The Lexington intelligencer., 1902-04-12
Earnings Of Departments Under
Democratic Management.
II FORMS A STRIKING CONTRAST TO
The "SOft Snaps" Regime Of the Repub.
lican Party in Missouri.

conditions which prevailed during the
six years the republicans ruled in Mis-
souri, and the business-like methods
which prevail under democratic man.
agement:
"Here is brief chapter from the
official records of Missouri which gives
triking contrast between the bust
ness-like methods which prevail un-
der democratic rule and the soft-snap
reign which existed during the six
years the republicans filed the offices
IN Missouri.
Attention has been called to the
fact that during the entire six years
the republicans had control Of Missou-
ri they did not impose one dollar of
taxes on the railroads. The injustice
of this policy was all the more fla
grant because taxes then were enor-
mously high and the burden which
Individual property had to bear was
made doubly excessive by the rank fa-
yoritism shown corporate interests.
'sThis favoritism was not limited to
the railroads alone Other great cor
porate interests were permitted to es-
cape any part of the burdens of taxa
tion.
"Not one dollar reached the state
n treasury from the various state m
partments during the six years the re-
publicans held control. In those DAYS
the fees Of the secretary Of state, in
addition to his Salaries all went into
the pockets of "Count" Rodman
The office earned $4,000 annually,
but the state got no part of it.
"The same is true of the treasury
department.. The states monies were
then used as the personal perquisites
of the state treasurer.
"The records tell the same story of
the insurance department. The most
searching investigation Of the records
fails to show a single dollar reaching
the treasury from any of these de-
partments during the entire period Of
republican control.
What are the conditions today?
Not only are the railroads requir-
ed 60 pay taxes on an assessment Of
over eighty millions OF dollars, but
oher great corporate interests are
made to bear fair proportion of the
States burdens.
"The insurance department now
collects from insurance companies in
fees and taxes annually 1886, 900.
under republican rule not one
dollar was paid into the state treasury
by these great money-making corpo-
rations
IN addition TO these large sums, a
democratic attorney. general compell-
ed the Insurance companies that vio-
lated the antitrust law to pay into
tie state treasury in fines in single
year over 100000.
aHas any Missourlan ever heard of
any republican attorney general i'm
posing penalty on these corpora
tIons, however openly or dehantly
they may violate the laws of the
ssateY
Tbe interest on the state deposits
amounted to over s3S, 900 last year,
and every dollar went to the credit Of
We people.
The most vigilaut and expert ac-
conusant that could be secured with
lf the gamifcations Of Wall street
failed VI trace single dollar Of inter-
est on deposits to the state treasury
during the six years the republicans
handled the public funds.
The earnings Of the insurance last
yeat amounted to sls7, ,6ss.O5, and
every dollar was paid into the state
feasQlY
sFli the republican secretary o.
atF Count" Rodman, ever let &c
lpsle dollar Of fees, the records al
tie state capitol fail to disclose Tho
se
IssIly all Of this large sun