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VI, 9
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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5,1899..
NO, 34.
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THE
OPEN DOOR FOLIC
Znf land will Bake In tha Shekels
, and Unole 8am will be Made
to Pay the Billa.
UoKIflLEL'S BASE SURRENDER
Co will Haul Down the Flag of
American Commercial Suprem
tof at Btltteh Bidding.
The Aealomeeuw.
The lriiih Word, a neper which hn
alway been an ardent champion 01
bllcaiilam. recently Maid: "The
republican party of today la the heir
to the tory party of the American revo
lution. In It ell the anglomanlac of
the country feel at home. It 1 no
lonirer republican. It 1 monarcbktlc
or imneriallstlc."
"la it any wonder that the Iondon
pre now cheer for repuuncan vie
torie and expres regret ai repugn
can loaaea?
" "Jt waa not ao in the daye of Abra
bam Lincoln, nor waa it ao in the day
of James (1. Iilalne.
Treeldent McKJnley'e epeclal Object
lust now aeetna to be to cultivate a
- . . - i . ee . . .1. f ..
clone rrlendsnin witn jnsnano, wmcn
means an Anirlo-Amerlcan alliance
And thla with a view to embark in
olratical enterprise the world over,
Thl idea dominates the conduct of
the state department through all It
ramifications.
"We all know that tto aet that are
running this country today have been
driving Knglandwarti as last aa tae
devil could urge them going thither
br forced marchee. We know that the
eonsnirator have been at work, aome.
times stealthily and again openly
forging chaina of an Anglo-American
alliance by which this country is to
be bound and its citizens subjected to
the influence of a power that not only
la alien to tia, but that throughout our
history has been moat inimical to our
republic."
feuch remarks are exceedingly
nroper and timely In view of the attl
tude of aome of our so-called states
men relative to Kngland ami every
thing Knalitth ut the present time, end
also in view of the apparently changed
f tone of Hritieh atetewmen and their
nrrss relative to our own country.
A few years ago it waa supposed
that the name of William McKlnley
waa Intensely execrated throughout
England on account of his champion
ship of a protective tanrr. nut now
deenlt his advocacy of that theory so
obnoxious to the llriton, he seems to
be the recipient of the moat profound
respect and adoration frem every part
of the United Kingdom. And why? If
the understanding of the . KnglUn
oress is correct the great apostle of
nrnteetlnn ia now co-ooerat nir with
England in strengthening free trade.
The "open door" policy of the sub
servient tool of the money power who
now alters our ship of state at Waah
ton. is taken on the other side of the
Atlantic to mean a bid for English al
llanre and an advance toward consiim-
matlmr an amaliramatlon of the Im
perialistio monrcblero, of the eastern
hemisphere with the democracy of
the western.
Speaking of McKlnley's message, the
London Times sold: "Not since Eng
land recognized the United vgtat
government as en independent power
haa an American prceiueut alluded to
the mother coutry in language ao cor
dial and friendlv aa Mr. McKlnlev."
Why not? After allowing the Hrlthth
foreign office to dictate the policy of
his sdmlniatratlon It was out natural
that he ahould outdo all his predo-
reesnra in office In slobbering over
when referrinr to our relatione with
Kngland. lie la playing Kngland'
game and he la playing It well.
The "open door ' policy of McKlu
I ' ley, when applied to th Philippines
will mean virtually a c lowed door to
American commerce in those inlands
invlew of their vast distance from tuls
ouuutry and thrlr comparative near
nets to Hrltish Kreiwns. Hut it
a I o wcana a wkle oie-n door for the
cheap lalior of the Filipino to com
Ml with the worklnguieii of theae
United Htate. KnglaiMl will trap th
advantage of the iMillty ami Criule
tiain will iay the U1J.
The llrliuih foreign oftlct ami the
golite Urira of thta country ara !
