The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-23

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Clay Township. ....-........ F. Larkin
S Soy,s IRSp I III. lg'iss 3. hossss.
freeeddin srd5wnship5 III 1x Lee Bebtdp'
texingtpH Tovnships Hs charlksls Mitchell
Eiddletbq TpYnshipI VOID ncdrsT
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Washington Township .........irvin Withers
4 Bundle Of Falsehoods.
Rich Hill, Tribune ,(Rep,l; 4Thep
khy btdpdse n cons Hut local amend
&ehtU VI make then (thessASbl ceTu
afcates) bonds and put q perpetual
TAX on the people Is pay the interest
On them? Why not lesse them sS
they are and pay the Indebtedness, as
yell as the. interest; With the tag,
md thus eventually Wipe '6htN the
debt. and stop the taxes
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The Trlbune's idea seems to be to
BAY tic certificates audiet tAe sch6bls
&c., sTtithihkst there woulabeinofneed.
y spppqt tAeseho9ls BY tsgTaAtsiqq. /.
Ginsopr BepuhEeau 8 The imperial,
State of Missouri should not be sad
Sled1 l2Rffit1Re perSssssk2 Aatsd dtBtl!
Fhe MAGNIFICENT natural resources Of
this great eomWanRt'slt9 are l5,4S syn,
Sient to maipptEaenFld lis fEsthyp98!ss SyjtHapooIAtts
placing a perpetual mortgage upon
fhebgobg.a'a s3lbauAL ,doamoi5 ID.
TIE ReBdbltad's idea ssemptobe
fh4tstte aBJn- tfansfefGBle eertfaeat6s
Sh0tAWg s p4fdilbtRe 4zooey fdtested
IN yer.a-s. oeendsapa5ing sbeatlfape
Gent, and the schools supported by
taxa1fAtAaqhoaa IL,
BobnvHieA AdSahce' E(Rsp3:S "The-
Observation-Disclosures "a 4 tQgpEdlIQg Of,
uncertain parentage and the demo-
sSstje party Proposes ~ Iegalize tbeelpp,
by a, constitutional amendment. II
they are legitimate, why need hey
Sbe legalized
The AdF8kee sesms y f~hiakgthAt
the certify ilq a s
ahe proposed constitutional amend
sment is to make them eDud iM
C2sSylle 1Republican: "Tho con-
{s~tit1tl6f 81 the state provides that d
&ax for INTEREST," onsiindebtednes
shaTl cease when the regular b5naed
$debt shall have been paid on, eanse-
Squeutlgsthe democrats fnefrhsy must
smake the people legSlize their pldAl
SderiOg of the school money BY assessing
themselves a tax to pay the interest"
The REPUBLICAN admits m IBsfifst
f%clause above that the certificates are
legal and that the proposed amend
mept is designed TO make the state
remain trustee OF the school fund and
to avoid turning over the funds 10
school boatds 70 speculate With.
This would have to be done as the
constitution nov staads, since the
revenues Of tie state are suf1cientte
psy within the neIt two years al
that remains o. theA S11;00Bi09t
which the republicans stole In 1872.
and the scbobf ceftflcates besidss
: III Tie last clause the Republican
says that the certificates are illega
and that she fund tHsJ represent wal
plundeFed-pEobAbly referring to th,
fact that the proceeds of'the certif
Gates wcre Used by ths democrats t,
pay part Of the go, 600, 900 mentioned
above d
These are fair, average clipping
and they Illustrate the retklcssness 0
assertion inconsistency and down
risht 10, lishness Of republican talk o.
the subj ct Of the Srh1ol iepd Thes
assertions do tot IlSs 60 the Digit
Of ogaic8mpaisu llpssshey are mefel
the curr.sh gromlinss Of tlose VII
are tQo eow2fdlH To- cutiils specih
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