The Monticellonian., 1904-08-25

man 0. B. Gordon and Secretary Jno H. Page, of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee:
 To the Democratic Voters of Arkansas: didate for Governor in Arkansas. is frank enough in his published speech to say: No one is more sensible than of the fact that to win this time l must win by Democratic votes
 This being true, he is appealing to and places his entire hope of election in the Democrats. He expects the Re publican votes to be cast for him from standpoint of party leyalty-that party faith which he urges Democrats lowing excerpt from his speech;
 II need not speak of it's tthe Repub- lican party's) achievements to the
 The first party declaration made by Myers in his speech Is as follows:
 T believe in the Republican party; 1t deals of citizenship. In all it's history 1t has left nothing to be ashamed of we have no cause to regret any act 1t has ever committed or to wish to hide
 When confronted with some of the history of his party Harry may be in party nationally This dodge the Dem ocrats will not let him employ, because ne is not a national candidate. but candidate for a state office in Arkansas and must rest his case upon the his tory his party made in Arkansas. It is noticeable that in fact he made no ex- ception. hence he stands to his declar- ation that. Tn all it's history it has left nothing to be ashamed of" Hence we are left to argue from the premise that the Hon. Harry H Myers endorses the record of the Republican administration in Arkansas. and if elected Governor would re-enact the history made by that party in Arkansas from lS6A to 1S14.
 Consequently. if Myers should be elected the people of Arkansas might look forward to record In comparison with Democratic administrations some thing like the following republican mismana cement compared with Demo cratic economy:
 Expense of state government
 for two years ending in I8I4
 under Republican rule-.. S2,529,6S6 Expense of state government
 for two years ending in lSS6.
 twelve years later, under
 Democratic rule ........... 3S0,O00 " oeratic Si1 rule of -. - s2f49GS6 Expense of General Assembly
 in 1873. under Republican zz=,.,= Expense asa Of General Assembly 9yY'-00
 in 1908. under Democratic
 rule .+t....=+=+=.-' ...=..=t-.....=.. l5z'oz5 A difference in favor of Dem
 oeratic rule of f......#.=.#...#.=..S f2i,57S State printing. 1870 to 1S7l.
 under Republican rule..--..S 150.O00 State printing 1902 and 1905. 30,00o . oefatie rule of -. -. : 12O,OOO
 ments. 1872 to 1874. under
 Republican rule z. ...... ........s 13s.765 Blanks. blank books and state
 ments. 1902 and 1903 under
 Democratic rule. 100000 A difference in favor of Dem. o
 ocratic rule of. f....z.-....,...S l3S,765 Expense of auditors office
 from 1872 to 1874. under Re Expenses paglses" of sf'e Auditors office. -''
 1902. and 1903. under Demo
 cratic rule ....,...t..,-,s,. 1S,622 difference in favor of Dem
 ocratic rule of. of.....=.......$ 3,6SS Publishing journals of Gen
 eral Assembly of 1875 un-
 der Republican rule. ....,..S 43,S75 Publishing journals of Gen
 eral Assembly. 1903, under ooo A difference in favor of Dem. o
 ocratic rule of of......=.......S 43975 Expenses of land office. 1872
 rule =. -. - 51,675
 and 1903. under Democratic
 rule ..=......=.. Ib, lb5 A difference in favor of Dem Expenses 4esnsfs 'U5f of 0i secretary or 9''iS
 states office 1872 to 1874
 under Republican rule ......s 26,125 Expenses of secretary of
 states office, 1902 and 1903,
 under Democratic rule....-. 12,75e A difference In favor of Dem
 ocratic rule of.............S 13.393
 In addition it may be stated that both the land office and secretary of states office collect in fees many thou sand dollars more than the expenses. Total cost of state government
 from 1868 to 1874, under Re
 publican rule. le...............-. SS 532, 235 Total cost of state government
 for the last six years. under
 Democratic rule,...=. -. S525 900
 ocratic rule of.......... -. s5.OO7235 In 1S734 under Republican
 rule there were fifteen clerks
 in treasurers office at.....S 24,300 Now. under Democratic rule
 there are four at.........=... 11,4OO A difference in favor of Dem
 oeratic rule of ...=.=.=,-...#.=..,s 12,900 Tn 1S1l-2 there were 22 clerks
 in the auditors office aggre-
 gating in salaries. ...-........$ 34.000
 ing in salaries. ...s....... 13.SOO = oeratie rule of .;,:....s.a.s 2o2oo Tn 1872. under Republican rule
 the salary of the adjutant . general was....: :.....:..:.S 6o0O Now the GoVernOr private
 secretary performs the du-
 ties without salary ....... 0,000 A difference In favor of Dem
 ocratic rule of of....=.=...-.4...s coco
 The present free school system which was inaugurated substantially by the Democratic legislature of 1867. and for which almost every Democrat In that body voted, was prostrate and inefii- cient under Republican rule and the various school officers. with thirteen district superntendents drawing high as S3.000 q year salary each. and altogether costing the state in the az gregate s77.000 per annum. absorbed and consumed almost the entire school rev enues.
 In contrast. the expenditure through the common school fund alone which 
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