The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-04

| and pcnal institutions ia meet thc grow
Ing needs of lno state, and which are
universally conceded Ia hc Among IN"
best institutions of th",r Kind in tho
Union,
In this connection We call attention tn
the fact that unv-iiilh of the entire
state tax ot tW,u;y-iivc coats on the
A-H Nllnatinu Is rrlllInLl Nm An--N A-Lr
II Is collected To the SrvcruI counties of
the state for distribution among the
school districts for cdUoat nal purpus 5,
that two-iitths of this STATE tax has lac, II
applied to paying tho interest AMI prin-
ctpal of the public debt, AMI that with
the remaining two-hiths of this tax,
which IS but ten cents ou the 500, all
tn" current Exp mes Of the state gov
ernmcnt, including appropriations for
public buildings, for the support Of the
educational. ele'mosyuarY and penal In
sttutions of the STATE. fer tho payment
of criminal costs tor Ia" payment of
salaries of all executive, judicial and
legislative officers Of the State, and for
all other current EXPENSES of the State
are paid tbs being the smallest tax
levied for sucn purposes ny any State Of
the Union.
We also call attention To- the fact TINT
when the Democratic pa,v came into
power in 1873 the hurds OF the State hear
Ing per cent interest by reason of the
incompetent and dishonest admin st a.
ton Of our public affairs by Republicans.
were selling in tn" market at about
eighty cents on the collar. hut that now.
ny reason ~ ~" h'tt'r ana more honest
Iile, nous W "lrn,HINit"'!"u ulIuer l,"tho-
Ing only - per cent interest would
command premium in any market of
the world
Progress of the State
We take especial pride in also calling
attention to tno fact that under Demo-
cratic rule. Missouri has outstripprd
] al ief sis''r H'lt'S u, llduS'riHl
Grown ahn deN'Inpin"m she stanHS
pnuu'H nllh |S NV NJ, - ~" 81 M
49, W., ","i.. ~ l"ih, tnnSN ~ 1ii.u
ST. OnIo out'nnk u, T. oul th,N are tho
oIutr "'utcs OF me mon; ana We're thc
SSseiLecio VI P'pl''"tI'II an" Wrdlth "urh
a nissouIl wsS me lfon,,ri LIMOS Is tnH
S ViN olhor - ne 70 outfahk MIS- our, am
limos is not Only much older than Mis-
souii' ~. , mas mao cEc.,l'',n,nai auNant-
"S .n'Hs o'ni IL Go'iI''.''lE ,h' Si'al-
est State ny all odds west OF the MiSsls-
sibpi River
hese great achleN'ments won ny inc
peinocrhtlc party LOT the state nave
uerh won NOT Wth IN" hc!p OF fepubif-
can hrWSpiperS ana n"il'lcRhS. hnt IN
sun sun VI tnelr nlaIleh'nt p'rt'sah cnIrts,
stlli toluhu'I 10 p'lllllc apd Fauuce
the state ana oostruct It's progress.
Sp,endid Public ScbooIs.
W. roi,, iii, ,,,,.,,.,,,, ,,u,do ,z,-,.
po'n, MN spec,"i p, iue 10 pt,I 'i,ls-
founded in 1887 under Democratic stl-
Premacy' ana has been fostered by every
democratic administration since" 1t was
revived from l"tharSlr condition III
1915, wh'h our party was returned q
power, ana has SINCE been steadily devel-
opeu uhher It's euld;hS influence uhtll IL
STANDS TO-DAY second 10 no state school
system IN the mon. IN view or the CT
forts now being made by Repuhllcans 10
Greg the rnDiic schools ot our state lnio
partisan pol t'cS, II Is but Just II the
friends OF education to call attention to
the fact that Missouri VIII dishu"s" to
her puD..c schools this year a greater
amount than they received during the
entire six years of Republican rule. IN
der period Of excessive tHXatinn. the
Republican marty when in control OF
the state. disbGrsed to the counties for
school purposes an annual average of
only sl5l so while this vo7~ the public
s h"ols of Missouri. I'm 'er an exception