Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-11-02
Address of the Democratic State Central
Committee.
To the PeQtAe Of Missouri:


Democracy IN American republic, the
Democratic state central committee
of Missouri sends greeting to the low
ers of American liberty and assur-
ances Of duty we'll done on the part of
the greatest Democratic state in the
union.
1t is matter Of congratulation and
pride to every Missouri Democrat
that 100 years from the day of the
election Of the fist Democratic presi-
dent our proud commonwealth, made
a part OF the American rep ubic
through the wisdom and statesman
ship of Democratic executive,
should to- day be the greatest Demo
cratic state in the union.
There is inspiration for Democrats
in the fact that the party IN its centen-
NAL year presents as its candidate for
president a second Thomas Jefferson
"a plain, honest man Of the people,
IN whose hands the welfare of the re-
public will be sacredly guarded.
In the contest which is to be deter
mined on the 9th of November there
is no doubt as to where Missouri will
stand.
The efforts of a vicious and un-
scrupulous partisan press to defame
this state will receive a crushing and
fitting rebuke at the hands of loyal
Missourians
The Republican party leaders in
vited comparison of party records
in Missouri. The Democrats gladly
welcomed this issue.
For six years the Republicans were
in absolute control of all the depart
. ments of the Missouri state govern
ment, During that time the public
| records disclose reign of reckles;
extravaganza and unbrldled corrup
ton unparalleled in any state in tht
union excepting only the carpet-bag
rule in the South during the dark days
Cf reconstruction.
A bonded debt of more than $50,
900, 900, for which the state was am.
ply secured, was fastened upon the
! people in order that a few politica
I favorites might amass fortunes.
Not one dollar of the $22, 900, ,ooe
t debt which the Democracy found OF
e, regaining control of the state woult
: have existed had there been honesty
f and business care exercised on th
part of those in control of our state
from 1864 to 1870.
y Such was the extravaganza IN pub
o lie expenditures that even the schoo
moneys annually contributed by th'
people were used to defray the ex
penses of the state government.
The constitution requires that no
less than one-fourth of the ordinar
receipts into the state revenue fun,
1 be set apart for the public schools
I. Not one dollar of this tax went to tn
public schools during the years 1865
1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869.
The securities of the public schoo
2 fund, the stock of the State Bank o
Missouri, were sold at loss to tn
schools of nearly 100000 in orde
that a political favorite might contro
the State bank.
= The securities held by the state
. indemnify it against loss on accoun
y of its aid to the railroads were squan
Il dered and the credit of the state S
c impaired that during the entire RI
7, publican rule Missouri state bond
7, were at humiliating discount.
n The expenditures of the Iegislativ
y and other state departments wer
g matters of public scandal, and result
4 ed in driving the Republican part
i from power in disgrace.
: Taxes were double what they ar
>. to-day, and such was the favoritisr
shown that the railroads did not pa
one dollar of taxes into the stat
treasury during Republican contro
:, In gratifying contrast to this rule {
u disorder and dishonesty we invite il
spectlon of the practical bushes
methods. the economy and the ir
. tegrity which has characterized th
il management of our state affairs sine