M'atlg lh taking of Ota I'blllppliie,
t'ul siwl IHirla Uuh as Aiuvrlcaa
proirty and tha Inttuguratlon by L'm
via ham of an uiiAiurlcaa evsum of
HtkiuUl govvrumeikt. They rhampioe
tuln, liiiHTilliu and att vl
tauca loward miUtarUiu by the ui
eallrd f r nrrea of our sUifcimg r
uy. Thty ara adrovatlug iba tiiii
ay tit ha tcat'hlnK of Washington,
tha rvvolutiimulitg uf our gura
inent simI laa nUiltuii.t of a !Wy
t)iUiliri ti ut by lh shranil ilipUiwisi,
Ui of a foreign power wkirh hwrato
fora haa teM kUo aa our Mllert
tnt.v,
KoiUad'a aprf al ft.t,Uklp for
u nw a a tlrlKg l II. Kha WriU
t Uifkttetf aa4 e viwrallwH In kr
Ntlla for )') la la (4r aatl,
Uf!, ttftMxiai aiwl ! ara avt
lug aa slMifcaUnf fchxka la Wr May,
aat ska ilir aid Ut iwtua lhti.
Hit utr la tntangta lata aoualrr
im aa unholy an4 aur trH
a!itaUitsllaai t t ;iMmthy wttk
k OVl
a4 IVitta af the a mMMatia.
aaa, nk la altuil4 t N a inog
McKlnleylte end a pronounced anglo-
maniatf, declares that: lie "lavor
treaty of alliance Including the United
States, Great Britain, and Japan for
the protection of all their interest
north of the equator," and as a reason
says. "J he rest or the world would
have a 'Wholesome fear, synonymous
with reapect for us." He does "not
see why other natlone should object
to the alliance. If they do let them."
Thus anticipating a policy of defiance
toward all the nations of the world.
If we bad any right whatever to
trade off the Philippine Islands
without the conaent of their people
it would be better for ua to avoid for
elgn entanglements, steer clear of an
alllnace with any country, trade the
Philippine to England for Canada
and expand northward on our own
continent and keen tip ournreentcom
pact form. America for American
should be the cry from now on, and
that mean Cuba for Cubans and the
Philippines for the Filipinos as well.
ChuEiberlnin and lnvla ny in d
fense of. their proposed alliance that
"blood is thicker than water, and al
glibly about the Anglo-Baxon, which
is nothing but pure rot. Why should
Americans take any stock In audi
foolishness? The Anglo-Haxon blooj
forms but an insignificant quantity
in the veins of the American nation.
If the alliance is to bo made be
tween Anglo-Haxon on both sides of
the Atlantic what 1a to be done with
the millions of Irish, ficots and Welsh
who came here in search of freedom
and liberty from the oppression of the
Anglo-Saxon? What will the effect of
such an alliance be on the uerma.fi
and Bcandinavin elements among our
citfzen7
The London Times takes it as a mat
ter of fact that alliance and annexa
tlon is very popular now in the Htates,
but stales ita fear that "It may not
lie so when a new president ana con
gress is elected." We hope that fs
fears are wel founded and that the
oler ticcond thought of our people
will easert Itaelf, and rescue our repub
lie from lmmrialiam and the dangers
of an English alliance,
. -
MR, DOOLEV'S OPINION,
"I know what I'd do if I was Mack,''
said Mr. llennessy. "I'd hist ft tlag
over th l'b Hnpoens, an I d take in
th' whole lot iv thim. "
"An' yet," said Mr. Dooley, "'tia wd
more thin two months since ye larnel
whether they were Inlands or canned
iroid. If yer son I'aeky wt to s1
ye where th' Phillppeena ia, cud y?
give liim anny good idea, wnetuer
they waa in JUxmhia or Jus' west iv
th' thrncks?"
"Mebiw I cudden't." said Mr. Ilen
nessy, haughtily, "but I'm f'r takln'
tliim In, anny how."
"Ho might I be," said Mr. Dooley,
"li I cud on'y get me mlna on it. wan
of tho wornt thing aliout this hero
war is th' way It's mnkin' puzzles f'r
our poor, tired heads.
