The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-28
THE PLATFORM
AS ADOPTED.
Doodle Made the Issue in
Accordance With Mr..
Folks Wishes.

Jefferson City, July 20.-The fol.
lowing is the platform adopted by
the convention:
The Democrats OF Missouri, In con.
vention assembled at the city OF JET.
forson, July 10, 1904, renew their
allegiance to the principles OF Democ
racy as announced by Thomas
Jefferson, and ratify and affirm the
Democratic national platform adopt
eo in st, Louis July 8, 1904, and
pledge our hearty and unanimous
support to the nominee OF that con.
vention, Honorable Alton b. Parker
We especially direct attention to
the honorable achievements OF Dem.
ocratic control in Missouri through
out thirty years OF history, extending
from the administration of Silas
Woodson to that OF the present able
and efficient chief executive OF the
state, Honorable A. NJ. Dockery.
Wecongratulate our party and the
people of this state on the fact that
during Democratic administration OF
affairs more than 100 millions oidol-
lars have been collected and disburs-
ed without the Misrepresentation or
loss of a single dollar.
RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC RULE.
When the Democratic party came
Into power thirty years ago, itiound
the commonwealth staggering under
a load OF debt, the fruit of Republi-
can misrule and venallty. The debt
then amounted to $21, 100000 I'm
der economic Democratic admins
trations this debt has been paid off
entirely, and the only financial
obligations of the state that now re.
main are the school certificates,
amounting to 81, 395, $3.50, which are
in the nature o! an endowment for
the cause OF public education, the |
principal and interest belonging to |
the public school fend. A portion of |
this amount was originally invested |
In United States bonds. which bonds |
were maturing and being called for
payment. As the state has bonds
outstanding on which higher rate
OF interest was being paid than the
school fund would receive from Unit
ed States bonds, the United States
bonds were sold and the money in
vested In state bonds, which were ex-
changed for school certificates, and
these have been declared to be q
sacred obligation OF the state by con.
stitutional amendment.
The tax rate when the Republican
party was driven from power in i
Missouri was fifty cents on the $1Oo,
valuation. The Democratic party Of
Missouri has reduced this to seven
teen cents on the 500 valuation,
and seven and two-thirds cents OF
this goes to the public school fund.
There is no state In the Union with
as many public institutions to main
tain as Missouri that has as low a
tax rate. Missouri is the only state
In the Union that has lowered her
taxes and paid off it's debts at the
same time. II
PROGRESS OF THE STATE.
During the rule OF Democracy, Mis- {
souri, has risen to be the filth state In .
the Union in population, and pro. {
poses to be the first state In the Tn. =
lon In civic honor. Industries have !
been encouraged and public enter {
prises iostersd. In material develop. 4,
ment 1t has outstripped ell Of it's
sister states, and it's magnificent Z
system Of public schools, eleemosy-
nary establishments and other public I
should stimulate the
pride Of every loyal citizsn. i
SCHOOLS, IL
The Democratic party in Missouri,
guided by the inspiration Of Thomas
Jefferson, has ever iostsred public !
Its ideal, as was his, a
we'll articulated system Of schools,
rom the humblest rural school
a great university. During
she past thirty years, under Demo
ratio administration, Missouri has
and developed a system Of
schools along broad lines and now
ponds more annually for public edu. Il
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