrs from opp ession boy heiI
employers. We a'so favor protecting the free
lab, the state far as pos ible aud as far
| as tine EenHrlt public interests will permit
( ON compe;io wi IA prison labor
'Wo heartily indor-e th' present state ad-
minis tration for r. % ltriots n integrity abil-
itv and e ono ny an commend the enactment
of a reform "a 'ction law f,r the cities of ST.
Louis and Kaus7s Cty pas ed at an extra
session of the legislature called b., a Demo
cratic governor TO- that esps,ial purpose,
which legislature would have place / upon the
statute books q fair ani just llow-s arg1ut
law but 20 the niu of tho Republican
majority I'm the .lou- Of iep'csentata ves."