"I ve been r-renain' about th' coun
thry, full It gold an' precious ston.
where th ieople con pick dinner off
th' threes, on' ar're sUirvIn' because
they have no steplnddere Th' i nimbi-
tanta Is montiy Lbinamen and nay
gurs, peaceful, industhrus an'law-abid
In', but savage and bloodthlrat.y in
their methods. They wear no clothes
except what they have on, an each
woman haa five huaband an' each man
has five wives. Th' r-ret goea into
th' discard, th' aame ua here. Th' Is
lands has been ownded be Hpuin alnce
befure th s fire, an she s treated thim
so well they're now up in ar-rma agin
her, except a majority iv tnim wnicii
Is tbuirly loyal Th natives seldom
fight, but whin they get mad at wan
another they r-run amuck. Whin a
man r-runa amuck sometimes they
hang him and sometimes they dis
charge him an hire a new motorman
Th women ar-re beautiful, with laa
gulshln black eye, an' they smoke
iie-cars, but ar-re hurried and Incoin
plete In their drew. I see a pitcher av
wan the other day with nawthln on
her but a banket of cocoa nut an' a
hoon-klrt. They're no prudes. W'i
Import Juke, hemp, cigar wrapper.
sugar and fairy tales fr m th' rh lio-
peeon, an exiturt six-inch shells an
th like.
"I tarnad all thla fr'm th paper,
an' I know 'tis straight. An' yet, lien-
nixty, 1 dlnnaw wltat to do slxiut th'
l'h'lireen. An I m all alone In th
wurnild. Irrybody rl has made p
his mind. Ye ak anny eon-ducthor on
Ar-rt hy Itoad an he'll tell ye Ye ran
And out fr'm Ih papers; an', If vt
really wan to know, all ye have to do
Is to auk a proiu'nent rtttien who eu-i
mow all lit lawn he owns wnh a safe
ty raaor Uul I don't know,
"Hang on to thim." aald Mr. lien.
itetaey stoutly, "Mil I we ve gil ei
must hohl."
WHICH IS THE BIGGEST?
IMttor ladepeiulent; tin th 10sh
al Itum Itlr. a eiirrraiMiiuliit
i f lh New tttk Juiirtml lisi aa if
l.rirw with Leu Mil. during whUS
lb Pott Midi "I lot Ih I'uilwl
mi for It Will youth ami for th
of aeelitg II aiiter aatlrtlr lnit
lh lMit o( ih tlhotle rhurvW
hal iuiMvn f ront Ule and f
itU kUtUlirs I tlitel h.t two Urt
et 'rUMt dt iMoniHsilone la th
I ild hl-le - Ih VMtx-Ul !! t,
..t ii4 In hutit.i i.tuiitwr i.TM.tkte
! einau.uni.-asU lbu laei a
litihuUt , ha MfthtHliAt bumU t
I.Ummhh h IWi.ll.U lpT W.nPrtj ...i
iK,ooj ( tkou' .tiVi"t "Ih
xli'l kilwf of ueileiHl In lh
l ulled Ut l tf.fso.ooo, uwii ihaa
uiv iuay a ttr r til...lU',
A irilM UIIUL
Vutr, Nelv
TLlK TIME
OF REJOICING
An Ocoaaion Tbat will ba Long Ee
membered by Erary Mau Who
wa aOueat.
MEMORABLE FOB SPEECHES
A Farmer'e Wifa Eeqneata That it
ba Written np io all the Chil
dren Underatand.
KdUarTrUtllUllsod.
A farmers In the western jart of the
state write to the Independent ae foL
lowss
"I Came to this part of the state
when it was a wilderness In 1870.
waa a young man at that time, Just
married, and I have ruined my family
here, Aiy wife in that time haa
back to her old home ia Vermont
twice, and I have been once, Ad the
rest of the years we have spent here
Home of my children have nevre seen
a great city, My oldest daughter haa
taught school for two years and la now
la Mneoln attending the university
Next year I hope to be able to send my
oldeat boy. You aee we know little of
the conventionalities of the life la the
cities, All that we know hue been
learned from books. However hard
the time have been, I have always
striven to have aome good reading
matter for wife and children, but i
has never been very tnucu, We are but
simple country folks and have but a
very limited kuowledge of the ways of
life la a city. My wife and chluiren
have asked me to write this letter to
you, but we have read your writing
for many years. We took the Noncon.
formist when you ami jinght Eyes re
ported congress for ita pages, and my
wife says that she feel just af if aha
hod always known her.
