The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
THAT STOLEN MONEY. {"
Republican Leaders Failed TO Make .
Case Against Democracy.

Prom The st. Louis Mirror INDEPENDENT
The Republicans are saying that this
State has lost $1,000, 600 some
how under Democratic rule. The
charge looks big, but unfortunately
for the Republicans, they can't say
where, when or how The money
was lost OF misapplied, They cannot
trace the disappearance to any oao ad-
ministration. They do not agree rs
to the exact amount missing and they
do not agree as to the wsy IN which
the money was diverted.
The State authorities have published
The report Of experts IN finance, who
say thcy examined the books and found
nothing wrong. Those experts are In
the business Of examining accounts
II they eouldn't ind n deficit of sil,.
600, 900, then they don't know their
business. II they were paid not to find
the deficit they would never dare ask
for any other business rs accountants.
They are men Of exalted standing.
The other mon who claim 10 have
found deficits, invisible to the experts,
are all amateurs, and no two Of them
agree that the money alleged 10 be loss
was Incorporated or detected from
It's proper purpose, In any specified
way, al any specified time, or in the
administration Of any special official.
We have always been told that
bookkeeping Is an exact science. II
ii Is, why does not some Republican
say just who took the money aud mis-
appropriated it9 II the treasury has
been looted. VIC should know Just
how Il was done. II the books have been
''doctored" the doctoring should show.
But the louder The Republicans cry
about the deficit, the less information
they give about Il. Tho Democrats
deny that there 10 a dollar missing.
They produce the reports Of the cx-
perts TO that effect. They point TO
the fact that the books have beea ex-
awincd time aud again by Republican
auditing committees that would have
gladly declared any irregularities.
The Republicans do mt make their |
case. Their charges are scattering.
Their specifications are vague. Their
experts do not agree. Their Shrek
Ing Is nst convincing 10 the layman,
and even tho wisest II accountants,
who would naturally be interested In
such an issue as has been raised about |
the States bookkeeping, cannot tell
what the Republican amateur experts
are trying to prove by their letters
and tables Of figures,
The ssiirror is Of opincou that the |
Republican charges against the Dem
ocrais are 80 vagns thai the people do |
not understand them. There Is a cry |
OF thief bat no proof, that any one can
readily understand, that = theft has
SN&a A0AAAsttehSas AhEft WIS n sttht
when the csy seemed to be dangerous
to Democracy, but now the Republicans
have claimed 80 much and IN SO many /
different ways and dallied 80 despcr- |
asely with teahnicalitIca ihat no one
can tell exactly what they sag has been
stolen. The voter 10 simply confused.
The demonstrations Of dishonesty,
In Republican papers. are be~iidesing
10 such degree that thsy are strongly |
suspected Of prestldigItaicsssl sn.Hlss
nlasion. The howl asosst stolen money
is loud enough. bot tia psopie bare
not YET been shown how mach ~as
stolen, aad b. whom II was stolen,
and until they are shown. They will
NOS vote 20 tarn ont tho Democrats,
and sisct tiekes iszmsd b. lobbyisss.
naschist. and pintonrnlx Aiissoad
win stay Democratic for scnsA siuse 10
some.