The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20

the loss of the 100000 by abolishing
the contract system is still $324,31996
more than during the Hadley or any
other administration.
Increased Amounts Paid State lnstltu-
tions by Present Democratic
Administration.
During the three years and nine
months Of this administration we have
| paid the following institutions and de-
partments $3.50, O30.32 more than was
paid the same during the entire four
years of the administration of Gov.
Hadley or any other administration:
State Penitentiary, Reform
School for Boys, Indus
trial Home for Girls, In
dustrial Home for Negro
Girls, increase ........$ 53O,2l4.4A
Bureau of Mines, Bureau
crease ................ 170O7S7
Board Of Agriculture,
Board OF Horticulture,
State Fair, Poultry AS
ISOLATION, Diaries, Fruit
Experimental Station,
aid to county fairs, ETC.,
increase .............. 22U,lll6S
State Board OF Health,
Board of Charities and
Corrections, Food and
Drug Commissioners,
Pensions to Confederate
Veterans, increase -. 25S,4207e
Rolla School of Mines, Col
lege of Agriculture, uni
versity, increase ...... 348,966.84
Improvement of roads and
road drag law, increase 1,161, 302.72
Total increase so, 536, 030.32
Thus the records from the Treas
urer's office of amounts actually paid
disclose that in three years and nine
months we have paid to these 20-odd
institutions and departments the sum
of $2,536,030.S2 more than was paid to
the same institutions and departments
during any previous period OF four
years. Again l ask you: Is this vast
ing the public fuEds? We might add
that the university proper, In the three
years and nine months of this admin
istration, has been paid, from the gen.
eral revenue fund and the collateral
inheritance tax fund, S185, S35.20 more
than during the entire four years OF
While we have paid these large
amounts in excess of any other admin
istration, we are not even taking into
consideration the amounts that will be
paid to the various departments and
institutions during the three and one
third months yet remaining in the
year. 1t is unnecessary to consider
the payments for the balance of the
q T..
ready performed SO far eclipse any
others that IL is unnecessary to make
an estimate. Surely these things could
not have been done unless economy
were practiced and unless good busi-
ness methods we're used.
These records constitute the just
and valid reason for the Democratic
state convention, assembled at Jeffer-
son City Aug. %, 1916, placing the fol-
lowing plank in the platform: I'VE
heartily approve and unreservedly en-
dorse the wise, efficient and capable
administration Of Gov. Elliott w. Ma
jor and our other state officers. At
no period in the history of the state
have the interests of the people been
more conscientiously and effectively
safeguarded, and the benefits from this
administration will grow and widen
with the passing years"
Auditor.
John Gordon, one of the ablest and
most efficient auditors the state OF
Missouri has ever had, for the third
time has been nominated for State
Auditor. He can win and should win
upon his record, although he has been
assailed vigorously by these same Re-
publicans who are on the outside and
wish to get in. During the years 1913
and 1914 1t cost the citizens and tax
payers of the state OF Missouri $71,-
321.55 less to run the auditing office
for those years than 1t did under the
administration Of his Republican pre-
decessor for the same length of time.
Secretary of State.
The record Of Cornelius Roach, Sec
rotary Of State, stands as the ideal in
that department. The average OF re-
ceipts in the office during the years CT
his predecessor, Mr.. Swanger, who was
a Republican, was $1S7,779.62. The
flee during Mr. Roach's incumbencyi
have been $344,740.1S. He disposed Of
the business OF his office during his
IlrSt IeTul VI ICuT years lOT SttbUVu 1883
than the expenses Of Swanger, the Re
publican predecessor, for the same
length of time
This same good showing will go
down through all the departments
Insurance. Labor. Factory Inspection,
Banking, etc.
Upon this record and service the De-
mocracy of the state presents Hon.
Frederick D. Gardner for Governor. He
is a man successful In business, a
friend to the people and eminently
qualified for that high office, and, IL
elected, will render service in keep
ing with the record Of his party and
the history Of the state The balance
OF our nominees are clean, able men,
with good records as public servants.
Upon the national labors we ask the
election Of all our nominees to Con-
gress and the United States Senate.
Each and every one is entitled to the
support Of the voters OF the state and
will be elected by the old-time plu-
ralities.
The Democrats in the state and na.
ton pitch their tents on the battle