"The request that ahe and the child
re want me to make, is that either
you or Iirlght Eyes will write an ac
count of the coming anquet that the
traveling men are going to give to
liryan. We have all seen jlryan and
heard him apeak. Even the baby, who
Is five yeers old, 1 a Pryau man, Wife
saya that she wants It tout so that the
eh 1 Wren can understand. Put In all
tho little things,"
The traveling men's J'-ryan club is
coinjWHed of "drummers," as Wiay are
sometimes called, who travel over the
state and sell goods at wholesale to the
country merchants. The men of this
club are all free sliver men and voted
for Uryan for president. Once a year
they '.give a dinner ami invite
prominent men to itpcak. Those who
are Invited are informed what the din
ner will cost and they chip in ao much
each to pay the bills. This is the third
dinner of the kind that they have
jrlven.
The dinner Is always given about
the same time of the year at the Lin
coln hotel. It is called a "dinner" in
conformity to the Conventionalities.
In the country I suppose it would be
culled a very late supper, for the doors
to the diuiiig room are not thrown
open until about 0:30 p. in. Previous
to that, however, the guests assemble
and have a general good time, wander.
Ing up and down the corridors, laugh
ing and talking, this part of the pro.
gram is called a reception to Mr, ry-
an. lie, however, appears with, the
reuta and laughs and talks in the aame
way with all.
the dining room ts a largo room
with a very high, ceiling. At thla din.
ner it waa decorated with flair and hot
house foliage plant. The tables were
made beautiful with cut flowers In full
bloom raised in the hot houses. They
were American Peanty roues, tea rooe.
carnation, ahrysanthrmuma and tw-
via. Much of th decoration waa done
with amilax. Kvery gtient waa present.
Ml with a button hole bouquet. At the
plate of every guest was a beautifully
printed menu gotten out in tt h I jr ti
ck t style of tha printers' art. Many of
the guetla took tliemaway with them
as a souvenir.
There were five course and tha ta
ble were cleared away between eae4i
course, aftr which the next wa
brought on. The menu, or bill of fare,
wss a rather fsiu'lful affair. The first
rour wa aa rullaws) Ulu lul,
front Hi'hlry sheila, celery, r.Mitnl
coiirw, ltowry hot stuff, Manila olive,
kalieil almoin), lpiilh beak h. Por.
He ka, Mnllg( chip. 1 bird
court, liiwHilr of turkey a I Kan Ju
n, wllt tl en !, f ourth emir,
ulirtk iHiti Wlilt en crouton,
parsgut, fleet-vile, lobster mUi). Pifih
toure, ulin im vrtiiu, fancy re,
aurted nut, ear iwdr. After thai
I'M III Ml f lifWIk.
It th tun ail m krsled al th
Ulie tl w Mahout leuuVhuk. 'II.
tliotliig of ruth ihimimi au, lh bill)-
lug ii a uf anibr irulel a trixxl denl
t itui ail it nii wl u i ! !
fur Hi eating lurt uf th ioff-tm
W (lnllisl, (mVII ruin ,l oi.
This tilpg I kliupif tMw, nf a
kiiioal and ralilf ua lh pker
w ttil h4 lea UMuMinT.t to liteu il.
I t. u4t matter t lh una wha ilt
1 1.; j. It U uimhi hi tact M, Ik.'Wiiv
of peeh lk4l lh tHr uf Ike
itak lllisl ITlr Uijfrlv lUpeUiU
Mr, A, i. V raver uf rU I It w th
iiiuitfr ua tbi uriiuu aiul h
ld tt n uf tltaunref INw, j
Sulking rould hate Wl imi It II.
clou than hi manner of introducing
the various speakers. Those who were
down on the program to reply to
toaste were Governor llolcomb, "'ine
pleasure of being governor;" Gilbert
M. Ultchcock, "The Nebraska volun
teer;" lion, W. 1), Oldham, "The r -publican
party in Nebraska;" Govern
or Poynter, "Nebraska;" Hon. John 0,
Jobuaon of Kanaiia, "No Trust;" The
dead issue;" General J, II, Weaver,
"Amerlca'a mission," Colonel W. J,
Bryan.
