Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-03-19


Republican leaders in Missouri
have elected to make tho coming
campaign upon State issues. The
Democracy chesrfully accepts this
gage Of battle. The essential prizes
for which the Republicans contend
are The control Of the Supreme
Court aud the election Of United
States Senator. The isspe upon
these lines Of battle cannot be doHbt.
fol. Democracy will triumph with
an old time majority.
Democratic candidates will go
into She contest with substantially
a faulllsss record Of party admins.
tration to present The State will
pay Oh, at the beginning ofthe com.
ing year, the last bond, exclusive
Of the school certificates, imposed
upon tho people ofMissouri BY cor
rupt Republican administrations. !.
Democracy has given TO the State
honest election laws and an honest
prosecution Of violators.
II has administered our fiscal
affairs With most exactlon honesty
aud economy.
Il has built up q School Fund, IN
vested In the States securities IN
surpassed by any States of the
Union. II has iostered and devel-
oped an eduoatioRalsystem that bas
no superior. 4--s ssssi s.sz - :
1t has taxed ell forms Of property
upona uniform and equitable basis
II has required the railroads to
meet their Just share oftbe expenses
of Government. Although the
Republican party, while IN control
did not exact one cent Of taxation
FROM these public service corpora
tions.
Il has punished crime, and gener
oasly iostered public enterprises
II has greatly enlarged and multi
| plied the States institutions for th'
care of the unfortunate classes of tbs
people while at the same time re
ducing the tax rate below that o
| any other State.
II has distributed one,third OF tn
taxes for revenue purpose to main
tain the public schools, while th'
distribution by the republican partl
amounted to only one-fourth OF tn
revoRue.
| IL has increased the principal Oh ~
School Fund and has never diverted
dollar to any other purpose Will
the Republican party improperly
used a part Of this fund for the pay
mspt Of the public debt.
Ithas never hum'liated the pee
| pie by the election OF the agents g
great corporations to the Senate 9
tho United States.
/ No Seaatorshlp has eyer Dee'
/ pu. upon the auction block sine
/ The Democracy regalned contros 9
| this State IN 1873.
| With this record the Democratl
marty can confidently expect th
anuroyal Of the Democracy, whic
has never yet wavered 10 times {
battle, can be depended upon no.
to be true to the splendid record {
the party.
4 The Democracy, however, IS coi
fronted with an unscrupulous fo'
Lied by i great railroad magnai
, who ID d candidate to succeed MI
aour,,s gifted Senator, George Gr'
hom Vest. All the influences (
the Republican, railroad lobby .
Missouri can BIZ depended upon !
! promote the candidacy Of Coion'
4. G. Kerens. I.
This lobby will be and even
. now being REINFORCED bY one
the Lobbyists Of the State who %
heretofore claimed 70 be penn
crat. !
Q The combination seems 10
J. powerful, but when the people ~ !.
" understand the forces behind "
, Republican party aud its canosoa "a.
J Tor Sepator they will overwhel'
The combination and the consplr
| tors with the force Of an aroase GUS.
II public op,nion.--St. Louis RePuoll
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