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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
WONDERFUL GROWTH OF PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS.

When the Republican party turned
the State over to their Democratic Site
ccssorS there were eight state insttu-
uon,, mcagcrly equipped. PROVIDED for
out OF the general treasury. These
have enormously grown and expanded.
and fifteen others have been added 10
them to meet the needs OF our rapidly
growing commonwealth.
With that wisdom which recognizes
that the first prerequisite in the citizen
ship Of republic is widespread in
tcllipcncc, the democracy has ever most
literally provided for the maintenance
OF our common school system Under
their fostering care. our great Uuivcr-
slty has grown to be one Of the fore
most schools in the land. and clustered
around it and part OF it. are the tech
meal schools OF law. medicine, agricul-
turc, mining. engineering. pedagogy
and journalism, where the Missouri boy
may 1T himself for work in any call
ing Of lie
Three great normaIs, thoroughly
equipped, and two more in course Of
construction. are yearly sending forth
thousands OF trained teachers 20 take
their places in The country schools TO-
90 district schools. maintained in every
school district in Missouri are giving
to the boys and girls Of the State an
opportunity 10 Obtain a primary cduca-
ton that will fit them for the duties
OF citizenship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
STATE SUPPORT FOR DISTRICT
SCHOOLS.

This year from the general treasury
of the State, in addition to sums raised
by taxation on the property within the
district we distributed to these Io.o46
district schools SL56L60ooo This sum
raised by general taxation upon all the
property OF the State is the help the
wcathcr counties extend TO poorer
communities in order to enable them
to maintain their schools. Under thia
system many counties in Missouri re-
ccivc from the public treasury for
school purposes more money than the
entire tax paid by that county to the
State.
The school system of Missouri, built
up and maintained under Democratic
laws, must be preserved The common
schools. where the vast majority of
our youths have their only oppor-
tunity for education, must be Continu-
ously improved and kept at the high
est point Of efficiency \ Democrats
Legislature in the past has and in the
future will recognize their needs, anI
just laws will be enacted to meet their
necessities.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
NEGRO CHILDREN AND WHITES IN
SEPARATE SCHOOLS.

Separate schools for the negro race
have been provided. and Lincoln In
stitute gives TO them likewise the OPP
portunity for higher education At any
cost, democracy will always demand
separation of the races in the school
room, and never can any man hold
office in this State who does not stand
for that policy.
For many years patrons OF our public
schools have felt they were unustiy
burdened by the exactions OF the school
book trust. It should be one OF the
first duties OF the coming legislature to
devise some method whereby common
school text books may be furnished
free, and others at the lowest possible
cost, keeping always in mind the neces-
sity OF giving to the student the best
book obtainable.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
A DIsGRACEFUL CHAPTER OF
MISSOURI HIsTORY.

But the summit OF political cifront-
cry is reached when the Republican party
in Missouri talks of purity in elections
This is the party that stole the prcsi-
dcncy, and sought to perpctuatc its rule
with a force bill. This is the same old
party that when it controlled the poll
tics OF Missouri never permitted a
Democratic judge or clerk TO enter an
election booth. This is the party that
diSiranchiscd thousands of loyal citi-
zcns in Missouri; that drove Gen. Fran
els T. Blair from the polls; that made
the test of citizenship an oath which
the Supreme Court of the United
States said was beyond precedent in
its severity" and wiped from the stat
ute books by judicial decree. This is
the party that burnt the ballots when
Democrats were elected, and gave the
certificates to their Republican oppo-
ncnts. This is the party that robbed that
gallant hero OF two wars, and Senator
from three states. Gen James Shields.
of an office to which he had been
chosen by the vote OF the people, and
gave the certificate to the Republican he
had defeated And Senator Warner
himself must have laughed in his
sleeve as he heard read this platform
of Republican purity and remembered
how Count Rodman's stove had burned
the ballots that defeated him. and Count
Rodman's pen had written the false
certificate that gave him an office to
which he was never elected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
PRIMARY's NEW CONDITIONS WILL
BE MET.

