The Holt County sentinel., 1900-10-26
TERMS: sL.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
DOBYNS & CURRY, Publishers
VOTERS OF HOLT COUNTY,
In Casting Your Ballot on November
9th, Remember.

thnt bFyhu ehtu lu ioSO tnhL In
triumph Of the gold standard meant low
ar prices and hard times and that hi
prediction proved falFs.
That every Missouri Democrat in con
Rress voted against the bill to provid
means for carrying on The war witt
Spain.
That all the Missouri Democrats il
congress voted against a bill for build
ing the canal across tie Isthmus.
That every Missouri Democrat in Con
gress voted against constitution
amendment 10 suppress or control trusts
That Bryan supported and advocate o.
the treaty Of Paris by which We acquired
the Philippine Islands and now advo
cates the hauling down OF the flag ant
the surrender of the territory.
That the platform OF the Democrat, i,
party at Kansas City was adopted b,
the vote OF 26 to "A and the deciding
vote was cast by the Hawaiian delegate
a prince OF the Royal blood, and a re.s
tive Of LiIiioukilani, the depus.d queen
That the only imperialism known il
this country is the utter and absolui,
control OF the 100000 citizens Of st
Louis by Car Lon Stevens, who under
the Law in this state controls the police
the saloons and the elections and to dis
obey his royal edict is made crime uD
der the Police bill law, punishable by
fine, imprisonment and disfranchise.
meut.
That the Democratic Legislature of the
state saddled the school textbook Law
upon the taxpayers of the state, and
compelled them to pay tribute to the
school book trust to the amount OF g..
100000.
That they have Systematically robbed
the school fund of the state.
That the state school fund has been
absolutely gutted by the Democratic
rlngsters, and taxpayers alone are max
ing up Its lost income.
That the certificates of indebted
ness took the place of the school fund
assets, that brought in q handsome
income from the outside. That these
certificates are unwarrsnted by the
constitution; that they do not repre-
sent cent Of cash value; that they can
not be redeemed unless taxpapers fur
plsh the moneys; that they are not an
Investment, but an absolute debt. That
tkxatiou Roes up in proportion to the
growth Of the school debt that was for
merly an interest bearing fund.
That the state tax in Missouri IS DC
on the 800 valuation, it is 8 81-5c per
800 10 Illinois and &c per 500 in Iowa.
That We formerly had a productive
school fund in Missouri OF s4,3OO,6OO.
There is DOW q school debt OF the same
amount with an annual interest charge
Of S250,OO0 on taxpayers.
That the land values of Holt county
have been increased % per cent, by the
Democratic state board Of equalization;
cattle values have been increased 30 Der
cent, and railroad yslues increased but
per cent.
That the Democratic state platform
ignores the existence of school debt Of
1880. 900 and says the state debt will
be paid of within two years.
That it cost the state OF Missouri
sl62.0 more to revise the statutes in
1899 than 10 1879.
That tie state house gang exhausted
the state contingent fund to pay fraud
ulent clerks, and killed bill to pay the
militia boys who enlisted for the Span
ish war.
That the Democratic administrations
10 Missouri cold all the government |
bonds belonging to the school and sem
mary funds, spent the cash, and left no
trace OF the fund except certificates OF
debt whose sole income 10 from annual
taxation.
That the state board Of equalization
increases the farmers taxes and de-
creases that Of the rich corporations.
That the MiEeouri tax laws taxes
owned by the poor man and
exempte :he rich corporate franchises
from payment Of any taxes.
That the 4Oth general assembly
created the st. Louis street railway
trust.
That in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kan
sas, and other states, q certain amount
Df personal property is exempted from
Taxation. In Democratic Missouri such
s not the case.
That in no state in the union are the
inequalities Of taxation so glaring ae in
Ring g-riddsn Missouri.
That the Missouri farmer 10 taxed on
200 value on every 81 600 te is worth,
while the great wsaltby corporations
only pay on sl50 value on each $1,000.
That the great Eads bridge Of St.
Louis ,s assessed at 10 per cent Of its
' .lue, and the farmers of Holt county
must pay on 30 per cent OF the value of
heir farms,
That the Western Union telegraph
is taxed by the Democratic
state board OF equalization, one tenth
he true value OF it's properties, and the
'armers Of Holt county must pay on a
30 per cent Of the value OF their farms
md live stock.
That in Missouri the wealthy corpora
lions are assessed on basia Of 10 Der
,ent Of their value, while the Door day
sborsr must pay taxes on every cents
worth OF property he owns.
That the claim OF Mr.. Dockery shat
axes had been reduced because the con- ,
compelled a reduction of the
AK levy lie all bosh: In 1891 under a
10 cent levy Holt couoty's taxes were
1858; in 1898 under 25 cent levy they
we're 20,957.
That the per cent of total assessed to
rue value 10 Missouri is 37.O3; Iowa,
2 20; Kansas, 1892; Illinois. 1888.