The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-13
STATE FINANCE
AND TAXATION
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM SILENT
ABOUT DEFICIENCIES AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
How Governor Hadley Wiped Out a
Big peHelt-sllenee Of Democrats
. Certificate for Repub.
lioana.

In his Springfield spoech, septem-
Der 20. Governor Hadley put In con
crete form-in dynamic sentences
the truth about state finances under
Democratic rule and his own success
in raising reyenue to pay over-appro-
pr%iations and DEFICIENCIES inherited
by bis Republican administration. He
said:
Not one word OF criticism Is to be
found in the Democratic state plat
form as to tho manne In which the
election laws, or the laws regulating
dramshops have been enforced In the
large cities OF the state. No claim is
made that the police departments OF
the large cities have been managed
for any other purpose than to give
the people Of the large cities efficient
protection for their lives, their rights
and their property. No charge Is made
that the different state departments
have not been conducted with eff
cheney. and no charge is made that
any abuses or incapacity have charac.
terized the conduct OF the eleemosy
nary. educational. penal and reforma-
tory institutions OF the state. What a
wonderful certificate OF good charac-
ter. What a wonderful recommends
ton for effective public service docs
the Republican party receive from
the representatives Of the Democratic
party IN convention assembled.
Search the Democratic platform
from beginning 20 end and but two
| criticisms can be found therein
against the conduct Of state Affairs
during the last two years. In the
frst place, II is charged that l en-
d~eayored. through the legislature, and
as. a member Of the State Board Of
Equalization. TO secure moro revenue
for what that document describes as
'inexCusable extravaganza" II Is en-
tirely true that / e~ndeavored. through
recommendations to the legislature.
and as a member Of the State Board
Of Equalization. 20 secure such official
action as would produce larger pub.
Ito revenues. Yet l challenge any
Democrat TO mention a single "inex.
cusable e-xtrayagance' for which |
desired a larger amount Of public
funds. No specification is to be found
In that document, and that omission
is significant for the reason that 10
such mention could have been truth
fully made. / want TO present the
facts upon this proposit!un-the plain.
u~nyarnlshed facta-to tho people OF
the state. and lot thom Judge AZ 70
whether In the management Of tho
public finances / am entitled to urit'
icism or praise. During the last b.
ennial period prior 20 my Inaugural
ton as governor. the biennial period
beginning January I. 1907, and end.
ing January /, 1909, the U~ppropr!a-
tons made by the state legislature
amounted 90 sI0.44l .625.S6, aud the
public revenues available for the pay
mcnt Of these appropriations AMOUNT
cd to s.. 1871 .254.O7. And yet all OF
the appropriations made for that BIZ
ennial period we're made by a legts'
latura Democratic ia both branches
and signed By a Democratic governor.
Al the beginning OF my term OF Of
nee the state auditor. who is a Demo
crat, advised me that the public rev.
cnuc Tor tho biennial period BEGIN
ming January !. 1903. and ending Jan
uary I, 1911. would nus exceed s. 700
100. and Notwithstanding this fact,
me legislature proceeded TO make op'
pronriations TO the amount OF siof
23i, 93OI5. OF which amount approx
mately &i.00O.00O VAS for deficiency
Recommendations. .4.H nW.nmlHWNmNN nnu
which had not been paid IN the pre-
ceGina biennial period on account Of
lack Of funds,
No Apologies 20 Anybody.
while the appropriations during the
first two years OF my Standardization.
not including the appropriations i7i
dcacieuCir1 'ut appropriations, ~ni
Cynr $1,000 900 loss than the apnro
priatipns for tln previous biennial pc
uod-cortaiuly not AN example OF I'm
a|ycusallo oNtravuFancg yet II al OF
ihesc appropriations had been paid
the state would have hsd "a dcnoit OF
approximately {ll75,0o0. Every one
Of these appropriations had beer
made hy % legislature. one branch OF
MklNn WAS laiAhal hNlN AAA NAAN vi AANl
Republican. and after q most care
ful examination and the veto Of ever
unnecessary item. I was satisfied tina.
every cent that was appropriated Ea'
NEEDED for the proper conduct OF IN.
public a1airs OF the state. In Wow o
this condition, with q certain dehci
confronting the people Of Missouri
have most Rssurediy nc apologies
10 maize TO the Democratic politicians
or 20 anybody else, for my endeaNoI
TO recure more revenue In order q
meet public appropriations. J. there
fcre. recommended TO the Legislature
certain additional sources Of publi'
revenues. which could be adopted fo
the purpose Of taxation without add
ing TO the general burdens OF the roa
ana personal property tax, these rec
concentrations including ajax upon tn
franchises OF corporations, an inspec
fion tax unon E~nirttuOuR IA there Il