The direct primary was new TO the
people OF this State. Like most new
laws, it had impcrfcc,ons that became
manifest upon trial. These mpcrfcc.
tons the Legislature will have oppor-
tunity to remedy. Two things must be
made certain; that every citizen will
have the right TO cast his ballot as he
pcascs, and have it honestly counted A.:
and that the member Of one political
party will not be permitted /, take part
in the nominations of another
The primary on the Democratic side
was holly contested. It was but nat
ural that some measure Of disappoint-
mcnt should result, out this is far bet
ter than the situation Of our Rcpuhli-
can opponents. They had no primary
A cotcric OF political bosses met in
secret session at Jefferson CITY. and
not only named their ticket, but lcvcllcd
the thunder bolts OF their wrath at an
who dared oppose their right to die
tate. An honorable man, filling the
high office of Assistant Auorncy-G Gen
cral with distinction. was compelled by
Mr.. lIadlcy To resign his place because
he would not bow to the will OF this
political machine. II is far better for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

The answer Kansas City and Jackson
county will make to this attempt on
the part of one of her citizens to be-
Smirch her good name, will be 5000 ma
jority against him at the polls in next
November.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

DGhdli, Ap' ptpl. Is, lytko.
The Democratic State campaign was
formally opened here today by public
speaking, marching clubs, bands, FIRE
works and a demonstration never be-
fore witnessed in this city. Special
trains brought citizens and Democratic
clubs from a hundred miles around
and the streets have been crowded with
pushing, shouting throngs
Hon. William s. Cowhcrd, the
Democratic nominee for Governor, re-
ceived a magnificent ovation rs he de-
livcred the formal opening speech OF
the campaign that will be wagcd with
great vigor by the Democrats from now
until the day of the general election
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Missouri Demo.
Gratis:
! want at the outset to express my
appreciation of the high honor the
democracy of this State has bestowed
upon me by selecting me as its candi
date for Governor.
To those devoted friends who so
ably and so generously assisted me in
the late primary campaign, return
here my sinccrcst thanks To those
democrats who, exercising their right
OF selection. preferred other candi-
dates, say now that the primary is
over, and the will of the party has
been announced, let us bury all past
differences and go forward as one solid
phalanx to meet the common foe.
We are beginning here the campaign
for the control OF the dcstinies OF Mis-
souri, for the next four years, and prob
ably for many years thereafter.
Encouraged by their success in 1904,
when they not only carried the State
for the Republican national ticket, but
elected all State officers excepting the
Governor, the Republican party is
claiming that Missouri is now in the
doubtful column. and the story has
gone forth that their national commit
tee has already begun to pour their
treasure into the State and later viii
send here their noted orators, hoping
to persuade those whom money cannot
purchase.
II is known to all men interested in
political affairs that the Republicans are
desperately striving this year to gain
possession of the Executive Office in
order that they may control the ap-
pointments of the boards in the cities
and those managing our great State in
stitutions; and If we may judge that
party by its past record in Missouri, or
its present conduct in states where it
is now in power, once given this oppor-
tunity of Executive appointment, they
will build such a political machine as
was never before known in the State.
have no fear, however, that they
can either purchase or persuade the
democracy OF Missouri to abandon its
time honored loyalty TO Democratic
principles.
Our citizens are neither ignorant nor
corrupt. They will weigh the char
acter of the men presented by the diff
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
THE DAWN UNDER sILAs wooDsos

When. in 1873, Democracy. under
Silas WoodSon, assumed coatrol of the
State, VIC took possession under the
most discouraging circumstances. Mis-
souri,, a border state, had been rayagcd
by both armies during the Civil War,
and the panic destined 4 few months
later to sweep over the country was
already casting It's shadow upon us.
But democracy, with splendid courage.
faced the difficulties it confronted
Salaries OF publ, officials were re-
duccd, fees and pcrquisitcs that had
gone To enrich oficchuhlcrs were
turned into the treasury. prnprrtv thar
had escaped taxation was placed unon
INC DOCKS OF the assessor, and for the
irsi time the great corporations and
railroad companies were compelled TO
bear their share OF the burden Of gov
eminent. Under economic Democratic
admin stratiDns the people Of this
state have seen this entire Indebtedness
paid, excepting only that part i'm which
the State ha, invested her pprmlnen,
school fund, known as the school GER
tlNcaiCS BY q direct vote ON a Con
''i'uiionll Amendment, the npoplc have
determined tina: these certificate, shall
remain as an Investment for the bcnc.
ilt pt onr educational system
All this has been done under n tax
rate constantly reduced until today il
IS the lowest OF any state in all the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

