Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-04-16
the six years the Republicans
filled the Offices In MltaouJ.

years the Republicans bdd con.
troll OF Missouri they did DOT i'm,
pose one dollar Of taxes IN the
railroads. The injustice NJ the
this policy was all the uiork IA.
grant because taxes then were
enormously high and the bbrden
which individual property nd 10
bear was made doably excessive
by the rank fayoritlsm lhowo
corporate Interests.
rThis iavoritism was not hmit-
cd 10 the railroads alone. Other
great coipora,e interests were
PERMITTED 10 escape any part Of
the bmdtns OfihxaiIon. j
Not one dollar reached dhe
Slate Treasury from The, yarious
=
state departments during the six
years the Republicans held con.
troll. In those days the fees OF the
Secretary Of State, In addition,
to his salaries, all went
into the pocketsOf "Count" Rod.
man. The once earns $4,000
annually, but the state got no
part oft.
''Tbe 'ame istrue OF the Treas
ury Department The State's
moneys we're then used as the
personal perquisiles OF the State
Treasurer.
"The records tell the same
story Of the Insurance Depart
ment. The most searching In
vesligatiou Of the records fails 10
show q single dollar reaching the
treasury from any Of these depart
ments during the entire period of
Republican control.
"what are the conditions todayi
"Not only are the railroads re-
quired to pay taxes on an assess-
ment OF over eighty millions Of
dollars, but other great corporate
interests are made to bear a fair
proportion of the States burdens.
1.-THE Insurance Department now
collect from insurance companies
in fees and taxes annually 1885,
10000.
"Under Republican rule not
one dollar was paid into the
State Treasury by these great
money-making corporations.
I'm addition to these large sums
a Democratic Attorney-G General
compelled the insurance compan.
les, which violated the antitrust
law, to pay into the State Treasury
in fines In a single year over $90,-
10000.
"Has any Missourian ever heard
of any Republican Attorney-G Gen :
eral imposing q penalty on these
interpretations, however openly
or de6antlY they may violate the
laws of the statei
'The interest on the State de-
posits amounted to over $4,000,
last year, and every dollar went
to the credit of the people.
'The most vigilant and persist
ent expert accountant which
could be secured within the rami-
fications of Wall Street failed to
trace a single dollar of interest
on deposits to the state treasury
during the six years the Republi-
cans handled the public funds.
THE earnings Of the Insurance,
State last year amounted to $751;
63S.05, and every dollar was paid
into the State Treasury.
"lf the Republican Secretary Of
State, "Count" Rodman, ever let
go a single dollar of fees, the re-
cords at the State capitol fail to
disclose the rash act. g. !.
practically all of this large
sum came from corporations
which almost wholly escaped tax
alton during the six years OF Re-.
publican rule, when individual
property bore the burdens OF a
most profligate State government.
"The earnings of the Insurance,
Treasury and State Departments
in fees, special taxes and commits
sions under Democratic methods
amounted to more than half o mil
lion dollars annually. @
"Missouri to-day receives each
years in fees and taxes on corpor-
ations, which wholly escaped the
taxation under the Republican rule
nearly three fourths of a million
dollars.
"The revenue from corporations
has enabled the state to reduce
taxation on the property Of the
individual citizens until today the