The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-03

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party retired from the management
OF state affairs in 1871 and the Demo
cratic party has had charge in all the
! departments from that time until 1905
when the Republicans elected their
| candidates with the exception OF Gov.
ernor In 1908 the Democrats lost the
Governor and Lieutenant-Govern
but won back all the other depart.
ments.
Few men know how, by whom and
In what way the business of the state
is managed. II Is taken care OF by
seven executive departments. to-wit I:
that Of Governor, LieutenantGov.
! ernor. Attorney.General. Secretary Of
State, State Auditor, State Treasurer
and Superintendent OF Public Schools,
together with various boards, such as
the State Board of Equalization, Board
of Fund Commissioners, Board of
Education. Board OF Inspection, etc,
each of which boards is composed Of
three or more officers from these va.
rious executive departments. Each
one OF the departments transacts the
business enjoined upon 1t under the
Constitution and laws of the state
and also as member OF these vari.
Gus boards assists In handling the
financial and other business interests
Of the commonwealth. The majority
of the members upon each Of these
10 hag l..
for the last -four years, consequently
If the affairs are now in good condl.
tion the same has been brought about
by the labors of the Democrats.
The Governor represents one.sev.
enth OF the Executive Department, no
being designated as the Chief Execu.
tive. As the Attorney.Genc-al Of the
state, ! represent one-seventh OF the
Executive Department and am the lie.
gal adviser Of all the other executive
departments, as well as these govern.
ing boards
When the Republican party retired
from power in 1871 1t left a record
upon the pages of Missouris history
which no one can or will now attempt
to defend. Under its management the
rate of taxation was so cents on the
500 valuation, and the bonded indebt.
edness of the state s21673,00 Rail
roads were not assessed and the state
received no interest returns whatever
on its public moneys. These were
some of the conditions confronting
the Democratic party when 1t came
into power.
By the splendid management OF the
states business by the Democratic
party, and under its guiding hand.
Missouri, in the march OF progress,
has become one OF the greatest states
in the American Union-a period Of
legislative and business construction.
a period of progressive achievements
By economy and business methods
the Democratic party reduced the rate
of taxation for state purposes from 80
cents to 10 cents on the 500 valua.
ton. II paid OFF and discharged the
bonded debt of SCI ,673,0O0, which, to-
gether with the interest, amounted to
s40,000,000. While II was
paying of this heavy Indebtedness IL
also reduced the tax rate This was
4 great business and financial achieve
ment, and Missouri is the only state
in the Union that discharged its bond.
ed Indebtedness and at the same time
reduced the rate Of taxation.
Public service corporations. which
were not assessed under Republican
rule, are now assessed at SlS5, 49S5l4.
The public moneys held by the State
Treasurer, and on deposit at that
time, gave to the state no interest
returns. while now the state receives
interest at the rate of 329 per cent
on its daily deposits, or about 100000
per annum.
The Republicans during this period
Of Democratic construction cried from
the housetops that the public school
fund had been looted and that the
ans we're successful in 1906 with the
exception of the office OF Governor,
and had charge OF the books until
1909. and during that time found the
school fund had not been looted, but
haG grown from $l500,000 to a..
100000, and that the books were In
perfect balance, aud we now no long.
er hear Of any charges of wrongful
ieing during all the period covered by
rule. We disEursed over
S100. 100000 in managing the affairs
Of the state. and that without the loss
Of a single dollar. This has been the
way OF Democratic achievement In |
Missouri II is and has been n party |
Of progress anG is In touch today |
with the progressive spirit OF the age.
It established for this state a public |
school system not excelled by any
state in the Union. II established n
great State University, FIVE normal
schools. homes for the ex-confeder.
ates and federal soldiers, five hos
pitfalls for the insane, schools for the |
leaf and dumb and blind, homes for
he feeble. minded. industrial and re.
Iorm schools for the hayward youth,
/ sanatorium for sufferers from tubsr-
,ulosis, fruit experiment station |
md other worthy institutions, all of |