tcrcnt parties, they will consider the
principles for which they stand, and
with that intelligent conservatism that
is the distinguishing characteristic OF
the Missourian, they will reach lust
and a patriotic conclusion.
FALSE CLAIMS OF REPUBLICANS.
With its accustomed cffrontcry, the
Republican party has put forth plat
form IN which it claims for its various
nominees unbounded credit for results
brought about by Democratic laws. In
the light of this, bombastic document
1t IS well to review the conduct OF Re
publican officials when they controlled
these same Offices, unhampcrcd by the
restraining influence of Democratic
legislation.
When Republicans controlled the
State, the Treasurer deposited the
States funds with his friends, and the
interest received thereon was n fat
pcrquisite that went to his own pocket
y Democratic legislature now compels
this money to be let to the highest
bidder by competitive bids. recurring
such bidder to furnish to the State
ample security for the money deposited
with him, and il was because of the
operation Of this Democratic law, the
Treasurer received the interest for
which he is complimcntcd in his partys
platform
DEMOCRATS MADE LARGE INTEREST
POSSIBLE.
AS the State grows in wealth and
population, each succeeding Treasurer
will probably collect in interest more
than his predecessor, but the present
Treasurer has been fortunate in this,
that a Democratic Auditor, aided by
Democratic United States Senator, coll
lected $7s,ooooo from the general gov
ernmcnt, which remains uncxpcnded in
the treasury of the State, and $780,
10000 more drawn from the foreign in
surance fund was by an oversight left
for two years undistributcd, thus add |
ing 20 the fund on which interest was
drawn. II is well, too, in order to show
the distinction between Republican and
Democratic methods, to remember that
for many years the Democratic party |
has sought TO compel the general gov
ernment to follow similar method in
dcpositing the nations funds But this
is still ono OF the assets OF the Rcpub- |
lican party, and the Secretary OF the
Treasury places the governments hun
dreds OF millions with his favored
friends, and never dollar of interest
is paid upon such deposits.
THE OLD REPUBLICAN WAY.
Under Republican rule in Missouri
the Secretary of State put into his
pocket all Of the fees of the office.
Again, a Democratic Legislature, look
ing after the interests of the people,
and not the officeholders, passed laws
him to account to the Treas.
ury for every dollar so received, and
The Republican platform again prides
Itself upon the fact that a Republican
Secretary of State had obeyed this
Democratic law.
But no plank in all their platform is
more boastful and less truthful than
he one which recounts the perform
inces of the present Attorney General,
md nominee for Governor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
FAIR ELECTIONS CAME WITH DEM
oCRATIC RULE.

AS against his infamous history
known TO all Missourians, we place the
Democratic record that has given to
this State an absolutely impartial cleo
ton law, under which Republicans have
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
HADLEY's RECORD ONE OF FILING
SUITS. NOT WINNING THEM.

Against the character OF my op-
poncnt | have no word to utter. He
is a gentleman OF unquestioned intcg-
rity and great ability. Notwithstand-
ing our different political faiths. we
have for years been personal friends.
] am confident that even now our op-
posing candidates. will in no way affect
the high esteem in which, | feel justi-
fed in saying, We each hold the other.
But | feel sure the bar of the State will
join with me in saying that the record
OF the Attorney-Gcneral's Office for the
past four years has reached the maxi
mum in newspaper advertisement and
the minimum in court achievement A
great reputation for trust busting has
been made not by winning but by bring
ing suits, and OF the numerous cases
brought not one so far has reached a
final judgment, Yet, in this platform,
the Attorncy-Gcneral is pictured as the
special champion of the peoples rights,
and the bencfactor who has saved them
millions of dollars
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

brothers OF the Republican commits
sioncr who made the sale.
During these years OF Republican rule
the tax rate was rs high as O.
cents, and never lower than 50 cents
on the $1,000, but notwithstanding this
enormous tax, never dollar thus
raised was spent in erecting a public
building The only monument reared
by the Republican party in these years
was a bonded Indebtedness Of $1,000,
10000. which they left as legacy to
their Democratic successors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CLAIMS RID.
DIED.

