The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-11-14
Observation-Disclosures
Addresses the Editor of a 81. Louis
Paper that Has Made Charges
Against the Administration.
THE PEOPLE CONFUSED AND nlsLEu.
The Governor Points Ia the Reeent
Report OF the state Auditor, ar
Examined b. Experts, 60 Prove
that the Newspaper Has Shouted
Welt when There was No Welt.

Jefferson City. No. Nov. p.---Goy.
Dockery has addressed the following
letter to the editor of the Sc. Louia
Olobe-Democrat.
To the Editor OF the Globe Democrat:
The Globe Democrat has repeatedly re-
iierated three charges against democratic
state administrations These charges,
you assert are hAaed upon the careful
given, but whose standing aA an expert
L tndorSed ~ Your paper The Globe
Democrat, therefore, assumes the re-
the indictment which II prefers against
ths democratic management OF state at
First: The use Ct 81. sss. lis.oo durinE the
last - years 10 pay interest and reduce
the state debt from ~. 81. 1sene 60 o. DO .
Nv q THIS charge 10 specifically made IN
one Of your ~isNlsea In the following Ism
guaEo; 'DemocTatie management IN tllis
Htstc can be Judged by tbs fact that ST.
co,sape has been spent IN Fs,lnctpE the
state debt Of t2nao. SEQ "a @esaioo@
SECOND: Tho oyerpaym.nt % the bond
cd debt in the sum Of u aI0.Gli0l
ThIrds The oVcrpAyment Of interest On
the bonded sobt In the sum Of si.gia i2)co
they establish corruption or incofnpeten-
cy. or both IN the part Of democratic
administrations, " false. Il Il nnnecess,
THAI. Now. Go the facts ar shown by the
fccordR;
FIRHT,
The Obvious effect Of the statement
that the democratic party has dred ST.
ncoa@ TO reduce the debt and interes,
from fs0 .o.noo m TO tsgoo eco IN 90 mis-
lead and confuse the people.
II you Intend 20 Include the interest ~
part Of the public debt then Candor
ans common falrncHa require that the
amount, Of such Interest should be added
90 the bonded debt. and the reduction
shown. not simply from the amount Of
the bonded debt at the brstnning OF this
thiriy-year period bui from ihe AgErc.
Ente amount OF both this bonded debt and
Interest. The books riluw that tthei5. b
ai.H tinrludsnE prnceeds from sale 81 q 20
Z",ap@ refundinE bonds and money In
been expended to reduce the bonesd debt.
20 pay Interest. premiums on bonds. aad
incidental okpenEcn connected Herewith,
from January l. ieil. 20 December 81. 1901.
The facts. therefore, required your ma.
per 10 say that the democratic parry had
used SIS ai7.1 IS Of money. 20 reduce the
bonded debt. to nay interest prsmluma
on bonds ana expenses incident thereto,
and that the application of this amount
taking also Into account the bonds. "a.
changed for ecriihcatCn and excluding
N.0o0foo refundinE bondsl had reduced
the debt not ~ you nilcEe. from So 70
eu.Wo a. Ia s.. 40 90 a.. but from 81 .1Zi
Sl.co 60 h.s'n. sl9t2
Such q statement would have been In
harmony with the debt statements ~ re-
publican state administrations from $50,
tu 1871 In order 20 show reduction orthe
$500 the republican, administrations m.
cludsd s. - 80 f0of Interest on the bonded
dent and uti.0oooo ~ interest On other In
debtncas Thr reduction 90 the bonded
debt proper during that time was only
S. rs 80 and that reduction was largely
made by the use OF the proceeds ~ the
EaleE OF the states Hens upon the rail-
roads Of the state.
u n unnecessary for me at this point
20 give the items constituting the total
payments Of interest and bonds, premi-
ums and other expenses. az they appear
third counts Of the Globe Democrats va
dictment.
N II also unnecessary to note tho gro
tesuue error made by the Globe Demo
crRt In Including the school fund certih.
Gates of -. re S5q q ~ 'rccsapt' 90 can,
Gel the stHie debt. while at the same time.
by It's own exhibit. it remains sr a part
~ The debt The attempt to make the
school fund certificates appear IN tho tusl
role of a receipt and ~ debt. at one and
the same time. iE an anomaly In book.
keeping.
Replying Ia the second charge of IN
oVerpnytueut of s.. 1po.g7i on account ni
bonds, will say that the table ~ the
Globe Democrat r. inaccurate and IN.
complete The following h correct eN,
hlhit of the receipts and disbursement
durinE the last ~ years on account OF
bond FcdcmptionH
BOND REpEMPTfONS
Not sinking fund balance jan
uHry I. 1871 .,...,...s .....s-.-s 21Sai u
Receipts