It was 3:20 a. to, when the convoca
tion broke up.
The writer of thla has attended func.
tlons of this kind in New York city,
Iloston, London, England, Glasgow
and Edinburgh, Jutland, and without
prejudice he can truthfully eey that
the intellectual , entertainment was
equal to any which be ever enjoyed,
although he ba Iltened to Wendell
Phlllpps, Edward Everett Hale, Chaun.
cey Wepew, Gladstone and Parnell. It
waa an occasion long to be remember
ed with pleasure. A synopsis of the
speech wiu appear elsewhere,
Aa to the gueafa tbemselvea, thry
were altogether different in appear
a see to those (hat would surround the
festnl boards in one of th great east
ern ouiee. They were mostly bronzed
faced, rugged looking men in the ear
lier years of middle life, with here and
there a gray head among them. A few
were evidently not accustomed to such
affairs. They represented every class
of society from the banker to the
working man. Their appreciation of
the intellectual part of the program
was very evident. The bUtoTli'sl allu
sion in the apeeche were all under
stood and the poetle quotation highly
enjoyed,
From a high position, eurrounded by
flag and flowers, most excellent mdsle
was played during nearly the whole
night, when this orchestra played na.
tloiittl hymn and patriotic selections,
the gusle clapped their hand and
cheered. Dixie was a loudly cheered
as Marching Through Georgia. The
mimic, which was jlagenow'e orches
trs, wa really excellent.
All the speaker were theerui most
heartily and they merited It but
when Mr. Uryan rose to apeak the
whole audience rose to ita feet and
cheered while the orchestra made all
the nolxe it could. At the close of Mr,
Pryan' speech, amid a burst of oh err
and patriotic music, th guest left
- WON'T BE MUZZLED.
The Mlsslasfppl Valley fiemocrut
and Journal of Agriculture makes the
following statement a rluteineiu,
which most of us know to be true by
the xje,rieiic -of many years:
One of our former advertiser writes
that he considers It an anomaly for an
agricultural paper to discus polithml
issues, rerernnif especially w ma
financial question; and be state that
he cannot do any more advertising
with us until wa discontinue the polit
ical department of our paper, We
recofrnlze tills a one of the prevailing
mrllKxlM of coercion einrtloved bv tlm
gold atandard advocate They will t
consent to openly and fairly uiMMtae
flic isHiica, They stend million ol
dollars In sending out false and mt
lending printed matter to "educate th
people," as they term it, but there
must le no dlacusalon on the othur
side. The, press must wear a muzzle
or, go hungry for advertising patron
aLf. ' This movement is concerted
one and cover the whole country. No
dally paper In the large cities dare
to openly advocate oimetaiism, for
should It do ao it would lose it adver
lining upon which it depend for a
living. The cause that will not bear
the light of honest discussion Is al
way a weak end bad one. Thoie
whose deed are evU lov darkness
rather than light,
1 he Mississippi Valley Democrat de
cline Ut be muzzled! The advocates
of the pawnbroker theory of govern
ment will please remember that.
RED WILLOW CLIMATE,
Editor Independent! Out here In
lied Willow county, In tha southwest
eru port of the slate, winters are nillt
stul short. On November SI last we
hiwl a lllard that waa mi laid at
time for a little while Hist I could
scarcely see the school house only a
iiuir nine away, it lei up in the at'
Irrnoon so thst a few teams were In
the corn field. I think It waa th
worst storm 1 have seen since I Mint,
simI 1 have lived her over seventeen
year. Within two lUrs after the
toriu the ground wa br ami th
roailn dry, and w hav klnce loul th
lln-l kind uf weathrr for picking corn
ceit few cold (Id v a. V hv ml
litt-l iwu week or gtn aietiiiing anv
winter k'ni raine, siul none a nil
mn winter Tit ground l hsrw aid
iimiU dry and moh nearly all l!i
lime rry wluirr, Th sun klln-
nenrly eieiy day. Only (lire d
,i tl winter I b un ws nut seen,
4i fmi her etehteea yer ai I
ceiling hs eoiiuietu'el lit January or
ry or
hi
IHimniy iery )t luit una I
i,.. fi uiv clll three imtnlh auv
winter, siul win wlnii-rs m at ail,
fiuid lu Iowa Iwulr-eirfhl )tr
six I I uir w flier wrikr Ibere
ii m inU r ilmu we sr hlnif now,
ll.l. i wi-eni-r l ami I writ tltl
In ll iKa.r nrl in tnv kklrl ilniai.