The great increase in the produc-
ton of oil following upon the develop
mcnt OF the Kansas and Oklahoma field
and reduction in freight rates had
nothing to do we are told with lower
ing the price OF oil, but it is attributed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

only to an undetermined suit brought
by Mr., Hadley against the Standard
Oil Company
A two-ccnt passenger rate law pas
sed by Democratic Legislature. and
signed by a Democratic Governor, is
likewise cody appropriated by the At
torney General, and another million
added TO the credits that he claims.
a threatened prosecution OF the in
surancc combine which never reached
the stage of formal suit is made the
basis OF n claim for reduction Of in
surancc rates, although the records
show similar reductions during the
preceding years,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GOT RE
SUITS.

As against this vain Boosting of re-
suits resting only in the imagination of
platform makers. VIC present in strik-
ing contrast the record OF the last
Democratic Attorney General, who put
into the treasury OF the State $I2o,ooo.oo
in fines collected from the trusts.
Nowhere is the insincerity of the Re
publican party more apparent than in
its platform declaration in regard to
election frauds. With characteristic
mcndacity, il dcnounces the recent pri-
mary election in Kansas City, though a
member OF the committee that framed
the platform, the party's nominee for
Governor, is a resident of that city and
knows that the primary there held was
as fair as any that has ever been held
in any city in this land. He knows too
that grand jury, sitting under the con-
troll of one OF the defeated candidates,
and a Republican prosecuting attorney,
and urged by them to most diligent
of that primary. after
three weeks examination of witnesses,
found one indictment against a man
who showed another for stepping upon
his foot
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25
SMALL VOTE A REBUKE TO REPUB.
LICAN SLATE FIXERs.

The snail vote cast ut the primaries
by the Republicans is an indication OF
how little the rank and file Of the party
were interested in the success Of the
ticket chosen for them by the machine.
The Republican platform courts
comparison of Democratic and Rcpub-
lcan rule in Missouri, and we gladly
meet the issue.
THE DARK DAYS OF MISSOURI.
From 1865 to january, 1871 Missouri
was under control OF the Republican
party The history OF those dark days
is too we'll known TO need repetition.
1t was the time of the test oath and
the Drake constitution. 1t was the
time when ministers and priests were
driven from the pulpit TO the jail be
cause they would not swear that never
had they held kindly feeling for some
friend marching beneath a southern
battlchag; it was the time when gentle
women were torn from the school room,
convicted and imprisoned because they
admitted they cherished in their hearts
love for a father or brother fighting
for a principle he believed TO he Just
The office of the lawyer was closed
the director Of the bank was compelled
to resign from the board, and the juror
taken from the court room, who could
not swear under the pains and penal
ties of perjury they had never sympa-
thizCd with relative or friend who up
held the cause of the Confcdcracy. Il
was the time when the best citizenship
OF the State was prohibited from cxcr-
cising the right OF suffrage: when cor
rupt local officials elected by minority |
whom they selected as the only citizens
allowed to vote, saddlcd enormous bond
issues upon many counties without con
sideratlon to the community, 1t was
The time when bribery ran riot through
Jul lNEl0hAlNt Mans anu dNNblhlIk " /
he sworn testimony in the courts. the
stockholders of the Pacific road paid
SIo2, 1000 to soften down the Legis-
aturc' aud secure the passage of an
lct relieving that road of its obligation
o the State for S6,7So,ooo.oo. 1t was
he time when S32.oooooooo of liens
against the railroads of the State,
worth their face value, were sacrificed
or $6,oooooooo, and debt of more
han S25,ooo,ooooo put upon the people
VI the State; it was the time when the
ron Mountain Railroad, then the prop
rty of the State, bought in under a
mortgage for more than $1,000, 10000,
vas sold for $ssoooo.oo. although other
'iddcrs offered double that amount and
he men who obtained the bargain were
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05

