Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-09-04


o.ho,. Isl, ~ 'no a.', odu anu
os.sssa 49,, NV. % ,,.t WV t s "',unS Mel'
nol lar'hIne lur the sup
po. . W Ine SUI, "h'le larlli Na,ueS
-. ~ WIZ Huussl'hS
"' y. .mc 'oau WI 'See9sl,e TAXATION.
o,,,,,,"!a., +" l'S"' "'''e
+, ,,'oa ~, ,, ~" 80. $3.50. ....-,
a, ,o,tn,, ,,,t,,.. 20 =" II
imoto h,,s',os, -. a,.,.,' "'N Va ~ S''
II y,,s ,,,, 81, ,,n,,,.. - ,
a.ior Lnth s,at, ard I''nI ,,,,,,,'I,
rrnI,,ti,., i,i',..,.',, 49, ~ "
I, uo, ,,'a,, p,,,,..,,...,,, ....,..
courts vithn,,, tons ,t.,., ,,...,.,,,,i,,,'
mn,sed n,rn t,o ,a,,,t, ,,,,,, ,,,,,''
IL 'nded do,,,s oyr,,h 49,, ,r.,', ,. ', ,,,ti
Iiong nr dan ,rs .,.,,,, ~ ,,,,i'T ,,,,',
NOT yot hc,n r,id
II wac tban TWO ovcr,.o o,,,,,o,
dis,ri.mtnu -. .,N,,l ,,nno,-, ,,',.,,,,,
cd I'm only Srtt'Sl1 ,l,n,,"r ,,,'i,n a..
,,Ihut;nn Loino hrt t,o,ry.c i"r', 'an V'
while during tho rr,s,,,t ,.a,, r.o ha,.,,
Distributed a I-nqii ,S 30 ,,a,, ,'',,,
ia b,vr ;r.r,,.,1 ., a. on wy
II was tLar ro,r,,mt ,nI1,,.;s,. i,
bauched RonuhIi,nn IosisI,tn,o. and
rpyrled in - ,yiid s,turn,I'o ~ rin,
nus irduIp MOO at tho cxr,rso ,f 49,,
paoplo
If was then tho crsdi, Of +bis
impprioI STATE We. M - nro,, .bo,,,,,
i'm tho uorLots of a., ,r,rlL a,,I ,,,,,
securities alt,pIrb L..ring hiob ,,,o,,
Of interest f,urd ro,,,ct,,.t .,la -,
enpruous discount
If was thnn rho mor,coror+ ~
the Missouri nn,itrrtiorv We en- 400.
rant a dan,r,,tr, f,,,,, b,,,,, ,I
bus .ness-li,;o urtro.s tbot II r,.ovoI,rI
,vido.,,ro,,I ,.,,,.,,,, ,,i - y
II was tben inc InI,hv nxrondod
sl93 G,S go as shawn hv tho ro,nrds
of the I'nitod states cunts ot -
Louis. to cor,uptIy sprurc tho rcIo,,o
of the statn's lion uno, tbo ,I;..,,,,.i
Pacific road. at a Ioss or six millions
of dollars I'm ITO tov-r,yn,.
If WAS tbcn th,ouoh r,,,,,nt l,rh,
influence. tho Ir., lin,r.oi, p.u
rad was Sold ~ 70 IN" Iowr.t
and worst bidders hy tho ,cp,mi..,,.r-
crs appointed by n Rnpubliran Gov
crnor. ON, of tho nurrhoscrs he,nr =
brother 10 one OF toe commissioners.
1t was then oar railroad securi-
tics, which Governor Fletcher declared
I" be "amp'c curity for the amounts
advanced To tb,m respectively We're
sold for $GI@l4"G. the state being the
loser by these transactions in the cX-
act amount at $4,000 .3ii. This deb
Is a HERITAGE OF Republican dishOn sly.
exceed ne torty-slN millions of dollars.
principal and interest but | congratu-
latc tho people That within a few short
months We viii have paid every dollar
OF this R"nu1l can debt except the
amount held in trust for the school
fund.
This. in brief. is IA summary of the
prOhig1te vase Of the peoples re-
sources during the period Of Ropubl-
can domination from lSC5 To 1871 an
era characterized by a recent editorial
of tn" leading Republican organ as
period Of Up ondil finance The
people may wei. ask for a dclivcranrc
from a repetition of such "splcudh
finance" inasmuch as it has required
more than thity y,als 10 pav the
debts imposed by Republican methods
Of "splcndid finance"
Hrnu,,,c,r r,yi,,oi,s, ,oi-
Tho ror,,+ ro',,rI ~, ,I,o pn,',,Ii,oo,,
rortv in enc civ, ~, =, ,,,i, ,,''', ,.,,'
mora .hono,os. ,I,,,, ,l.o .a,',,,.I ,,,,,,,,
Ia, thot ro,.,,. l., 49,, ,,,o.,o,,.,,,,,',
no afeai rn,i ,n,n To- ,n ron W.
and aa",,.,,t trot 3, s',,aI -, h,.', "',''
.In,.t r,or,, hron,h Of ~,
r,ty gnvorrmnnt RIA
rovanmes r. rho ci,,, uorn ,.,,.r,n,I,.
wasted and some Ct the uub'i, rpr-
OIds DESTROYED to conceal the owl