The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-06-14

was made upon Spain for the liberia
, ton of that island We favor the
annexation of Cuba whenever its PEG |
pie of their own volition shall deter /
mine that they wish their country to !
become part of the United States !
THE CANAL AND MERCHANT MARINE
To favor the construction of the !
Nicaragua canal, as of the greatest |
Importance To our commerce and !
national defense. but We believe the
canal should not only be constructed
but controlled 10y the United States
The commercial interests of the
United States require the upbuilding
of our merchant marine. which pros
pered under Democratic rule and
promised To outstrip it. Under ra-
publican rule our foreign bound YES
sells have practically disappeared.
and the American flag become
stranger i'll the seaports of the world
TO this end we declare for free ships
We extend our earnest sympathy
To the Boer republics in South Africa.
who are struggling to maintain their
right of self government and liberty.
With renewed faith in the ability.
patriotism and courage of the Hon.
| William J. Bryan. believing him to
he the greatest exponent of the pTiu-
ciples for which the democratic party
stands, aud satisfied that power
would not dazzle nor wealth blind
him to the duties which he owes TO
the people. We express it as the wish
of this convention that the delega ties
from Missouri to the national demo-
cratic convention shall east their
votes for him "a the nominee of tie
democratic party for president of the
United States.
THE STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.
We congratulate the people OF Mis-
souri, OH the magnificent progress
made by the state under democratic
rule. We indorse the economical and
business like administration of Gov.
Stephens and his democratic associ-
ates. The democratic party of Mis-
souri, offers as the best guarantee for
. the future its wise aid economic adj
ministration OF the affairs of the
, state since it came into power, at
which time it found a bonded debt of
S21. 16S. 900. the securities for which
had been squandered. This debt has
. been paid of by democratic economy
: under a constitution framed and
adopted by democrats, until only
81. 631 900 in bonds remain TO be-
{ paid. While making this reduction
in the states indebtedness the demo
cratic party has been liberal in fur
r nishing educational, eleemosynary
= and penal institutions, which are the
: equal in construction. sanitary con
: any state in the union. 1t has con
| tinually reduced taxation until the
o levy is now but one-half what it was
!, under republican administration, anC
# only twenty-five cents on the $lOt
valuation. Ten cents of this goes Il
o pay the interest and principal upoI
i the bonded debt, five cents goes bacl
+ to the people for the support OF tn
70 public schools, leaving but ten cent
"a to pay the governmental expenses
% including appropriations for publ
+ buildings, schools, eleemosynary an
20 penal institutions. support OF uni
N versity, normal schools, crimina
n courts and salaries OF officers, thu
giving the people more for the sma
sum of money taken from them tina
"a does any state in the union.
10 PUBLIC EDUCATION
,s The public school system OF Mi:
h souri, was founded by the act of Eel
~ urary 6. 1888. under Democrat
"A supremacy. Missouri has now til
NJ largest money school fund of an
"A state in the union. aggregating owe
n ST.. 400 900, and its school prOpert
n is worth over Il million dollars. "
y renew our pledge to foster the publ
N school system of the state by increaI
~ ing in every legitimate manner, II
~ permanent endowments for both eli
mentary and higher education. "
y favor an organization and admin
: tration of school affairs which wi
in continue to insure like opportuniti'
:; to all children and equalize the buree
n. of taxation therefor, and We pom
81 h IN edtIc.