Il l at 'hw4Mtl that I wen! I !(
. vjf e-h Ire Wf fil lh
ir, I in UhII uul f.oiv yrkit
ll a bnhel Im lh tiv. 'I here art
UMr ieiu! here fine low h from
i tj uthr tie. My WlehtlHl.g I nn
lie untvtde ! all nil low b"t n
UI I N I t? IUI I.Y llil.l MN,
Mtf ik, Nbrk
mm
PAKEWELL
Webranka'a Beit Ootarnor Bid
Oood Bya to tot People Ho
Haa Barred.
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
Ib Admluiatratlon of Aflain for
tno Laat two Yaan pst in
tba ,Ueord.
A (iraat aiate raear,
Goiernor Holootnb la hie farewell ma
age to th legielatar pek flrat of the
oganlcatiaa aad goiag to war of the
three reglmaata that Nebraaka furaiefaed
to light the Hpanlard and then at aome
length of the Oraaba eipoeitloa aad Ita
wonderful eueeese, Of the onaaee of
the etaM he apeak ae follow;
1 am gratified la being able to present
to you a statement showing a material
Improvsmwnt In the ooudltloo of the
finance of the state, '
At the beginning of the biennial period
co nnutnclng Dmwmlmt I, lii, accord
ing to the report of the Ut treasurer
and auditor, the state' Indafetedaea
may be rjmfnrld a follow!
Funding bond 440,207 M
Ibdief bond ..,...,..,, 100,000 (HI
Gnral fund warrant,.,,, 677,25,75
Making a total Indebted"
lies of 1,127,00D.10
At the clone of the blenolum mentioned
(November 00, Ih'Jfl) there wa ao out
standing Interest-bearing debt against
the state of Hie sum ol 12,404,540.82,
Of this sum. 10H,27,5 represented a
bondiid indebtfldliu, aud tli sum of
1(U;1,27;U7 a flouting Indcbtediiea
evidencud by warrant drawn against
the geuoral fund ol the state treasury,
bearing luterest at the rate of five per
centum per aunu;n from date of regis
tration, 1'uring lb bieonlurn there were burned
geunrul fund warrant in tti sum of 2,
.'( Il rr,U,r,y, and general fund warrant
11,1(10,511,12, together with aa-rund
interest thereon In tliesum of fWfiWM
thus making a tota ol l,St;iO,141.7i
disbnrsad by th sUt treanumr iu the
eeiuwllatfon of general fund warrants.
It appear tbatdering thl period the
bouricd Indebtedness of the state wa re.
duced fl 1,000 K). and the floating or
general fund indebtedness woe Increased
in the sum of l,Id,04H,47.
From the report of th state trea
omr and auditor for the blennluro just
closed It apfiears that there nowenst
Indebtedn of th sum of $I5V27.85
uiida floating Indebted aess of 11,571,
081.01. making a total interest debt
Nuvaiiiber AO, last of 11,72 1,051.1X1.
Luring the last blennium warrant
were drawn aalust the general lund of
th stal treasury In th sum of 11,
Ua3.a71.74. and for the same twrlod
gnoeral fund warrant were redeemed In
the sum ol I2,24H,7WJ 12. together with
accrued Interest thereon in the sunt of
$200,002.45, making a total of 12,449,-
750.07 disbursed by the state treasurer
In the cancellation of general fnnd war
rants. The transaction resulted In a
reduction of the bonded debt during tha
lost blennium In besum of $.'116,000,00
aud of general fund warrant n the sum
of taii4.5H0.40. total $07O.5H0.40.
This reduction Include $40,8M5.20 of
sugar bounty warrant which by a de
cinon of the supreme court are declared
to be Illegally issued.
