The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-21

who rea Republican newspapers. form ;he
op'nion tnat the State has many remote
coraE.unities. Gnlraversed by railroads. TN
lighted by electricity. and unvisited by
newspapers.
No Republican Defenders.
But If there had been 4 loyal Missourian
present he would have said to Mr.. Allen
that he had tecn grossly mislforned 10
Missouri. That of the III counties in tn s
State. all but five are traversed by rail-
roads. and that these five. instead of being
peopled by Democrats. were Overwhelmingly
Republican. and had been so for the past
forty years. He would have informed Mr..
Allen further that the number OF commun
ties 'unlighted by electricity We're much
fewer in Missouri than in his own State of
Kansas. He could have informed him fur
ther that there is no county in Missouri
that has not one or more newspapers. wii'e
I'm his own State o. Kansas there are FIVE
counties which haze no publication ut all.
This loyal Nissogrlan could. had nc ber'
present. have said further to Mr.. A'en that
in his own State of Kansas there are l;ist Inc
same nunhc- of counties En;Eaversed by
railroads as in Missouri. ard tHat four ~
'he five bear the good Republican names oi
Stanton. Stevens. Morton and Grant.
Then this loyal Hiss"drian could have
gone further and informed Mr- Alcn TN.
the State he had so grossly slandersd has
=
State IN the Union. aC-regatirg ove- sl:.-
ec.eS: that, in addition to the interest OH
This magnificent sum. Missouri oiStTthu "S
To her district shoo's one-third of her "ni:r"
State revenue. amounting ia Owe: a million
dollars anuuall..
HE could have said 10 NJ. Allen that th"
tax rate in Missouri for state purposes wac
less than half what Il is In his own State a.
Kansas: further. that the Missouri tax ratH
was the lowest of any State !c all the
Union.
Some solid Facts.
Then this loyal NIissourian could have
gone still further and informed MIR. Allen
that Missouri assesses corporate property
60 per cent higher than his own State Of
Kansas. and that. I'm addition. the fees and
special taxes collected from railroads and
other corporations In Missouri more than
paid the entire expenses of all tn: state
departments-a condition very unlike that
in his own State OF Kansas
But there seems TO have been no MIS-
sourian present who cared to defend tic
fair name of the great Commonwealth. In
stead. there were bIrGs of ill omen who
chattered much OF looted school fund of
'juSgled accounts and ciapped their wings
in approval when their own state was ira
ducei
Missouri has made wonderful advance
ment in the last few decades in material
development and progress. not. however.
because OF the policy of the Republican
party leaders and Republican newspapers.
but in spite of their persistent and dishon-
est cry of Poor Old Missouri Who has
heard a Republican party leader. or a Lead
ing Republican newspaper. since the days
OF Joseph B. McCullash. speak in praise
of Missouri's magnificent school fund or of
her exceptionally low tax rate, or say any
thing concerning their State which would
invite a single immigrant or encourage the
investment of dollar OF capital?
There are mary fair-minded. public-spir-
tied Republicans In Missouri, but II is a sig
niffcant fact that the men who shape the
policy of the party do not come from this
class"