The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-08-07
SOME POLITICAL HISTORY.
Review Of The Republican Psriy's Record
Concluding the Democratic
StsIe Platform.

The Rspnblieans were In iull control
OF the State FROM 1865 to 1871, and
Of the city OF 81. Lsuis (Which repre-
sen,s one-6ith of The population aud
one third OF the wealth Of tho state)
iron 1898 TO 1901. These periods Of
Republican administration In State and
city were marked by degree Of iutol-
erEnce and corruption, having few ex-
amples In American history.
10 the State they enacted election
laws which denied 10 Democrats ell
over the State any representation what
ever 10 the registration OF voters, or al
the polls on election day, and under
which thousands OF citizens of high re-
puis were DISTINGUISHED solely because
they we're Democrats law denoan-
oed by the Supreme Cours Of tho Uni
ted States as being "withOut any pre-
eedcnt' for partisan brutality; they
couupily sguAndered the securities
held by the State ample to pay the in-
debtedness, aud thus, by notorious acts
Of official dishonesty, 80 rank as to at
tract even national rebuke, iRstened
40 enormous burden Of debt upon the
people; lhoy dsspoiled the SCHOOL fund
OF 5000, 600, which after the ever
throw Of the corrupt Republican re-
gime, was restored to the fund 10 the
form Of an interest bearing obligation
Of tho State; they exempted Railroad
property from all forms Of taxation,
while they levied al excessive burden
Of taxation, double the present ratio,
on The people, aud wasted the revenue
thus uneqaAlly laid aud Bniusily ex-
tOrted In pro1igate expenditures; they
so debAsed the credit Of the State
through extravagsni aud corrupt adj
minislralions that its bonds, bearing q
high rate Of interest, were hawked In
the markets Of The country at less than
so cents on the dollar; they prosiitu-
ted the public institutions Of the State
to tho support and enrichment Of their
henehmen, and their executive officers,
10 addition to their salaries, absorbed
as psrquisiles The enormous fees paid
Into their department, which fees are
now, under Democratic rule, paid into
the Treasury, aud create = fund suite
lent 10 support all the departments
without expense to the people.
And during their sscendency 10 St.
Louis they also eoFruplly squanderod
the municipal revenues and then de-
stroyed the public records to coneea,
their eriass, they granted franchises
valued al millions In return for bribe
money, but for which tho city received
not farihing; they prostliui0d the
the public institutions of Tho city, %
they did of the State, 10 rrwarding
their Pzrlisans, thereby impairiHg the
efficiency OF tho institutions. and left
them In condition bordering on de-
cay; lhey debssed tho public service
Of the city TO the lowest level, even
the Mayor being charged by a grand
jury with embczzling public iands, and
the private secretary Of the Mayor and
many other important Republican oil.
elalS VI that period have been indicted
for puriury, bribery, oorrua. exloflion
In Office and otheF offenses, on which
indictments some have been convicted,
some are Sighting Tor delay, while 9th
ers have fed 10 foreign counties 10 ss-
cape punishment for their crimes.
The party and the moa guilty Of
these foul misdeeds---being tho same
party and Esn who imprisoned women
for teaching school, lawyers aud doe
tors for .practieiag their pFoiessieas
and. ministers sos preaching The gos-
pol; who disiranchised General Frank
T. Blair aud ethsrs like him seIely
bssaasa they wess Democrats, who
robbed General Shields and Colonel
SwisEler Of sasis In Congress TO which
they had been elected, and lrohhsa
scores Of othsr Democrats 81 Offices
TO which they had ksen chosen, and
then burned the ballots 10 hida the evil
Of theis frauds. and who fos iwsasy-
are years 10 party platforms, IL tie
pross zad on the stump have de-
noanced tho atats and ihs people. ap-
plying 70 thsm them faost ipsaltlHg
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