J have not deemed It necessary la this
resume to speak ol Indebtedness hereto
fore txlstlug by reoeoa ol warrrot
drawn egalust the temporary unlve'ty
fund, and the load for the IneUtutelor
the feeble minded youth, approximating
$59,100.19, becausei thee warrant
have all been rdeaied, th Indebtedneee
eannlld aud warrant agaiut tbe
fund are now paid ae prented.
Th bonded ludebtdnea of the state
I a matter celling for no peclal eon
eero. For tha payment of it ampl pro-
vUlons have all rdy been mad. 1 tier
la due the sinking fund by reason of
levtee heretolore uiad. in uncollected
and delinquent tat, Uou aearlule
limate. $215,747.70, it would require
ihftlivtioa of lee thannfiy percent
ol thla sum lo Ihiuidat all In remain
ing euuianding tniad. Much wore
Ilia Ibie will doubluMa be rewln-sl aad
htiUlaiion will b required fur Ike pur
iHHMibf Iraaaterrlug ibeeurolue loan
ut her lund. I bat aol taken lutoae
ixiunt Im Ibeee flere Hi spi'Vuprisiiua
mail by kaialaiur of In riiu
bur lMisklug fund la Ih ol
lao.lill.TA, h-l ia Ik failure of b
l apiiol .Salliiuel baakl aad rbk h wa
draea uutul lb general luad bulaol
SKHiuMted lor by i Mtate Treeeurer
tirtiy,
AH aupaid luiad of Ik atat are ao
held a aa laveiaeut lor lb iwt maaeat
scbiMil luad. 1bretor Ibere vital ao
preMiea Mwely ir Ibeir mmi
.imut altbuuab t due, Payawal
aad f enceOatiii may l i.l a itf
a luad acvitmulat la lb ury for
Ibal irMv iMillyukiiiitia
suletalioa o b general luad U-l. bled
aeae id lb aiat, I b stale m au pa,v
lag eveely live lbimHd dobar or
nuoafrr ailalevViua M uulaiaad
lgBaval iad waffaata, Tbme ear
r tun bow ibtna In Isetity leu
etnutb afbrriawlif Mure I key ,r
reltfdhr I m nl, Tbe slateeaauul
tery wmIuu bue'ue exciiue? tiap
iiuvd bualaeM mm I biuU a it amkee
Mtifieioa lor lb ui Mteai id it rurrwl
uhUgaliu Hh rtHkaoeahU ruwiiaea,
neither can it hope to bare ita affaire
satisfactorily odinlnistered if the in
debtedness which is constantly being tu
curred in maintaining state goveroment
hall eioeed to au appreciable degre the
revenue which It may derive from taia
tlon and through other sources. If such
a policy shall be rmrsusd lor any con
siderable length of time, It ean hot re
sult fa bankruptcy or the necessity of
funding each Indebted aee In intereet'
bearing bond, to be paid off by future
generations,
The expenditure of government, ei
eept In very trying emergencies, should
be kept within It Income a derived
from revenue from all ouree, The
twenty-fourth eeesion of the legislator,
beldin 1005, node appropriation au
tborixlag warrant against th gsneral
fund In tl sum of $2,687,630.60. The
revenue received at the state treasury
during the biennial period ending No
vember 80, 1800, to meet the expend!'
lures so asiborlied, were:
From taiation, riit .$1,67,31 d,9 1
From all other aonroe 71,275.02
Total.. $1,7H,502,43
Thus authorlisldg an -expendiinreof
$70HM7,O7 la eicea of tha receipt of
revenue from all sources.
The twenty.flf tb session of th legil
tore, or the session of 107, made ap
proprlatlone autborldug warrant
avalnst the general fund la tba sum of
$2,106,4.1.4O, Tbe revenue reoeived
at the state treaenry for th blennium
ending November $0, 1U.1, were:
From taxation f 1,70J5.08
From all other 17o,67,4
Total... !,76,484 64
Tbe authorised expenditure exaeedlnt
th revenue In tbe sum of $140,000 tS.
