The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-08

The resolutions NJ the Stone cuun-
IS republicans charging the drmocra-
g. with footing and plundrring' the
state school fund is made the subject
n Secretary Cooks latest chapter 10
bis political handbook. No intelli-
gent, fsir-minded republican can read
the facts % shown by the records
and sustain the position Cf his party.
II would bc supposed that Missouri
republican leaders would learn a val
unhlc, though humIIiating lesson
from the result of the campaign Of
1900. but evidently these who direct
the policy ~ that party are incapa.
hlc If an intelligent understand
the people VI the state they once 80
grossly mismanagcd.
That the follics ~ the campaign ~
two wears agu are 10 he repeated this
year II already evidrnt. lierc is o
sample resolution which is being
adopted under direction - repub'
lican pat: managers:
I'VE dcplorc thp condition of the
once magnificent SCHOOL fund ~ this
state. which hHe hrrn looted and
plundcvcd until We now have only
lot of worthless certificates ~ in
dcbtedness."
This resolution was adopted by ;hc
republicans ~ Stone county az their
convention held In March.
Stone l. one ~ the rock-ribbcd We
publican counties Of the Bald kn"l'
region. II hns been steadfast in its
rcpublicanlsm ever since that party
had control in this state. I'M the last
campaign II gave republican major
It's uf more than two tu one. ~ may
be- interesting Therefore, for the re
maindef uf the state to know how the
republicans uf Stone county haze
been made 60 suffer uEdcr the "luat-
ing and pluulering" " democratic
state administration Tho ofiuigi
records NJ the state capitol show 80 90
Stone county paid into the state
treasury. last year, for all purposes,
E3.76i.ts.
The same records show that Stone
county received from the state treas
ury, last year, for the support ~ her
schools alone. s3,ssi3s.
In other words, Missouri. gave Stone
county mnrr money for the support
of her district schools last wear than
the county pbid 90 the state for an
purposes. II We should add tn this
school money which the state sup
plies Stone county the amounts paid
that county for costs in crimiHa
cases, salary of her circuit judge. und
cost ~ assrFsing tho revenue. 10 will
be READILY seen that Missouri would
be much better of financially if
Stone county was enjoying the hcnc.
frrnt republican administration of
our sister state Of Kansas.
But this is not all of the record.
In view of this declaration ~ the
Stone county republican,, 1t is prop
cr IN compare the treatment that
county Is now receiving under demo.
cratic state management with cundi-
tiuns which existed when the repub-
licnns held sway In Missouri
During the six years ~ republican
rule. Stone county received from thr
state for the support ui her schools
Si.Sl6.53.
During the last six wears Of demo
cratic management which the Stone
county republicans So greatly de-
plnrc, that county received from the
stsie sar the support of her schools
S2i.i2s.ss.
In short. Stone county received
from this "lootrd" and ''plundcrrd"
state treasury last year alone more
than twice as much school money as
that county received from the state
during the entire six years Of repub.
liCnn control.
Tho Stone county republicans, how
ever. arc not nlcnr in declaring that
the states obligations are worth
less" and that the school fund has
been looted" and "piurdercd.
The Phelps county republicans, In
a recent convention, tuuh urrasi0E 20
dCnounce the present democratic
administration" for footing" this
fund.
There mny be some degree Of al.
lownnce made for the republicans OF
Stone county because Of the fact
that they evidently know but little Of
their state government, Few Of
them are really aware Jhat during the
six years their own party was in pow
a. l.. afs.s.,,,nt tI...sr rn.tt,t,s ,....si,-,.g
on nm average, lees than $500, annual
ly for school purposes. or that dur
ing corresponding period OF demo-
cratic control their county received
annually more than $500.
The Stone county republicans read
republican newspapers and listened
TO republican campaign speeches cx-
cluSiyely. and Il is not surprising that
they, like young Mr.. Allen, of Kan.
aas, should have a bad opinion Of
their state.
But the Phelps county republicans
know better they knew when they
charge that the 'present atmiuistra-
tion" or any other administration,
for that matter, has booted the
state sehool fund, they are libellng
their state.
The republicsss ef Phelps county
know that Missouri maintains in their
own midst state school, for the sup
port Of which the last Legislature ap.
propFiated siip,00o They know that
last year they received In addition so
this appropriation, ss.43305 for the
support Of their ,listrics schools, a
larger amount than ever before re-
ceived by that county frem this
fund.
The Phelps county Fepahlicans
know that instead Of the state school
fund being ''ionted aud plnndered'' IL
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