The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-08

Head of Every State Department and
Every Employee at the Capital
Will Give Assistance to Any
one Who Wishes TO See if
Affairs are Straight.
Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. 2.-GOv.
Dockery gave out the following to-
night
The editor of the GlObe-DemOcrat-
In your issue of this date under the
caption of CROOKED State Financier-
ing" you make the charge that the
financial affairs OF the state govern
ment of Missouri have been so con
Quoted during the democratic control
as to divert the taxes paid by the
people for the purpose OF paying the
debt and interest thereon from their
proper channel. and that the book
keeping of Missouri under demo-
cratic control is sort of dynastic
mystery and that certain alleged
"extraordinary contradictions can
only be explained by searching
examination of the books"
For more than a year past it has
been the policy of your paper to
charge dishonesty and inefficiency on
the part of democratic management
OF the state school fund of Missouri
This position, however, has been so
thoroughly exploded, by reason of
the high character of the men, both
democrats and republicans, who in
itiated the existing system of school
fund certificates, that no additional
answer lis necessary to this particular
charge. But your assertion that the
money paid by the people for the
purpose OF paying the interest and
reducing the bonded Indebtedness OF
the state has been diverted from its
legitimate channel, is u new one in
the partisan politics of this state.
ONE TESTIMONIAL NOT DISPUTED.
Since the democrats have been in
control in Missouri the fiscal affairs
of this state have been biennially ex-
amined by non-partisan legislative
committee, and in each instance the
report has been unanimous as to the
honest and efficient management of
our public funds.
Beginning with the first year after
the democrats came into power in
Missouri, the Hon. Thurman A. Post
republican member OF the legislature
from the city of St Louis. was a
member of the committee to examine
the books of the various state de-
partments. Following him, in the
biennial periods, were Hon. James
{. McGinnis, republican member from
the city of st. Louis. 1878: Hon.
James c. McGinnis, republican mem
Der from the city of ST. Louis,
1S19S0; Han. James c. McGinnis.
republican member from the city of
st. Louis, 1SS1-2; Hon. Henry NJ
Smith, republican member from
jackson county, 1SSS-4; Hon. VIM.
Miller, republican member from Jack
son county, 1889 90; Hon. James T
Moore, republican member from La
clede county, 1912; Hon. j. F.
Swanger, republican member from
Sullivan county, 1894; Hon. ". H.
Odneal, republican member from
Mercer county, 1886; Hon. r. NJ.
Mueller, republican member from st.
Charles county, 1875. and Hon
Joseph B. Lindsay, republican mem.
Der from Dade county, 1S99-19O0.
In all the examinations the reports
were unanimous as to the absolute
integrity of the various statements.
However, | desire to say that in
addition TO these examinations.
which are provided by law. | invite
on behalf of the democratic state ad-
ministratiou, including allits depart
ments, the Globe-Democrat (which
has made these charges of peculiar
bookkeeping. diverting the state
interest fund, the misappIication OF
the school fund and the alleged fail
ure to cancel bonds retired in lieu of
school fund certificates issued. to
make a most searching REORGANIZATION,
assuring You that alI the public rec
ords, books and papers will be placed