The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-11
To the People Of Missouri.

To the People Of Missouri.
The campaign upon which We are
now entering demands earnest,
thoughtful consideration at the hands
of all citizens who desire good gov
eminent, the impartial enforcement Of
the Law and the prudential expendi-
ture of all funds raised BY taxation.
The Democratic State Centra: Com
mittee invites q comparison Of the %
years Of democratic state rule char
acterized by honest care and frugsliiy,
with the 10 years Of republican rule
marked with Eanton extravaganza, the
sacrifice Of the state securities, the low
ering Of the states financial credit and
the imposition Of high tax rates.
Since the accession Of the democratic
party to power in Missouri, no state
Ia the American UNION has 4 better
record for able and conservative En-
ancial management. Inheriting from
the republicans q state debt Of s2l,-
76S, 900, with bonds and warrants at
Q great discount, democratic officials
have built up the credit Of the state
until its So per cent bonds are as
good as those Of the government, and
at no time within the past 20 years
has q single state warrant gone 70
protest or beon delayed 10 payment
for an hour. The public debt has been
reduced until It 10 now s2,Sis, 009.
While doing this the democratic party
has been liberal in furnishing edu.
c~ationAl, elemosyBary and penal In
sti~tutlons, which are the equal 10 con
struction, sanitary conditions anc
management to those Of any state il
ths union, Progressive and liberia
upon the ope hand, Il has by honesty
and frngallty succeeded In the reduc
ton Of is debt despite continued re
ductious 10 the levy Of taxation from
90 cents on the 500, as the repnbli
cans left it, TO 26 cents on the ei0l
valuation, as 1t has now been for sew
eral years. OF this 20 cent state tai
levy, only 10 cents Is used for govern
mental purposes. the remaining ]!
cents berg applied, 8 cents for sup
port Of public schools and 10 cents Il
pay interest on and the liquidation o.
the principal Of the State debt-bein(
the lowest tax rate Of any State OF 1T
rank in the country. With the sam,
advantages and under l~dentically th'
same constitutional provisions which
apply in the State, the Republican
/, government OF the city Of st. Loui
s has in the meantime largely increase
, by reckless extraysgance and mlsrul,
2 the public debt Of the city. It is thu
2 made manifest and beyond contrAdic
ton that the Republican party in Mis-
souri, Is n Of sxtravagance and hlgl
: taxation whenever ii has power In tb'
( city or state.
The Democracy has presented 10 th,
4 people as their candidate for Goyerno
Z q citizen wboss life IL an open book
whose ie years in Congress demon
straled not only his absolute honesty
A but q high order Of ability and
breadth Of character which Is smpl
guarantee that be will discharge th
duties Of the head Of our State gov
ernor 10 9 manner commensurat
A with the dignity and responsbllitie
Of thus great Office, and In keeping Wit
the high rank Of our grand common
wealth. Not q single vote during M
G Dockery's long service 10 Congres
3 needs the slightest defense before th
people.
d So isi'. 50 faithful to duty, so ia
4 dustriOus and upright was he as
y public servant that bis record wo
Ie praise from good men Of ell paItiei
People Of all stations Of life. from Ii
ljatelllgeni member Of Labor UnIou