fused to supply the harems OF Arabia.
Syria and Turkey, as we'll as OF Egypt
land other Mohammedan countries OF
North Africa. Such merchandise was
known as black ivory. In contradis-
function to the elephants tusks, called
white ivory.
Since Germany has gotten posses
sion of the mainland opposite here, the
ivory trade has been diverted to Oar
es Snlaam. and a large part OF the
product now goes there. THIS trace
will increase with the building OF me
railroad. which Is now being pusncn
on toward Lake Tanganyika II VIII
on to Uiijl. with a branch to the VIC
tora NyanTa rap IaS fnPpsE = that
port has a good harbor: and the largest
steamers arc now calling there.
Queer African Natives.
The Germans are rapidly exploring
their colonies, and they are ar, , bnra II
t fba African wIlds. They have alto
! . tter seven or eight million Of these
ina lives in their part OF the Mhi' ,,r ,n Mo
burden; and they are aivlG genoe W ~ the the
most Intelligent are about rabora. ana nc
r. Is from there that the colony ex.
nects to get the labor to cultiyate tn mhs
plantations along the !, s ga zinc and
subordinate chiefs: and women are 81
hiEhly egarded that they are some
tines elected as the chiefs OF th ha
Irrespective villages. THESE p S,nr that
the dead 1.-Two again as spirits Every
chief i1i has a hut in which the Splits
are supposed to dwell. ,+,,,
NThey have medicine men ana wien
doctors. and they think that g i,,4n
madeline man San change hlnsell IL NY ~
q Wild animal at will and thus torment
Ibis enemies
Education of tue Negroes
The Germans arc ruling these PEG
nile to some extent throlt;n tne,r cu ,l!t =
and they are establishing Schools 70
teach them. The miss,onarlss are also
at work in different pats &of. Geri ~, =.
Past Africa, and the governn en- nus a.
high schools and manual .ralnlns
schools with European teachers , VIZ
}use colored assistants. This work .l, -
lust in the beginning, but proi l,.s ~,
|to grow. Fiftystwo colored tedsnei ls
are already employed !, ana n,;n, Ing so1oo'7
There are but few whites IN the IN
lterinr5of that colony, and almost none
axcant,nr officials. In Tabora xthere
are eight foreigners. OF whom SIX are
military officers. In ujiji. on L saite
ITanganyil1a there are only four wh1te8
mon; two are civilians one being e g a0 DC
hmr,,s' at the head Of the lake, there
a Du, fonr Europeans, and at Bismarck
burg on the southern end there are
oniv' two both Of whom are offlclals;
IAtThfyyanzas on Lake Victoria, ! oun n,
about twenty Europeans equh.4y 81, ai7
vided# between the military ana civil.
branches Of tho government,
Among the Washashi. ii
There is a queer town on Lake VIC
toria belonging to the Germans when
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
used within recentsyears is that which
has come from the mammoths found

used within recent years is that which
has come from the mammoths found
In the tundras of Siberia. This is
from huge animals which lived ages
ago, but whose bones, protected by
the frozen soil OF Northern Asia, are
as good to-day as when the animals
died. It Is even said that In some
cases the entire carcasses of the MANI
moths have been found, their frozen
ifiesh,s skin and hair having been thus
kept for these thousands of years The
first Of this frozen ivory was found
over 800 wears ago, and about seventy
years since the annual output was
estimated at tower - 90. 600 pounds. It
is said that more than 4 900 mammoth
stusks were sold In The year Y 81 2: At
present thea greater part OF said Ivory
Is going ITO s China, 1t does not COM
pare In qualityGwlth our elephant ivory,
theggreaters part of 1t being poor, While
some is abs olut ely worthless
Zanzibar Versus Oar es salnam.
The Germans are now connecting
with the British for the Nansconti-
mental trade OF Il Central Aftl ca. The
old slave route began ut u H. on Lake
and came across German
iEas u Africa to Bogomoyo, and thence
by boat to Zanzibar he slave traders
load ed thar slaves vii Ivory tusks
and made 4 hem carr Them acr r'r's'sl
N When they got them here they sold
bot g YES q nd typr q he 1an1 Thar
merchant IN ssuo y 81 es u many of
the SlaYsa fsNa lsss aud ,wsrs