Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
DEMOCRACY.
The County Democracy of the stata
Assemblies at St. Louis and
Speaks to the People.
STATE ADMINISTRATIONS RDoRsED.
Pledges that the Present md Future
administrations viii he Upheld
in Carrying Out the Principles Oh
thu Party and Promoting the
Welfare of the State.

racy of the state was issued Dy inc
convention of the county democracy
of Missouri, held in st. Louis Deem
Der 80:
The MEMBER of this convention, repre-
sentIng the county organizations ol .nnS S
democratic party oT TINS STATE anu calieu
together 10 promote uIiteu ana aesIes-
slve party action, renewing lnell =
shaken adherence TO the great prlhcipiss
of democracy as enumerated IN our ia.,
est national and state Platforms, sehu
greeting to the democracy OIL Allssouaa
Nearly thirty years ago the ueii ri &C.
party came into control OF MisSo onn.n for
ceeding the republican parry, which ~
q period of years held unreSlrdineu poe.
session of every department OIL OUT Sa
government. THAT perlou OIL iepuuutoti-
ascendency was characterized Ny ptH Ion
gacy. corruption and paruzan lnsoler-
ance unexampled in the history y ~
Country. save alone in the snametul car
petbag reign which for many yeas A"
as a pail over the southern stdtes. In
This period of repuplcan mlsrute
Missouri was distinctly a period oi 800
orbitant taxation, botn state an4 $3.50
The enormous ve n esing Wisely used
in the building OF the state, were 49, 49,
In reckless expenditures. Not only WEI
the ordinary revenues thus VS. aA,ca-
school moneys provided for the euuS
tion Of the children of the state, anu Sc
curities held to Ing IN de-.
AGAINST obligations it hau aSsunleu ~
Weeping he resources oi AZ corrupting
greed and extravaganza OF those evan
days. u,,,,d not he COM
plete if we did not state here the IeG Siah
"a fact that during this PERIOD Oh nisn
taxation not one dollar was leVieo up bn
the 'public-service corporations ~ nne
state, but, the entire DurueA was PNt
on the individual citizen. ,a
When at last this odious epoch Mas
terminated by the restoration u th 81 the,
ocratic party to owe the circuit CO.
Stale was SO debased that the states Sc
Critics were hawked about at a rulnous
discount. and not a single monument. ws
progress could be found that tne nnS
Of the people had been wisely or IT., mohe fhis.
wretched period OF extravaganza anu
misrule was characterized by partlnaiI
bigotry and intolerance Without paraliei,
when for pa .puarinti IeaS IaWs S We're enacted
which denied to citizens the rlgnt W io,
low honorable vacations anu m "
nlaced the election machinery OF tne en-
tire state in the hands OF the parry a.
power. denying to democrats any repre-
sentation at the polls, and Whlch poWe5
was used with a brutality that shockea
the conscience of every honest Hill d"
In striking contrast to this in~defensi-
BILE record of the republican parry ~ the
point with proud sat1stactlon ~ n
splendid record VI lHe
We have lightened the burden OF
ton until the rate now leVleu - Emy
one-half what 1t was durlhS 1ousest
ma and now is the loWSsS
tax rate imposed by any state IN the
Union. ,oh ,;1ad ,,non
The enormou bonded dept Plaeu u ulent
the people as the result OF the Irauo az u
disnosition by republican officials OF ST.
c]nTities held by the state, a~SgregatlnS IN
principal and interest i5,0uo,0Oo nag peeil
reduced from year TO ny yes Il "a" an em held in
trust for the school funds, Will be lully
paid during the next hscai year, anu
This great achievement has been accom-
plished not by increasing, put WElie con-
stantly decreasing, the burdens OF TAXA
The credit of the state, which had been
so debased that 6 and 7 per eent. p4hu as
were begging markets at a discount OF
90 per cent. has been restored and exaite1
until to-day Missouri S2 per cent. can
bonds will sell in any market az d pX-
MUM, and the credit of the state Is I'D
stantiaily at par with that of the ma
tional government.
Without adding to the burdens Of taxa
ton. the. democracy mas saeaaily oorad
trust for the education of our chiloren,
until now it is the largest OF any state
in the Union, and wisely invested IN the
placed beyond the chance of despoliatlon
or depletion. In this connection we call
especial attention to the fact that dem.
%ocratic administrations for years pasI
pie one-third of the revenue, collected
for state purposes, to be used In the sup
port of their district schools, thereby re-
ducing the burden of local taxation Tor
that purpose.
While recognizing the principle of just
and equal taxation, and Whlle IL mas az
ways been the policy of the DEMOCRATIC
party to encourage the investment OF
capital in the development of the state,
yet, believing that every property inter-
est should bear it's just proportion OF the
public burden, we have imposed taxation
upon all corporations, many Of the most
important of which had heretofore who'll
ly escaped taxation under republican
rule. And in this connection we call at
striving always to be fair, the taxable
valuation laid on corporations in Mis-
souri, is materially larger than that Of
any of the surrounding states.
During the entire period of democratic
control, within which time millions have
been collected and disbursed, the proud
fact stands to our credit that no one can
truthfully point to the loss or dishonest
use of a single dollar of public money.
The educational, el~eemosynary and
penal institutions of the state have been
multiplied, enlarged and perfected to
meet the growing demands of the state,
until to-day no state in the Union Is bet
ter equipped in public institutions, and
none Is more judiciously or economically
administered.
Under the wise, just and liberal policy
Of the democratic party the substantial
progress Of the state has been phenome-
nal, and it has risen in dignity and inn
p%ortance until to-day 1t sands as the fifth
state in the Union, and the greatest Of
all states west of the Mississippi river;
and this marvellous rogre will be fit
tingly celebrated by the Worlds greatest
our state in 1903.
Reviewing the records of splendid
achievements of the Missouri democracy,
we heartily commend and applaud our
democratic administrations, both past
and present, and stand more than ready
to uphold the hands of the present and
future democratic administration in it's
endeavor to carry out the principles Of
true democracy and promote the welfare
of the state. And we Indignantly resent
the maligant and mendacious attacks
made upon individual democrats and upon
the democratic organization of the state
by the enemies of the democratic party,
led by an unscrupulous, partizan journal
which grew fat on moneys flched from
the national treasury, and which for
years has traduced the honor and credit
of our noble state.
These attacks. should but arouse and
cement the loyal democrats throughout
Missouri; and to the end that still greater
victories may be won, we recommend the
most thorough organization by the c0un-
ty committees in their respective coun-
ties under such plans as they may deem
best; and, that a more compact and uni-
form organization may be made, we fur
ther recommend that a committee of five
be appointed by the chair to prepare and
submit such plans of county Organization
as they may deem best for party success,
which plans, when reported, shall be pre-
mulgated by the chairman.
We tender our hearty thanks to tho
Jefferson club for courtesies extended TO
this convention and its members, and we
take this occasion to congratulate the
people of 81. Louis upon the sweeping
nuerthrnw of Ziegenheinism.