Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-09-27

ELLioTT w. MAJOR.
Democratic Candidate for Governor.
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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 Governor,
but won back ell the other depart.
ments.
Few men know how, by whom and
In what way the business OF the state
10 managed. It Is taken care Of by
seven executive departments, to-wit:
that Of Governor. Lieutenant-Go
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 trausacts the
business enjoined upon II under the
Constitution and laws OF the state,
and also as q member OF those vari.
GUS boards assists In handling the
financial and other business interests
Of the commonwealth. The majority
OF the members upon each Of these
boards Is and has been Democratic
for the last four years. consequently
II the affairs are now In good condl.
tion the same has been brought about
by the labors of the Democrats.
The Gosernor represents one-sev.
enth Of the Executive Department, he
being designated as the Chief Execu-
tive. As the Attorney. .GenNral of the
state. represent one-seventh Of the
Executive Department and am the le-
gal adviser Of all the other executive
departments, as we'll as these govern.
ing boards.
When the Republican party retired
from power In 1871 II left record
upon the pages OF Mlssouri's history
which no one can or will now attempt
10 defend. Under It's management the
rate OF taxation was so cents on the
800 valuation. and the bonded indebt.
edness Of the state s21,673,000. 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 II came
into power.
BY the splendid management Of the
states business by the Democratic
party, and under It's 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,
. period of progressive achievements
BY economy and business methods
the Democratic party reduced the rate
OF taxation for state purposes from 80
cents to fk cents on the 800 valua.
lion. II paid on and discharged the
beaded debt Of s21,s7s.ooo. which. to-
kether with the interest, amounted to
practically s4o.ooo.ooo. While Il was
paying on this heavy Indebtedness II
also reduced the tsx rate. This was
. great business and financial achieve
meat and Missouri ID the only state
IN the Union that discharged Its bond
cd Indebtedness and at the same time
reduced the rate Of taxation.
Public service corporations, which
we're NOT assessed under Republican
rule. are now assessed at slss.4ss.sit.
The public moneys held by the State
Treasures. and on deposit at that
time, gave TO the state no interest
rsturns. while now the state receives
Interest at the rate Of s.2s per cent
on It's daily deposits. or about $4,000
per annum.
The Republicans during this period
Of Democratic construction cried from
the housetops that the public school
fund bad been looted and that the
books must be seen. The Republic
ans we're successful IN 1905 with the