Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-09
IT is FULL or FACTS.
A RINGING ADDRESS 10 VOTERS
FK0M THR DEMOCRATIC
STATE CHAIRMAN.
10 fHE VgfERs OF MISSOURI.
Politics IN Plain Figurss-state's
Wealth and citys Poverty
strikingly Contracted
sisberts Lister

Chairman ]. n. SeIbsrt Of the Dem
ocratic state Committee has Issued an
address to the voters Of Missouri. 10
is brimful Of facts that show what the
Democratic party has done for the
State in the past and what Il viii do
In the future. The record OF the Re-
publican party In the State 70 shown
in comparison, and the rssnlt Is dealt
with Ia no uncertain terms. The state
ment reads:
"The campaign upon which We are
now entering, demands earnest,
thoughtful confederation At the hands
Of all citizsns who desire good gov
eminent, the impartial enforcement
Of the Law, and the prudential expen-
diture Of all funds raised BY taxation.
uTheDemocrasie State CentrAlCom m
mlttee invites q comparison Of the
twenty i've years Of Democrats State
rule characterized BY honesty, care
and frugaIity, with the ten years Of
Republican rule, marked with wsnton
extravaganee, the sacrifice OF the
State securities, the lowering Of the
States financial credit and the Inn
position Of the high tax rates. Since
the accession Of the Democratic party
to power in Missouri, no State in the
American Union has better
record for able and conservative
financial management. Inheriting
from the Republicans 3 State debt Of
s21, 900 with bonds and warrants
at q great discount, Democratic OIL
cials have built up the credit Of the
State until its 81 per cent bonds are
a. coed a those of the Government,
and at no time within the past twenty
years has q single State warrant gone
to protest or been delayed In payment
for an hour.
ssThe public debt has been reduced
until 1t is now s2,s42,oOo. While doing
this the Democratic party has been
liberal in furnishing educational,
eleemosynary and penal institutions,
which are the equal in construction,
sanitary conditions and management
to these Of any State in the Union.
Progressive and liberal upon one
hand, 1t has by honesty and frugAlity
succeeded In the reduction Of its debt
despite continued reduction In the
levy Of taxation from so cents on the
s1oe, as the Republicans left 1t, to Is.
cents on the s1OO valuation, V 1t has
been for several years. OF this Is
cents State tax levy, only 10 cents ia
used for governmental purposes, the
remaining IS cents being applied, 5
cents for support Of public schools
and 10 cents to pay interest on and
sResgFH8eHBRRk the 96Relpal q the
OF any State OF lie rank In the coun.
try. With the same advantages and
under identically the same constitu-
tional provisions which appIy In the
State, the Republican government Of
the City of 81. Louis has In the mean
time largely increased by reckless ex-
travagance and migrule the public
debt of the city. II is thus made
manifest and beyond contradiction
that the Republican party In Missouri
lie one of extravagance and high taxa
ton whenever Il has power in the
city or State.
"The Democracy has presented to
the people NJ their candidate for
governor . citizen whose life is an
open book, whose sixteen years in
Congress demonstrated not only his
absolute honesty, but 3 high order of
ability and Q breadth OF character
which 10 ample guarantee that he viii
discharge the duties OF the head Of our
State government in q manner COM
mensurate with the dignity and re-
sponaibIlity OF this great ONCE and In
keeping with the high rank OF our
grand commonwealth. Not q single
vote during Mr.. Dockery's long SER
vice in Congress needs the slightest
defense before the people.
$50 fair, 30 faithful TO duty, 90 In
dustrious and upright was he &c 9
public servant that his record won
praise from good men of all parties.
People Of all stations Of life, from the
intelligent member OF labor unions to
the mar with large property inter-
ests, found him an untiFing friend In
any Just and laudable undertaking.
Mr.. Dockery does not need to play
the part ofa cheap demagogus in or
der to secure the support Of the great
majority Of the people Of this State,
and be would NOT stoop to methods
Of this character to obtain any efice.
"With Mi. Dockery on the State
ticket are associated men Of high
character, Of integrity and businsss
capacity, who will loyalty support him
In his determination to conduct the
public Affairs Of Missouri for the well
fare Of the people and with due re-
gard for all its great interests.
Nationally, the Democratic party
held at Kansas City the greatest con-
yention which has svsr assembled In
America. At this convention there
was adopted a platform which will 60
down into history as one Of the politi-
classics Of our country. Upon this
magnificent platform was nominated
Tor President OF the United States .
william Jennings Bryan, ~ manly q
nan as These United States has everI
produced. A man, who, springingI
INTO prominence ID l6p9&nd receiving ]
over six millions D votes Of his fellow-
'itizens for the highest place in their
gift, has grown in their affections dayI
~ day. Accompanying hin upon the :
ticket was named 9 Democrat Of theI
BID school, Adlai z. Stevenson, Who'll
las 9 warm place in the hearts OF theI
people, and who has al
'eady been elected Ice president of
he United States.
''rbe Democratic State Central Uom-
nittee asks all citizens opposed to-
iannsism to orgsnize for the greatI
ontest Of next November. Let us