Jo making tb above calculation. 1
have eliminated tbe 8 8 mill levy for the
temporary university fund and tteap
Cropriatioa mod agoiaat tbe aame. and
are endeavored to soeak only with ref
erence to general fund Indebtedneaa and
resource from which the same Is met.
it ia to b borne ia mini tbat tb ao
tborfxed expenditure a ro.-ldd by the
appropriation, may not alwayV,,;'
tnally expended and referenoe mu Bot
o nawi io in worraoi arawaok.
tbie fond to ascertain tbe eurreni. I
penae ancurateiy, yet it I a eof arnlbk
peaking ia general term, and exper
ience no Oemoostrated that tbe appro
prlatlone have been exceeded and if
fiolenele incurred ofteuer than there baa
existed a surplus in the approprfatioae
above the actual expense Incurred for
tbe period covered by ucb appropria
tions. A (inly ring tbe appropriation of tb
legislat ure of 1807, which I believe were
made with strict reaard to economy and
with ua earnest desire to reduce them to
tbe lowest amount consistent with tbe
welfare and proper administration of the
affair of state in Ita variou branch
and department, it appear that there
wa appropriated lor extraordinary
objects for purpose other than tacrs
necessary for tbe ordinary curreatrc
peudltores the following euro: .
'irana-Miasissippt Kipo...,...$ ioo,iN)0.(
Public bnlldlntH 110.000'
)floiencle for preceding
blenulum,,,,,,.,, 0.1,125
TotJ $3l8,n()
Leaving th aumof $1,81 2,21 K
representing the amount to be expend ,
for the ordinary current extern of t
state for tbe blennium, or $y0ii,iaJ.VJ
peranoum.
The authorized expenditure may be
divided a follows:
legislative ..........$ 130,000.00
Executive office nod tat
board 274.210.00
Hupremaaud dist couru.. 201,008.00
Uaiversltv (gsneral fund)
and Normal school 01,843.80
Maintenance state lot'.... 877,810.00
Miscellaneoue appropria
tion M 457.198.04
Total general fund......$2l, 126,808.40
State University mill
iyy 310,600 co
Total appropriation...$2,885,8S8 43
Ia seklug of the state's expenditure
and Its income-1 hav not overlooked
tb fact that lb-re le a larare aum of na
collected aud dullnqoeat taxes da the
state gnueral fund, uow aggregating tba
sum of $2,422,HS.48. Al the otoee o
tb last blenumui, November 40. 1800.
tmeolieeted and dehoquent general fand
taieeamoueted to $2,8.10,002.70. tha
showing an lucre daring lb bien
nimnwi 0I..'II5.07.
Ibegoveruur aive the twUl loea to
tb stale from mosey dspoeiwd la th
heuk tb nvr Hold it back ae $322..
4Au,70. Then a bmtory of the roeeu.
tioa Hartley id and tb other lasth
tuled aaalual Veriou reiiablieaa d-
laultere follows aad be Itave a very birb
eoniplinteal la Allure General Haiylb
for tbe ludusiry and ability with which
b ba itevoled blnukvlf to the dalwaof
b I o Itli.
II ibea lake up Ibe Quaaruia' of a
Vvetmeal of trust luada, II draiaal-
tea Una lo lb Uel Ibal daring ate Irat
term lb repubWe elate uC.ei! r
lueml lu la vt lb Mhoul lead la etate
warraata althouah lb warraat were
Ibe al UietHoial aad drew Bve per
eul Istereal, Iba iMraadieg tb cnU
dr ul lb a tale ut a lure aent id
aiouey, IU. "teeeuiuulalluuf
Ibeae Irual laaU U slit! aolug ua, aad
eiibie auWdlbti wllbav an-
pruiiataitty n IomM u.ilno illr
rqireia4 Uviiui.sl " IU arg im
lb lM'' lur tb kmity id proVldieg
b-uUiHi i ibat irie iaveiwie
raa W Hi le, U a lritwry n I el
b tiHuieida thet Ik later! ua
tat aarvauia beaa rld Ibat the
laleve gel Ibew a aa IUValUM.
I Uoivreuf a'au reeuuiiueeiU a Nl
kliiatioeal eivi.., twekletf iua
ktrung argaweata I Ufue iu It It
io ibe kMiatiia rwotat 1
ear reveae le, e4 .ii
- lb oalt , woald pe l
i uattenteuj ' m ". ""
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