Iron County register., 1904-09-22
From the State Tribune.

TIOln the Oldle lTlDune.
Governor Dockery opened the Dem
ocratic. campaign in Cole county in
strong speech at the county court
house Wednesday night. The room
was crowded with Democrats, who
listened attentively and enthusiastic
ally to the remarks of the chief ex-
ecutive.
Governor Dockery drove to the
court house from the mansion in his,
private conveyance, preceded by the
local band The crowd had already
assembled and by the time Governor
Dockery arose to deliver his speech
standing room only could be had. The
speaking was under the auspices of
the Capital City Democratic Club,
and the speaker of the evening was
presented by President r. w. Nor
row in few we'll chosen words.
Governor Dockery was in excellent
mettle, and from the time he started
held the close attention of his audi
-ence. His speech was frequently in
terrupted by applause as he delivered
the facts about Republican misrule
and Democratic administrations of
Missouri. He confined himself to the
record and arraigned the Republican
party by its own actions. His speech
was masterful and to the point, full of
sense. q He confined himself entirely
to State issues, speaking as follows
The party to which l belong, for
thirtytwo years. has administered the af-
fairs of this great Democratic Common
wealth with conspicuous ability and fl
Under its rule Missouri is recognized
as the best governed State Of the Union.
am proud to be Missouri Demo-
crat, glory in, the history and achieve
ments of my party during the long period
Of it's .ascendency. Every Mssourian
should feel q sense of glowing pride when
State under Democratic administrations.
Missouri, during the last three de-
cades, has leaped from ninth In population
Her progress in other respects has kept
pace with her wonderful increase of popu-
lation.
=, When the Democratic party succeeded
the Republican party, it found the public
credit dshonored; our fiscal manage
ment a menace to tax payers: our
educational ed system inferior to other States
the penitentiary reproach to honest
methods; and the people oftimes burdened
in State, County and Municipality with
inefficient and corrupt administrations.
This conduct of affairs, in some IN
stances, ,scandalized almost beyond com
parison the State and hampered our pro.
ductive industries
Under the capable and honest manage
ment of Democracy the public credit was
restored ;our financial affairs ably ad
ministered; our educational system upifted
and our State institutions multiplied and
brought to very high standard Of effci
ency.
More than one hundred millions OF
the peoples money have been collected ant
disbursed to meet the necessities of the
public service, without the loss or mis-
appropriation of a single dollar while al
the same time the tax rate has beer
reduced below. that of any other State.
The benign influence of Democratic
moi. only in the growth of our institutions
and the payment of the entire bonded
debt, :. but is likewise manifest in tn,
DOululHS SlTlueS winch nave been m3Q
in private enterprise
Manufacturing industries have growi
nightly vast railway system construct
ed great cities are expanding; farms ar
development of horticultural, mineral AM
other resources has attracted the favor
able at attention Of the civilized world.
The 7, Louisiana Louisiana Purchase Exposition
lished beyond cavi the pre-eminence o
Missouri among the States of the Amer
1t is officially shown that Missouri
first in agriculture and leads all othe
States in the extent of her livestock an
horticultural wealth. Within her boz
ders Is mined eighty per cent of the zin
nickel, and large output of lead. Th
wealth of coal underlying our soil is n
most most beyond com1,putation Our buidin
and commerce Missouri is in the very from
rank She produces one-tenth of the cor
and one.twelfth Of the wheat of the worlt
Missouri, in fact, gistens with industris
God, in the plenttude of His wisdom
has lowered this State with almost ever
natI natural IsiUI advantage. TO these riches ha
prisne aaaed aed dRfSppiaeon patriotic ene
Is it any wonder that such State, s
well governed, should have attained til
proud position It occupies before the rel
resentatives OF the nations, who are mo-
of all time?
This marvellous advancement of Nilsson
has been made despite the calumnies {
the leaders of the. Republican party.
The policy of the Republican party he
tended to hinder development retard EN-
grafton, and ntimidate capital seeking ii
omous partisan mendacity, our growth b,
been phenomenal. 1t is no longer in ii
power of Republican leaders to stay IL
march Of Miss0uri's glorious progress
1t is not proper, therefore, that the de
TIMES of this sovereign State should
again committed to a party whose leade
have maligned 1t and been stumbIr
block in our Industrial pathway.
THE REPUBLICAN DEBT.
The Republican record In the State ar
during its recent control of st. Louis d
closes gross mismanagement and a rioto
waste of public money.
The Republican State platform, adopt
at st. Joseph, boasts Of the reduction
the public debt during the six years I.
the administrations Of Governors Fletch
and McClurg.